Market rankings · Kansas
Sit-down restaurants in Kansas
Every metro area, small-town market and county in Kansas, ranked by the Groundwork market score for sit-down restaurants, with competitor counts and household spending for each.
- Listings
- 6,334
- 2,573 chain locations (41%)
- Official establishments
- 2,197
- +0.6% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $4.6B
- On food away from home
- Listings per 10k households
- 53.9
- 12% below the U.S.
- Spending per listing
- $725K
- 9% above the U.S.
- Rank among states
- #26 of 51
- Market score 49 · Lower middle
A site report maps the sit-down restaurants on map listings around any address in Kansas by name and distance, and the spending within reach.
Free10 actions over 3 days, no cardSurvey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure
What this means
Kansas has 6,334 sit-down restaurants on map listings as of September 2026. 2,573 of them (41%) are chain locations, against 29% across the U.S. That is 53.9 per 10,000 households, 12% below the U.S. rate of 61.3.
Household spending on food away from home in Kansas comes to about $4.6B a year: $3,910 per household, 4% below the U.S. average. Spread across 6,334 sit-down restaurants, that is $725K per restaurant, 9% above the U.S. figure of $664K. The spending figure covers all food away from home, not only sit-down restaurants.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as full-service restaurants in Kansas was 2,197 in 2023, up 0.6% from 2019. That is one for every 534 households, against one for every 500 across the U.S. Across the U.S., the count rose 1.5% over the same years. Since fiscal 2022, 79 SBA-backed loans worth $40.9M have gone to businesses classed as full-service restaurants in Kansas.
Among the 50 states and DC, Kansas ranks #26 for sit-down restaurants, with a Groundwork market score of 49 (lower middle). Of the 7 scored metro areas in or partly in Kansas, the Kansas City metro area scores highest (72). Of the 13 scored small-town markets in or partly in Kansas, the McPherson area scores highest (68).
Every market in Kansas for sit-down restaurants
Download the ranking (CSV)Numbered by Groundwork market score among the markets based in Kansas, highest first; the U.S. rank compares each market with every other of its kind. A metro area that crosses a state line is listed in each state it reaches, and numbered only in the state its page is under. How the score works.
Metro areas
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kansas City, MO-KS | 72 | 4,654 | 52.0 | $803K | +3.4% | #38 of 387 |
| 1Topeka, KS | 62 | 454 | 46.8 | $795K | +0.1% | #102 of 387 |
| St. Joseph, MO-KS | 54 | 208 | 44.4 | $794K | −2.0% | #151 of 387 |
| 2Manhattan, KS | 49 | 272 | 53.1 | $679K | +1.4% | #200 of 387 |
| 3Wichita, KS | 46 | 1,397 | 54.8 | $686K | +2.4% | #222 of 387 |
| 4Lawrence, KS | 43 | 293 | 58.1 | $668K | +1.8% | #246 of 387 |
| Joplin, MO-KS | 32 | 451 | 56.7 | $603K | +3.9% | #328 of 387 |
Small-town markets
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1McPherson, KS | 68 | 57 | 46.9 | $815K | −0.4% | #88 of 538 |
| 2Arkansas City-Winfield, KS | 60 | 59 | 44.1 | $764K | −0.4% | #166 of 538 |
| 3Ottawa, KS | 58 | 52 | 50.0 | $744K | +1.1% | #184 of 538 |
| 4Hutchinson, KS | 46 | 111 | 43.4 | $778K | −0.6% | #310 of 538 |
| 5Salina, KS | 46 | 128 | 51.3 | $692K | −1.4% | #314 of 538 |
| 6Atchison, KS | 41 | 27 | 47.1 | $725K | −0.9% | #359 of 538 |
| 7Garden City, KS | 33 | 90 | 68.0 | $561K | −2.1% | #443 of 538 |
