Food and drink · Small-town market · Kansas
Restaurants and cafes in the Hutchinson, KS area
The restaurants and cafes in the Hutchinson, KS area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other small-town markets.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 46 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #304 of 538 scored small-town markets
#5 of 13 scored small-town markets based in Kansas
- Listings
- 227
- 101 chain locations (44%)
- Official establishments
- 110
- +8.9% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $86.3M
- On food away from home · $3,373 a household
- Spending per listing
- $380K
- 3% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 88.7
- 19% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 61,539
- −0.6% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on food away from home in the Hutchinson area comes to about $86.3M a year: $3,373 per household, 17% below the U.S. average. That works out to $380K per restaurant, 3% above the U.S. figure of $371K.
There are 227 restaurants and cafes on map listings in the Hutchinson area as of September 2026. 101 of them (44%) are chain locations, against 34% across the U.S. That is 88.7 per 10,000 households, 19% below the U.S. rate of 109.8.
In 2023, official counts showed 110 businesses with payroll in the Hutchinson area classed as restaurants and other eating places, up 8.9% from 2019. That is one for every 233 households, against one for every 209 across the U.S. Another 14 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $350K has gone to businesses classed as restaurants and other eating places in the Hutchinson area.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of the Hutchinson area declined 0.6%, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Hutchinson area scores 46 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for restaurants and cafes, ranking #304 of 538 scored small-town markets and #5 of 13 scored small-town markets based in Kansas.
How the Hutchinson area 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 | Hutchinson area | Kansas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 88.7 | 98.4 | 109.8 |
| Spending per listing | $380K | $397K | $371K |
| Households per official establishment | 233 | 229 | 209 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +8.9% | +6.6% | +6.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −0.6% | +1.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on food away from home | $3,373 | $3,910 | $4,070 |
| Median household income | $60,645 | $74,275 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 46 | 58 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 110+8.9% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 2,123
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $38M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 14Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 227101 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 233The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $350K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as restaurants and other eating places in the Hutchinson area, 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 the Hutchinson area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 61,539−0.6% since 2020
- Households
- 25,592
- Median age
- 41.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 69%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 1,255 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 49
- Median household income
- $60,645+21.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $77,239
- Median home value
- $132,500
- Jobs located here
- 26,872
- Daytime population
- 60,463Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Kansas market ranked →The highest-scoring small-town markets in Kansas for restaurants and cafes, numbered among those based in Kansas, with the Hutchinson area marked.
Top small-town markets in Kansas
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Ottawa, KS | 69 | 93 | 89.3 | $416K | +1.1% | #85 of 538 |
| 2McPherson, KS | 65 | 112 | 92.1 | $415K | −0.4% | #125 of 538 |
| 3Arkansas City-Winfield, KS | 62 | 110 | 82.2 | $410K | −0.4% | #150 of 538 |
| 4Atchison, KS | 47 | 57 | 99.4 | $343K | −0.9% | #295 of 538 |
| 5Hutchinson, KS | 46 | 227 | 88.7 | $380K | −0.6% | #304 of 538 |
| 6Salina, KS | 44 | 245 | 98.3 | $362K | −1.4% | #332 of 538 |
| 7Great Bend, KS | 34 | 109 | 105.0 | $319K | −2.5% | #428 of 538 |
| 8Pittsburg, KS | 34 | 162 | 102.3 | $312K | +0.1% | #429 of 538 |
| 9Garden City, KS | 31 | 167 | 126.2 | $302K | −2.1% | #453 of 538 |
| 10Hays, KS | 28 | 154 | 125.7 | $279K | +0.4% | #474 of 538 |
Other business types in the Hutchinson area
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
- Restaurants and cafes46
- Sit-down restaurants46
- Fast food and sandwich shops38
- Pizza55
- Coffee shops and cafes36
- Bakeries and dessert shops42
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Questions
How many restaurants and cafes are in the Hutchinson, KS area?
As of September 2026, map listings count 227 restaurants and cafes in the Hutchinson area. 101 of them (44%) are chain locations. The listings count every restaurant, cafe, bar, bakery and food truck. Official counts show 110 businesses with payroll classed as restaurants and other eating places in 2023, up 8.9% from 2019. Official counts list 14 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in the Hutchinson, KS area spend on food away from home?
About $86.3M a year, or $3,373 per household. That is 17% below the U.S. average (an index of 83, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 227 restaurants and cafes on map listings, it comes to $380K per restaurant. It is estimated from the incomes of the 25,592 households in the Hutchinson area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Hutchinson, KS area compare with the U.S. for restaurants and cafes?
The Hutchinson area has 88.7 restaurants and cafes per 10,000 households, 19% below the U.S. rate of 109.8. Spending per restaurant is $380K, 3% above the U.S. figure of $371K. At the U.S. ratio of restaurants and cafes to household spending, the Hutchinson area would have about 233, against 227 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 233 households, against one for every 209 across the U.S. The official count rose 8.9% from 2019 to 2023, against +6.0% for the U.S.
How fast is the Hutchinson, KS area growing?
Population estimates put the Hutchinson area at 61,539 people in 2025, down 0.6% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 25,592 households. Median household income in the Hutchinson area is $60,645, 25% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 21.5%, 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. A small-town market is a town of 10,000 to 50,000 people and the county or counties tied to it by commuting. 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 Hutchinson area scores 46 for restaurants and cafes (lower middle), #304 of 538 scored small-town markets.
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