Market rankings · Kansas
Coffee shops and cafes in Kansas
Every metro area, small-town market and county in Kansas, ranked by the Groundwork market score for coffee shops and cafes, with competitor counts and household spending for each.
- Listings
- 1,236
- 506 chain locations (41%)
- Official establishments
- 670
- All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars · +46.9% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $4.6B
- On food away from home
- Listings per 10k households
- 10.5
- 5% below the U.S.
- Spending per listing
- $3.7M
- In line with the U.S.
- Rank among states
- #29 of 51
- Market score 48 · Lower middle
A site report maps the coffee shops and cafes on map listings around any address in Kansas by name and distance, and the spending within reach.
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What this means
There are 1,236 coffee shops and cafes on map listings in Kansas as of September 2026. Of those, 506 are chain locations, or 41%, against 39% across the U.S. That is 10.5 per 10,000 households, 5% below the U.S. rate of 11.0.
Households in Kansas spend about $4.6B a year on food away from home, or $3,910 per household, 4% below the U.S. average. That is about $3.7M of household spending for each cafe on map listings, in line with the U.S. figure of $3.7M. The spending figure covers all food away from home, not only coffee shops and cafes.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in Kansas was 670 in 2023, up 46.9% from 2019. That is one for every 1,752 households, against one for every 1,518 across the U.S. Across the U.S., the count rose 24.3% over the same years. That count covers all snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars (bakeries and dessert shops included), not only coffee shops and cafes. Since fiscal 2022, 33 SBA-backed loans worth $24.4M have gone to businesses classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in Kansas.
Among the 50 states and DC, Kansas ranks #29 for coffee shops and cafes, with a Groundwork market score of 48 (lower middle). Of the 7 scored metro areas in or partly in Kansas, the Kansas City metro area scores highest (60). Of the 13 scored small-town markets in or partly in Kansas, the Ottawa area scores highest (66).
Every market in Kansas for coffee shops and cafes
Download the ranking (CSV)Numbered by Groundwork market score among the markets based in Kansas, highest first; the U.S. rank compares each market with every other of its kind. A metro area that crosses a state line is listed in each state it reaches, and numbered only in the state its page is under. How the score works.
Metro areas
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kansas City, MO-KS | 60 | 955 | 10.7 | $3.9M | +3.4% | #113 of 387 |
| 1Topeka, KS | 50 | 83 | 8.6 | $4.3M | +0.1% | #191 of 387 |
| 2Wichita, KS | 45 | 271 | 10.6 | $3.5M | +2.4% | #233 of 387 |
| Joplin, MO-KS | 41 | 84 | 10.6 | $3.2M | +3.9% | #273 of 387 |
| St. Joseph, MO-KS | 32 | 50 | 10.7 | $3.3M | −2.0% | #330 of 387 |
| 3Lawrence, KS | 30 | 68 | 13.5 | $2.9M | +1.8% | #339 of 387 |
| 4Manhattan, KS | 27 | 59 | 11.5 | $3.1M | +1.4% | #356 of 387 |
Small-town markets
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Ottawa, KS | 66 | 9 | 8.6 | $4.3M | +1.1% | #96 of 529 |
| 2Salina, KS | 53 | 20 | 8.0 | $4.4M | −1.4% | #232 of 529 |
| 3Hays, KS | 53 | 11 | 9.0 | $3.9M | +0.4% | #233 of 529 |
| 4Great Bend, KS | 43 | 9 | 8.7 | $3.9M | −2.5% | #335 of 529 |
| 5Arkansas City-Winfield, KS | 43 | 15 | 11.2 | $3M | −0.4% | #341 of 529 |
