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Sit-down restaurants in Cass County, ND

The sit-down restaurants in Cass County, ND, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 69 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #414 of 2,405 scored counties
#3 of 14 scored counties in North Dakota

Listings
430
167 chain locations (39%)
Official establishments
129
+5.7% since 2019
Household spending a year
$331.9M
On food away from home · $3,954 a household
Spending per listing
$772K
16% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
51.2
16% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
201,794
+9.1% 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

As of September 2026, map listings count 430 sit-down restaurants in Cass County. Of those, 167 are chain locations, or 39%, against 29% across the U.S. That comes to 51.2 for every 10,000 households, 16% below the U.S. rate of 61.3.

At $3,954 per household (3% below the U.S. average), households in Cass County spend about $331.9M a year on food away from home. That works out to $772K per restaurant, 16% above the U.S. figure of $664K. That spending covers all food away from home, which sit-down restaurants share with other businesses in the trade.

Official counts show 129 businesses with payroll classed as full-service restaurants in Cass County in 2023, up 5.7% from 2019. That is one for every 651 households, against one for every 500 across the U.S. Official counts also show 22 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 9 SBA-backed loans worth $5.4M have gone to businesses classed as full-service restaurants in Cass County.

Population estimates put the population change in Cass County from 2020 to 2025 at +9.1%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). Cass County scores 69 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for sit-down restaurants, ranking #414 of 2,405 scored counties and #3 of 14 scored counties in North Dakota. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.

How Cass County compares

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

Sit-down restaurants in Cass County, ND compared with North Dakota and the U.S.
MeasureCass CountyNorth DakotaU.S.
Listings per 10k households51.250.361.3
Spending per listing$772K$784K$664K
Households per official establishment651569500
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+5.7%+0.9%+1.5%
Population growth, 2020–2025+9.1%+2.5%+3.1%
Spending per household on food away from home$3,954$3,940$4,070
Median household income$75,555$76,657$80,734
Groundwork market score6970

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
122 → 129+5.7% over the period
Employees, 2023
3,886
Annual payroll, 2023
$97.3M
One-person businesses, 2023
22Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
430167 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
500The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
9
Amount
$5.4M

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as full-service restaurants in Cass 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 Cass County

Population, 2025 estimate
201,794+9.1% since 2020
Households
83,945
Median age
34.3
Homes lived in by their owners
52%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
1,765 sq. mi.
People per square mile
110
Median household income
$75,555+17.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$103,789
Median home value
$298,000
Jobs located here
131,603
Daytime population
221,162Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Sit-down restaurants across North Dakota

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The highest-scoring counties in North Dakota for sit-down restaurants, numbered among those based in North Dakota, with Cass County marked.

Top counties in North Dakota

Counties in North Dakota ranked for sit-down restaurants by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Morton County, ND855136.6$1.1M+3.8%#64 of 2,405
2Burleigh County, ND7517642.6$990K+4.7%#243 of 2,405
3Cass County, ND6943051.2$772K+9.1%#414 of 2,405
4Grand Forks County, ND6513643.5$857K+1.9%#532 of 2,405
5McKenzie County, ND583456.7$813K+2.8%#818 of 2,405
6Ward County, ND5814149.4$807K−2.4%#820 of 2,405
7Barnes County, ND572346.9$774K−2.7%#865 of 2,405
8Stark County, ND556548.0$821K+0.5%#942 of 2,405
9Stutsman County, ND543436.0$990K−0.6%#972 of 2,405
10Richland County, ND533145.3$861K+1.2%#1,026 of 2,405

Other business types in Cass County

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

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Questions

How many sit-down restaurants are in Cass County, ND?

Cass County has 430 sit-down restaurants on map listings as of September 2026. 167 of them (39%) are chain locations. The listings count restaurants of every cuisine, pizza included. Official counts show 129 businesses with payroll classed as full-service restaurants in 2023, up 5.7% from 2019. Another 22 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.

How much do households in Cass County, ND spend on food away from home?

About $331.9M a year, or $3,954 per household. That is 3% below the U.S. average (an index of 97, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 430 sit-down restaurants on map listings, it comes to $772K per restaurant. The spending figure covers all food away from home, not only sit-down restaurants. It is estimated from the incomes of the 83,945 households in Cass County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Cass County, ND compare with the U.S. for sit-down restaurants?

Cass County has 51.2 sit-down restaurants per 10,000 households, 16% below the U.S. rate of 61.3. Spending per restaurant is $772K, 16% above the U.S. figure of $664K. At the national ratio of sit-down restaurants to household spending, Cass County would have about 500, against 430 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 651 households, against one for every 500 across the U.S. The official count rose 5.7% from 2019 to 2023, against +1.5% for the U.S.

How fast is Cass County, ND growing?

Population estimates put Cass County at 201,794 people in 2025, up 9.1% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 83,945 households. The median household income in Cass County is $75,555 a year, 6% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 17.2% from the 2015–2019 survey, 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. Cass County scores 69 for sit-down restaurants (upper middle), #414 of 2,405 scored counties.

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