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Sit-down restaurants in Koochiching County, MN
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for sit-down restaurants in Koochiching County, MN, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 51 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #1,111 of 2,405 scored counties
#51 of 66 scored counties in Minnesota
- Listings
- 16
- 6 chain locations (38%)
- Official establishments
- 14
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $21.5M
- On food away from home · $3,668 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.3M
- Twice the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 27.2
- 56% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 11,587
- −3.7% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 16 sit-down restaurants in Koochiching County. Of those, 6 are chain locations, or 38%, against 29% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 27.2, 56% below the U.S. rate of 61.3.
Households in Koochiching County spend about $21.5M a year on food away from home, or $3,668 per household, 10% below the U.S. average. That is about $1.3M of household spending for each restaurant on map listings, twice the U.S. figure of $664K. That spending covers all food away from home, which sit-down restaurants share with other businesses in the trade.
In 2023, official counts showed 14 businesses with payroll in Koochiching County classed as full-service restaurants. That is one for every 419 households, against one for every 500 across the U.S.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Koochiching County declined 3.7%, against +3.1% for the U.S. Koochiching County scores 51 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for sit-down restaurants, ranking #1,111 of 2,405 scored counties and #51 of 66 scored counties in Minnesota.
How Koochiching 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 sit-down restaurants 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 | Koochiching County | Minnesota | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 27.2 | 45.0 | 61.3 |
| Spending per listing | $1.3M | $962K | $664K |
| Households per official establishment | 419 | 595 | 500 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −0.5% | +1.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −3.7% | +2.1% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on food away from home | $3,668 | $4,330 | $4,070 |
| Median household income | $66,940 | $89,062 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 51 | 79 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 15 → 14
- Employees, 2023
- 149
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $3.1M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 0Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 166 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 33The 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 full-service restaurants in Koochiching 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.
Population and households in Koochiching County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 11,587−3.7% since 2020
- Households
- 5,872
- Median age
- 50.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 80%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 3,105 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 4
- Median household income
- $66,940+31.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $87,265
- Median home value
- $156,600
- Jobs located here
- 4,294
- Daytime population
- 11,095Residents 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 sit-down restaurants, numbered among those based in Minnesota, with Koochiching County marked.
Top counties in Minnesota
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Sherburne County, MN | 92 | 98 | 27.6 | $1.7M | +6.8% | #10 of 2,405 |
| 2Carver County, MN | 90 | 145 | 35.2 | $1.5M | +6.6% | #20 of 2,405 |
| 3Isanti County, MN | 89 | 44 | 27.0 | $1.5M | +7.3% | #26 of 2,405 |
| 4Wright County, MN | 89 | 196 | 36.3 | $1.3M | +11.1% | #29 of 2,405 |
| 5Clay County, MN | 88 | 80 | 30.3 | $1.3M | +3.6% | #37 of 2,405 |
| 6Anoka County, MN | 88 | 505 | 36.7 | $1.2M | +4.7% | #41 of 2,405 |
| 7Scott County, MN | 86 | 211 | 38.4 | $1.3M | +5.1% | #52 of 2,405 |
| 8Washington County, MN | 84 | 415 | 39.3 | $1.3M | +6.9% | #69 of 2,405 |
| 9Dakota County, MN | 82 | 689 | 39.5 | $1.2M | +3.9% | #92 of 2,405 |
| 10Chisago County, MN | 81 | 91 | 42.6 | $1.1M | +4.3% | #115 of 2,405 |
| 51Koochiching County, MN | 51 | 16 | 27.2 | $1.3M | −3.7% | #1,111 of 2,405 |
Other business types in Koochiching County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
- Restaurants and cafes53
- Sit-down restaurants51
- Fast food and sandwich shops
- Pizza49
- Coffee shops and cafes30
- 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 sit-down restaurants are in Koochiching County, MN?
Koochiching County has 16 sit-down restaurants on map listings as of September 2026. 6 of them (38%) are chain locations. The listings count restaurants of every cuisine, pizza included. Official counts show 14 businesses with payroll classed as full-service restaurants in 2023.
How much do households in Koochiching County, MN spend on food away from home?
About $21.5M a year, or $3,668 per household. That is 10% below the U.S. average (an index of 90, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 16 sit-down restaurants on map listings, it comes to $1.3M per restaurant. The spending figure covers all food away from home, not only sit-down restaurants. It is estimated from the incomes of the 5,872 households in Koochiching County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Koochiching County, MN compare with the U.S. for sit-down restaurants?
Koochiching County has 27.2 sit-down restaurants per 10,000 households, 56% below the U.S. rate of 61.3. Spending per restaurant is $1.3M, twice the U.S. figure of $664K. At the national ratio of sit-down restaurants to household spending, Koochiching County would have about 33, against 16 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 419 households, against one for every 500 across the U.S.
How fast is Koochiching County, MN growing?
Population estimates put Koochiching County at 11,587 people in 2025, down 3.7% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 5,872 households. The median household income in Koochiching County is $66,940 a year, 17% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 31.6% 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. Koochiching County scores 51 for sit-down restaurants (upper middle), #1,111 of 2,405 scored counties.
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