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Coffee shops and cafes in Murray County, MN

How Murray County, MN compares with other counties and the U.S. for coffee shops and cafes: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.

Groundwork market score

Not scored

Counties under 10,000 people aren’t scored, since a few businesses can swing their figures.

Listings
3
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$13.6M
On food away from home · $3,764 a household
Spending per listing
$4.5M
22% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
8.3
25% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
7,942
−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 3 coffee shops and cafes in Murray County. Per 10,000 households, that is 8.3, 25% below the U.S. rate of 11.0.

At $3,764 per household (8% below the U.S. average), households in Murray County spend about $13.6M a year on food away from home. Spread across 3 coffee shops and cafes, that is $4.5M per cafe, 22% 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 Murray County: counts under 3 aren’t published.

Population estimates show Murray County declined 2.9% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. Counties under 10,000 people aren’t given a market score, since a few businesses can swing their figures.

How Murray 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 Murray County, MN compared with Minnesota and the U.S.
MeasureMurray CountyMinnesotaU.S.
Listings per 10k households8.310.211.0
Spending per listing$4.5M$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$3,764$4,330$4,070
Median household income$74,033$89,062$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored71

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
30 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
4The 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 Murray 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 Murray County

Population, 2025 estimate
7,942−2.9% since 2020
Households
3,609
Median age
46.3
Homes lived in by their owners
82%
Vehicles per household
2.2
Land area
705 sq. mi.
People per square mile
11
Median household income
$74,033
Average household income
$90,836
Median home value
$185,400
Jobs located here
3,012
Daytime population
7,010Residents 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 Murray 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
Murray County, MNNot scored38.3$4.5M−2.9%

Other business types in Murray County

None has a Groundwork market score here. Counties under 10,000 people aren’t scored, since a few businesses can swing their figures.

Questions

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

Murray County has 3 coffee shops and cafes on map listings as of September 2026. The listings count coffee, tea, juice and bubble tea shops, and cafes. No official count is published for snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in Murray County: counts under 3 are left out.

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

About $13.6M a year, or $3,764 per household. That is 8% below the U.S. average (an index of 92, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 3 coffee shops and cafes on map listings, it comes to $4.5M 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 3,609 households in Murray County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Murray County has 8.3 coffee shops and cafes per 10,000 households, 25% below the U.S. rate of 11.0. Spending per cafe is $4.5M, 22% above the U.S. figure of $3.7M. At the national ratio of coffee shops and cafes to household spending, Murray County would have about 4, against 3 on map listings.

How fast is Murray County, MN growing?

Population estimates put Murray County at 7,942 people in 2025, down 2.9% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 3,609 households. The median household income in Murray County is $74,033 a year, 8% below the U.S. median of $80,734.

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. The score leaves out counties under 10,000 people, where a handful of businesses would swing it.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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How the score works · Top markets for coffee shops and cafes · All 56 business types in Murray County

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