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Coffee shops and cafes in Jackson County, KS

How Jackson County, KS compares with other counties and the U.S. for coffee shops and cafes: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 39 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,449 of 2,063 scored counties
#21 of 37 scored counties in Kansas

Listings
7
1 chain location (14%)
Official establishments
3
All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars
Household spending a year
$18.9M
On food away from home · $3,771 a household
Spending per listing
$2.7M
27% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
14.0
27% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
13,438
+1.5% since 2020

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Survey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure

What this means

As of September 2026, map listings count 7 coffee shops and cafes in Jackson County. One of them (14%) is a chain location, against 39% across the U.S. That is 14.0 per 10,000 households, 27% above the U.S. rate of 11.0.

Household spending on food away from home in Jackson County comes to about $18.9M a year: $3,771 per household, 7% below the U.S. average. Spread across 7 coffee shops and cafes, that is $2.7M per cafe, 27% below the U.S. figure of $3.7M. That spending covers all food away from home, which coffee shops and cafes share with other businesses in the trade.

Official counts show 3 businesses with payroll classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in Jackson County in 2023. That is one for every 1,671 households, against one for every 1,518 across the U.S. The official count takes in all snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars, not only coffee shops and cafes: bakeries and dessert shops are counted too.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Jackson County grew 1.5%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for coffee shops and cafes in Jackson County is 39 (lower middle), #1,449 of 2,063 scored counties and #21 of 37 scored counties in Kansas.

How Jackson 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.

Coffee shops and cafes in Jackson County, KS compared with Kansas and the U.S.
MeasureJackson CountyKansasU.S.
Listings per 10k households14.010.511.0
Spending per listing$2.7M$3.7M$3.7M
Households per official establishment (all snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars)1,6711,7521,518
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+46.9%+24.3%
Population growth, 2020–2025+1.5%+1.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on food away from home$3,771$3,910$4,070
Median household income$75,215$74,275$80,734
Groundwork market score3948

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
3All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars
Employees, 2023
12
Annual payroll, 2023
$41K
One-person businesses, 2023
0All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
71 chain location
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
5The 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 Jackson 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 Jackson County

Population, 2025 estimate
13,438+1.5% since 2020
Households
5,013
Median age
42.3
Homes lived in by their owners
77%
Vehicles per household
2.4
Land area
656 sq. mi.
People per square mile
20
Median household income
$75,215+29.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$90,232
Median home value
$207,300
Jobs located here
4,490
Daytime population
11,152Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Coffee shops and cafes across Kansas

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The highest-scoring counties in Kansas for coffee shops and cafes, numbered among those based in Kansas, with Jackson County marked.

Top counties in Kansas

Counties in Kansas ranked for coffee shops and cafes by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Miami County, KS81128.7$4.8M+5.9%#98 of 2,063
2Leavenworth County, KS77258.3$5.1M+3.2%#162 of 2,063
3Wyandotte County, KS65355.7$6.1M+1.0%#424 of 2,063
4Butler County, KS632911.4$3.5M+3.1%#514 of 2,063
5Johnson County, KS6228411.4$4.3M+4.2%#542 of 2,063
6Sumner County, KS6066.7$5.4M−0.1%#596 of 2,063
7Franklin County, KS6098.6$4.3M+1.1%#608 of 2,063
8Osage County, KS5557.8$4.7M−0.3%#806 of 2,063
9Jefferson County, KS52810.8$3.8M−0.2%#942 of 2,063
10Sedgwick County, KS5022110.7$3.5M+2.6%#1,008 of 2,063
21Jackson County, KS39714.0$2.7M+1.5%#1,449 of 2,063

Other business types in Jackson County

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

How many coffee shops and cafes are in Jackson County, KS?

Jackson County has 7 coffee shops and cafes on map listings as of September 2026. One of them (14%) is a chain location. The listings count coffee, tea, juice and bubble tea shops, and cafes. Official counts show 3 businesses with payroll classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in 2023. That count covers all snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars (bakeries and dessert shops included), not only coffee shops and cafes.

How much do households in Jackson County, KS spend on food away from home?

About $18.9M a year, or $3,771 per household. That is 7% below the U.S. average (an index of 93, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 7 coffee shops and cafes on map listings, it comes to $2.7M per cafe. The spending figure covers all food away from home, not only coffee shops and cafes. It is estimated from the incomes of the 5,013 households in Jackson County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Jackson County, KS compare with the U.S. for coffee shops and cafes?

Jackson County has 14.0 coffee shops and cafes per 10,000 households, 27% above the U.S. rate of 11.0. Spending per cafe is $2.7M, 27% below the U.S. figure of $3.7M. At the national ratio of coffee shops and cafes to household spending, Jackson County would have about 5, against 7 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,671 households, against one for every 1,518 across the U.S.

How fast is Jackson County, KS growing?

Population estimates put Jackson County at 13,438 people in 2025, up 1.5% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 5,013 households. The median household income in Jackson County is $75,215 a year, 7% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 29.9% from the 2015–2019 survey, 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. Jackson County scores 39 for coffee shops and cafes (lower middle), #1,449 of 2,063 scored counties.

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