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Fast food and sandwich shops in Gila County, AZ
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for fast food and sandwich shops in Gila County, AZ, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 47 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,269 of 2,222 scored counties
#9 of 14 scored counties in Arizona
- Listings
- 30
- 28 chain locations (93%)
- Official establishments
- 38
- All limited-service restaurants · +22.6% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $79.1M
- On food away from home · $3,345 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.6M
- 14% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 12.7
- 5% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 53,801
- +0.9% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 30 fast food and sandwich shops in Gila County. Of those, 28 are chain locations, or 93%, against 79% across the U.S. That is 12.7 per 10,000 households, 5% below the U.S. rate of 13.3.
Household spending on food away from home in Gila County comes to about $79.1M a year: $3,345 per household, 18% below the U.S. average. That is about $2.6M of household spending for each shop on map listings, 14% 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.
In 2023, official counts showed 38 businesses with payroll in Gila County classed as limited-service restaurants, up 22.6% from 2019. That is one for every 622 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 10 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $492K have gone to businesses classed as limited-service restaurants in Gila County.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Gila County grew 0.9%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for fast food and sandwich shops in Gila County is 47 (lower middle), #1,269 of 2,222 scored counties and #9 of 14 scored counties in Arizona.
How Gila 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 | Gila County | Arizona | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 12.7 | 13.3 | 13.3 |
| Spending per listing | $2.6M | $3M | $3.1M |
| Households per official establishment (all limited-service restaurants) | 622 | 500 | 478 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +22.6% | +13.8% | +6.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +0.9% | +6.1% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on food away from home | $3,345 | $3,982 | $4,070 |
| Median household income | $61,986 | $79,964 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 47 | 55 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 31 → 38All limited-service restaurants · +22.6% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 743
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $15.3M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 10All limited-service restaurants with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 3028 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 26The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 2
- Amount
- $492K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as limited-service restaurants in Gila 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 Gila County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 53,801+0.9% since 2020
- Households
- 23,645
- Median age
- 49.8
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 78%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 4,758 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 11
- Median household income
- $61,986+42.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $79,972
- Median home value
- $269,400
- Jobs located here
- 13,608
- Daytime population
- 48,361Residents 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 Gila 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 Gila County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
- Restaurants and cafes33
- Sit-down restaurants27
- Fast food and sandwich shops47
- Pizza53
- Coffee shops and cafes40
- Bakeries and dessert shops59
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Questions
How many fast food and sandwich shops are in Gila County, AZ?
There are 30 fast food and sandwich shops on map listings in Gila County as of September 2026. 28 of them (93%) are chain locations. The listings count fast food, sandwich shops, delis and bagel shops. Official counts show 38 businesses with payroll classed as limited-service restaurants in 2023, up 22.6% from 2019. That count covers all limited-service restaurants (pizza places included), not only fast food and sandwich shops. Official counts also show 10 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Gila County, AZ spend on food away from home?
About $79.1M a year, or $3,345 per household. That is 18% below the U.S. average (an index of 82, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 30 fast food and sandwich shops on map listings, it comes to $2.6M 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 23,645 households in Gila County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Gila County, AZ compare with the U.S. for fast food and sandwich shops?
Gila County has 12.7 fast food and sandwich shops per 10,000 households, 5% below the U.S. rate of 13.3. Spending per shop is $2.6M, 14% below the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the national ratio of fast food and sandwich shops to household spending, Gila County would have about 26, against 30 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 622 households, against one for every 478 across the U.S. The official count rose 22.6% from 2019 to 2023, against +6.1% for the U.S.
How fast is Gila County, AZ growing?
Population estimates put Gila County at 53,801 people in 2025, up 0.9% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 23,645 households. The median household income in Gila County is $61,986 a year, 23% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 42.4% 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. Gila County scores 47 for fast food and sandwich shops (lower middle), #1,269 of 2,222 scored counties.
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