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Fast food and sandwich shops in Conecuh County, AL

The fast food and sandwich shops in Conecuh County, AL, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 9 out of 100: Very low

Ranked #2,198 of 2,222 scored counties
#57 of 60 scored counties in Alabama

Listings
12
10 chain locations (83%)
Official establishments
9
All limited-service restaurants
Household spending a year
$12.4M
On food away from home · $2,805 a household
Spending per listing
$1M
66% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
27.2
2.1 times the U.S.
Population, 2025
10,899
−5.7% 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

For fast food and sandwich shops, Conecuh County has a Groundwork market score of 9 (very low): #2,198 of 2,222 scored counties and #57 of 60 scored counties in Alabama. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.

Map listings as of September 2026 show 12 fast food and sandwich shops in Conecuh County. 10 of them (83%) are chain locations, against 79% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 27.2, 2.1 times the U.S. rate of 13.3.

Households in Conecuh County spend about $12.4M a year on food away from home, or $2,805 per household, 31% below the U.S. average. That works out to $1M per shop, 66% below the U.S. figure of $3.1M. That spending covers all food away from home, which fast food and sandwich shops share with other businesses in the trade.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as limited-service restaurants in Conecuh County was 9 in 2023. That is one for every 491 households, against one for every 478 across the U.S. The official count takes in all limited-service restaurants, not only fast food and sandwich shops: pizza places are counted too. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Conecuh County declined 5.7%, against +3.1% for the U.S.

How Conecuh County compares

The same measures for Alabama and the whole U.S. Spending per listing divides a year of household spending on all food away from home by the fast food and sandwich shops counted, so it measures the demand for each competitor, not any business’s revenue. Households per establishment does the same with the official count.

Fast food and sandwich shops in Conecuh County, AL compared with Alabama and the U.S.
MeasureConecuh CountyAlabamaU.S.
Listings per 10k households27.215.113.3
Spending per listing$1M$2.3M$3.1M
Households per official establishment (all limited-service restaurants)491450478
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+8.8%+6.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025−5.7%+3.2%+3.1%
Spending per household on food away from home$2,805$3,519$4,070
Median household income$41,327$63,999$80,734
Groundwork market score920

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
7 → 9All limited-service restaurants
Employees, 2023
249
Annual payroll, 2023
$4.1M
One-person businesses, 2023
0All limited-service restaurants with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
1210 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
4The 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 limited-service restaurants in Conecuh 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. These official figures cover all limited-service restaurants, not only fast food and sandwich shops.

Population and households in Conecuh County

Population, 2025 estimate
10,899−5.7% since 2020
Households
4,417
Median age
44.9
Homes lived in by their owners
74%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
850 sq. mi.
People per square mile
13
Median household income
$41,327+9.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$61,420
Median home value
$105,300
Jobs located here
3,144
Daytime population
9,734Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Fast food and sandwich shops across Alabama

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The highest-scoring counties in Alabama for fast food and sandwich shops, numbered among those based in Alabama, with Conecuh County marked.

Top counties in Alabama

Counties in Alabama ranked for fast food and sandwich shops by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Limestone County, AL86399.5$4.2M+18.0%#44 of 2,222
2Randolph County, AL7077.6$4.2M+4.8%#354 of 2,222
3Blount County, AL69188.1$4.2M+1.8%#391 of 2,222
4Lawrence County, AL67128.8$3.9M+2.3%#468 of 2,222
5Cleburne County, AL65610.0$3.1M+6.0%#555 of 2,222
6Shelby County, AL6211913.7$3.2M+6.5%#658 of 2,222
7Autauga County, AL602812.2$3.1M+5.1%#749 of 2,222
8Cherokee County, AL591110.8$3M+5.8%#793 of 2,222
9Baldwin County, AL5814014.2$2.7M+14.8%#838 of 2,222
10Chilton County, AL572111.7$2.9M+5.9%#868 of 2,222
57Conecuh County, AL91227.2$1M−5.7%#2,198 of 2,222

Other business types in Conecuh County

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

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Questions

How many fast food and sandwich shops are in Conecuh County, AL?

There are 12 fast food and sandwich shops on map listings in Conecuh County as of September 2026. 10 of them (83%) are chain locations. The listings count fast food, sandwich shops, delis and bagel shops. Official counts show 9 businesses with payroll classed as limited-service restaurants in 2023. That count covers all limited-service restaurants (pizza places included), not only fast food and sandwich shops.

How much do households in Conecuh County, AL spend on food away from home?

About $12.4M a year, or $2,805 per household. That is 31% below the U.S. average (an index of 69, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 12 fast food and sandwich shops on map listings, it comes to $1M per shop. The spending figure covers all food away from home, not only fast food and sandwich shops. It is estimated from the incomes of the 4,417 households in Conecuh County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Conecuh County, AL compare with the U.S. for fast food and sandwich shops?

Conecuh County has 27.2 fast food and sandwich shops per 10,000 households, 2.1 times the U.S. rate of 13.3. Spending per shop is $1M, 66% below the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the national ratio of fast food and sandwich shops to household spending, Conecuh County would have about 4, against 12 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 491 households, against one for every 478 across the U.S.

How fast is Conecuh County, AL growing?

Population estimates put Conecuh County at 10,899 people in 2025, down 5.7% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 4,417 households. The median household income in Conecuh County is $41,327 a year, 49% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 9.2% 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. Conecuh County scores 9 for fast food and sandwich shops (very low), #2,198 of 2,222 scored counties.

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