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Sit-down restaurants in Nemaha County, KS
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for sit-down restaurants in Nemaha County, KS, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 45 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,391 of 2,405 scored counties
#17 of 38 scored counties in Kansas
- Listings
- 17
- 12 chain locations (71%)
- Official establishments
- 12
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $15.4M
- On food away from home · $3,831 a household
- Spending per listing
- $908K
- 37% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 42.2
- 31% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 10,054
- −2.1% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 17 sit-down restaurants in Nemaha County. 12 of them (71%) are chain locations, against 29% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 42.2, 31% below the U.S. rate of 61.3.
Households in Nemaha County spend about $15.4M a year on food away from home, or $3,831 per household, 6% below the U.S. average. Spread across 17 sit-down restaurants, that is $908K per restaurant, 37% above the U.S. figure of $664K. That spending covers all food away from home, which sit-down restaurants share with other businesses in the trade.
Official counts show 12 businesses with payroll classed as full-service restaurants in Nemaha County in 2023. That is one for every 336 households, against one for every 500 across the U.S.
Population estimates show Nemaha County declined 2.1% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Groundwork market score for sit-down restaurants in Nemaha County is 45 (lower middle), #1,391 of 2,405 scored counties and #17 of 38 scored counties in Kansas.
How Nemaha 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 sit-down restaurants 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 | Nemaha County | Kansas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 42.2 | 53.9 | 61.3 |
| Spending per listing | $908K | $725K | $664K |
| Households per official establishment | 336 | 534 | 500 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +0.6% | +1.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −2.1% | +1.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on food away from home | $3,831 | $3,910 | $4,070 |
| Median household income | $77,348 | $74,275 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 45 | 49 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 12 → 12
- Employees, 2023
- 118
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $1.8M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 0Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 1712 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 23The 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 full-service restaurants in Nemaha 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 Nemaha County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 10,054−2.1% since 2020
- Households
- 4,031
- Median age
- 40.8
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 78%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.3
- Land area
- 717 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 14
- Median household income
- $77,348+22.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $100,466
- Median home value
- $217,200
- Jobs located here
- 5,896
- Daytime population
- 10,592Residents 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 sit-down restaurants, numbered among those based in Kansas, with Nemaha County marked.
Top counties in Kansas
| 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 |
| 17Nemaha County, KS | 45 | 17 | 42.2 | $908K | −2.1% | #1,391 of 2,405 |
Other business types in Nemaha County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
- Restaurants and cafes49
- Sit-down restaurants45
- Fast food and sandwich shops56
- Pizza43
- Coffee shops and cafes35
- Bakeries and dessert shops29
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Questions
How many sit-down restaurants are in Nemaha County, KS?
Nemaha County has 17 sit-down restaurants on map listings as of September 2026. 12 of them (71%) are chain locations. The listings count restaurants of every cuisine, pizza included. Official counts show 12 businesses with payroll classed as full-service restaurants in 2023.
How much do households in Nemaha County, KS spend on food away from home?
About $15.4M a year, or $3,831 per household. That is 6% below the U.S. average (an index of 94, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 17 sit-down restaurants on map listings, it comes to $908K per restaurant. The spending figure covers all food away from home, not only sit-down restaurants. It is estimated from the incomes of the 4,031 households in Nemaha County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Nemaha County, KS compare with the U.S. for sit-down restaurants?
Nemaha County has 42.2 sit-down restaurants per 10,000 households, 31% below the U.S. rate of 61.3. Spending per restaurant is $908K, 37% above the U.S. figure of $664K. At the national ratio of sit-down restaurants to household spending, Nemaha County would have about 23, against 17 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 336 households, against one for every 500 across the U.S.
How fast is Nemaha County, KS growing?
Population estimates put Nemaha County at 10,054 people in 2025, down 2.1% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 4,031 households. The median household income in Nemaha County is $77,348 a year, 4% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 22.4% 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. Nemaha County scores 45 for sit-down restaurants (lower middle), #1,391 of 2,405 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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