| 8Emporia, KS | 30 | 85 | 58.1 | $566K | +0.4% | #463 of 538 |
| 9Pittsburg, KS | 28 | 86 | 54.3 | $587K | +0.1% | #473 of 538 |
| 10Great Bend, KS | 27 | 62 | 59.7 | $560K | −2.5% | #483 of 538 |
| 11Hays, KS | 26 | 92 | 75.1 | $467K | +0.4% | #493 of 538 |
| 12Dodge City, KS | 26 | 99 | 83.9 | $441K | −0.6% | #495 of 538 |
| 13Liberal, KS | 18 | 69 | 95.1 | $369K | −3.6% | #528 of 538 |
Counties
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Pottawatomie County, KS | 81 | 35 | 37.3 | $1.1M | +6.9% | #107 of 2,405 |
| 2Leavenworth County, KS | 81 | 119 | 39.5 | $1.1M | +3.2% | #112 of 2,405 |
| 3Miami County, KS | 79 | 51 | 37.1 | $1.1M | +5.9% | #145 of 2,405 |
| 4Butler County, KS | 78 | 106 | 41.8 | $963K | +3.1% | #173 of 2,405 |
| 5Johnson County, KS | 71 | 1,308 | 52.4 | $932K | +4.2% | #346 of 2,405 |
| 6Jackson County, KS | 67 | 23 | 45.9 | $822K | +1.5% | #468 of 2,405 |
| 7Jefferson County, KS | 66 | 33 | 44.5 | $910K | −0.2% | #492 of 2,405 |
| 8Dickinson County, KS | 60 | 36 | 44.9 | $811K | +1.4% | #744 of 2,405 |
| 9McPherson County, KS | 58 | 57 | 46.9 | $815K | −0.4% | #816 of 2,405 |
| 10Shawnee County, KS | 58 | 354 | 46.9 | $785K | 0.0% | #823 of 2,405 |
| 11Harvey County, KS | 56 | 65 | 47.4 | $783K | −1.2% | #908 of 2,405 |
| 12Cherokee County, KS | 54 | 23 | 29.2 | $1.1M | −1.0% | #971 of 2,405 |
| 13Cowley County, KS | 52 | 59 | 44.1 | $764K | −0.4% | #1,086 of 2,405 |
| 14Franklin County, KS | 49 | 52 | 50.0 | $744K | +1.1% | #1,220 of 2,405 |
| 15Douglas County, KS | 47 | 293 | 58.1 | $668K | +1.8% | #1,323 of 2,405 |
| 16Sedgwick County, KS | 47 | 1,174 | 56.8 | $658K | +2.6% | #1,327 of 2,405 |
| 17Nemaha County, KS | 45 | 17 | 42.2 | $908K | −2.1% | #1,391 of 2,405 |
| 18Riley County, KS | 44 | 156 | 56.3 | $633K | +0.8% | #1,469 of 2,405 |
| 19Wyandotte County, KS | 43 | 364 | 59.1 | $589K | +1.0% | #1,509 of 2,405 |
| 20Reno County, KS | 40 | 111 | 43.4 | $778K | −0.6% | #1,611 of 2,405 |
| 21Sumner County, KS | 40 | 52 | 58.0 | $618K | −0.1% | #1,644 of 2,405 |
| 22Osage County, KS | 39 | 32 | 49.8 | $733K | −0.3% | #1,668 of 2,405 |
| 23Saline County, KS | 37 | 119 | 52.8 | $668K | −1.6% | #1,757 of 2,405 |
| 24Atchison County, KS | 34 | 27 | 47.1 | $725K | −0.9% | #1,862 of 2,405 |
| 25Bourbon County, KS | 34 | 29 | 49.7 | $687K | −0.1% | #1,868 of 2,405 |
Show all 105 counties
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26Geary County, KS | 34 | 81 | 57.2 | $572K | −1.2% | #1,891 of 2,405 |
| 27Labette County, KS | 32 | 39 | 48.3 | $673K | −2.4% | #1,951 of 2,405 |
| 28Montgomery County, KS | 31 | 66 | 51.2 | $628K | −3.9% | #1,993 of 2,405 |
| 29Marion County, KS | 30 | 24 | 50.5 | $690K | −1.3% | #2,029 of 2,405 |
| 30Finney County, KS | 27 | 90 | 68.0 | $561K | −2.1% | #2,151 of 2,405 |
| 31Neosho County, KS | 25 | 36 | 55.7 | $597K | −1.7% | #2,194 of 2,405 |
| 32Barton County, KS | 24 | 62 | 59.7 | $560K | −2.5% | #2,219 of 2,405 |
| 33Lyon County, KS | 24 | 79 | 58.6 | $560K | +0.5% | #2,220 of 2,405 |
| 34Allen County, KS | 23 | 28 | 55.9 | $616K | −1.8% | #2,242 of 2,405 |
| 35Crawford County, KS | 23 | 86 | 54.3 | $587K | +0.1% | #2,244 of 2,405 |
| 36Ford County, KS | 22 | 99 | 83.9 | $441K | −0.6% | #2,280 of 2,405 |
| 37Ellis County, KS | 21 | 92 | 75.1 | $467K | +0.4% | #2,293 of 2,405 |
| 38Seward County, KS | 16 | 69 | 95.1 | $369K | −3.6% | #2,371 of 2,405 |
| Marshall County, KS | Not scored | 26 | 62.3 | $558K | −1.7% | |
| Linn County, KS | Not scored | 16 | 36.8 | $963K | +3.7% | |
