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Fast food and sandwich shops in Lawrence County, AL

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 67 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #468 of 2,222 scored counties
#4 of 60 scored counties in Alabama

Listings
12
10 chain locations (83%)
Official establishments
19
All limited-service restaurants
Household spending a year
$46.5M
On food away from home · $3,410 a household
Spending per listing
$3.9M
27% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
8.8
34% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
33,843
+2.3% 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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 12 fast food and sandwich shops in Lawrence County. Of those, 10 are chain locations, or 83%, against 79% across the U.S. That is 8.8 per 10,000 households, 34% below the U.S. rate of 13.3.

At $3,410 per household (16% below the U.S. average), households in Lawrence County spend about $46.5M a year on food away from home. Spread across 12 fast food and sandwich shops, that is $3.9M per shop, 27% above 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.

Official counts show 19 businesses with payroll classed as limited-service restaurants in Lawrence County in 2023. That is one for every 717 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. Official counts also show 4 one-person businesses without payroll.

Population estimates put the population change in Lawrence County from 2020 to 2025 at +2.3%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for fast food and sandwich shops in Lawrence County is 67 (upper middle), #468 of 2,222 scored counties and #4 of 60 scored counties in Alabama. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.

How Lawrence 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 Lawrence County, AL compared with Alabama and the U.S.
MeasureLawrence CountyAlabamaU.S.
Listings per 10k households8.815.113.3
Spending per listing$3.9M$2.3M$3.1M
Households per official establishment (all limited-service restaurants)717450478
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+8.8%+6.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025+2.3%+3.2%+3.1%
Spending per household on food away from home$3,410$3,519$4,070
Median household income$66,071$63,999$80,734
Groundwork market score6720

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
16 → 19All limited-service restaurants
Employees, 2023
337
Annual payroll, 2023
$6.1M
One-person businesses, 2023
4All limited-service restaurants with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
1210 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
15The 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 Lawrence 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 Lawrence County

Population, 2025 estimate
33,843+2.3% since 2020
Households
13,627
Median age
42.1
Homes lived in by their owners
82%
Vehicles per household
2.3
Land area
691 sq. mi.
People per square mile
48
Median household income
$66,071+47.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$80,069
Median home value
$172,300
Jobs located here
5,153
Daytime population
24,598Residents 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 Lawrence 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

Other business types in Lawrence 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 Lawrence County, AL?

There are 12 fast food and sandwich shops on map listings in Lawrence 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 19 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. Another 4 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.

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

About $46.5M a year, or $3,410 per household. That is 16% below the U.S. average (an index of 84, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 12 fast food and sandwich shops on map listings, it comes to $3.9M 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 13,627 households in Lawrence County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Lawrence County has 8.8 fast food and sandwich shops per 10,000 households, 34% below the U.S. rate of 13.3. Spending per shop is $3.9M, 27% above the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the national ratio of fast food and sandwich shops to household spending, Lawrence County would have about 15, against 12 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 717 households, against one for every 478 across the U.S.

How fast is Lawrence County, AL growing?

Population estimates put Lawrence County at 33,843 people in 2025, up 2.3% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 13,627 households. The median household income in Lawrence County is $66,071 a year, 18% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 47.2% 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. Lawrence County scores 67 for fast food and sandwich shops (upper middle), #468 of 2,222 scored counties.

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