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Coffee shops and cafes in Jefferson County, KS
The coffee shops and cafes in Jefferson County, KS, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 52 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #942 of 2,063 scored counties
#9 of 37 scored counties in Kansas
- Listings
- 8
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $30M
- On food away from home · $4,054 a household
- Spending per listing
- $3.8M
- In line with the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 10.8
- 2% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 18,296
- −0.2% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 8 coffee shops and cafes in Jefferson County. None of them are chain locations, against 39% across the U.S. That is 10.8 per 10,000 households, 2% below the U.S. rate of 11.0.
At $4,054 per household (in line with the U.S. average), households in Jefferson County spend about $30M a year on food away from home. Spread across 8 coffee shops and cafes, that is $3.8M per cafe, in line with 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.
There is no official count of businesses with payroll classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in Jefferson County: counts under 3 aren’t published.
Population estimates show Jefferson County declined 0.2% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Groundwork market score for coffee shops and cafes in Jefferson County is 52 (upper middle), #942 of 2,063 scored counties and #9 of 37 scored counties in Kansas.
How Jefferson 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 | Jefferson County | Kansas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 10.8 | 10.5 | 11.0 |
| Spending per listing | $3.8M | $3.7M | $3.7M |
| Households per official establishment (all snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars) | n/a | 1,752 | 1,518 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +46.9% | +24.3% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −0.2% | +1.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on food away from home | $4,054 | $3,910 | $4,070 |
| Median household income | $81,278 | $74,275 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 52 | 48 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- n/aAll snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars
- Employees, 2023
- n/a
- Annual payroll, 2023
- n/a
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 0All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 80 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 8The 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 Jefferson 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 Jefferson County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 18,296−0.2% since 2020
- Households
- 7,412
- Median age
- 43.8
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 86%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.4
- Land area
- 533 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 34
- Median household income
- $81,278+25.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $100,809
- Median home value
- $216,900
- Jobs located here
- 4,013
- Daytime population
- 13,090Residents 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 Jefferson 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 |
Other business types in Jefferson County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
- Restaurants and cafes78
- Sit-down restaurants66
- Fast food and sandwich shops
- Pizza35
- Coffee shops and cafes52
- Bakeries and dessert shops
Groceries and convenience
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Questions
How many coffee shops and cafes are in Jefferson County, KS?
There are 8 coffee shops and cafes on map listings in Jefferson County as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations. The listings count coffee, tea, juice and bubble tea shops, and cafes. No official count is published for snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in Jefferson County: counts under 3 are left out.
How much do households in Jefferson County, KS spend on food away from home?
About $30M a year, or $4,054 per household. That is in line with the U.S. average (an index of 100, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 8 coffee shops and cafes on map listings, it comes to $3.8M 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 7,412 households in Jefferson County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Jefferson County, KS compare with the U.S. for coffee shops and cafes?
Jefferson County has 10.8 coffee shops and cafes per 10,000 households, 2% below the U.S. rate of 11.0. Spending per cafe is $3.8M, in line with the U.S. figure of $3.7M. The count on map listings matches the U.S. ratio of coffee shops and cafes to household spending.
How fast is Jefferson County, KS growing?
Population estimates put Jefferson County at 18,296 people in 2025, down 0.2% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 7,412 households. The median household income in Jefferson County is $81,278 a year, in line with the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 25.3% 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. Jefferson County scores 52 for coffee shops and cafes (upper middle), #942 of 2,063 scored counties.
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