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Coffee shops and cafes in Marion County, KS

The coffee shops and cafes in Marion County, KS, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 16 out of 100: Low

Ranked #2,021 of 2,063 scored counties
#37 of 37 scored counties in Kansas

Listings
10
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$16.5M
On food away from home · $3,484 a household
Spending per listing
$1.7M
55% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
21.1
92% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
11,634
−1.3% 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

For coffee shops and cafes, Marion County has a Groundwork market score of 16 (low): #2,021 of 2,063 scored counties and #37 of 37 scored counties in Kansas. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.

Map listings as of September 2026 show 10 coffee shops and cafes in Marion County. None of them are chain locations, against 39% across the U.S. That comes to 21.1 for every 10,000 households, 92% above the U.S. rate of 11.0.

Households in Marion County spend about $16.5M a year on food away from home, or $3,484 per household, 14% below the U.S. average. Spread across 10 coffee shops and cafes, that is $1.7M per cafe, 55% 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.

There is no official count of businesses with payroll classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in Marion County: counts under 3 aren’t published. Population estimates show Marion County declined 1.3% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S.

How Marion 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 Marion County, KS compared with Kansas and the U.S.
MeasureMarion CountyKansasU.S.
Listings per 10k households21.110.511.0
Spending per listing$1.7M$3.7M$3.7M
Households per official establishment (all snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars)n/a1,7521,518
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+46.9%+24.3%
Population growth, 2020–2025−1.3%+1.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on food away from home$3,484$3,910$4,070
Median household income$64,695$74,275$80,734
Groundwork market score1648

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
3All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
100 chain locations
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 Marion 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 Marion County

Population, 2025 estimate
11,634−1.3% since 2020
Households
4,750
Median age
42.6
Homes lived in by their owners
81%
Vehicles per household
2.3
Land area
944 sq. mi.
People per square mile
12
Median household income
$64,695+24.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$86,234
Median home value
$124,200
Jobs located here
3,647
Daytime population
9,749Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Coffee shops and cafes across Kansas

Every Kansas market ranked →

The highest-scoring counties in Kansas for coffee shops and cafes, numbered among those based in Kansas, with Marion 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
37Marion County, KS161021.1$1.7M−1.3%#2,021 of 2,063

Other business types in Marion County

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

Questions

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

There are 10 coffee shops and cafes on map listings in Marion 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 Marion County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts also show 3 one-person businesses without payroll.

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

About $16.5M a year, or $3,484 per household. That is 14% below the U.S. average (an index of 86, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 10 coffee shops and cafes on map listings, it comes to $1.7M 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 4,750 households in Marion County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Marion County has 21.1 coffee shops and cafes per 10,000 households, 92% above the U.S. rate of 11.0. Spending per cafe is $1.7M, 55% below the U.S. figure of $3.7M. At the national ratio of coffee shops and cafes to household spending, Marion County would have about 5, against 10 on map listings.

How fast is Marion County, KS growing?

Population estimates put Marion County at 11,634 people in 2025, down 1.3% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 4,750 households. The median household income in Marion County is $64,695 a year, 20% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 24.1% 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. Marion County scores 16 for coffee shops and cafes (low), #2,021 of 2,063 scored counties.

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How the score works · Top markets for coffee shops and cafes · All 56 business types in Marion County

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