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Restaurants and cafes in Trempealeau County, WI

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for restaurants and cafes in Trempealeau County, WI, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 54 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #1,031 of 2,405 scored counties
#24 of 67 scored counties in Wisconsin

Listings
137
23 chain locations (17%)
Official establishments
40
+2.6% since 2019
Household spending a year
$47.8M
On food away from home · $3,815 a household
Spending per listing
$349K
6% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
109.3
In line with the U.S.
Population, 2025
31,171
+1.1% since 2020

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Survey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure

What this means

Households in Trempealeau County spend about $47.8M a year on food away from home, or $3,815 per household, 6% below the U.S. average. That is about $349K of household spending for each restaurant on map listings, 6% below the U.S. figure of $371K.

Trempealeau County has 137 restaurants and cafes on map listings as of September 2026. Of those, 23 are chain locations, or 17%, against 34% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 109.3, in line with the U.S. rate of 109.8.

Official counts show 40 businesses with payroll classed as restaurants and other eating places in Trempealeau County in 2023, up 2.6% from 2019. That is one for every 313 households, against one for every 209 across the U.S. Official counts also show 10 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 4 SBA-backed loans worth $209K have gone to businesses classed as restaurants and other eating places in Trempealeau County.

Population estimates show Trempealeau County grew 1.1% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for restaurants and cafes in Trempealeau County is 54 (upper middle), #1,031 of 2,405 scored counties and #24 of 67 scored counties in Wisconsin.

How Trempealeau County compares

The same measures for Wisconsin and the whole U.S. Spending per listing divides a year of household spending on all food away from home by the restaurants and cafes counted, so it measures the demand for each competitor, not any business’s revenue. Households per establishment does the same with the official count.

Restaurants and cafes in Trempealeau County, WI compared with Wisconsin and the U.S.
MeasureTrempealeau CountyWisconsinU.S.
Listings per 10k households109.3106.3109.8
Spending per listing$349K$373K$371K
Households per official establishment313242209
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+2.6%+4.2%+6.0%
Population growth, 2020–2025+1.1%+1.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on food away from home$3,815$3,959$4,070
Median household income$76,313$77,485$80,734
Groundwork market score5455

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
39 → 40+2.6% over the period
Employees, 2023
435
Annual payroll, 2023
$7.6M
One-person businesses, 2023
10Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
13723 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
129The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
4
Amount
$209K

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as restaurants and other eating places in Trempealeau County, through June 2026, placed by the borrower’s ZIP code. Official establishments are businesses with payroll; the official counts leave out places with fewer than 3.

Population and households in Trempealeau County

Population, 2025 estimate
31,171+1.1% since 2020
Households
12,533
Median age
39.8
Homes lived in by their owners
74%
Vehicles per household
2.1
Land area
733 sq. mi.
People per square mile
42
Median household income
$76,313+30.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$92,199
Median home value
$216,700
Jobs located here
12,717
Daytime population
27,170Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Restaurants and cafes across Wisconsin

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The highest-scoring counties in Wisconsin for restaurants and cafes, numbered among those based in Wisconsin, with Trempealeau County marked.

Top counties in Wisconsin

Counties in Wisconsin ranked for restaurants and cafes by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Calumet County, WI8413261.8$681K+2.9%#67 of 2,405
2Washington County, WI7544277.4$566K+1.8%#237 of 2,405
3St. Croix County, WI7335594.6$491K+4.7%#316 of 2,405
4Waukesha County, WI721,54991.8$518K+2.4%#338 of 2,405
5Pierce County, WI70163102.7$417K+3.1%#415 of 2,405
6Vernon County, WI6910181.3$458K+2.4%#438 of 2,405
7Dane County, WI672,49699.2$441K+4.9%#492 of 2,405
8Ozaukee County, WI64384100.2$462K+3.0%#604 of 2,405
9Iowa County, WI639896.9$416K+1.0%#645 of 2,405
10Racine County, WI6272289.8$441K+0.4%#679 of 2,405
24Trempealeau County, WI54137109.3$349K+1.1%#1,031 of 2,405

Other business types in Trempealeau County

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

How many restaurants and cafes are in Trempealeau County, WI?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 137 restaurants and cafes in Trempealeau County. 23 of them (17%) are chain locations. The listings count every restaurant, cafe, bar, bakery and food truck. Official counts show 40 businesses with payroll classed as restaurants and other eating places in 2023, up 2.6% from 2019. Another 10 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.

How much do households in Trempealeau County, WI spend on food away from home?

About $47.8M a year, or $3,815 per household. That is 6% below the U.S. average (an index of 94, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 137 restaurants and cafes on map listings, it comes to $349K per restaurant. It is estimated from the incomes of the 12,533 households in Trempealeau County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Trempealeau County, WI compare with the U.S. for restaurants and cafes?

Trempealeau County has 109.3 restaurants and cafes per 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 109.8. Spending per restaurant is $349K, 6% below the U.S. figure of $371K. At the U.S. ratio of restaurants and cafes to household spending, Trempealeau County would have about 129, against 137 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 313 households, against one for every 209 across the U.S. The official count rose 2.6% from 2019 to 2023, against +6.0% for the U.S.

How fast is Trempealeau County, WI growing?

Population estimates put Trempealeau County at 31,171 people in 2025, up 1.1% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 12,533 households. Median household income in Trempealeau County is $76,313, 5% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 30.3%, before inflation.

What is the Groundwork market score?

The Groundwork market score runs from 0 to 100 and compares a market with others of its kind for one business type: states with states, metro areas with metro areas, small-town markets and counties with their own. It weighs household spending per competitor (35%), households per business with payroll (25%), population growth (20%) and spending power (20%), each ranked against those peers. A higher score means that, taken together, the market has more household spending and more households for each business already there, faster population growth and more spending per household than similar markets. It describes a market, not any one site or deal. Trempealeau County scores 54 for restaurants and cafes (upper middle), #1,031 of 2,405 scored counties.

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