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Coffee shops and cafes in Riley County, KS
The coffee shops and cafes in Riley County, KS, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 22 out of 100: Low
Ranked #1,945 of 2,063 scored counties
#35 of 37 scored counties in Kansas
- Listings
- 45
- 21 chain locations (47%)
- Official establishments
- 29
- All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars · +11.5% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $98.7M
- On food away from home · $3,565 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.2M
- 41% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 16.2
- 47% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 72,598
- +0.8% since 2020
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What this means
For coffee shops and cafes, Riley County has a Groundwork market score of 22 (low): #1,945 of 2,063 scored counties and #35 of 37 scored counties in Kansas. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Household spending on food away from home in Riley County comes to about $98.7M a year: $3,565 per household, 12% below the U.S. average. That is about $2.2M of household spending for each cafe on map listings, 41% below the U.S. figure of $3.7M. The spending figure covers all food away from home, not only coffee shops and cafes.
There are 45 coffee shops and cafes on map listings in Riley County as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 47% of them, against 39% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 16.2, 47% above the U.S. rate of 11.0.
Official counts show 29 businesses with payroll classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in Riley County in 2023, up 11.5% from 2019. That is one for every 955 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 Riley County grew 0.8% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Riley 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 | Riley County | Kansas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 16.2 | 10.5 | 11.0 |
| Spending per listing | $2.2M | $3.7M | $3.7M |
| Households per official establishment (all snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars) | 955 | 1,752 | 1,518 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +11.5% | +46.9% | +24.3% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +0.8% | +1.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on food away from home | $3,565 | $3,910 | $4,070 |
| Median household income | $61,098 | $74,275 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 22 | 48 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 26 → 29All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars · +11.5% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 374
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $5.9M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 0All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 4521 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 27The 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 Riley 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 Riley County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 72,598+0.8% since 2020
- Households
- 27,695
- Median age
- 30.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 46%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 610 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 118
- Median household income
- $61,098+19.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $85,486
- Median home value
- $237,100
- Jobs located here
- 27,758
- Daytime population
- 75,612Residents 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 Riley 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 |
| 35Riley County, KS | 22 | 45 | 16.2 | $2.2M | +0.8% | #1,945 of 2,063 |
Other business types in Riley County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
- Restaurants and cafes32
- Sit-down restaurants44
- Fast food and sandwich shops37
- Pizza40
- Coffee shops and cafes22
- Bakeries and dessert shops26
Groceries and convenience
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Questions
How many coffee shops and cafes are in Riley County, KS?
As of September 2026, map listings count 45 coffee shops and cafes in Riley County. 21 of them (47%) are chain locations. The listings count coffee, tea, juice and bubble tea shops, and cafes. Official counts show 29 businesses with payroll classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in 2023, up 11.5% 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.
How much do households in Riley County, KS spend on food away from home?
About $98.7M a year, or $3,565 per household. That is 12% below the U.S. average (an index of 88, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 45 coffee shops and cafes on map listings, it comes to $2.2M 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 27,695 households in Riley County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Riley County, KS compare with the U.S. for coffee shops and cafes?
Riley County has 16.2 coffee shops and cafes per 10,000 households, 47% above the U.S. rate of 11.0. Spending per cafe is $2.2M, 41% below the U.S. figure of $3.7M. At the U.S. ratio of coffee shops and cafes to household spending, Riley County would have about 27, against 45 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 955 households, against one for every 1,518 across the U.S. The official count rose 11.5% from 2019 to 2023, against +24.3% for the U.S.
How fast is Riley County, KS growing?
Population estimates put Riley County at 72,598 people in 2025, up 0.8% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 27,695 households. Median household income in Riley County is $61,098, 24% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 19.3%, 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. Riley County scores 22 for coffee shops and cafes (low), #1,945 of 2,063 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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How the score works · Top markets for coffee shops and cafes · All 56 business types in Riley County
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