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Lowest measured density of restaurants in Minnesota

Minnesota has 26 ZIP codes where published counts of restaurants are statistically below the U.S. rate. Coverage is the Minnesota counties on this site, not the whole state. Same filters as the radius search. Census ZBP 2023 + ACS 2024.

Includes: Sit-down restaurants with table service · Mexican, Chinese, Italian and other cuisines · Steakhouses and seafood restaurants. Census publishes one 6-digit code (722511) and does not split these types. The density index uses that one count.

Statistically low ZIPs
26
Poisson p < 0.05
Comparable ZIPs
93
published count ≥ 5, ≥ 10,000 residents
U.S. rate
6.4
per 10,000 present

Coverage. Only the Minnesota counties BizGapMap covers, not the whole state. A missing state page means no ZIP there cleared the test — we do not publish an empty list.

Lowest measured density is not evidence of opportunity. A low published count can mean weak demand, no suitable space, commuters spending elsewhere, or businesses with no paid employees that ZBP does not count. Each line is a question to check locally.

False positives. The test is one-sided at 5% with no correction for looking at many ZIPs. Of 93 comparable ZIPs here, about 5 could clear the bar by chance. Small ZIPs rarely reach significance, so “not on this list” does not mean “no gap”.

ZIP codes

ZIPCityCounty RestaurantsExpected IndexBandZIP type ResidentsTest
55311 Maple Grove Hennepin County 5 29.5 17% Far below average Residential 38,472 p < 0.001
55347 Eden Prairie Hennepin County 5 22.4 22% Far below average Residential 30,429 p < 0.001
55446 Minneapolis Hennepin County 5 19.4 26% Far below average Residential 28,247 p < 0.001
55016 Cottage Grove Washington County 8 28.9 28% Far below average Residential 40,695 p < 0.001
55119 Saint Paul Ramsey County 9 29.9 30% Far below average Residential 44,567 p < 0.001
55429 Minneapolis Hennepin County 7 19.5 36% Far below average Residential 27,024 p < 0.01
55024 Farmington Dakota County 9 25.0 36% Far below average Residential 37,287 p < 0.001
55423 Minneapolis Hennepin County 14 36.8 38% Far below average Mixed 36,724 p < 0.001
55422 Minneapolis Hennepin County 10 26.1 38% Far below average Mixed 28,452 p < 0.001
55129 Saint Paul Washington County 9 23.0 39% Far below average Residential 34,120 p < 0.001
55442 Minneapolis Hennepin County 5 12.7 39% Far below average Mixed 12,694 p ≈ 0.013
55126 Saint Paul Ramsey County 9 21.8 41% Far below average Residential 27,456 p < 0.01
55428 Minneapolis Hennepin County 11 26.1 42% Far below average Mixed 32,499 p < 0.001
55127 Saint Paul Ramsey County 6 14.2 42% Far below average Residential 18,090 p ≈ 0.013
55441 Minneapolis Hennepin County 8 18.6 43% Far below average Mixed 17,944 p < 0.01
55038 Hugo Washington County 8 17.7 45% Far below average Residential 25,061 p < 0.01
55117 Saint Paul Ramsey County 15 33.1 45% Far below average Residential 44,697 p < 0.001
55426 Minneapolis Hennepin County 11 23.5 47% Far below average Mixed 25,251 p < 0.01
55068 Rosemount Dakota County 12 23.5 51% Below average Residential 33,119 p < 0.01
55075 South Saint Paul Dakota County 8 15.1 53% Below average Residential 20,714 p ≈ 0.035
55112 Saint Paul Ramsey County 21 38.4 55% Below average Mixed 45,346 p < 0.01
55345 Minnetonka Hennepin County 9 15.8 57% Below average Residential 20,789 p ≈ 0.048
55443 Minneapolis Hennepin County 14 23.9 59% Below average Residential 33,660 p ≈ 0.021
55313 Buffalo Wright County 11 18.5 59% Below average Residential 24,913 p ≈ 0.044
55044 Lakeville Dakota County 29 48.0 60% Below average Residential 64,762 p < 0.01
55106 Saint Paul Ramsey County 24 39.3 61% Below average Residential 56,708 p < 0.01

Scroll the table sideways to see all columns. Sorted by measured density, lowest first.

How this is built

Who can be listed. ZIPs in the covered counties whose county has at least 15 ZIPs in our data, with at least 10,000 residents, and at least 5 published businesses in this industry. Census hides counts of 0–2; derived remainders are excluded.

Statistically low. P(X ≤ n | expected) < 0.05, where expected is the U.S. establishments-per-person-present rate times this ZIP’s demand (residents + 0.5 × jobs located here). Same definition as the index, so the percentage and the test cannot disagree. Full test →

ZIP type is jobs per resident, not zoning. A residential ZIP can look low because residents shop near work.

Questions

What does “lowest measured density” mean for restaurants? A ZIP is listed only when Census published at least 5 restaurants with paid employees, the ZIP has at least 10,000 residents, and a one-sided Poisson test finds the count statistically below the U.S. rate (p < 0.05). Index 100% is the national density per person present.

Is a low-density ZIP a place to open this kind of business? No. A low published count of restaurants can mean weak demand, no suitable space, residents shopping near work, or businesses with no paid employees that Census ZBP does not count. Each line is a question to check locally, not a recommendation.

Why is a state missing from this list? A state page exists only when at least one ZIP in the counties we cover clears the same test as the radius search. We do not publish an empty list. Coverage is those counties, not the whole state.

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