| 6Pittsburg, KS | 42 | 16 | 10.1 | $3.2M | +0.1% | #350 of 529 |
| 7Emporia, KS | 41 | 13 | 8.9 | $3.7M | +0.4% | #358 of 529 |
| 8McPherson, KS | 40 | 16 | 13.2 | $2.9M | −0.4% | #375 of 529 |
| 9Dodge City, KS | 38 | 13 | 11.0 | $3.4M | −0.6% | #393 of 529 |
| 10Liberal, KS | 36 | 8 | 11.0 | $3.2M | −3.6% | #418 of 529 |
| 11Hutchinson, KS | 36 | 30 | 11.7 | $2.9M | −0.6% | #422 of 529 |
| 12Garden City, KS | 35 | 16 | 12.1 | $3.2M | −2.1% | #432 of 529 |
| 13Atchison, KS | 29 | 10 | 17.4 | $2M | −0.9% | #477 of 529 |
Counties
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Miami County, KS | 81 | 12 | 8.7 | $4.8M | +5.9% | #98 of 2,063 |
| 2Leavenworth County, KS | 77 | 25 | 8.3 | $5.1M | +3.2% | #162 of 2,063 |
| 3Wyandotte County, KS | 65 | 35 | 5.7 | $6.1M | +1.0% | #424 of 2,063 |
| 4Butler County, KS | 63 | 29 | 11.4 | $3.5M | +3.1% | #514 of 2,063 |
| 5Johnson County, KS | 62 | 284 | 11.4 | $4.3M | +4.2% | #542 of 2,063 |
| 6Sumner County, KS | 60 | 6 | 6.7 | $5.4M | −0.1% | #596 of 2,063 |
| 7Franklin County, KS | 60 | 9 | 8.6 | $4.3M | +1.1% | #608 of 2,063 |
| 8Osage County, KS | 55 | 5 | 7.8 | $4.7M | −0.3% | #806 of 2,063 |
| 9Jefferson County, KS | 52 | 8 | 10.8 | $3.8M | −0.2% | #942 of 2,063 |
| 10Sedgwick County, KS | 50 | 221 | 10.7 | $3.5M | +2.6% | #1,008 of 2,063 |
| 11Shawnee County, KS | 49 | 63 | 8.3 | $4.4M | 0.0% | #1,031 of 2,063 |
| 12Ellis County, KS | 47 | 11 | 9.0 | $3.9M | +0.4% | #1,131 of 2,063 |
| 13Geary County, KS | 46 | 10 | 7.1 | $4.6M | −1.2% | #1,157 of 2,063 |
| 14Saline County, KS | 45 | 19 | 8.4 | $4.2M | −1.6% | #1,199 of 2,063 |
| 15Harvey County, KS | 42 | 15 | 10.9 | $3.4M | −1.2% | #1,317 of 2,063 |
| 16Lyon County, KS | 40 | 11 | 8.2 | $4M | +0.5% | #1,371 of 2,063 |
| 17Dickinson County, KS | 40 | 9 | 11.2 | $3.2M | +1.4% | #1,387 of 2,063 |
| 18Barton County, KS | 39 | 9 | 8.7 | $3.9M | −2.5% | #1,419 of 2,063 |
| 19Crawford County, KS | 39 | 16 | 10.1 | $3.2M | +0.1% | #1,434 of 2,063 |
| 20Cowley County, KS | 39 | 15 | 11.2 | $3M | −0.4% | #1,440 of 2,063 |
| 21Jackson County, KS | 39 | 7 | 14.0 | $2.7M | +1.5% | #1,449 of 2,063 |
| 22Montgomery County, KS | 36 | 10 | 7.8 | $4.1M | −3.9% | #1,543 of 2,063 |
| 23Douglas County, KS | 36 | 68 | 13.5 | $2.9M | +1.8% | #1,560 of 2,063 |
| 24Nemaha County, KS | 35 | 5 | 12.4 | $3.1M | −2.1% | #1,582 of 2,063 |
| 25McPherson County, KS | 35 | 16 | 13.2 | $2.9M | −0.4% | #1,588 of 2,063 |
Show all 105 counties
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26Labette County, KS | 33 | 9 | 11.1 | $2.9M | −2.4% | #1,652 of 2,063 |
| 27Reno County, KS | 33 | 30 | 11.7 | $2.9M | −0.6% | #1,653 of 2,063 |
| 28Neosho County, KS | 32 | 6 | 9.3 | $3.6M | −1.7% | #1,667 of 2,063 |
| 29Ford County, KS | 32 | 13 | 11.0 | $3.4M | −0.6% | #1,671 of 2,063 |
| 30Seward County, KS | 32 | 8 | 11.0 | $3.2M | −3.6% | #1,674 of 2,063 |
| 31Finney County, KS | 29 | 16 | 12.1 | $3.2M | −2.1% | #1,777 of 2,063 |
| 32Atchison County, KS | 26 | 10 | 17.4 | $2M | −0.9% | #1,869 of 2,063 |
| 33Bourbon County, KS | 25 | 8 | 13.7 | $2.5M | −0.1% | #1,882 of 2,063 |
| 34Allen County, KS | 22 | 6 | 12.0 | $2.9M | −1.8% | #1,939 of 2,063 |
| 35Riley County, KS | 22 | 45 | 16.2 | $2.2M | +0.8% | #1,945 of 2,063 |
| 36Cherokee County, KS | 19 | 12 | 15.2 | $2.1M | −1.0% | #1,994 of 2,063 |
| 37Marion County, KS | 16 | 10 | 21.1 | $1.7M | −1.3% | #2,021 of 2,063 |
| Pottawatomie County, KS | Not scored | 4 | 4.3 | $9.9M | +6.9% | |
| Marshall County, KS | Not scored | 4 | 9.6 | $3.6M | −1.7% | |