| Rice County, KS | Not scored | 23 | 61.9 | $556K | −1.2% | |
| Brown County, KS | Not scored | 20 | 52.7 | $677K | −4.0% | |
| Pratt County, KS | Not scored | 23 | 66.3 | $519K | −0.2% | |
| Cloud County, KS | Not scored | 19 | 49.8 | $648K | −2.0% | |
| Wilson County, KS | Not scored | 18 | 51.2 | $658K | −3.3% | |
| Coffey County, KS | Not scored | 23 | 64.9 | $582K | +1.3% | |
| Clay County, KS | Not scored | 13 | 36.9 | $973K | −1.7% | |
| Thomas County, KS | Not scored | 20 | 63.7 | $578K | −2.5% | |
| Anderson County, KS | Not scored | 19 | 59.2 | $558K | +2.3% | |
| Doniphan County, KS | Not scored | 10 | 36.7 | $1M | +1.7% | |
| Grant County, KS | Not scored | 17 | 71.5 | $577K | −4.0% | |
| Kingman County, KS | Not scored | 14 | 44.2 | $755K | −5.4% | |
| Wabaunsee County, KS | Not scored | 12 | 44.7 | $881K | +1.8% | |
| Russell County, KS | Not scored | 16 | 51.6 | $650K | −1.4% | |
| Ellsworth County, KS | Not scored | 14 | 57.1 | $627K | −1.7% | |
| Pawnee County, KS | Not scored | 11 | 46.0 | $799K | −4.2% | |
| Greenwood County, KS | Not scored | 19 | 71.3 | $470K | −2.3% | |
| Sherman County, KS | Not scored | 19 | 77.6 | $464K | −2.4% | |
| Ottawa County, KS | Not scored | 9 | 37.4 | $1M | +0.3% | |
| Mitchell County, KS | Not scored | 17 | 63.4 | $559K | −3.2% | |
| Gray County, KS | Not scored | 13 | 60.9 | $639K | +0.1% | |
| Washington County, KS | Not scored | 15 | 63.2 | $543K | −0.2% | |
| Harper County, KS | Not scored | 16 | 72.5 | $442K | −1.8% | |
| Norton County, KS | Not scored | 9 | 45.0 | $694K | −3.0% | |
| Morris County, KS | Not scored | 14 | 54.9 | $610K | −0.3% | |
| Stevens County, KS | Not scored | 15 | 79.4 | $455K | −4.9% | |
| Scott County, KS | Not scored | 14 | 61.2 | $561K | −6.3% | |
| Phillips County, KS | Not scored | 19 | 83.6 | $394K | −4.8% | |
| Rooks County, KS | Not scored | 10 | 46.8 | $735K | −4.9% | |
| Republic County, KS | Not scored | 15 | 75.2 | $430K | −0.8% | |
| Barber County, KS | Not scored | 11 | 60.2 | $589K | −2.9% | |
| Stafford County, KS | Not scored | 13 | 82.3 | $429K | −1.3% | |
| Meade County, KS | Not scored | 14 | 93.2 | $396K | −5.1% | |
| Kearny County, KS | Not scored | 11 | 77.1 | $515K | −2.0% | |
| Haskell County, KS | Not scored | 11 | 78.4 | $470K | −4.2% | |
| Smith County, KS | Not scored | 10 | 63.4 | $556K | 0.0% | |
| Osborne County, KS | Not scored | 9 | 57.0 | $592K | −5.8% | |
| Chautauqua County, KS | Not scored | 7 | 51.6 | $640K | −1.9% | |
| Woodson County, KS | Not scored | 11 | 87.7 | $375K | +0.7% | |
| Rush County, KS | Not scored | 7 | 50.5 | $677K | −3.2% | |
| Lincoln County, KS | Not scored | 6 | 46.9 | $721K | −3.0% | |
| Jewell County, KS | Not scored | 9 | 68.3 | $471K | −3.3% | |
| Gove County, KS | Not scored | 7 | 59.9 | $600K | −3.0% | |
| Edwards County, KS | Not scored | 5 | 43.0 | $772K | −8.6% | |
| Trego County, KS | Not scored | 7 | 51.2 | $724K | −2.5% | |
| Decatur County, KS | Not scored | 9 | 67.8 | $473K | −1.7% | |
| Logan County, KS | Not scored | 14 | 112.8 | $331K | −2.9% | |
| Ness County, KS | Not scored | 7 | 60.3 | $624K | −2.1% | |
| Cheyenne County, KS | Not scored | 13 | 107.4 | $310K | −0.3% | |
| Morton County, KS | Not scored | 6 | 61.7 | $573K | −8.4% | |
| Chase County, KS | Not scored | 6 | 52.3 | $641K | −0.1% | |
| Rawlins County, KS | Not scored | 4 | 34.2 | $957K | −5.3% | |
| Hamilton County, KS | Not scored | 9 | 118.9 | $311K | +0.4% | |
| Elk County, KS | Not scored | 3 | 30.0 | $1.1M | −0.9% | |
