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Stearns County, MN

Pick an industry to see how saturated it is across Stearns County's ZIP codes, compared with the U.S. average. All figures use Census ZBP 2023 + ACS 2024.

Nail salons

20–66 in Stearns County
117–374%
of U.S. average Range spans bands

Bars

23–63 in Stearns County
113–300%
of U.S. average Range spans bands

Day care

42–82 in Stearns County
103–196%
of U.S. average Range spans bands

Clothing stores

13–61 in Stearns County
93–424%
of U.S. average Range spans bands

Fast food

121–151 in Stearns County
90–111%
of U.S. average Range spans bands

Restaurants

104–130 in Stearns County
81–100%
of U.S. average Below average

Beauty salons

32–72 in Stearns County
76–167%
of U.S. average Range spans bands

Auto repair

11–55 in Stearns County
63–304%
of U.S. average Range spans bands

Car washes

6–52 in Stearns County
61–508%
of U.S. average Range spans bands

Dentists

41–85 in Stearns County
61–123%
of U.S. average Range spans bands

Grocery stores

19–61 in Stearns County
61–189%
of U.S. average Range spans bands

Coffee shops

22–66 in Stearns County
52–151%
of U.S. average Range spans bands

Gyms

4–52 in Stearns County
19–242%
of U.S. average Range spans bands

Convenience stores

3–51 in Stearns County
16–266%
of U.S. average Range spans bands

Pharmacies

3–51 in Stearns County
14–236%
of U.S. average Range spans bands

Pet care

0–50 in Stearns County
0–378%
of U.S. average Range spans bands

Population, migration, and jobs

Population
163,997
Census PEP, July 1 2024
Change since 2020
+3.5%
+5,509 people
Net migration 2024
+1,050
international +1,531, domestic −481
Jobs located here
81,876
LODES 2022, −6.5% since 2019
Employed residents
73,343
LODES 2022, −3.4% since 2019
Net movers (IRS)
−284
tax year 2021–2022: 7,397 in, 7,681 out

Population. Census estimates 163,997 residents on July 1, 2024, 3.5% above 2020 (+5,509).

Latest year (2023→2024): births minus deaths +880, international migration +1,531, domestic migration −481. These are model-based estimates built from births, deaths, and migration, revised annually — not a census count, and they can differ from the ACS 5-year figure used elsewhere on the site. Components may not sum exactly because of rounding.

Jobs. LODES counts 81,876 jobs located in the county in 2022 (−6.5% since 2019) and 73,343 employed residents (−3.4% since 2019). A job and a worker are not the same thing: the first is measured at the workplace, the second at the home address, and one person can hold two jobs. Self-employed, military, and informal work are excluded.

Where movers come from and go. IRS matched individual tax returns between 2021 and 2022. 7,397 people (exemptions) moved into Stearns County, reporting $247.9M in adjusted gross income; 7,681 moved out, reporting $271.9M. Net: −284 people.

Largest sources: Benton, MN (1,329) · Sherburne, MN (719) · Hennepin, MN (561). Largest destinations: Benton, MN (1,351) · Sherburne, MN (747) · Hennepin, MN (713).

People are exemptions on matched returns — not a population estimate. Non-filers, dependents claimed elsewhere, and people whose address did not change are treated differently than in Census estimates. Tax data lag about two years.

Each source is reported at its own geography and year. None of them measures demand for a specific business type; they describe whether the local customer base and job base are expanding or shrinking. Definitions and limits →

ZIP gaining residents
2015–19 → 2020–24
Change
56377 Sartell
+7.3%
ZIP losing residents
2015–19 → 2020–24
Change

No ZIP had a statistically significant decrease.

ACS 5-year estimates for 2015–2019 and 2020–2024. Only ZIPs with at least 2,000 residents in both windows and a change larger than the survey margin of error (90%) are listed — small ZIPs move a lot on paper without a real signal.

ZIP change

Only ZIPs where the 2015–19→2020–24 population change is larger than the ACS margin of error and both windows have at least 2,000 residents. Sorted by population change. Jobs are LODES workplace jobs in the ZIP (2019→latest available year; 2019→2021 for Michigan, none for Alaska); a ZIP can contain more jobs than residents.

ZIPNeighborhood Residents 2015–19Residents 2020–24Pop change JobsJobs change
56377Sartell 19,63721,063 +7.3% 5,316+2.6%

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How to read these numbers

Each percentage is the county's density of that business type per 10,000 people present (residents + 0.5×workers), divided by the U.S. average. 100% = exactly average.

Density is a supply-side signal. It does not measure foot traffic, income, tourism, or whether locals actually want more of a given business.

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