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Coffee shops and cafes in Pine County, MN
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for coffee shops and cafes in Pine County, MN, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 65 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #440 of 2,063 scored counties
#19 of 62 scored counties in Minnesota
- Listings
- 10
- 1 chain location (10%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $44.9M
- On food away from home · $3,647 a household
- Spending per listing
- $4.5M
- 21% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 8.1
- 26% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 30,472
- +5.5% since 2020
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What this means
Households in Pine County spend about $44.9M a year on food away from home, or $3,647 per household, 10% below the U.S. average. Spread across 10 coffee shops and cafes, that is $4.5M per cafe, 21% above the U.S. figure of $3.7M. The spending figure covers all food away from home, not only coffee shops and cafes.
There are 10 coffee shops and cafes on map listings in Pine County as of September 2026. One of them (10%) is a chain location, against 39% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 8.1, 26% below the U.S. rate of 11.0.
Official counts don’t publish a figure for snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in Pine County, since they leave out counts under 3.
Population estimates show Pine County grew 5.5% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For coffee shops and cafes, Pine County has a Groundwork market score of 65 (upper middle): #440 of 2,063 scored counties and #19 of 62 scored counties in Minnesota. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Pine 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 | Pine County | Minnesota | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 8.1 | 10.2 | 11.0 |
| Spending per listing | $4.5M | $4.2M | $3.7M |
| Households per official establishment (all snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars) | n/a | 2,108 | 1,518 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +19.7% | +24.3% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +5.5% | +2.1% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on food away from home | $3,647 | $4,330 | $4,070 |
| Median household income | $71,146 | $89,062 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 65 | 71 |
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
- 101 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 12The 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 Pine 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 Pine County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 30,472+5.5% since 2020
- Households
- 12,323
- Median age
- 46.6
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 82%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.2
- Land area
- 1,411 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 21
- Median household income
- $71,146+33.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $85,014
- Median home value
- $239,300
- Jobs located here
- 7,837
- Daytime population
- 25,047Residents 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 Pine 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 |
| 19Pine County, MN | 65 | 10 | 8.1 | $4.5M | +5.5% | #440 of 2,063 |
Other business types in Pine County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
- Restaurants and cafes64
- Sit-down restaurants60
- Fast food and sandwich shops81
- Pizza61
- Coffee shops and cafes65
- Bakeries and dessert shops71
Groceries and convenience
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Questions
How many coffee shops and cafes are in Pine County, MN?
As of September 2026, map listings count 10 coffee shops and cafes in Pine County. One of them (10%) is a chain location. The listings count coffee, tea, juice and bubble tea shops, and cafes. No official count is published for snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in Pine County: counts under 3 are left out.
How much do households in Pine County, MN spend on food away from home?
About $44.9M a year, or $3,647 per household. That is 10% below the U.S. average (an index of 90, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 10 coffee shops and cafes on map listings, it comes to $4.5M 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 12,323 households in Pine County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Pine County, MN compare with the U.S. for coffee shops and cafes?
Pine County has 8.1 coffee shops and cafes per 10,000 households, 26% below the U.S. rate of 11.0. Spending per cafe is $4.5M, 21% above the U.S. figure of $3.7M. At the U.S. ratio of coffee shops and cafes to household spending, Pine County would have about 12, against 10 on map listings.
How fast is Pine County, MN growing?
Population estimates put Pine County at 30,472 people in 2025, up 5.5% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 12,323 households. Median household income in Pine County is $71,146, 12% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 33.2%, 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. Pine County scores 65 for coffee shops and cafes (upper middle), #440 of 2,063 scored counties.
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