Growth ranking
Fastest-growing tracked food & drink chains
Ranked by year-over-year growth of share of tracked local spend. Arrows show movement in the rankings since last year. Each dot in the chart is one tracked chain: bigger market position to the right, faster growth higher up, more tracked stores in a bigger dot. Colors match the store map below. Wingstop and Jersey Mike's Subs sit in the high-growth half.
| Rank | Chain | Rank movement | YoY growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wingstop | ▲1 | +18.0% |
| 2 | Jersey Mike's Subs | ▲4 | +15.4% |
| 3 | Scooter's Coffee | ▲1 | +14.0% |
| 4 | Qdoba | - | +12.9% |
| 5 | Tropical Smoothie Cafe | ▲4 | +11.8% |
| 6 | Culver's | - | +5.7% |
| 7 | Subway | ▲2 | +2.7% |
| 8 | Dairy Queen | ▲1 | +2.3% |
| 9 | Starbucks | ▲1 | +1.6% |
| 10 | Buffalo Wild Wings | - | +1.2% |
| 11 | Marlin's Family Restaurant | - | -0.4% |
| 12 | McDonald's | - | -0.5% |
| 13 | Burger King | ▲1 | -0.9% |
| 14 | Coffee Cup Fuel Stop | ▼1 | -2.9% |
| 15 | Marco's Pizza | - | -2.9% |
Store footprint
Store map
1,426 tracked store locations in South Dakota, colored by category. The top 5 chains by store count run 201 of the 1,426 stores (14%); 778 of the 872 tracked chains have a single store here. 7% of the tracked food & drink stores here are coffee chains, against 4% across the United States.
- Bars, Pubs & Breweries (183)
- Casual Dining (142)
- Cafes & Bakery-Cafes (120)
- Sandwich & Sub Shops (114)
- Burger Chains (102)
- Coffee Chains (95)
- Pizza Chains (80)
- Other categories
Top tracked chains by store count
- 1 Subway 48
- 2 Dairy Queen 42
- 3 Starbucks 41
- 4 Taco John's 38
- 5 McDonald's 32
- 6 Burger King 25
- 7 Scooter's Coffee 24
- 8 Domino's Pizza 21
- 9 Arby's 20
- 10 Jimmy John's 19
- 11 Pizza Ranch 19
- 12 Caribou Coffee 17
- 13 Taco Bell 15
- 14 Pizza Hut 14
- 15 Little Caesars 13
- 16 Perkins American Food Co. 13
- 17 Papa Murphy's 12
- 18 Wendy's 10
- 19 Culver's 10
- 20 Qdoba 9
- 21 Marco's Pizza 8
- 22 Buffalo Wild Wings 7
- 23 Papa John's Pizza 6
- 24 Tropical Smoothie Cafe 5
- 25 Guadalajara Mexican Restaurant 5
- 26 Jersey Mike's Subs 5
- 27 Applebee's Grill + Bar 5
- 28 Ziggi's Coffee 4
- 29 Boss' Pizza and Chicken 4
- 30 Sonic Drive-In 4
- 31 Ruby Tuesday 4
- 32 Millstone Family Restaurant 4
- 33 KFC 4
- 34 Firehouse Subs 4
- 35 Coffee Cup Fuel Stop 3
- 36 Slim Chickens 3
- 37 Hardee's 3
- 38 Wingstop 3
- 39 A&W Restaurant 3
- 40 Marlin's Family Restaurant 3
- 41 Five Guys 3
- 42 Panera Bread 3
- 43 Stadium Sports Grill 3
- 44 Freddy's Frozen Custard & Steakburgers 3
- 45 La Cantina 2
- 46 Panda Express 2
- 47 Coffee Cup Fuel Stop Plankinton, SD 2
- 48 IHOP 2
- 49 Nothing Bundt Cakes 2
- 50 Giliberto's 2
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