| Linn County, KS | Not scored | 2 | 4.6 | $7.7M | +3.7% | |
| Rice County, KS | Not scored | 8 | 21.5 | $1.6M | −1.2% | |
| Brown County, KS | Not scored | 4 | 10.5 | $3.4M | −4.0% | |
| Pratt County, KS | Not scored | 5 | 14.4 | $2.4M | −0.2% | |
| Cloud County, KS | Not scored | 6 | 15.7 | $2.1M | −2.0% | |
| Wilson County, KS | Not scored | 2 | 5.7 | $5.9M | −3.3% | |
| Coffey County, KS | Not scored | 5 | 14.1 | $2.7M | +1.3% | |
| Clay County, KS | Not scored | 3 | 8.5 | $4.2M | −1.7% | |
| Thomas County, KS | Not scored | 5 | 15.9 | $2.3M | −2.5% | |
| Anderson County, KS | Not scored | 2 | 6.2 | $5.3M | +2.3% | |
| Doniphan County, KS | Not scored | 2 | 7.3 | $5.1M | +1.7% | |
| Grant County, KS | Not scored | 3 | 12.6 | $3.3M | −4.0% | |
| Kingman County, KS | Not scored | 3 | 9.5 | $3.5M | −5.4% | |
| Wabaunsee County, KS | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | +1.8% | |
| Russell County, KS | Not scored | 3 | 9.7 | $3.5M | −1.4% | |
| Ellsworth County, KS | Not scored | 4 | 16.3 | $2.2M | −1.7% | |
| Pawnee County, KS | Not scored | 1 | 4.2 | $8.8M | −4.2% | |
| Greenwood County, KS | Not scored | 2 | 7.5 | $4.5M | −2.3% | |
| Sherman County, KS | Not scored | 4 | 16.3 | $2.2M | −2.4% | |
| Ottawa County, KS | Not scored | 1 | 4.2 | $9.1M | +0.3% | |
| Mitchell County, KS | Not scored | 4 | 14.9 | $2.4M | −3.2% | |
| Gray County, KS | Not scored | 4 | 18.7 | $2.1M | +0.1% | |
| Washington County, KS | Not scored | 2 | 8.4 | $4.1M | −0.2% | |
| Harper County, KS | Not scored | 1 | 4.5 | $7.1M | −1.8% | |
| Norton County, KS | Not scored | 1 | 5.0 | $6.2M | −3.0% | |
| Morris County, KS | Not scored | 3 | 11.8 | $2.8M | −0.3% | |
| Stevens County, KS | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −4.9% | |
| Scott County, KS | Not scored | 4 | 17.5 | $2M | −6.3% | |
| Phillips County, KS | Not scored | 2 | 8.8 | $3.7M | −4.8% | |
| Rooks County, KS | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −4.9% | |
| Republic County, KS | Not scored | 1 | 5.0 | $6.4M | −0.8% | |
| Barber County, KS | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −2.9% | |
| Stafford County, KS | Not scored | 1 | 6.3 | $5.6M | −1.3% | |
| Meade County, KS | Not scored | 3 | 20.0 | $1.8M | −5.1% | |
| Kearny County, KS | Not scored | 1 | 7.0 | $5.7M | −2.0% | |
| Haskell County, KS | Not scored | 2 | 14.3 | $2.6M | −4.2% | |
| Smith County, KS | Not scored | 2 | 12.7 | $2.8M | 0.0% | |
| Osborne County, KS | Not scored | 5 | 31.7 | $1.1M | −5.8% | |
| Chautauqua County, KS | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −1.9% | |
| Woodson County, KS | Not scored | 1 | 8.0 | $4.1M | +0.7% | |
| Rush County, KS | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −3.2% | |
| Lincoln County, KS | Not scored | 1 | 7.8 | $4.3M | −3.0% | |
| Jewell County, KS | Not scored | 1 | 7.6 | $4.2M | −3.3% | |
| Gove County, KS | Not scored | 1 | 8.6 | $4.2M | −3.0% | |
| Edwards County, KS | Not scored | 2 | 17.2 | $1.9M | −8.6% | |
| Trego County, KS | Not scored | 2 | 14.6 | $2.5M | −2.5% | |
| Decatur County, KS | Not scored | 1 | 7.5 | $4.3M | −1.7% | |
| Logan County, KS | Not scored | 1 | 8.1 | $4.6M | −2.9% | |
| Ness County, KS | Not scored | 1 | 8.6 | $4.4M | −2.1% | |
| Cheyenne County, KS | Not scored | 3 | 24.8 | $1.3M | −0.3% | |
| Morton County, KS | Not scored | 3 | 30.9 | $1.1M | −8.4% | |
| Chase County, KS | Not scored | 2 | 17.4 | $1.9M | −0.1% | |
| Rawlins County, KS | Not scored | 1 | 8.5 | $3.8M | −5.3% | |
| Hamilton County, KS | Not scored | 1 | 13.2 | $2.8M | +0.4% | |
