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Fast food and sandwich shops in Kodiak Island Borough, AK

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for fast food and sandwich shops in Kodiak Island Borough, AK, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 68 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #432 of 2,222 scored counties
#2 of 7 scored counties in Alaska

Listings
5
4 chain locations (80%)
Official establishments
5
All limited-service restaurants
Household spending a year
$18.8M
On food away from home · $4,046 a household
Spending per listing
$3.8M
23% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
10.8
19% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
12,387
−5.0% 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

Households in Kodiak Island Borough spend about $18.8M a year on food away from home, or $4,046 per household, in line with the U.S. average. That works out to $3.8M per shop, 23% above the U.S. figure of $3.1M. The spending figure covers all food away from home, not only fast food and sandwich shops.

Kodiak Island Borough has 5 fast food and sandwich shops on map listings as of September 2026. Of those, 4 are chain locations, or 80%, 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.

Official counts show 5 businesses with payroll classed as limited-service restaurants in Kodiak Island Borough in 2023. That is one for every 928 households, against one for every 478 across the U.S. That count covers all limited-service restaurants (pizza places included), not only fast food and sandwich shops.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Kodiak Island Borough declined 5.0%, against +3.1% for the U.S. Kodiak Island Borough scores 68 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for fast food and sandwich shops, ranking #432 of 2,222 scored counties and #2 of 7 scored counties in Alaska. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.

How Kodiak Island Borough compares

The same measures for Alaska 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 Kodiak Island Borough, AK compared with Alaska and the U.S.
MeasureKodiak Island BoroughAlaskaU.S.
Listings per 10k households10.810.813.3
Spending per listing$3.8M$4M$3.1M
Households per official establishment (all limited-service restaurants)928552478
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+8.4%+6.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025−5.0%+0.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on food away from home$4,046$4,320$4,070
Median household income$86,250$92,788$80,734
Groundwork market score6871

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
7 → 5All limited-service restaurants
Employees, 2023
84
Annual payroll, 2023
$2.1M
One-person businesses, 2023
0All limited-service restaurants with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
54 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
6The 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 Kodiak Island Borough, 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 Kodiak Island Borough

Population, 2025 estimate
12,387−5.0% since 2020
Households
4,640
Median age
37.3
Homes lived in by their owners
61%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
6,690 sq. mi.
People per square mile
2
Median household income
$86,250+0.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$109,824
Median home value
$412,300
Jobs located here
n/a
Daytime population
n/aResidents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Fast food and sandwich shops across Alaska

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The highest-scoring counties in Alaska for fast food and sandwich shops, numbered among those based in Alaska, with Kodiak Island Borough marked.

Top counties in Alaska

Counties in Alaska ranked for fast food and sandwich shops by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Matanuska-Susitna Borough, AK88399.8$4.4M+10.4%#32 of 2,222
2Kodiak Island Borough, AK68510.8$3.8M−5.0%#432 of 2,222
3Juneau City and Borough, AK6653.8$11.9M−1.8%#495 of 2,222
4Kenai Peninsula Borough, AK642510.3$3.9M+5.1%#572 of 2,222
5Fairbanks North Star Borough, AK624512.4$3.4M−1.4%#649 of 2,222
6Anchorage Municipality, AK5714213.1$3.5M−1.3%#848 of 2,222
7North Slope Borough, AK41939.5$1.2M−3.8%#1,481 of 2,222

Other business types in Kodiak Island Borough

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

Questions

How many fast food and sandwich shops are in Kodiak Island Borough, AK?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 5 fast food and sandwich shops in Kodiak Island Borough. 4 of them (80%) are chain locations. The listings count fast food, sandwich shops, delis and bagel shops. Official counts show 5 businesses with payroll classed as limited-service restaurants in 2023. The official count takes in all limited-service restaurants, not only fast food and sandwich shops: pizza places are counted too.

How much do households in Kodiak Island Borough, AK spend on food away from home?

About $18.8M a year, or $4,046 per household. That is in line with the U.S. average (an index of 99, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 5 fast food and sandwich shops on map listings, it comes to $3.8M 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 4,640 households in Kodiak Island Borough and national spending patterns by income.

How does Kodiak Island Borough, AK compare with the U.S. for fast food and sandwich shops?

Kodiak Island Borough 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 $3.8M, 23% above the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the U.S. ratio of fast food and sandwich shops to household spending, Kodiak Island Borough would have about 6, against 5 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 928 households, against one for every 478 across the U.S.

How fast is Kodiak Island Borough, AK growing?

Population estimates put Kodiak Island Borough at 12,387 people in 2025, down 5.0% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 4,640 households. Median household income in Kodiak Island Borough is $86,250, 7% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 0.5%, 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. Kodiak Island Borough scores 68 for fast food and sandwich shops (upper middle), #432 of 2,222 scored counties.

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