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Coffee shops and cafes in Johnson County, KS
The coffee shops and cafes in Johnson County, KS, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 62 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #542 of 2,063 scored counties
#5 of 37 scored counties in Kansas
- Listings
- 284
- 165 chain locations (58%)
- Official establishments
- 168
- All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars · +42.4% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $1.2B
- On food away from home · $4,886 a household
- Spending per listing
- $4.3M
- 16% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 11.4
- 4% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 636,906
- +4.2% since 2020
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What this means
At $4,886 per household (20% above the U.S. average), households in Johnson County spend about $1.2B a year on food away from home. That works out to $4.3M per cafe, 16% above the U.S. figure of $3.7M. The spending figure covers all food away from home, not only coffee shops and cafes.
There are 284 coffee shops and cafes on map listings in Johnson County as of September 2026. Of those, 165 are chain locations, or 58%, against 39% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 11.4, 4% above the U.S. rate of 11.0.
In 2023, official counts showed 168 businesses with payroll in Johnson County classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars, up 42.4% from 2019. That is one for every 1,485 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. Official counts list 23 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 16 SBA-backed loans worth $9.2M have gone to businesses classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in Johnson County.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Johnson County grew 4.2%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For coffee shops and cafes, Johnson County has a Groundwork market score of 62 (upper middle): #542 of 2,063 scored counties and #5 of 37 scored counties in Kansas.
How Johnson 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 | Johnson County | Kansas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 11.4 | 10.5 | 11.0 |
| Spending per listing | $4.3M | $3.7M | $3.7M |
| Households per official establishment (all snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars) | 1,485 | 1,752 | 1,518 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +42.4% | +46.9% | +24.3% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +4.2% | +1.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on food away from home | $4,886 | $3,910 | $4,070 |
| Median household income | $109,208 | $74,275 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 62 | 48 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 118 → 168All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars · +42.4% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 2,246
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $44.5M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 23All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 284165 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 329The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 16
- Amount
- $9.2M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in Johnson 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 Johnson County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 636,906+4.2% since 2020
- Households
- 249,531
- Median age
- 39.8
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 69%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 474 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 1,310
- Median household income
- $109,208+22.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $146,207
- Median home value
- $391,200
- Jobs located here
- 379,207
- Daytime population
- 678,980Residents 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 Johnson 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 Johnson County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
- Restaurants and cafes71
- Sit-down restaurants71
- Fast food and sandwich shops71
- Pizza75
- Coffee shops and cafes62
- Bakeries and dessert shops65
Groceries and convenience
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Questions
How many coffee shops and cafes are in Johnson County, KS?
As of September 2026, map listings count 284 coffee shops and cafes in Johnson County. 165 of them (58%) are chain locations. The listings count coffee, tea, juice and bubble tea shops, and cafes. Official counts show 168 businesses with payroll classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in 2023, up 42.4% 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 23 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Johnson County, KS spend on food away from home?
About $1.2B a year, or $4,886 per household. That is 20% above the U.S. average (an index of 120, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 284 coffee shops and cafes on map listings, it comes to $4.3M 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 249,531 households in Johnson County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Johnson County, KS compare with the U.S. for coffee shops and cafes?
Johnson County has 11.4 coffee shops and cafes per 10,000 households, 4% above the U.S. rate of 11.0. Spending per cafe is $4.3M, 16% above the U.S. figure of $3.7M. At the U.S. ratio of coffee shops and cafes to household spending, Johnson County would have about 329, against 284 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,485 households, against one for every 1,518 across the U.S. The official count rose 42.4% from 2019 to 2023, against +24.3% for the U.S.
How fast is Johnson County, KS growing?
Population estimates put Johnson County at 636,906 people in 2025, up 4.2% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 249,531 households. Median household income in Johnson County is $109,208, 35% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 22.6%, 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. Johnson County scores 62 for coffee shops and cafes (upper middle), #542 of 2,063 scored counties.
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