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Restaurants and cafes in Graham County, KS

The restaurants and cafes in Graham County, KS, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score

Not scored

Counties under 10,000 people aren’t scored, since a few businesses can swing their figures.

Listings
12
5 chain locations (42%)
Official establishments
5
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$3.7M
On food away from home · $3,106 a household
Spending per listing
$308K
17% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
100.8
8% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
2,371
−1.4% 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

As of September 2026, map listings count 12 restaurants and cafes in Graham County. 5 of them (42%) are chain locations, against 34% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 100.8, 8% below the U.S. rate of 109.8.

Household spending on food away from home in Graham County comes to about $3.7M a year: $3,106 per household, 24% below the U.S. average. Spread across 12 restaurants and cafes, that is $308K per restaurant, 17% below the U.S. figure of $371K.

In 2023, official counts showed 5 businesses with payroll in Graham County classed as restaurants and other eating places. That is one for every 238 households, against one for every 209 across the U.S.

Population estimates show Graham County declined 1.4% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. Counties under 10,000 people aren’t given a market score, since a few businesses can swing their figures.

How Graham 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.

Restaurants and cafes in Graham County, KS compared with Kansas and the U.S.
MeasureGraham CountyKansasU.S.
Listings per 10k households100.898.4109.8
Spending per listing$308K$397K$371K
Households per official establishment238229209
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+6.6%+6.0%
Population growth, 2020–2025−1.4%+1.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on food away from home$3,106$3,910$4,070
Median household income$50,650$74,275$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored58

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
5
Employees, 2023
34
Annual payroll, 2023
$361K
One-person businesses, 2023
0Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
125 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
10The 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 Graham 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 Graham County

Population, 2025 estimate
2,371−1.4% since 2020
Households
1,191
Median age
49.2
Homes lived in by their owners
79%
Vehicles per household
2.2
Land area
899 sq. mi.
People per square mile
3
Median household income
$50,650
Average household income
$66,485
Median home value
$89,900
Jobs located here
857
Daytime population
2,154Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Restaurants and cafes across Kansas

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The highest-scoring counties in Kansas for restaurants and cafes, numbered among those based in Kansas, with Graham County marked.

Top counties in Kansas

Counties in Kansas ranked for restaurants and cafes by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Miami County, KS849770.6$597K+5.9%#70 of 2,405
2Leavenworth County, KS8123076.2$557K+3.2%#121 of 2,405
3Jefferson County, KS785574.2$546K−0.2%#174 of 2,405
4Pottawatomie County, KS787377.8$544K+6.9%#175 of 2,405
5Butler County, KS7420078.9$510K+3.1%#268 of 2,405
6Johnson County, KS712,37295.1$514K+4.2%#369 of 2,405
7Jackson County, KS684181.8$461K+1.5%#454 of 2,405
8Dickinson County, KS636783.6$436K+1.4%#640 of 2,405
9Osage County, KS615179.3$460K−0.3%#715 of 2,405
10Franklin County, KS569389.3$416K+1.1%#919 of 2,405
Graham County, KSNot scored12100.8$308K−1.4%

Other business types in Graham County

None has a Groundwork market score here. Counties under 10,000 people aren’t scored, since a few businesses can swing their figures.

Questions

How many restaurants and cafes are in Graham County, KS?

Graham County has 12 restaurants and cafes on map listings as of September 2026. 5 of them (42%) are chain locations. The listings count every restaurant, cafe, bar, bakery and food truck. Official counts show 5 businesses with payroll classed as restaurants and other eating places in 2023.

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

About $3.7M a year, or $3,106 per household. That is 24% below the U.S. average (an index of 76, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 12 restaurants and cafes on map listings, it comes to $308K per restaurant. It is estimated from the incomes of the 1,191 households in Graham County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Graham County, KS compare with the U.S. for restaurants and cafes?

Graham County has 100.8 restaurants and cafes per 10,000 households, 8% below the U.S. rate of 109.8. Spending per restaurant is $308K, 17% below the U.S. figure of $371K. At the national ratio of restaurants and cafes to household spending, Graham County would have about 10, against 12 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 238 households, against one for every 209 across the U.S.

How fast is Graham County, KS growing?

Population estimates put Graham County at 2,371 people in 2025, down 1.4% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 1,191 households. The median household income in Graham County is $50,650 a year, 37% below the U.S. median of $80,734.

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. The score leaves out counties under 10,000 people, where a handful of businesses would swing it.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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How the score works · Top markets for restaurants and cafes · All 56 business types in Graham County

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