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Fast food and sandwich shops in Dallas County, AR
The fast food and sandwich shops in Dallas County, AR, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score
Not scored
Counties under 10,000 people aren’t scored, since a few businesses can swing their figures.
- Listings
- 5
- 5 chain locations (100%)
- Official establishments
- 6
- All limited-service restaurants
- Household spending a year
- $7.4M
- On food away from home · $2,883 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.5M
- 52% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 19.5
- 47% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 6,011
- −6.7% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 5 fast food and sandwich shops in Dallas County. All of them are chain locations, against 79% across the U.S. That comes to 19.5 for every 10,000 households, 47% above the U.S. rate of 13.3.
Household spending on food away from home in Dallas County comes to about $7.4M a year: $2,883 per household, 29% below the U.S. average. That is about $1.5M of household spending for each shop on map listings, 52% 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 6 businesses with payroll in Dallas County classed as limited-service restaurants. That is one for every 426 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 put the population change in Dallas County from 2020 to 2025 at −6.7%, against +3.1% for the U.S. Counties under 10,000 people aren’t given a market score, since a few businesses can swing their figures.
How Dallas County compares
The same measures for Arkansas 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 | Dallas County | Arkansas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 19.5 | 14.2 | 13.3 |
| Spending per listing | $1.5M | $2.4M | $3.1M |
| Households per official establishment (all limited-service restaurants) | 426 | 506 | 478 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +11.1% | +6.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −6.7% | +3.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on food away from home | $2,883 | $3,400 | $4,070 |
| Median household income | $42,500 | $60,773 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | Not scored | 31 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 3 → 6All limited-service restaurants
- Employees, 2023
- 119
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $2.1M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 0All limited-service restaurants with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 55 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 2The 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 Dallas 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 Dallas County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 6,011−6.7% since 2020
- Households
- 2,558
- Median age
- 48.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 73%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 667 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 9
- Median household income
- $42,500
- Average household income
- $60,917
- Median home value
- $97,300
- Jobs located here
- 2,489
- Daytime population
- 6,321Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
Looking at a specific site in Dallas County?
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Every Arkansas market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Arkansas for fast food and sandwich shops, numbered among those based in Arkansas, with Dallas County marked.
Top counties in Arkansas
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Marion County, AR | 72 | 5 | 6.5 | $4.5M | +4.3% | #302 of 2,222 |
| 2Saline County, AR | 71 | 52 | 10.4 | $3.7M | +7.6% | #334 of 2,222 |
| 3Benton County, AR | 66 | 166 | 14.8 | $2.9M | +16.0% | #533 of 2,222 |
| 4Polk County, AR | 65 | 5 | 6.3 | $4.8M | +1.6% | #536 of 2,222 |
| 5Lonoke County, AR | 64 | 32 | 11.2 | $3.2M | +3.5% | #582 of 2,222 |
| 6Izard County, AR | 62 | 5 | 9.6 | $3M | +5.9% | #661 of 2,222 |
| 7Grant County, AR | 62 | 9 | 12.9 | $2.8M | +4.1% | #666 of 2,222 |
| 8Hot Spring County, AR | 61 | 10 | 8.1 | $3.9M | +1.1% | #682 of 2,222 |
| 9Van Buren County, AR | 58 | 7 | 9.4 | $3.1M | +2.8% | #821 of 2,222 |
| 10Conway County, AR | 56 | 9 | 10.9 | $2.8M | +3.2% | #918 of 2,222 |
| Dallas County, AR | Not scored | 5 | 19.5 | $1.5M | −6.7% |
Other business types in Dallas County
None has a Groundwork market score here. Counties under 10,000 people aren’t scored, since a few businesses can swing their figures.
Food and drink
- Restaurants and cafes
- Sit-down restaurants
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- Pizza
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- Bakeries and dessert shops
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Questions
How many fast food and sandwich shops are in Dallas County, AR?
There are 5 fast food and sandwich shops on map listings in Dallas County as of September 2026. 5 of them (100%) are chain locations. The listings count fast food, sandwich shops, delis and bagel shops. Official counts show 6 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 Dallas County, AR spend on food away from home?
About $7.4M a year, or $2,883 per household. That is 29% below the U.S. average (an index of 71, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 5 fast food and sandwich shops on map listings, it comes to $1.5M 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 2,558 households in Dallas County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Dallas County, AR compare with the U.S. for fast food and sandwich shops?
Dallas County has 19.5 fast food and sandwich shops per 10,000 households, 47% above the U.S. rate of 13.3. Spending per shop is $1.5M, 52% below the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the national ratio of fast food and sandwich shops to household spending, Dallas County would have about 2, against 5 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 426 households, against one for every 478 across the U.S.
How fast is Dallas County, AR growing?
Population estimates put Dallas County at 6,011 people in 2025, down 6.7% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 2,558 households. The median household income in Dallas County is $42,500 a year, 47% below the U.S. median of $80,734.
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. The score leaves out counties under 10,000 people, where a handful of businesses would swing it.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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