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Restaurants and cafes in Wyandotte County, KS

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for restaurants and cafes in Wyandotte County, KS, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 45 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,411 of 2,405 scored counties
#17 of 38 scored counties in Kansas

Listings
606
221 chain locations (36%)
Official establishments
230
+8.0% since 2019
Household spending a year
$214.3M
On food away from home · $3,482 a household
Spending per listing
$354K
5% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
98.4
10% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
170,597
+1.0% 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 606 restaurants and cafes in Wyandotte County. Of those, 221 are chain locations, or 36%, against 34% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 98.4, 10% below the U.S. rate of 109.8.

Households in Wyandotte County spend about $214.3M a year on food away from home, or $3,482 per household, 14% below the U.S. average. That is about $354K of household spending for each restaurant on map listings, 5% below the U.S. figure of $371K.

In 2023, official counts showed 230 businesses with payroll in Wyandotte County classed as restaurants and other eating places, up 8.0% from 2019. That is one for every 268 households, against one for every 209 across the U.S. Official counts also show 64 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 6 SBA-backed loans worth $1.9M have gone to businesses classed as restaurants and other eating places in Wyandotte County.

Population estimates show Wyandotte County grew 1.0% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). For restaurants and cafes, Wyandotte County has a Groundwork market score of 45 (lower middle): #1,411 of 2,405 scored counties and #17 of 38 scored counties in Kansas.

How Wyandotte 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 Wyandotte County, KS compared with Kansas and the U.S.
MeasureWyandotte CountyKansasU.S.
Listings per 10k households98.498.4109.8
Spending per listing$354K$397K$371K
Households per official establishment268229209
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+8.0%+6.6%+6.0%
Population growth, 2020–2025+1.0%+1.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on food away from home$3,482$3,910$4,070
Median household income$63,631$74,275$80,734
Groundwork market score4558

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
213 → 230+8.0% over the period
Employees, 2023
4,424
Annual payroll, 2023
$106.5M
One-person businesses, 2023
64Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
606221 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
578The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
6
Amount
$1.9M

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as restaurants and other eating places in Wyandotte 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 Wyandotte County

Population, 2025 estimate
170,597+1.0% since 2020
Households
61,562
Median age
35.2
Homes lived in by their owners
62%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
152 sq. mi.
People per square mile
1,106
Median household income
$63,631+35.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$79,008
Median home value
$172,300
Jobs located here
93,846
Daytime population
185,639Residents 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 Wyandotte 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
17Wyandotte County, KS4560698.4$354K+1.0%#1,411 of 2,405

Other business types in Wyandotte County

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

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

Wyandotte County has 606 restaurants and cafes on map listings as of September 2026. 221 of them (36%) are chain locations. The listings count every restaurant, cafe, bar, bakery and food truck. Official counts show 230 businesses with payroll classed as restaurants and other eating places in 2023, up 8.0% from 2019. Another 64 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.

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

About $214.3M a year, or $3,482 per household. That is 14% below the U.S. average (an index of 86, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 606 restaurants and cafes on map listings, it comes to $354K per restaurant. It is estimated from the incomes of the 61,562 households in Wyandotte County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Wyandotte County has 98.4 restaurants and cafes per 10,000 households, 10% below the U.S. rate of 109.8. Spending per restaurant is $354K, 5% below the U.S. figure of $371K. At the national ratio of restaurants and cafes to household spending, Wyandotte County would have about 578, against 606 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 268 households, against one for every 209 across the U.S. The official count rose 8.0% from 2019 to 2023, against +6.0% for the U.S.

How fast is Wyandotte County, KS growing?

Population estimates put Wyandotte County at 170,597 people in 2025, up 1.0% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 61,562 households. The median household income in Wyandotte County is $63,631 a year, 21% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 35.7% 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. Wyandotte County scores 45 for restaurants and cafes (lower middle), #1,411 of 2,405 scored counties.

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