| Elk County, KS | Not scored | 2 | 20.0 | $1.7M | −0.9% | |
| Sheridan County, KS | Not scored | 1 | 10.1 | $3.9M | −0.8% | |
| Kiowa County, KS | Not scored | 2 | 20.9 | $1.8M | −1.0% | |
| Graham County, KS | Not scored | 1 | 8.4 | $3.7M | −1.4% | |
| Wichita County, KS | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −5.5% | |
| Stanton County, KS | Not scored | 1 | 11.7 | $3.4M | −4.5% | |
| Clark County, KS | Not scored | 4 | 50.8 | $705K | −3.8% | |
| Comanche County, KS | Not scored | 2 | 24.3 | $1.3M | −0.4% | |
| Hodgeman County, KS | Not scored | 1 | 14.3 | $2.5M | −7.0% | |
| Lane County, KS | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −3.8% | |
| Wallace County, KS | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −4.7% | |
| Greeley County, KS | Not scored | 1 | 18.5 | $2.1M | −7.4% |
Markets with fewer than 5 coffee shops and cafes on map listings, and counties under 10,000 people, aren’t scored; they’re listed last in each table.
Questions
How many coffee shops and cafes are in Kansas?
As of September 2026, map listings count 1,236 coffee shops and cafes in Kansas. 506 of them (41%) are chain locations. The listings count coffee, tea, juice and bubble tea shops, and cafes. Official counts show 670 businesses with payroll classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in 2023, up 46.9% from 2019. The official count takes in all snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars, not only coffee shops and cafes: bakeries and dessert shops are counted too. Official counts also show 102 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Kansas spend on food away from home?
About $4.6B a year, or $3,910 per household. That is 4% below the U.S. average (an index of 96, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 1,236 coffee shops and cafes on map listings, it comes to $3.7M per cafe. That spending covers all food away from home, which coffee shops and cafes share with other businesses in the trade. It is estimated from the incomes of the 1,174,060 households in Kansas and national spending patterns by income.
How does Kansas compare with the U.S. for coffee shops and cafes?
Kansas has 10.5 coffee shops and cafes per 10,000 households, 5% below the U.S. rate of 11.0. Spending per cafe is $3.7M, in line with the U.S. figure of $3.7M. At the U.S. ratio of coffee shops and cafes to household spending, Kansas would have about 1,240, against 1,236 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,752 households, against one for every 1,518 across the U.S. The official count rose 46.9% from 2019 to 2023, against +24.3% for the U.S.
Which market in Kansas has the highest market score for coffee shops and cafes?
Among 7 scored metro areas in or partly in Kansas, the Kansas City metro area scores highest, at 60 (upper middle). Among 13 scored small-town markets in or partly in Kansas, the Ottawa area scores highest, at 66 (upper middle). Among 37 scored counties in Kansas, Miami County scores highest, at 81 (high). Scores compare each market with others of its kind across the U.S.
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. Kansas scores 48 for coffee shops and cafes (lower middle), #29 of the 50 states and DC.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
Run a Groundwork site report on an address in Kansas. It maps the coffee shops and cafes on map listings near the site and sizes the households and spending within the distance you choose. New accounts get 10 actions over 3 days, no card.
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