| Sheridan County, KS | Not scored | 4 | 40.5 | $973K | −0.8% | |
| Kiowa County, KS | Not scored | 9 | 94.2 | $395K | −1.0% | |
| Graham County, KS | Not scored | 8 | 67.2 | $462K | −1.4% | |
| Wichita County, KS | Not scored | 6 | 72.8 | $527K | −5.5% | |
| Stanton County, KS | Not scored | 3 | 35.0 | $1.1M | −4.5% | |
| Clark County, KS | Not scored | 6 | 76.1 | $470K | −3.8% | |
| Comanche County, KS | Not scored | 3 | 36.4 | $875K | −0.4% | |
| Hodgeman County, KS | Not scored | 7 | 100.4 | $352K | −7.0% | |
| Lane County, KS | Not scored | 3 | 42.3 | $849K | −3.8% | |
| Wallace County, KS | Not scored | 5 | 83.5 | $419K | −4.7% | |
| Greeley County, KS | Not scored | 7 | 129.4 | $298K | −7.4% |
Markets with fewer than 5 sit-down restaurants on map listings, and counties under 10,000 people, aren’t scored; they’re listed last in each table.
Questions
How many sit-down restaurants are in Kansas?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 6,334 sit-down restaurants in Kansas. 2,573 of them (41%) are chain locations. The listings count restaurants of every cuisine, pizza included. Official counts show 2,197 businesses with payroll classed as full-service restaurants in 2023, up 0.6% from 2019. Official counts also show 273 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Kansas spend on food away from home?
About $4.6B a year, or $3,910 per household. That is 4% below the U.S. average (an index of 96, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 6,334 sit-down restaurants on map listings, it comes to $725K per restaurant. That spending covers all food away from home, which sit-down restaurants share with other businesses in the trade. It is estimated from the incomes of the 1,174,060 households in Kansas and national spending patterns by income.
How does Kansas compare with the U.S. for sit-down restaurants?
Kansas has 53.9 sit-down restaurants per 10,000 households, 12% below the U.S. rate of 61.3. Spending per restaurant is $725K, 9% above the U.S. figure of $664K. At the U.S. ratio of sit-down restaurants to household spending, Kansas would have about 6,918, against 6,334 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 534 households, against one for every 500 across the U.S. The official count rose 0.6% from 2019 to 2023, against +1.5% for the U.S.
Which market in Kansas has the highest market score for sit-down restaurants?
Among 7 scored metro areas in or partly in Kansas, the Kansas City metro area scores highest, at 72 (upper middle). Among 13 scored small-town markets in or partly in Kansas, the McPherson area scores highest, at 68 (upper middle). Among 38 scored counties in Kansas, Pottawatomie County scores highest, at 81 (high). Scores compare each market with others of its kind across the U.S.
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. Kansas scores 49 for sit-down restaurants (lower middle), #26 of the 50 states and DC.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
Run a Groundwork site report on an address in Kansas. It maps the sit-down restaurants on map listings near the site and sizes the households and spending within the distance you choose. New accounts get 10 actions over 3 days, no card.
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- Restaurants and cafes11,557 listings
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- Coffee shops and cafes1,236 listings
- Bakeries and dessert shops1,016 listings
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