Chain stores in Minnesota
Minnesota has locations of 292 of the chains on our maps. The most common is Circle K, with 362 locations, followed by Subway (339). The chains most typical of Minnesota, compared with the rest of the country, are Caribou Coffee, Cenex and Kwik Trip.
Most Minnesota chains
Chains with far more locations per person in Minnesota than in the country as a whole.
| Chain | Locations here | Per 100,000 people | vs. national rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Caribou Coffee | 289 | 5.0 | 35× |
| Cenex | 265 | 4.6 | 11× |
| Kwik Trip | 228 | 3.9 | 18× |
| Snap Fitness | 70 | 1.2 | 9.0× |
| Taco John's | 51 | 0.9 | 9.3× |
| Perkins | 49 | 0.8 | 11× |
| Menards | 40 | 0.7 | 6.9× |
| Erbert & Gerbert's | 31 | 0.5 | 30× |
| Life Time | 29 | 0.5 | 8.0× |
| Dunn Brothers Coffee | 28 | 0.5 | 37× |
| Bruegger's Bagels | 22 | 0.4 | 8.3× |
| Café Zupas | 12 | 0.2 | 7.5× |
| Famous Dave's | 12 | 0.2 | 6.5× |
| Pizza Ranch | 12 | 0.2 | 6.1× |
| Toppers Pizza | 11 | 0.2 | 9.9× |
Most common chains in Minnesota
| Chain | Category | Locations | Per 100,000 people |
|---|---|---|---|
| Circle K | Convenience & gas | 362 | 6.2 |
| Subway | Sandwiches & subs | 339 | 5.9 |
| Caribou Coffee | Coffee | 289 | 5.0 |
| Cenex | Gas brand | 265 | 4.6 |
| Starbucks | Coffee | 237 | 4.1 |
| Dollar General | Discount store | 228 | 3.9 |
| Kwik Trip | Convenience & gas | 228 | 3.9 |
| McDonald's | Burgers | 217 | 3.7 |
| Speedway | Convenience & gas | 214 | 3.7 |
| Dairy Queen | Burgers | 207 | 3.6 |
| Edward Jones | Services | 182 | 3.1 |
| Marathon | Gas brand | 175 | 3.0 |
| BP | Gas brand | 174 | 3.0 |
| H&R Block | Services | 155 | 2.7 |
| NAPA Auto Parts | Auto parts | 152 | 2.6 |
| Verizon | Electronics & phones | 149 | 2.6 |
| Domino's | Pizza | 145 | 2.5 |
| Anytime Fitness | Fitness | 140 | 2.4 |
| Walgreens | Pharmacy | 140 | 2.4 |
| O'Reilly Auto Parts | Auto parts | 139 | 2.4 |
| Ace Hardware | Home & hardware | 136 | 2.3 |
| Dollar Tree | Discount store | 132 | 2.3 |
| Great Clips | Beauty | 125 | 2.2 |
| Wells Fargo | Bank | 119 | 2.1 |
| Casey's | Convenience & gas | 109 | 1.9 |
Big chains with no Minnesota location
These chains are in at least 30 states but have no Minnesota location in our data: Chevron, Sunoco, Exxon, Valero, Phillips 66, Rent-A-Center, Supercuts, Conoco, Aaron's, Gulf, Cato and LongHorn Steakhouse.
Store locations from All the Places (data from September 2026), for the 292 chains in Guess the Chain with a location here. Population: 5,793,151 (Census Bureau estimate for 2024). Counts can be a little off as stores open and close.