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Restaurants and cafes in McPherson County, KS
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for restaurants and cafes in McPherson County, KS, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 53 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #1,052 of 2,405 scored counties
#13 of 38 scored counties in Kansas
- Listings
- 112
- 50 chain locations (45%)
- Official establishments
- 49
- −5.8% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $46.5M
- On food away from home · $3,822 a household
- Spending per listing
- $415K
- 12% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 92.1
- 16% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 30,064
- −0.4% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 112 restaurants and cafes in McPherson County. Of those, 50 are chain locations, or 45%, against 34% across the U.S. That is 92.1 per 10,000 households, 16% below the U.S. rate of 109.8.
At $3,822 per household (6% below the U.S. average), households in McPherson County spend about $46.5M a year on food away from home. That is about $415K of household spending for each restaurant on map listings, 12% above the U.S. figure of $371K.
In 2023, official counts showed 49 businesses with payroll in McPherson County classed as restaurants and other eating places, down 5.8% from 2019. That is one for every 248 households, against one for every 209 across the U.S. Official counts list 9 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $175K has gone to businesses classed as restaurants and other eating places in McPherson County.
Population estimates show McPherson County declined 0.4% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. McPherson County scores 53 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for restaurants and cafes, ranking #1,052 of 2,405 scored counties and #13 of 38 scored counties in Kansas.
How McPherson 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 | McPherson County | Kansas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 92.1 | 98.4 | 109.8 |
| Spending per listing | $415K | $397K | $371K |
| Households per official establishment | 248 | 229 | 209 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −5.8% | +6.6% | +6.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −0.4% | +1.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on food away from home | $3,822 | $3,910 | $4,070 |
| Median household income | $78,851 | $74,275 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 53 | 58 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 52 → 49−5.8% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 815
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $12.4M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 9Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 11250 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 125The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $175K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as restaurants and other eating places in McPherson 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 McPherson County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 30,064−0.4% since 2020
- Households
- 12,162
- Median age
- 40.2
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 75%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 898 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 34
- Median household income
- $78,851+33.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $92,169
- Median home value
- $211,200
- Jobs located here
- 16,543
- Daytime population
- 32,591Residents 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 restaurants and cafes, numbered among those based in Kansas, with McPherson County marked.
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 |
| 13McPherson County, KS | 53 | 112 | 92.1 | $415K | −0.4% | #1,052 of 2,405 |
Other business types in McPherson County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
- Restaurants and cafes53
- Sit-down restaurants58
- Fast food and sandwich shops57
- Pizza37
- Coffee shops and cafes35
- Bakeries and dessert shops41
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Questions
How many restaurants and cafes are in McPherson County, KS?
There are 112 restaurants and cafes on map listings in McPherson County as of September 2026. 50 of them (45%) are chain locations. The listings count every restaurant, cafe, bar, bakery and food truck. Official counts show 49 businesses with payroll classed as restaurants and other eating places in 2023, down 5.8% from 2019. Official counts also show 9 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in McPherson County, KS spend on food away from home?
About $46.5M a year, or $3,822 per household. That is 6% below the U.S. average (an index of 94, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 112 restaurants and cafes on map listings, it comes to $415K per restaurant. It is estimated from the incomes of the 12,162 households in McPherson County and national spending patterns by income.
How does McPherson County, KS compare with the U.S. for restaurants and cafes?
McPherson County has 92.1 restaurants and cafes per 10,000 households, 16% below the U.S. rate of 109.8. Spending per restaurant is $415K, 12% above the U.S. figure of $371K. At the national ratio of restaurants and cafes to household spending, McPherson County would have about 125, against 112 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 248 households, against one for every 209 across the U.S. The official count fell 5.8% from 2019 to 2023, against +6.0% for the U.S.
How fast is McPherson County, KS growing?
Population estimates put McPherson County at 30,064 people in 2025, down 0.4% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 12,162 households. The median household income in McPherson County is $78,851 a year, 2% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 33.4% 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. McPherson County scores 53 for restaurants and cafes (upper middle), #1,052 of 2,405 scored counties.
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