Market rankings · Alaska
Fast food and sandwich shops in Alaska
Every metro area, small-town market and county in Alaska, ranked by the Groundwork market score for fast food and sandwich shops, with competitor counts and household spending for each.
- Listings
- 292
- 224 chain locations (77%)
- Official establishments
- 490
- All limited-service restaurants · +8.4% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $1.2B
- On food away from home
- Listings per 10k households
- 10.8
- 19% below the U.S.
- Spending per listing
- $4M
- 31% above the U.S.
- Rank among states
- #6 of 51
- Market score 71 · Upper middle
A site report maps the fast food and sandwich shops on map listings around any address in Alaska by name and distance, and the spending within reach.
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What this means
Alaska has 292 fast food and sandwich shops on map listings as of September 2026. 224 of them (77%) are chain locations, against 79% across the U.S. That comes to 10.8 for every 10,000 households, 19% below the U.S. rate of 13.3.
At $4,320 per household (6% above the U.S. average), households in Alaska spend about $1.2B a year on food away from home. That works out to $4M per shop, 31% above the U.S. figure of $3.1M. The spending figure covers all food away from home, not only fast food and sandwich shops.
In 2023, official counts showed 490 businesses with payroll in Alaska classed as limited-service restaurants, up 8.4% from 2019. That is one for every 552 households, against one for every 478 across the U.S. Across the U.S., the count rose 6.1% over the same years. That count covers all limited-service restaurants (pizza places included), not only fast food and sandwich shops. Since fiscal 2022, 13 SBA-backed loans worth $5.2M have gone to businesses classed as limited-service restaurants in Alaska.
Among the 50 states and DC, Alaska ranks #6 for fast food and sandwich shops, with a Groundwork market score of 71 (upper middle). Of the 2 scored metro areas in or partly in Alaska, the Anchorage metro area scores highest (75). The one scored small-town market in or partly in Alaska, the Juneau area, scores 67.
Every market in Alaska for fast food and sandwich shops
Download the ranking (CSV)Numbered by Groundwork market score among the markets based in Alaska, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Anchorage, AK | 75 | 181 | 12.2 | $3.7M | +1.9% | #45 of 387 |
| 2Fairbanks-College, AK | 67 | 45 | 12.4 | $3.4M | −1.4% | #93 of 387 |
Small-town markets
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Juneau, AK | 67 | 5 | 3.8 | $11.9M | −1.8% | #110 of 537 |
| Ketchikan, AK | Not scored | 4 | 7.0 | $6M | −2.6% |
Counties
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Matanuska-Susitna Borough, AK | 88 | 39 | 9.8 | $4.4M | +10.4% | #32 of 2,222 |
| 2Kodiak Island Borough, AK | 68 | 5 | 10.8 | $3.8M | −5.0% | #432 of 2,222 |
| 3Juneau City and Borough, AK | 66 | 5 | 3.8 | $11.9M | −1.8% | #495 of 2,222 |
| 4Kenai Peninsula Borough, AK | 64 | 25 | 10.3 | $3.9M | +5.1% | #572 of 2,222 |
| 5Fairbanks North Star Borough, AK | 62 | 45 | 12.4 | $3.4M | −1.4% | #649 of 2,222 |
| 6Anchorage Municipality, AK | 57 | 142 | 13.1 | $3.5M | −1.3% | #848 of 2,222 |
| 7North Slope Borough, AK | 41 | 9 | 39.5 | $1.2M | −3.8% | #1,481 of 2,222 |
| Bethel Census Area, AK | Not scored | 1 | 2.1 | $18.6M | −1.5% | |
| Ketchikan Gateway Borough, AK | Not scored | 4 | 7.0 | $6M | −2.6% | |
| Nome Census Area, AK | Not scored | 1 | 3.6 | $11.1M | −1.9% | |
| Sitka City and Borough, AK | Not scored | 2 | 5.8 | $7.4M | −1.3% | |
| Kusilvak Census Area, AK | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −5.2% | |
| Northwest Arctic Borough, AK | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −9.0% | |
| Southeast Fairbanks Census Area, AK | Not scored | 1 | 4.0 | $9.1M | +6.5% | |
| Chugach Census Area, AK | Not scored | 1 | 3.5 | $12.2M | −7.5% | |
| Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area, AK | Not scored | 2 | 8.3 | $4.1M | +0.6% | |
| Aleutians West Census Area, AK | Not scored | 2 | 20.9 | $2.5M | +1.2% | |
| Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, AK | Not scored | 2 | 8.7 | $3.6M | −5.1% | |
| Dillingham Census Area, AK | Not scored | 1 | 7.1 | $5.4M | −7.4% | |
| Aleutians East Borough, AK | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | +1.6% | |
| Petersburg Borough, AK | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −0.1% | |
| Copper River Census Area, AK | Not scored | 2 | 16.6 | $2.3M | +1.9% | |
| Hoonah-Angoon Census Area, AK | Not scored | 1 | 10.8 | $3.1M | −3.8% | |
| Wrangell City and Borough, AK | Not scored | 1 | 10.2 | $3.4M | −5.6% | |
| Haines Borough, AK | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −1.0% | |
| Denali Borough, AK | Not scored | 1 | 17.7 | $2.3M | +0.3% | |
| Skagway Municipality, AK | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −10.7% | |
| Lake and Peninsula Borough, AK | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −6.2% | |
| Bristol Bay Borough, AK | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | +2.4% | |
| Yakutat City and Borough, AK | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −1.5% |
Markets with fewer than 5 fast food and sandwich shops on map listings, and counties under 10,000 people, aren’t scored; they’re listed last in each table.
Questions
How many fast food and sandwich shops are in Alaska?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 292 fast food and sandwich shops in Alaska. 224 of them (77%) are chain locations. The listings count fast food, sandwich shops, delis and bagel shops. Official counts show 490 businesses with payroll classed as limited-service restaurants in 2023, up 8.4% from 2019. 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 104 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Alaska spend on food away from home?
About $1.2B a year, or $4,320 per household. That is 6% above the U.S. average (an index of 106, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 292 fast food and sandwich shops on map listings, it comes to $4M per shop. That spending covers all food away from home, which fast food and sandwich shops share with other businesses in the trade. It is estimated from the incomes of the 270,533 households in Alaska and national spending patterns by income.
How does Alaska compare with the U.S. for fast food and sandwich shops?
Alaska has 10.8 fast food and sandwich shops per 10,000 households, 19% below the U.S. rate of 13.3. Spending per shop is $4M, 31% above the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the U.S. ratio of fast food and sandwich shops to household spending, Alaska would have about 383, against 292 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 552 households, against one for every 478 across the U.S. The official count rose 8.4% from 2019 to 2023, against +6.1% for the U.S.
Which market in Alaska has the highest market score for fast food and sandwich shops?
Among 2 scored metro areas in or partly in Alaska, the Anchorage metro area scores highest, at 75 (high). The one scored small-town market in or partly in Alaska is the Juneau area, at 67 (upper middle). Among 7 scored counties in Alaska, Matanuska-Susitna Borough scores highest, at 88 (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. Alaska scores 71 for fast food and sandwich shops (upper middle), #6 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 Alaska. It maps the fast food and sandwich shops 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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Related business types in Alaska
- Restaurants and cafes3,172 listings
- Sit-down restaurants1,554 listings
- Pizza203 listings
- Coffee shops and cafes620 listings
- Bakeries and dessert shops223 listings
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