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Sit-down restaurants in Stevens County, KS

The sit-down restaurants in Stevens County, KS, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score

Not scored

Counties under 10,000 people aren’t scored, since a few businesses can swing their figures.

Listings
15
4 chain locations (27%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$6.8M
On food away from home · $3,613 a household
Spending per listing
$455K
31% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
79.4
30% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
4,984
−4.9% 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

At $3,613 per household (11% below the U.S. average), households in Stevens County spend about $6.8M a year on food away from home. That is about $455K of household spending for each restaurant on map listings, 31% below the U.S. figure of $664K. The spending figure covers all food away from home, not only sit-down restaurants.

There are 15 sit-down restaurants on map listings in Stevens County as of September 2026. 4 of them (27%) are chain locations, against 29% across the U.S. That comes to 79.4 for every 10,000 households, 30% above the U.S. rate of 61.3.

Official counts don’t publish a figure for full-service restaurants in Stevens County, since they leave out counts under 3.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Stevens County declined 4.9%, against +3.1% for the U.S. Counties under 10,000 people aren’t given a market score, since a few businesses can swing their figures.

How Stevens 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.

Sit-down restaurants in Stevens County, KS compared with Kansas and the U.S.
MeasureStevens CountyKansasU.S.
Listings per 10k households79.453.961.3
Spending per listing$455K$725K$664K
Households per official establishmentn/a534500
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+0.6%+1.5%
Population growth, 2020–2025−4.9%+1.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on food away from home$3,613$3,910$4,070
Median household income$64,178$74,275$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored49

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
n/a
Employees, 2023
n/a
Annual payroll, 2023
n/a
One-person businesses, 2023
0Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
154 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
10The 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 Stevens 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 Stevens County

Population, 2025 estimate
4,984−4.9% since 2020
Households
1,888
Median age
39.0
Homes lived in by their owners
74%
Vehicles per household
2.3
Land area
727 sq. mi.
People per square mile
7
Median household income
$64,178
Average household income
$87,002
Median home value
$129,300
Jobs located here
1,999
Daytime population
4,890Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Sit-down restaurants across Kansas

Every Kansas market ranked →

The highest-scoring counties in Kansas for sit-down restaurants, numbered among those based in Kansas, with Stevens County marked.

Top counties in Kansas

Counties in Kansas ranked for sit-down restaurants by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Pottawatomie County, KS813537.3$1.1M+6.9%#107 of 2,405
2Leavenworth County, KS8111939.5$1.1M+3.2%#112 of 2,405
3Miami County, KS795137.1$1.1M+5.9%#145 of 2,405
4Butler County, KS7810641.8$963K+3.1%#173 of 2,405
5Johnson County, KS711,30852.4$932K+4.2%#346 of 2,405
6Jackson County, KS672345.9$822K+1.5%#468 of 2,405
7Jefferson County, KS663344.5$910K−0.2%#492 of 2,405
8Dickinson County, KS603644.9$811K+1.4%#744 of 2,405
9McPherson County, KS585746.9$815K−0.4%#816 of 2,405
10Shawnee County, KS5835446.9$785K0.0%#823 of 2,405
Stevens County, KSNot scored1579.4$455K−4.9%

Other business types in Stevens County

None has a Groundwork market score here. Counties under 10,000 people aren’t scored, since a few businesses can swing their figures.

Questions

How many sit-down restaurants are in Stevens County, KS?

As of September 2026, map listings count 15 sit-down restaurants in Stevens County. 4 of them (27%) are chain locations. The listings count restaurants of every cuisine, pizza included. No official count is published for full-service restaurants in Stevens County: counts under 3 are left out.

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

About $6.8M a year, or $3,613 per household. That is 11% below the U.S. average (an index of 89, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 15 sit-down restaurants on map listings, it comes to $455K 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 1,888 households in Stevens County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Stevens County, KS compare with the U.S. for sit-down restaurants?

Stevens County has 79.4 sit-down restaurants per 10,000 households, 30% above the U.S. rate of 61.3. Spending per restaurant is $455K, 31% below the U.S. figure of $664K. At the U.S. ratio of sit-down restaurants to household spending, Stevens County would have about 10, against 15 on map listings.

How fast is Stevens County, KS growing?

Population estimates put Stevens County at 4,984 people in 2025, down 4.9% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 1,888 households. Median household income in Stevens County is $64,178, 21% below the U.S. median of $80,734.

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. The score leaves out counties under 10,000 people, where a handful of businesses would swing it.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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How the score works · Top markets for sit-down restaurants · All 56 business types in Stevens County

Screening a site or an acquisition in Stevens County?

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