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Coffee shops and cafes in Pennington County, MN
How Pennington 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 · out of 100
Score 39 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,442 of 2,063 scored counties
#56 of 62 scored counties in Minnesota
- Listings
- 8
- 5 chain locations (63%)
- Official establishments
- 3
- All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars
- Household spending a year
- $23.6M
- On food away from home · $3,801 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.9M
- 20% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 12.9
- 17% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 13,686
- −1.8% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on food away from home in Pennington County comes to about $23.6M a year: $3,801 per household, 7% below the U.S. average. That is about $2.9M of household spending for each cafe on map listings, 20% below the U.S. figure of $3.7M. The spending figure covers all food away from home, not only coffee shops and cafes.
Pennington County has 8 coffee shops and cafes on map listings as of September 2026. 5 of them (63%) are chain locations, against 39% across the U.S. That comes to 12.9 for every 10,000 households, 17% above the U.S. rate of 11.0.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in Pennington County was 3 in 2023. That is one for every 2,069 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.
Population estimates put the population change in Pennington County from 2020 to 2025 at −1.8%, against +3.1% for the U.S. For coffee shops and cafes, Pennington County has a Groundwork market score of 39 (lower middle): #1,442 of 2,063 scored counties and #56 of 62 scored counties in Minnesota.
How Pennington 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.
| Measure | Pennington County | Minnesota | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 12.9 | 10.2 | 11.0 |
| Spending per listing | $2.9M | $4.2M | $3.7M |
| Households per official establishment (all snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars) | 2,069 | 2,108 | 1,518 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +19.7% | +24.3% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −1.8% | +2.1% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on food away from home | $3,801 | $4,330 | $4,070 |
| Median household income | $77,325 | $89,062 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 39 | 71 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 3All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars
- Employees, 2023
- 59
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $364K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 0All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 85 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 6The 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 Pennington 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 Pennington County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 13,686−1.8% since 2020
- Households
- 6,207
- Median age
- 41.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 72%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 617 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 22
- Median household income
- $77,325+28.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $93,104
- Median home value
- $195,500
- Jobs located here
- 10,431
- Daytime population
- 16,641Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Minnesota market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Minnesota for coffee shops and cafes, numbered among those based in Minnesota, with Pennington County marked.
Top counties in Minnesota
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Sherburne County, MN | 92 | 18 | 5.1 | $9.2M | +6.8% | #14 of 2,063 |
| 2Wright County, MN | 88 | 46 | 8.5 | $5.5M | +11.1% | #35 of 2,063 |
| 3Scott County, MN | 84 | 48 | 8.7 | $5.9M | +5.1% | #58 of 2,063 |
| 4Dakota County, MN | 82 | 125 | 7.2 | $6.6M | +3.9% | #78 of 2,063 |
| 5Anoka County, MN | 82 | 95 | 6.9 | $6.6M | +4.7% | #79 of 2,063 |
| 6Chisago County, MN | 81 | 15 | 7.0 | $6.4M | +4.3% | #89 of 2,063 |
| 7Washington County, MN | 81 | 100 | 9.5 | $5.3M | +6.9% | #96 of 2,063 |
| 8Dodge County, MN | 78 | 6 | 7.4 | $5.8M | +2.3% | #140 of 2,063 |
| 9Clay County, MN | 78 | 21 | 7.9 | $5M | +3.6% | #146 of 2,063 |
| 10Mower County, MN | 76 | 7 | 4.5 | $8.5M | +2.3% | #169 of 2,063 |
| 56Pennington County, MN | 39 | 8 | 12.9 | $2.9M | −1.8% | #1,442 of 2,063 |
Other business types in Pennington County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
- Restaurants and cafes58
- Sit-down restaurants47
- Fast food and sandwich shops65
- Pizza50
- Coffee shops and cafes39
- Bakeries and dessert shops
Groceries and convenience
Auto
Beauty and personal care
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many coffee shops and cafes are in Pennington County, MN?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 8 coffee shops and cafes in Pennington County. 5 of them (63%) are chain locations. The listings count coffee, tea, juice and bubble tea shops, and cafes. Official counts show 3 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.
How much do households in Pennington County, MN spend on food away from home?
About $23.6M a year, or $3,801 per household. That is 7% below the U.S. average (an index of 93, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 8 coffee shops and cafes on map listings, it comes to $2.9M 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 6,207 households in Pennington County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Pennington County, MN compare with the U.S. for coffee shops and cafes?
Pennington County has 12.9 coffee shops and cafes per 10,000 households, 17% above the U.S. rate of 11.0. Spending per cafe is $2.9M, 20% below the U.S. figure of $3.7M. At the U.S. ratio of coffee shops and cafes to household spending, Pennington County would have about 6, against 8 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,069 households, against one for every 1,518 across the U.S.
How fast is Pennington County, MN growing?
Population estimates put Pennington County at 13,686 people in 2025, down 1.8% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 6,207 households. Median household income in Pennington County is $77,325, 4% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 28.6%, 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. Pennington County scores 39 for coffee shops and cafes (lower middle), #1,442 of 2,063 scored counties.
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