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Coffee shops and cafes in Cowley County, KS
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for coffee shops and cafes in Cowley County, KS, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 39 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,440 of 2,063 scored counties
#20 of 37 scored counties in Kansas
- Listings
- 15
- 6 chain locations (40%)
- Official establishments
- 5
- All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars
- Household spending a year
- $45.1M
- On food away from home · $3,367 a household
- Spending per listing
- $3M
- 19% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 11.2
- 2% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 34,382
- −0.4% since 2020
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What this means
At $3,367 per household (17% below the U.S. average), households in Cowley County spend about $45.1M a year on food away from home. Spread across 15 coffee shops and cafes, that is $3M per cafe, 19% below the U.S. figure of $3.7M. The spending figure covers all food away from home, not only coffee shops and cafes.
Cowley County has 15 coffee shops and cafes on map listings as of September 2026. Of those, 6 are chain locations, or 40%, against 39% across the U.S. That is 11.2 per 10,000 households, 2% above the U.S. rate of 11.0.
Official counts show 5 businesses with payroll classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in Cowley County in 2023. That is one for every 2,677 households, against one for every 1,518 across the U.S. That count covers all snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars (bakeries and dessert shops included), not only coffee shops and cafes.
Population estimates show Cowley County declined 0.4% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. Cowley County scores 39 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for coffee shops and cafes, ranking #1,440 of 2,063 scored counties and #20 of 37 scored counties in Kansas.
How Cowley County compares
The same measures for Kansas and the whole U.S. Spending per listing divides a year of household spending on all food away from home by the coffee shops and cafes counted, so it measures the demand for each competitor, not any business’s revenue. Households per establishment does the same with the official count.
| Measure | Cowley County | Kansas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 11.2 | 10.5 | 11.0 |
| Spending per listing | $3M | $3.7M | $3.7M |
| Households per official establishment (all snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars) | 2,677 | 1,752 | 1,518 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +46.9% | +24.3% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −0.4% | +1.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on food away from home | $3,367 | $3,910 | $4,070 |
| Median household income | $57,878 | $74,275 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 39 | 48 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 5 → 5All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars
- Employees, 2023
- 27
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $393K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 0All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 156 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 12The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 0
- Amount
- $0
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in Cowley County, through June 2026, placed by the borrower’s ZIP code. Official establishments are businesses with payroll; the official counts leave out places with fewer than 3. These official figures cover all snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars, not only coffee shops and cafes.
Population and households in Cowley County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 34,382−0.4% since 2020
- Households
- 13,387
- Median age
- 39.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 68%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 1,126 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 31
- Median household income
- $57,878+15.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $81,245
- Median home value
- $120,900
- Jobs located here
- 13,490
- Daytime population
- 33,626Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Kansas market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Kansas for coffee shops and cafes, numbered among those based in Kansas, with Cowley County marked.
Top counties in Kansas
| 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 |
| 20Cowley County, KS | 39 | 15 | 11.2 | $3M | −0.4% | #1,440 of 2,063 |
Other business types in Cowley County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
- Restaurants and cafes50
- Sit-down restaurants52
- Fast food and sandwich shops46
- Pizza34
- Coffee shops and cafes39
- Bakeries and dessert shops62
Groceries and convenience
Auto
Beauty and personal care
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many coffee shops and cafes are in Cowley County, KS?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 15 coffee shops and cafes in Cowley County. 6 of them (40%) are chain locations. The listings count coffee, tea, juice and bubble tea shops, and cafes. Official counts show 5 businesses with payroll classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in 2023. The official count takes in all snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars, not only coffee shops and cafes: bakeries and dessert shops are counted too.
How much do households in Cowley County, KS spend on food away from home?
About $45.1M a year, or $3,367 per household. That is 17% below the U.S. average (an index of 83, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 15 coffee shops and cafes on map listings, it comes to $3M 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 13,387 households in Cowley County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Cowley County, KS compare with the U.S. for coffee shops and cafes?
Cowley County has 11.2 coffee shops and cafes per 10,000 households, 2% above the U.S. rate of 11.0. Spending per cafe is $3M, 19% below the U.S. figure of $3.7M. At the U.S. ratio of coffee shops and cafes to household spending, Cowley County would have about 12, against 15 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,677 households, against one for every 1,518 across the U.S.
How fast is Cowley County, KS growing?
Population estimates put Cowley County at 34,382 people in 2025, down 0.4% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 13,387 households. Median household income in Cowley County is $57,878, 28% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 15.5%, before inflation.
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. Cowley County scores 39 for coffee shops and cafes (lower middle), #1,440 of 2,063 scored counties.
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