THE STATE OF LOCAL RESTAURANTS 2018
North Dakota
We analyzed transactions for every day of the 2017 calendar year at 26,000 small, independent restaurants across America. The result is a comprehensive look at when restaurants earn the most money, when they seat the most guests, and which states make the most dough from patrons who #eatlocal.
What we learned about North Dakota
North Dakota is the 32nd-ranked state for restaurants. Restaurants in the state follow the nation’s seasonality pattern during the year, but they vary from the baseline when it comes to weekly revenue. Like several other states, weekends tend to be better for restaurants in North Dakota than the most prominent holidays. Of their top 20 days, 19 of them are Saturdays.
Understanding this report
To understand the average day for restaurants in America, we took a multidimensional look at their performance. We specifically looked at:
- Transactions: How many individual payments restaurants process.
- Ticket Size: How much patrons spend on average per transaction.
- Daily Sales Revenue: How much revenue restaurants make per day.
THE AVERAGE DAY FOR NORTH DAKOTA RESTAURANTS
Restaurants in North Dakota rank 32nd for the average number of transactions each day, 28th for average ticket size, and 32nd for average daily revenues. All told, this makes the Peace Garden State the 32nd-ranked state for restaurants.
Transactions | Ticket Size | Sales Revenue |
38 | $32 | $1,211 |
National Rank: 32 | National Rank: 28 | National Rank: 32 |
NORTH DAKOTA WEEKDAYS COMPARED TO WEEKENDS
Like most states, restaurants in North Dakota see more revenue, more transactions, and higher average ticket sizes on the weekend.
NORTH DAKOTA’S AVERAGE WEEK
Here we see a day-by-day look at the average daily sales revenue in North Dakota compared to the national averages. North Dakota eateries mostly follow the national trend, except on Sunday, where they are well below average.
THE AVERAGE YEAR FOR NORTH DAKOTA RESTAURANTS
On a national level, sales revenues only have a subtle variation from month to month. That holds true for North Dakota.
TOP 5 DAYS FOR NORTH DAKOTA RESTAURANTS
Here are the top revenue-generating days for restaurants in North Dakota. As expected, Mother’s Day and Cinco de Mayo make the top 5, but after that it appears weekends matter more than holidays. Of the 20 best revenue days for North Dakota restaurants, 19 are Saturdays.
#1 | #2 | #3 | #4 | #5 |
MAR 4 | MAY 6Cinco de Mayo Weekend | OCT 7 | MAY 13Mother’s Day Weekend | FEB 25 |
SATURDAY | SATURDAY | SATURDAY | SATURDAY | SATURDAY |
NORTH DAKOTA ON PROMINENT DAYS
Restaurants put a lot of focus and work into big events and holidays, but how do the most prominent days rank compared to the rest of the year and the average day?
Day | Rank/365 | Daily Sales | Change in sales | Number of transactions | Change in Transaction Volume | Avg transaction size | Change in Average Ticket |
Super Bowl | 341 | $779 | -35.63% | 24 | -36.35% | $32.16 | 1.69% |
Valentines Day | 67 | $1,571 | 29.69% | 41 | 8.19% | $38.12 | 20.53% |
St. Patrick’s | 84 | $1,520 | 25.54% | 46 | 20.96% | $33.01 | 4.35% |
Cinco De Mayo | 79 | $1,536 | 26.80% | 50 | 30.33% | $30.94 | -2.18% |
Mother’s Day | 22 | $1,837 | 51.68% | 43 | 14.06% | $42.29 | 33.71% |
Father’s Day | 90 | $1,492 | 23.24% | 40 | 3.86% | $37.74 | 19.30% |
July 4th | 322 | $842 | -30.47% | 27 | -29.45% | $31.35 | -0.89% |
Day before T-giving | 143 | $1,232 | 1.77% | 37 | -2.01% | $33.03 | 4.42% |
Thanksgiving | 364 | $186 | -84.66% | 4 | -89.55% | $46.68 | 47.58% |
Christmas Eve | 363 | $316 | -73.88% | 8 | -79.56% | $40.64 | 28.48% |
Christmas | 365 | $81 | -93.34% | 1 | -96.34% | $57.94 | 83.19% |
New Year’s Eve | 206 | $1,089 | -10.11% | 26 | -31.20% | $41.56 | 31.38% |
Methodology
Womply analyzed daily revenue for 25,893 restaurants in all 50 states and the District of Columbia for all 365 days of the 2017 calendar year. Restaurants were only qualified for the analysis if Womply had a full year of transaction history and the business recorded multiple transactions per day, on average. Category and overall state rankings are based on a composite score of each state’s transactions, average ticket sizes, and overall daily revenue.
About Womply
Womply is a software-as-a-service (SaaS) provider to small businesses and one of the fastest growing software companies in America. Our mission is to help small businesses thrive in a digital world. Every day we serve more than 100,000 small businesses across 400+ business verticals, in every corner of America. To learn more, visit https://www.womply.com or email info@womply.com.