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Coffee shops and cafes in Sedgwick County, KS
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for coffee shops and cafes in Sedgwick County, KS, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 50 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #1,008 of 2,063 scored counties
#10 of 37 scored counties in Kansas
- Listings
- 221
- 112 chain locations (51%)
- Official establishments
- 116
- All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars · +70.6% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $773.1M
- On food away from home · $3,739 a household
- Spending per listing
- $3.5M
- 6% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 10.7
- 3% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 538,433
- +2.6% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 221 coffee shops and cafes in Sedgwick County. 112 of them (51%) are chain locations, against 39% across the U.S. That comes to 10.7 for every 10,000 households, 3% below the U.S. rate of 11.0.
Household spending on food away from home in Sedgwick County comes to about $773.1M a year: $3,739 per household, 8% below the U.S. average. That is about $3.5M of household spending for each cafe on map listings, 6% 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.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in Sedgwick County was 116 in 2023, up 70.6% from 2019. That is one for every 1,782 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. Official counts list 19 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 6 SBA-backed loans worth $6.9M have gone to businesses classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in Sedgwick County.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Sedgwick County grew 2.6%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for coffee shops and cafes in Sedgwick County is 50 (upper middle), #1,008 of 2,063 scored counties and #10 of 37 scored counties in Kansas.
How Sedgwick 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 | Sedgwick County | Kansas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 10.7 | 10.5 | 11.0 |
| Spending per listing | $3.5M | $3.7M | $3.7M |
| Households per official establishment (all snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars) | 1,782 | 1,752 | 1,518 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +70.6% | +46.9% | +24.3% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.6% | +1.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on food away from home | $3,739 | $3,910 | $4,070 |
| Median household income | $69,365 | $74,275 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 50 | 48 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 68 → 116All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars · +70.6% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 1,400
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $29.5M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 19All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 221112 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 209The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 6
- Amount
- $6.9M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in Sedgwick 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 Sedgwick County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 538,433+2.6% since 2020
- Households
- 206,768
- Median age
- 37.3
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 63%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 997 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 530
- Median household income
- $69,365+22.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $94,235
- Median home value
- $203,300
- Jobs located here
- 261,004
- Daytime population
- 549,658Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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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 Sedgwick County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
- Restaurants and cafes44
- Sit-down restaurants47
- Fast food and sandwich shops38
- Pizza49
- Coffee shops and cafes50
- Bakeries and dessert shops52
Groceries and convenience
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Health care
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Questions
How many coffee shops and cafes are in Sedgwick County, KS?
There are 221 coffee shops and cafes on map listings in Sedgwick County as of September 2026. 112 of them (51%) are chain locations. The listings count coffee, tea, juice and bubble tea shops, and cafes. Official counts show 116 businesses with payroll classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in 2023, up 70.6% from 2019. That count covers all snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars (bakeries and dessert shops included), not only coffee shops and cafes. Official counts also show 19 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Sedgwick County, KS spend on food away from home?
About $773.1M a year, or $3,739 per household. That is 8% below the U.S. average (an index of 92, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 221 coffee shops and cafes on map listings, it comes to $3.5M 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 206,768 households in Sedgwick County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Sedgwick County, KS compare with the U.S. for coffee shops and cafes?
Sedgwick County has 10.7 coffee shops and cafes per 10,000 households, 3% below the U.S. rate of 11.0. Spending per cafe is $3.5M, 6% below the U.S. figure of $3.7M. At the national ratio of coffee shops and cafes to household spending, Sedgwick County would have about 209, against 221 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,782 households, against one for every 1,518 across the U.S. The official count rose 70.6% from 2019 to 2023, against +24.3% for the U.S.
How fast is Sedgwick County, KS growing?
Population estimates put Sedgwick County at 538,433 people in 2025, up 2.6% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 206,768 households. The median household income in Sedgwick County is $69,365 a year, 14% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 22.7% 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. Sedgwick County scores 50 for coffee shops and cafes (upper middle), #1,008 of 2,063 scored counties.
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