The State of Local Restaurants 2020
NORTH DAKOTA
We analyzed transactions for every day of the 2019 calendar year at 36,000 local restaurants across the United States, including North Dakota. This resulted in a comprehensive examination of when local restaurants do the most business, when they serve the most diners, and what 2020 may look like when it comes to eating local.
What we learned about local restaurant sales in North Dakota
North Dakota is the 28th-ranked state for average daily restaurant revenue in the country, generating 7% less in daily revenue than the national average on a given day.
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How much do restaurants in North Dakota make on an average day?
On a typical day, the average restaurant in North Dakota brought in $1,251 in revenue. The average restaurant also processed about 43 daily transactions at an average of $28.96 per ticket.
| Sales Revenue | Transactions | Ticket Size |
| $1,251 | 43 | $28.96 |
| National Rank: 28 | National Rank: 32 | National Rank: 21 |
What days of the week are busiest for North Dakota restaurants?
Fridays and Saturdays are money makers at restaurants across the US, and that trend continues for North Dakota.
Saturdays were especially huge, with 21% of all restaurant revenue in North Dakota coming in on that day alone. On the other hand, Mondays were the slowest day of the week for North Dakota restaurants, with only 10% of revenue generated that day.
North Dakota restaurants processed an average of 54 daily transactions on Saturdays, more than any other day of the week.
North Dakotans spend more per transaction on weekends, with Saturdays boasting the largest average ticket of the week at $32.55 per ticket. Average ticket price is lowest on Mondays, when diners spent an average of $7.59 less than on Saturdays.
What time of year do North Dakota restaurants make the most money?
North Dakotans enjoy dining out regardless of the season, but what does the average year look like from week to week at restaurants in North Dakota? Let's take a look.
October was the single-biggest month of the year for North Dakota restaurants, with the biggest week of the year in terms of total revenue falling on the week of October 14th through the 20th, while the first week of October was the 3rd biggest week of the year.
Springtime was also particularly big for North Dakota restaurants, with three of the top five weeks of the year falling between early April and mid-May.
Top 5 days for North Dakota restaurants
Meanwhile, springtime was huge for North Dakota restaurants from a single-day perspective, as each of the top 4 days of the year all fell in the months of March, April, and May.
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North Dakota restaurants on prominent days
Restaurants rely on holidays and events to drive big sales days for their business. Here's how prominent days rank compared to the average day.
| Day rank based on total sales | How much did restaurants that were open make? | ||||||||
| Day | Day Rank | Total rev vs avg | % of restaurants open | Avg rev | Rev vs avg | Avg txns | Txns vs avg | Avg ticket | Ticket vs avg |
| New Year's Day | 323 | -34% | 50% | $1,369 | 9% | 48 | 12% | $28.40 | -2% |
| Super Bowl Sunday | 314 | -32% | 67% | $1,048 | -16% | 37 | -13% | $28.00 | -3% |
| Valentine's Day | 75 | 30% | 83% | $1,628 | 30% | 46 | 6% | $35.47 | 23% |
| St. Patrick's Day | 146 | 1% | 64% | $1,652 | 32% | 53 | 22% | $31.31 | 8% |
| Friday before Easter | 35 | 48% | 91% | $1,678 | 34% | 53 | 24% | $31.44 | 9% |
| Saturday before Easter | 32 | 50% | 91% | $1,708 | 37% | 52 | 20% | $33.00 | 14% |
| Easter Sunday | 306 | -30% | 52% | $1,417 | 13% | 35 | -19% | $40.56 | 40% |
| Cinco de Mayo | 96 | 19% | 74% | $1,669 | 34% | 57 | 32% | $29.28 | 1% |
| Friday before Mother's Day | 44 | 42% | 97% | $1,529 | 22% | 49 | 14% | $31.17 | 8% |
| Saturday before Mother's Day | 12 | 71% | 95% | $1,879 | 50% | 57 | 31% | $33.14 | 15% |
| Mother's Day | 28 | 53% | 78% | $2,045 | 63% | 53 | 22% | $38.75 | 34% |
| Friday before Memorial Day | 39 | 46% | 95% | $1,598 | 28% | 52 | 21% | $30.67 | 6% |
| Saturday before Memorial Day | 68 | 31% | 88% | $1,550 | 24% | 47 | 9% | $32.89 | 14% |
| Memorial Day | 264 | -22% | 60% | $1,336 | 7% | 43 | 0% | $30.88 | 7% |
| Friday before Father's Day | 63 | 34% | 97% | $1,440 | 15% | 48 | 12% | $29.90 | 3% |
| Saturday before Father's Day | 22 | 56% | 97% | $1,680 | 34% | 51 | 19% | $32.77 | 13% |
| Father's Day | 100 | 14% | 74% | $1,596 | 28% | 44 | 3% | $35.97 | 24% |
| 4th of July | 360 | -58% | 55% | $784 | -37% | 23 | -48% | $34.68 | 20% |
| Friday before Labor Day | 98 | 16% | 86% | $1,395 | 12% | 51 | 17% | $27.50 | -5% |
| Saturday before Labor Day | 86 | 24% | 88% | $1,469 | 17% | 48 | 10% | $30.81 | 6% |
| Labor Day | 286 | -26% | 59% | $1,320 | 6% | 43 | 0% | $30.52 | 5% |
| Halloween | 247 | -18% | 84% | $1,009 | -19% | 38 | -12% | $26.44 | -9% |
| Thanksgiving Eve | 154 | -1% | 86% | $1,198 | -4% | 44 | 1% | $27.48 | -5% |
| Thanksgiving | 363 | -63% | 28% | $1,388 | 11% | 34 | -21% | $40.53 | 40% |
| Christmas Eve | 361 | -60% | 40% | $1,049 | -16% | 28 | -35% | $37.19 | 28% |
| Christmas Day | 365 | -89% | 5% | $2,161 | 73% | 53 | 23% | $40.77 | 41% |
| New Year's Eve | 252 | -18% | 64% | $1,329 | 6% | 41 | -5% | $32.47 | 12% |
Methodology
Womply analyzed daily revenue for over 36,000 restaurants in all 50 states, as well as the District of Columbia, for all 365 days of the 2019 calendar year. Restaurants were only included in the analysis if they qualified as small businesses, Womply had a full year of transaction history, and the business recorded multiple transactions per day, on average.