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Fast food and sandwich shops in Graham County, AZ
How Graham County, AZ compares with other counties and the U.S. for fast food and sandwich shops: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 59 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #780 of 2,222 scored counties
#3 of 14 scored counties in Arizona
- Listings
- 13
- 12 chain locations (92%)
- Official establishments
- 24
- All limited-service restaurants
- Household spending a year
- $44.4M
- On food away from home · $3,484 a household
- Spending per listing
- $3.4M
- 12% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 10.2
- 23% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 40,157
- +4.0% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 13 fast food and sandwich shops in Graham County. Of those, 12 are chain locations, or 92%, against 79% across the U.S. That is 10.2 per 10,000 households, 23% below the U.S. rate of 13.3.
Household spending on food away from home in Graham County comes to about $44.4M a year: $3,484 per household, 14% below the U.S. average. That is about $3.4M of household spending for each shop on map listings, 12% 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.
In 2023, official counts showed 24 businesses with payroll in Graham County classed as limited-service restaurants. That is one for every 531 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.
Population estimates show Graham County grew 4.0% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). Graham County scores 59 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for fast food and sandwich shops, ranking #780 of 2,222 scored counties and #3 of 14 scored counties in Arizona.
How Graham 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 | Graham County | Arizona | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 10.2 | 13.3 | 13.3 |
| Spending per listing | $3.4M | $3M | $3.1M |
| Households per official establishment (all limited-service restaurants) | 531 | 500 | 478 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +13.8% | +6.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +4.0% | +6.1% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on food away from home | $3,484 | $3,982 | $4,070 |
| Median household income | $67,325 | $79,964 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 59 | 55 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 18 → 24All limited-service restaurants
- Employees, 2023
- 519
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $9.6M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 0All limited-service restaurants with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 1312 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 Graham 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 Graham County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 40,157+4.0% since 2020
- Households
- 12,746
- Median age
- 35.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 73%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.3
- Land area
- 4,622 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 8
- Median household income
- $67,325+31.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $81,219
- Median home value
- $212,000
- Jobs located here
- 9,824
- Daytime population
- 35,369Residents 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 Graham 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 Graham County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
- Restaurants and cafes65
- Sit-down restaurants68
- Fast food and sandwich shops59
- Pizza63
- Coffee shops and cafes68
- Bakeries and dessert shops52
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Questions
How many fast food and sandwich shops are in Graham County, AZ?
Graham County has 13 fast food and sandwich shops on map listings as of September 2026. 12 of them (92%) are chain locations. The listings count fast food, sandwich shops, delis and bagel shops. Official counts show 24 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.
How much do households in Graham County, AZ spend on food away from home?
About $44.4M a year, or $3,484 per household. That is 14% below the U.S. average (an index of 86, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 13 fast food and sandwich shops on map listings, it comes to $3.4M 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 12,746 households in Graham County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Graham County, AZ compare with the U.S. for fast food and sandwich shops?
Graham County has 10.2 fast food and sandwich shops per 10,000 households, 23% below the U.S. rate of 13.3. Spending per shop is $3.4M, 12% above the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the national ratio of fast food and sandwich shops to household spending, Graham County would have about 15, against 13 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 531 households, against one for every 478 across the U.S.
How fast is Graham County, AZ growing?
Population estimates put Graham County at 40,157 people in 2025, up 4.0% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 12,746 households. The median household income in Graham County is $67,325 a year, 17% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 31.1% 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. Graham County scores 59 for fast food and sandwich shops (upper middle), #780 of 2,222 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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