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What sets Minneapolis's economy apart

The industry that stands out most in the Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI metro, measured against the national mix, is nursing and residential care. Its 2,613 establishments are 2.3 times the share you would expect from the country as a whole. Next come wholesale agents and brokers (818 establishments, 2.0 times) and computer and electronic products (240 establishments, 1.8 times). Of the 61 metros on these pages with published figures for nursing and residential care, Minneapolis ranks 2nd, behind Anchorage, AK.

Care-facility sales and refinancings review licenses, survey results and operator agreements.

Brokerage and agency businesses sell on the strength of their principal agreements and commission histories. In wholesale agents and brokers, Minneapolis places 2nd of 61 metros here; Birmingham, AL leads.

How Minneapolis compares

The Census Bureau estimated the Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI metro's population at 3,757,952 in July 2024, up 67,721 or 1.8 percent on the April 2020 base of 3,690,231.

Measured against the 2023 estimate of 3,722,476, the same year as the business count, Minneapolis has 42.2 offices of lawyers per 100,000 residents, 49th of the 59 metro areas on these pages against a median of 52.6; the nearest rates are Honolulu, HI at 42.4 and Omaha, NE at 43.2.

The metro with the closest number of law offices is Austin, TX, with 1,524; the metro closest in population, Tampa, FL at 3,424,560 residents, has 2,361 law offices and 1,758 accounting, tax, bookkeeping and payroll establishments.

Counted by accounting, tax, bookkeeping and payroll firms instead, Minneapolis's nearest match is Orlando, FL, with 1,385.

• Residents, July 2024: 3,757,952
• Residents, April 2020 base: 3,690,231
• Change since 2020: +67,721 (1.8 percent), 35th of 59
• Law offices per 100,000 residents: 42.2, 49th of 59
• Accounting, tax, bookkeeping and payroll per 100,000 residents: 37.8, 40th of 59
• Securities and investment per 100,000 residents: 53.4, 7th of 59
• Managing offices per 100,000 residents: 20.8, 5th of 59
• Real estate agents and brokers per 100,000 residents: 70.1, 17th of 59
• Employees in offices of lawyers: about 13,000
• Employees in accounting, tax, bookkeeping and payroll: about 19,000

The courts and regulators behind Minneapolis paperwork

When a Minneapolis dispute reaches federal court, it goes to the U.S. District Court for the District of Minnesota.

CPAs practicing in Minnesota are licensed by the Minnesota State Board of Accountancy.

If personal information in a Minneapolis deal, audit or case file is exposed, Minnesota's data breach notification law sets who has to be told and when.