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Sit-down restaurants in McKenzie County, ND
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for sit-down restaurants in McKenzie County, ND, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 58 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #818 of 2,405 scored counties
#5 of 14 scored counties in North Dakota
- Listings
- 34
- 13 chain locations (38%)
- Official establishments
- 14
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $27.6M
- On food away from home · $4,608 a household
- Spending per listing
- $813K
- 22% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 56.7
- 8% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 15,192
- +2.8% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 34 sit-down restaurants in McKenzie County. Chain locations make up 38% of them, against 29% across the U.S. That comes to 56.7 for every 10,000 households, 8% below the U.S. rate of 61.3.
Households in McKenzie County spend about $27.6M a year on food away from home, or $4,608 per household, 13% above the U.S. average. That works out to $813K per restaurant, 22% 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.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as full-service restaurants in McKenzie County was 14 in 2023. That is one for every 428 households, against one for every 500 across the U.S.
Population estimates put the population change in McKenzie County from 2020 to 2025 at +2.8%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for sit-down restaurants in McKenzie County is 58 (upper middle), #818 of 2,405 scored counties and #5 of 14 scored counties in North Dakota.
How McKenzie 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.
| Measure | McKenzie County | North Dakota | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 56.7 | 50.3 | 61.3 |
| Spending per listing | $813K | $784K | $664K |
| Households per official establishment | 428 | 569 | 500 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +0.9% | +1.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.8% | +2.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on food away from home | $4,608 | $3,940 | $4,070 |
| Median household income | $93,404 | $76,657 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 58 | 70 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 11 → 14
- Employees, 2023
- 221
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $6.6M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 0Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 3413 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 42The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 0
- Amount
- $0
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as full-service restaurants in McKenzie 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 McKenzie County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 15,192+2.8% since 2020
- Households
- 5,997
- Median age
- 32.9
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 53%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.3
- Land area
- 2,760 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 5
- Median household income
- $93,404+20.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $136,028
- Median home value
- $349,600
- Jobs located here
- 10,556
- Daytime population
- 18,249Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every North Dakota market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in North Dakota for sit-down restaurants, numbered among those based in North Dakota, with McKenzie County marked.
Top counties in North Dakota
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Morton County, ND | 85 | 51 | 36.6 | $1.1M | +3.8% | #64 of 2,405 |
| 2Burleigh County, ND | 75 | 176 | 42.6 | $990K | +4.7% | #243 of 2,405 |
| 3Cass County, ND | 69 | 430 | 51.2 | $772K | +9.1% | #414 of 2,405 |
| 4Grand Forks County, ND | 65 | 136 | 43.5 | $857K | +1.9% | #532 of 2,405 |
| 5McKenzie County, ND | 58 | 34 | 56.7 | $813K | +2.8% | #818 of 2,405 |
| 6Ward County, ND | 58 | 141 | 49.4 | $807K | −2.4% | #820 of 2,405 |
| 7Barnes County, ND | 57 | 23 | 46.9 | $774K | −2.7% | #865 of 2,405 |
| 8Stark County, ND | 55 | 65 | 48.0 | $821K | +0.5% | #942 of 2,405 |
| 9Stutsman County, ND | 54 | 34 | 36.0 | $990K | −0.6% | #972 of 2,405 |
| 10Richland County, ND | 53 | 31 | 45.3 | $861K | +1.2% | #1,026 of 2,405 |
Other business types in McKenzie County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
- Restaurants and cafes73
- Sit-down restaurants58
- Fast food and sandwich shops82
- Pizza64
- Coffee shops and cafes58
- Bakeries and dessert shops
Groceries and convenience
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Questions
How many sit-down restaurants are in McKenzie County, ND?
McKenzie County has 34 sit-down restaurants on map listings as of September 2026. 13 of them (38%) are chain locations. The listings count restaurants of every cuisine, pizza included. Official counts show 14 businesses with payroll classed as full-service restaurants in 2023.
How much do households in McKenzie County, ND spend on food away from home?
About $27.6M a year, or $4,608 per household. That is 13% above the U.S. average (an index of 113, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 34 sit-down restaurants on map listings, it comes to $813K per restaurant. The spending figure covers all food away from home, not only sit-down restaurants. It is estimated from the incomes of the 5,997 households in McKenzie County and national spending patterns by income.
How does McKenzie County, ND compare with the U.S. for sit-down restaurants?
McKenzie County has 56.7 sit-down restaurants per 10,000 households, 8% below the U.S. rate of 61.3. Spending per restaurant is $813K, 22% above the U.S. figure of $664K. At the national ratio of sit-down restaurants to household spending, McKenzie County would have about 42, against 34 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 428 households, against one for every 500 across the U.S.
How fast is McKenzie County, ND growing?
Population estimates put McKenzie County at 15,192 people in 2025, up 2.8% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 5,997 households. The median household income in McKenzie County is $93,404 a year, 16% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 20.0% 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. McKenzie County scores 58 for sit-down restaurants (upper middle), #818 of 2,405 scored counties.
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