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Fast food and sandwich shops in Apache County, AZ
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for fast food and sandwich shops in Apache County, AZ, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 49 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,173 of 2,222 scored counties
#8 of 14 scored counties in Arizona
- Listings
- 20
- 18 chain locations (90%)
- Official establishments
- 13
- All limited-service restaurants
- Household spending a year
- $60.7M
- On food away from home · $2,875 a household
- Spending per listing
- $3M
- In line with the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 9.5
- 29% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 64,445
- −2.2% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 20 fast food and sandwich shops in Apache County. Chain locations make up 90% of them, against 79% across the U.S. That comes to 9.5 for every 10,000 households, 29% below the U.S. rate of 13.3.
Households in Apache County spend about $60.7M a year on food away from home, or $2,875 per household, 29% below the U.S. average. That works out to $3M per shop, in line with 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 Apache County was 13 in 2023. That is one for every 1,623 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 list 4 one-person businesses without payroll.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Apache County declined 2.2%, against +3.1% for the U.S. For fast food and sandwich shops, Apache County has a Groundwork market score of 49 (lower middle): #1,173 of 2,222 scored counties and #8 of 14 scored counties in Arizona.
How Apache County compares
The same measures for Arizona 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.
| Measure | Apache County | Arizona | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 9.5 | 13.3 | 13.3 |
| Spending per listing | $3M | $3M | $3.1M |
| Households per official establishment (all limited-service restaurants) | 1,623 | 500 | 478 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +13.8% | +6.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −2.2% | +6.1% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on food away from home | $2,875 | $3,982 | $4,070 |
| Median household income | $41,438 | $79,964 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 49 | 55 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 13 → 13All limited-service restaurants
- Employees, 2023
- 246
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $5.5M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 4All limited-service restaurants with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 2018 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 20The 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 Apache 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 Apache County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 64,445−2.2% since 2020
- Households
- 21,100
- Median age
- 37.2
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 79%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 11,198 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 6
- Median household income
- $41,438+27.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $59,034
- Median home value
- $63,700
- Jobs located here
- 14,607
- Daytime population
- 66,846Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Arizona market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Arizona for fast food and sandwich shops, numbered among those based in Arizona, with Apache County marked.
Top counties in Arizona
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Pinal County, AZ | 86 | 154 | 9.5 | $4.1M | +25.4% | #46 of 2,222 |
| 2Yavapai County, AZ | 74 | 114 | 10.3 | $3.6M | +6.5% | #259 of 2,222 |
| 3Graham County, AZ | 59 | 13 | 10.2 | $3.4M | +4.0% | #780 of 2,222 |
| 4Maricopa County, AZ | 59 | 2,429 | 14.0 | $3M | +5.5% | #790 of 2,222 |
| 5Yuma County, AZ | 58 | 91 | 11.5 | $2.9M | +9.2% | #828 of 2,222 |
| 6Pima County, AZ | 57 | 544 | 12.4 | $3M | +2.8% | #864 of 2,222 |
| 7Mohave County, AZ | 57 | 123 | 12.1 | $2.7M | +6.5% | #870 of 2,222 |
| 8Apache County, AZ | 49 | 20 | 9.5 | $3M | −2.2% | #1,173 of 2,222 |
| 9Gila County, AZ | 47 | 30 | 12.7 | $2.6M | +0.9% | #1,269 of 2,222 |
| 10Santa Cruz County, AZ | 47 | 22 | 13.0 | $2.5M | +4.8% | #1,282 of 2,222 |
Other business types in Apache County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
- Restaurants and cafes60
- Sit-down restaurants61
- Fast food and sandwich shops49
- Pizza51
- Coffee shops and cafes18
- Bakeries and dessert shops
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Questions
How many fast food and sandwich shops are in Apache County, AZ?
Apache County has 20 fast food and sandwich shops on map listings as of September 2026. 18 of them (90%) are chain locations. The listings count fast food, sandwich shops, delis and bagel shops. Official counts show 13 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. Official counts also show 4 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Apache County, AZ spend on food away from home?
About $60.7M a year, or $2,875 per household. That is 29% below the U.S. average (an index of 71, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 20 fast food and sandwich shops on map listings, it comes to $3M 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 21,100 households in Apache County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Apache County, AZ compare with the U.S. for fast food and sandwich shops?
Apache County has 9.5 fast food and sandwich shops per 10,000 households, 29% below the U.S. rate of 13.3. Spending per shop is $3M, in line with the U.S. figure of $3.1M. The count on map listings matches the U.S. ratio of fast food and sandwich shops to household spending. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,623 households, against one for every 478 across the U.S.
How fast is Apache County, AZ growing?
Population estimates put Apache County at 64,445 people in 2025, down 2.2% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 21,100 households. The median household income in Apache County is $41,438 a year, 49% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 27.5% 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. Apache County scores 49 for fast food and sandwich shops (lower middle), #1,173 of 2,222 scored counties.
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