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Coffee shops and cafes in Le Sueur County, MN

The coffee shops and cafes in Le Sueur County, MN, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 63 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #511 of 2,063 scored counties
#22 of 62 scored counties in Minnesota

Listings
13
4 chain locations (31%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$50M
On food away from home · $4,289 a household
Spending per listing
$3.8M
4% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
11.2
2% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
29,453
+2.9% 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

As of September 2026, map listings count 13 coffee shops and cafes in Le Sueur County. Chain locations make up 31% of them, against 39% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 11.2, 2% above the U.S. rate of 11.0.

At $4,289 per household (5% above the U.S. average), households in Le Sueur County spend about $50M a year on food away from home. That is about $3.8M of household spending for each cafe on map listings, 4% above the U.S. figure of $3.7M. That spending covers all food away from home, which coffee shops and cafes share with other businesses in the trade.

There is no official count of businesses with payroll classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in Le Sueur County: counts under 3 aren’t published.

Population estimates show Le Sueur County grew 2.9% from 2020 to 2025, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). Le Sueur County scores 63 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for coffee shops and cafes, ranking #511 of 2,063 scored counties and #22 of 62 scored counties in Minnesota. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.

How Le Sueur 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 Le Sueur County, MN compared with Minnesota and the U.S.
MeasureLe Sueur CountyMinnesotaU.S.
Listings per 10k households11.210.211.0
Spending per listing$3.8M$4.2M$3.7M
Households per official establishment (all snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars)n/a2,1081,518
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+19.7%+24.3%
Population growth, 2020–2025+2.9%+2.1%+3.1%
Spending per household on food away from home$4,289$4,330$4,070
Median household income$94,968$89,062$80,734
Groundwork market score6371

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
n/aAll snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars
Employees, 2023
n/a
Annual payroll, 2023
n/a
One-person businesses, 2023
0All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
134 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
14The 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 Le Sueur 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 Le Sueur County

Population, 2025 estimate
29,453+2.9% since 2020
Households
11,650
Median age
41.9
Homes lived in by their owners
81%
Vehicles per household
2.3
Land area
449 sq. mi.
People per square mile
65
Median household income
$94,968+33.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$112,026
Median home value
$316,500
Jobs located here
8,789
Daytime population
21,598Residents 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 Le Sueur 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
22Le Sueur County, MN631311.2$3.8M+2.9%#511 of 2,063

Other business types in Le Sueur County

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

Questions

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

Le Sueur County has 13 coffee shops and cafes on map listings as of September 2026. 4 of them (31%) are chain locations. The listings count coffee, tea, juice and bubble tea shops, and cafes. No official count is published for snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in Le Sueur County: counts under 3 are left out.

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

About $50M a year, or $4,289 per household. That is 5% above the U.S. average (an index of 105, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 13 coffee shops and cafes on map listings, it comes to $3.8M per cafe. The spending figure covers all food away from home, not only coffee shops and cafes. It is estimated from the incomes of the 11,650 households in Le Sueur County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Le Sueur County has 11.2 coffee shops and cafes per 10,000 households, 2% above the U.S. rate of 11.0. Spending per cafe is $3.8M, 4% above the U.S. figure of $3.7M. At the national ratio of coffee shops and cafes to household spending, Le Sueur County would have about 14, against 13 on map listings.

How fast is Le Sueur County, MN growing?

Population estimates put Le Sueur County at 29,453 people in 2025, up 2.9% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 11,650 households. The median household income in Le Sueur County is $94,968 a year, 18% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 33.6% from the 2015–2019 survey, 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. Le Sueur County scores 63 for coffee shops and cafes (upper middle), #511 of 2,063 scored counties.

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