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Sit-down restaurants in Sargent County, ND

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for sit-down restaurants in Sargent County, ND, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score

Not scored

Counties under 10,000 people aren’t scored, since a few businesses can swing their figures.

Listings
7
1 chain location (14%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$6.8M
On food away from home · $3,887 a household
Spending per listing
$972K
47% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
40.0
35% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
3,711
−3.4% 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

Household spending on food away from home in Sargent County comes to about $6.8M a year: $3,887 per household, 5% below the U.S. average. That works out to $972K per restaurant, 47% above the U.S. figure of $664K. The spending figure covers all food away from home, not only sit-down restaurants.

There are 7 sit-down restaurants on map listings in Sargent County as of September 2026. One of them (14%) is a chain location, against 29% across the U.S. That comes to 40.0 for every 10,000 households, 35% below the U.S. rate of 61.3.

Official counts don’t publish a figure for full-service restaurants in Sargent County, since they leave out counts under 3.

Population estimates put the population change in Sargent County from 2020 to 2025 at −3.4%, against +3.1% for the U.S. Counties under 10,000 people aren’t given a market score, since a few businesses can swing their figures.

How Sargent 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 Sargent County, ND compared with North Dakota and the U.S.
MeasureSargent CountyNorth DakotaU.S.
Listings per 10k households40.050.361.3
Spending per listing$972K$784K$664K
Households per official establishmentn/a569500
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+0.9%+1.5%
Population growth, 2020–2025−3.4%+2.5%+3.1%
Spending per household on food away from home$3,887$3,940$4,070
Median household income$77,946$76,657$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored70

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
n/a
Employees, 2023
n/a
Annual payroll, 2023
n/a
One-person businesses, 2023
0Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
71 chain location
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
10The 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 Sargent 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 Sargent County

Population, 2025 estimate
3,711−3.4% since 2020
Households
1,751
Median age
44.5
Homes lived in by their owners
72%
Vehicles per household
2.3
Land area
859 sq. mi.
People per square mile
4
Median household income
$77,946
Average household income
$103,634
Median home value
$163,200
Jobs located here
2,652
Daytime population
4,523Residents 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 Sargent 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
Sargent County, NDNot scored740.0$972K−3.4%

Other business types in Sargent County

None has a Groundwork market score here. Counties under 10,000 people aren’t scored, since a few businesses can swing their figures.

Questions

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

As of September 2026, map listings count 7 sit-down restaurants in Sargent County. One of them (14%) is a chain location. The listings count restaurants of every cuisine, pizza included. No official count is published for full-service restaurants in Sargent County: counts under 3 are left out.

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

About $6.8M a year, or $3,887 per household. That is 5% below the U.S. average (an index of 95, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 7 sit-down restaurants on map listings, it comes to $972K per restaurant. That spending covers all food away from home, which sit-down restaurants share with other businesses in the trade. It is estimated from the incomes of the 1,751 households in Sargent County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Sargent County has 40.0 sit-down restaurants per 10,000 households, 35% below the U.S. rate of 61.3. Spending per restaurant is $972K, 47% above the U.S. figure of $664K. At the U.S. ratio of sit-down restaurants to household spending, Sargent County would have about 10, against 7 on map listings.

How fast is Sargent County, ND growing?

Population estimates put Sargent County at 3,711 people in 2025, down 3.4% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 1,751 households. Median household income in Sargent County is $77,946, 3% below the U.S. median of $80,734.

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. The score leaves out counties under 10,000 people, where a handful of businesses would swing it.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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How the score works · Top markets for sit-down restaurants · All 56 business types in Sargent County

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