Food and drink · County · South Dakota
Sit-down restaurants in Minnehaha County, SD
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for sit-down restaurants in Minnehaha County, SD, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 64 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #584 of 2,405 scored counties
#4 of 18 scored counties in South Dakota
- Listings
- 456
- 196 chain locations (43%)
- Official establishments
- 145
- +0.7% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $336.5M
- On food away from home · $3,968 a household
- Spending per listing
- $738K
- 11% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 53.8
- 12% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 212,691
- +7.6% since 2020
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What this means
Households in Minnehaha County spend about $336.5M a year on food away from home, or $3,968 per household, 3% below the U.S. average. Spread across 456 sit-down restaurants, that is $738K per restaurant, 11% above the U.S. figure of $664K. The spending figure covers all food away from home, not only sit-down restaurants.
Minnehaha County has 456 sit-down restaurants on map listings as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 43% of them, against 29% across the U.S. That comes to 53.8 for every 10,000 households, 12% below the U.S. rate of 61.3.
In 2023, official counts showed 145 businesses with payroll in Minnehaha County classed as full-service restaurants, up 0.7% from 2019. That is one for every 585 households, against one for every 500 across the U.S. Another 15 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts. Since fiscal 2022, 18 SBA-backed loans worth $11.6M have gone to businesses classed as full-service restaurants in Minnehaha County.
Population estimates show Minnehaha County grew 7.6% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). Minnehaha County scores 64 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for sit-down restaurants, ranking #584 of 2,405 scored counties and #4 of 18 scored counties in South Dakota. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Minnehaha County compares
The same measures for South 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 | Minnehaha County | South Dakota | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 53.8 | 52.3 | 61.3 |
| Spending per listing | $738K | $737K | $664K |
| Households per official establishment | 585 | 542 | 500 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +0.7% | −5.5% | +1.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +7.6% | +5.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on food away from home | $3,968 | $3,849 | $4,070 |
| Median household income | $76,880 | $75,081 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 64 | 62 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 144 → 145+0.7% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 3,841
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $95.2M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 15Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 456196 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 507The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 18
- Amount
- $11.6M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as full-service restaurants in Minnehaha 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 Minnehaha County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 212,691+7.6% since 2020
- Households
- 84,814
- Median age
- 36.9
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 63%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 807 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 252
- Median household income
- $76,880+24.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $102,921
- Median home value
- $287,600
- Jobs located here
- 135,684
- Daytime population
- 228,682Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every South Dakota market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in South Dakota for sit-down restaurants, numbered among those based in South Dakota, with Minnehaha County marked.
Top counties in South Dakota
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Lincoln County, SD | 97 | 77 | 27.6 | $1.6M | +17.5% | #1 of 2,405 |
| 2Union County, SD | 80 | 34 | 46.5 | $927K | +3.3% | #129 of 2,405 |
| 3Meade County, SD | 79 | 44 | 36.8 | $1.1M | +2.7% | #147 of 2,405 |
| 4Minnehaha County, SD | 64 | 456 | 53.8 | $738K | +7.6% | #584 of 2,405 |
| 5Beadle County, SD | 62 | 31 | 41.1 | $869K | +2.4% | #661 of 2,405 |
| 6Brown County, SD | 57 | 74 | 45.4 | $822K | −1.7% | #858 of 2,405 |
| 7Brookings County, SD | 57 | 77 | 55.8 | $673K | +9.6% | #877 of 2,405 |
| 8Butte County, SD | 55 | 22 | 51.1 | $752K | +5.5% | #955 of 2,405 |
| 9Pennington County, SD | 50 | 262 | 56.5 | $680K | +6.6% | #1,177 of 2,405 |
| 10Lake County, SD | 46 | 23 | 48.8 | $798K | −0.2% | #1,348 of 2,405 |
Other business types in Minnehaha County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
- Restaurants and cafes55
- Sit-down restaurants64
- Fast food and sandwich shops52
- Pizza51
- Coffee shops and cafes53
- Bakeries and dessert shops62
Groceries and convenience
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Beauty and personal care
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
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Funeral services
Questions
How many sit-down restaurants are in Minnehaha County, SD?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 456 sit-down restaurants in Minnehaha County. 196 of them (43%) are chain locations. The listings count restaurants of every cuisine, pizza included. Official counts show 145 businesses with payroll classed as full-service restaurants in 2023, up 0.7% from 2019. Official counts list 15 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Minnehaha County, SD spend on food away from home?
About $336.5M a year, or $3,968 per household. That is 3% below the U.S. average (an index of 97, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 456 sit-down restaurants on map listings, it comes to $738K 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 84,814 households in Minnehaha County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Minnehaha County, SD compare with the U.S. for sit-down restaurants?
Minnehaha County has 53.8 sit-down restaurants per 10,000 households, 12% below the U.S. rate of 61.3. Spending per restaurant is $738K, 11% above the U.S. figure of $664K. At the U.S. ratio of sit-down restaurants to household spending, Minnehaha County would have about 507, against 456 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 585 households, against one for every 500 across the U.S. The official count rose 0.7% from 2019 to 2023, against +1.5% for the U.S.
How fast is Minnehaha County, SD growing?
Population estimates put Minnehaha County at 212,691 people in 2025, up 7.6% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 84,814 households. Median household income in Minnehaha County is $76,880, 5% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 24.5%, 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. Minnehaha County scores 64 for sit-down restaurants (upper middle), #584 of 2,405 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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