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Restaurants and cafes in Cowley County, KS
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for restaurants and cafes in Cowley County, KS, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 50 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #1,177 of 2,405 scored counties
#15 of 38 scored counties in Kansas
- Listings
- 110
- 50 chain locations (45%)
- Official establishments
- 46
- −8.0% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $45.1M
- On food away from home · $3,367 a household
- Spending per listing
- $410K
- 11% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 82.2
- 25% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 34,382
- −0.4% since 2020
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What this means
Households in Cowley County spend about $45.1M a year on food away from home, or $3,367 per household, 17% below the U.S. average. That works out to $410K per restaurant, 11% above the U.S. figure of $371K.
There are 110 restaurants and cafes on map listings in Cowley County as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 45% of them, against 34% across the U.S. That comes to 82.2 for every 10,000 households, 25% below the U.S. rate of 109.8.
Official counts show 46 businesses with payroll classed as restaurants and other eating places in Cowley County in 2023, down 8.0% from 2019. That is one for every 291 households, against one for every 209 across the U.S. Official counts list 9 one-person businesses without payroll.
Population estimates show Cowley County declined 0.4% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Groundwork market score for restaurants and cafes in Cowley County is 50 (upper middle), #1,177 of 2,405 scored counties and #15 of 38 scored counties in Kansas.
How Cowley 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 restaurants 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 | Cowley County | Kansas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 82.2 | 98.4 | 109.8 |
| Spending per listing | $410K | $397K | $371K |
| Households per official establishment | 291 | 229 | 209 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −8.0% | +6.6% | +6.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −0.4% | +1.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on food away from home | $3,367 | $3,910 | $4,070 |
| Median household income | $57,878 | $74,275 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 50 | 58 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 50 → 46−8.0% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 760
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $12.7M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 9Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 11050 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 122The 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 restaurants and other eating places in Cowley 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.
Population and households in Cowley County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 34,382−0.4% since 2020
- Households
- 13,387
- Median age
- 39.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 68%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 1,126 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 31
- Median household income
- $57,878+15.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $81,245
- Median home value
- $120,900
- Jobs located here
- 13,490
- Daytime population
- 33,626Residents 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 | 84 | 97 | 70.6 | $597K | +5.9% | #70 of 2,405 |
| 2Leavenworth County, KS | 81 | 230 | 76.2 | $557K | +3.2% | #121 of 2,405 |
| 3Jefferson County, KS | 78 | 55 | 74.2 | $546K | −0.2% | #174 of 2,405 |
| 4Pottawatomie County, KS | 78 | 73 | 77.8 | $544K | +6.9% | #175 of 2,405 |
| 5Butler County, KS | 74 | 200 | 78.9 | $510K | +3.1% | #268 of 2,405 |
| 6Johnson County, KS | 71 | 2,372 | 95.1 | $514K | +4.2% | #369 of 2,405 |
| 7Jackson County, KS | 68 | 41 | 81.8 | $461K | +1.5% | #454 of 2,405 |
| 8Dickinson County, KS | 63 | 67 | 83.6 | $436K | +1.4% | #640 of 2,405 |
| 9Osage County, KS | 61 | 51 | 79.3 | $460K | −0.3% | #715 of 2,405 |
| 10Franklin County, KS | 56 | 93 | 89.3 | $416K | +1.1% | #919 of 2,405 |
| 15Cowley County, KS | 50 | 110 | 82.2 | $410K | −0.4% | #1,177 of 2,405 |
Other business types in Cowley County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
- Restaurants and cafes50
- Sit-down restaurants52
- Fast food and sandwich shops46
- Pizza34
- Coffee shops and cafes39
- Bakeries and dessert shops62
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Questions
How many restaurants and cafes are in Cowley County, KS?
As of September 2026, map listings count 110 restaurants and cafes in Cowley County. 50 of them (45%) are chain locations. The listings count every restaurant, cafe, bar, bakery and food truck. Official counts show 46 businesses with payroll classed as restaurants and other eating places in 2023, down 8.0% from 2019. Official counts also show 9 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Cowley County, KS spend on food away from home?
About $45.1M a year, or $3,367 per household. That is 17% below the U.S. average (an index of 83, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 110 restaurants and cafes on map listings, it comes to $410K per restaurant. It is estimated from the incomes of the 13,387 households in Cowley County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Cowley County, KS compare with the U.S. for restaurants and cafes?
Cowley County has 82.2 restaurants and cafes per 10,000 households, 25% below the U.S. rate of 109.8. Spending per restaurant is $410K, 11% above the U.S. figure of $371K. At the U.S. ratio of restaurants and cafes to household spending, Cowley County would have about 122, against 110 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 291 households, against one for every 209 across the U.S. The official count fell 8.0% from 2019 to 2023, against +6.0% for the U.S.
How fast is Cowley County, KS growing?
Population estimates put Cowley County at 34,382 people in 2025, down 0.4% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 13,387 households. Median household income in Cowley County is $57,878, 28% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 15.5%, 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. Cowley County scores 50 for restaurants and cafes (upper middle), #1,177 of 2,405 scored counties.
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