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Coffee shops and cafes in Beltrami County, MN

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for coffee shops and cafes in Beltrami County, MN, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 57 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #747 of 2,063 scored counties
#33 of 62 scored counties in Minnesota

Listings
19
9 chain locations (47%)
Official establishments
6
All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars
Household spending a year
$67.2M
On food away from home · $3,698 a household
Spending per listing
$3.5M
5% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
10.5
5% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
47,055
+1.8% 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

At $3,698 per household (9% below the U.S. average), households in Beltrami County spend about $67.2M a year on food away from home. Spread across 19 coffee shops and cafes, that is $3.5M per cafe, 5% below the U.S. figure of $3.7M. The spending figure covers all food away from home, not only coffee shops and cafes.

There are 19 coffee shops and cafes on map listings in Beltrami County as of September 2026. Of those, 9 are chain locations, or 47%, against 39% across the U.S. That is 10.5 per 10,000 households, 5% below the U.S. rate of 11.0.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in Beltrami County was 6 in 2023. That is one for every 3,029 households, against one for every 1,518 across the U.S. That count covers all snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars (bakeries and dessert shops included), not only coffee shops and cafes. Another 4 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Beltrami County grew 1.8%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). Beltrami County scores 57 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for coffee shops and cafes, ranking #747 of 2,063 scored counties and #33 of 62 scored counties in Minnesota.

How Beltrami County compares

The same measures for Minnesota and the whole U.S. Spending per listing divides a year of household spending on all food away from home by the coffee shops and cafes counted, so it measures the demand for each competitor, not any business’s revenue. Households per establishment does the same with the official count.

Coffee shops and cafes in Beltrami County, MN compared with Minnesota and the U.S.
MeasureBeltrami CountyMinnesotaU.S.
Listings per 10k households10.510.211.0
Spending per listing$3.5M$4.2M$3.7M
Households per official establishment (all snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars)3,0292,1081,518
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+19.7%+24.3%
Population growth, 2020–2025+1.8%+2.1%+3.1%
Spending per household on food away from home$3,698$4,330$4,070
Median household income$68,975$89,062$80,734
Groundwork market score5771

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
9 → 6All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars
Employees, 2023
85
Annual payroll, 2023
$1.8M
One-person businesses, 2023
4All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
199 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
18The 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 snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in Beltrami 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. These official figures cover all snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars, not only coffee shops and cafes.

Population and households in Beltrami County

Population, 2025 estimate
47,055+1.8% since 2020
Households
18,172
Median age
37.0
Homes lived in by their owners
70%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
2,505 sq. mi.
People per square mile
19
Median household income
$68,975+40.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$89,694
Median home value
$237,500
Jobs located here
21,323
Daytime population
47,553Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Coffee shops and cafes across Minnesota

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The highest-scoring counties in Minnesota for coffee shops and cafes, numbered among those based in Minnesota, with Beltrami County marked.

Top counties in Minnesota

Counties in Minnesota ranked for coffee shops and cafes by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Sherburne County, MN92185.1$9.2M+6.8%#14 of 2,063
2Wright County, MN88468.5$5.5M+11.1%#35 of 2,063
3Scott County, MN84488.7$5.9M+5.1%#58 of 2,063
4Dakota County, MN821257.2$6.6M+3.9%#78 of 2,063
5Anoka County, MN82956.9$6.6M+4.7%#79 of 2,063
6Chisago County, MN81157.0$6.4M+4.3%#89 of 2,063
7Washington County, MN811009.5$5.3M+6.9%#96 of 2,063
8Dodge County, MN7867.4$5.8M+2.3%#140 of 2,063
9Clay County, MN78217.9$5M+3.6%#146 of 2,063
10Mower County, MN7674.5$8.5M+2.3%#169 of 2,063
33Beltrami County, MN571910.5$3.5M+1.8%#747 of 2,063

Other business types in Beltrami County

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

How many coffee shops and cafes are in Beltrami County, MN?

As of September 2026, map listings count 19 coffee shops and cafes in Beltrami County. 9 of them (47%) are chain locations. The listings count coffee, tea, juice and bubble tea shops, and cafes. Official counts show 6 businesses with payroll classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in 2023. The official count takes in all snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars, not only coffee shops and cafes: bakeries and dessert shops are counted too. Official counts list 4 one-person businesses without payroll.

How much do households in Beltrami County, MN spend on food away from home?

About $67.2M a year, or $3,698 per household. That is 9% below the U.S. average (an index of 91, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 19 coffee shops and cafes on map listings, it comes to $3.5M per cafe. That spending covers all food away from home, which coffee shops and cafes share with other businesses in the trade. It is estimated from the incomes of the 18,172 households in Beltrami County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Beltrami County, MN compare with the U.S. for coffee shops and cafes?

Beltrami County has 10.5 coffee shops and cafes per 10,000 households, 5% below the U.S. rate of 11.0. Spending per cafe is $3.5M, 5% below the U.S. figure of $3.7M. At the U.S. ratio of coffee shops and cafes to household spending, Beltrami County would have about 18, against 19 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,029 households, against one for every 1,518 across the U.S.

How fast is Beltrami County, MN growing?

Population estimates put Beltrami County at 47,055 people in 2025, up 1.8% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 18,172 households. Median household income in Beltrami County is $68,975, 15% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 40.3%, 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. Beltrami County scores 57 for coffee shops and cafes (upper middle), #747 of 2,063 scored counties.

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