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Coffee shops and cafes in Sherburne County, MN

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 92 out of 100: Very high

Ranked #14 of 2,063 scored counties
#1 of 62 scored counties in Minnesota

Listings
18
10 chain locations (56%)
Official establishments
11
All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars
Household spending a year
$165.1M
On food away from home · $4,644 a household
Spending per listing
$9.2M
2.5 times the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
5.1
54% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
104,194
+6.8% 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

For coffee shops and cafes, Sherburne County has a Groundwork market score of 92 (very high): #14 of 2,063 scored counties and #1 of 62 scored counties in Minnesota. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for coffee shops and cafes.

As of September 2026, map listings count 18 coffee shops and cafes in Sherburne County. Chain locations make up 56% of them, against 39% across the U.S. That comes to 5.1 for every 10,000 households, 54% below the U.S. rate of 11.0.

Households in Sherburne County spend about $165.1M a year on food away from home, or $4,644 per household, 14% above the U.S. average. That works out to $9.2M per cafe, 2.5 times 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.

Official counts show 11 businesses with payroll classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in Sherburne County in 2023. That is one for every 3,232 households, against one for every 1,518 across the U.S. The official count takes in all snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars, not only coffee shops and cafes: bakeries and dessert shops are counted too. Since fiscal 2022, 3 SBA-backed loans worth $1.6M have gone to businesses classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in Sherburne County. Population estimates show Sherburne County grew 6.8% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).

How Sherburne 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 Sherburne County, MN compared with Minnesota and the U.S.
MeasureSherburne CountyMinnesotaU.S.
Listings per 10k households5.110.211.0
Spending per listing$9.2M$4.2M$3.7M
Households per official establishment (all snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars)3,2322,1081,518
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+19.7%+24.3%
Population growth, 2020–2025+6.8%+2.1%+3.1%
Spending per household on food away from home$4,644$4,330$4,070
Median household income$105,466$89,062$80,734
Groundwork market score9271

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
10 → 11All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars
Employees, 2023
199
Annual payroll, 2023
$3.3M
One-person businesses, 2023
8All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
1810 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
45The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
3
Amount
$1.6M

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in Sherburne 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 Sherburne County

Population, 2025 estimate
104,194+6.8% since 2020
Households
35,555
Median age
37.8
Homes lived in by their owners
83%
Vehicles per household
2.1
Land area
433 sq. mi.
People per square mile
232
Median household income
$105,466+18.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$123,508
Median home value
$361,400
Jobs located here
25,815
Daytime population
71,951Residents 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 Sherburne 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

Other business types in Sherburne County

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

Questions

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

Sherburne County has 18 coffee shops and cafes on map listings as of September 2026. 10 of them (56%) are chain locations. The listings count coffee, tea, juice and bubble tea shops, and cafes. Official counts show 11 businesses with payroll classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in 2023. That count covers all snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars (bakeries and dessert shops included), not only coffee shops and cafes. Official counts also show 8 one-person businesses without payroll.

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

About $165.1M a year, or $4,644 per household. That is 14% above the U.S. average (an index of 114, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 18 coffee shops and cafes on map listings, it comes to $9.2M 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 35,555 households in Sherburne County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Sherburne County has 5.1 coffee shops and cafes per 10,000 households, 54% below the U.S. rate of 11.0. Spending per cafe is $9.2M, 2.5 times the U.S. figure of $3.7M. At the national ratio of coffee shops and cafes to household spending, Sherburne County would have about 45, against 18 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,232 households, against one for every 1,518 across the U.S.

How fast is Sherburne County, MN growing?

Population estimates put Sherburne County at 104,194 people in 2025, up 6.8% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 35,555 households. The median household income in Sherburne County is $105,466 a year, 31% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 18.2% 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. Sherburne County scores 92 for coffee shops and cafes (very high), #14 of 2,063 scored counties.

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