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Fast food and sandwich shops in Greene County, AR

How Greene County, AR 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 38 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,584 of 2,222 scored counties
#22 of 56 scored counties in Arkansas

Listings
28
24 chain locations (86%)
Official establishments
31
All limited-service restaurants · +19.2% since 2019
Household spending a year
$57.8M
On food away from home · $3,213 a household
Spending per listing
$2.1M
32% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
15.6
17% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
47,411
+3.4% 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

As of September 2026, map listings count 28 fast food and sandwich shops in Greene County. Of those, 24 are chain locations, or 86%, against 79% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 15.6, 17% above the U.S. rate of 13.3.

Households in Greene County spend about $57.8M a year on food away from home, or $3,213 per household, 21% below the U.S. average. Spread across 28 fast food and sandwich shops, that is $2.1M per shop, 32% 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.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as limited-service restaurants in Greene County was 31 in 2023, up 19.2% from 2019. That is one for every 580 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 6 one-person businesses without payroll.

Population estimates put the population change in Greene County from 2020 to 2025 at +3.4%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for fast food and sandwich shops in Greene County is 38 (lower middle), #1,584 of 2,222 scored counties and #22 of 56 scored counties in Arkansas.

How Greene 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.

Fast food and sandwich shops in Greene County, AR compared with Arkansas and the U.S.
MeasureGreene CountyArkansasU.S.
Listings per 10k households15.614.213.3
Spending per listing$2.1M$2.4M$3.1M
Households per official establishment (all limited-service restaurants)580506478
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+19.2%+11.1%+6.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025+3.4%+3.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on food away from home$3,213$3,400$4,070
Median household income$57,839$60,773$80,734
Groundwork market score3831

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
26 → 31All limited-service restaurants · +19.2% over the period
Employees, 2023
760
Annual payroll, 2023
$12M
One-person businesses, 2023
6All limited-service restaurants with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
2824 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
19The 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 Greene 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 Greene County

Population, 2025 estimate
47,411+3.4% since 2020
Households
17,994
Median age
39.4
Homes lived in by their owners
66%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
577 sq. mi.
People per square mile
80
Median household income
$57,839+22.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$72,756
Median home value
$169,300
Jobs located here
21,057
Daytime population
48,090Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Fast food and sandwich shops across Arkansas

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The highest-scoring counties in Arkansas for fast food and sandwich shops, numbered among those based in Arkansas, with Greene County marked.

Top counties in Arkansas

Counties in Arkansas ranked for fast food and sandwich shops by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Marion County, AR7256.5$4.5M+4.3%#302 of 2,222
2Saline County, AR715210.4$3.7M+7.6%#334 of 2,222
3Benton County, AR6616614.8$2.9M+16.0%#533 of 2,222
4Polk County, AR6556.3$4.8M+1.6%#536 of 2,222
5Lonoke County, AR643211.2$3.2M+3.5%#582 of 2,222
6Izard County, AR6259.6$3M+5.9%#661 of 2,222
7Grant County, AR62912.9$2.8M+4.1%#666 of 2,222
8Hot Spring County, AR61108.1$3.9M+1.1%#682 of 2,222
9Van Buren County, AR5879.4$3.1M+2.8%#821 of 2,222
10Conway County, AR56910.9$2.8M+3.2%#918 of 2,222
22Greene County, AR382815.6$2.1M+3.4%#1,584 of 2,222

Other business types in Greene County

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

Questions

How many fast food and sandwich shops are in Greene County, AR?

Greene County has 28 fast food and sandwich shops on map listings as of September 2026. 24 of them (86%) are chain locations. The listings count fast food, sandwich shops, delis and bagel shops. Official counts show 31 businesses with payroll classed as limited-service restaurants in 2023, up 19.2% from 2019. That count covers all limited-service restaurants (pizza places included), not only fast food and sandwich shops. Official counts also show 6 one-person businesses without payroll.

How much do households in Greene County, AR spend on food away from home?

About $57.8M a year, or $3,213 per household. That is 21% below the U.S. average (an index of 79, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 28 fast food and sandwich shops on map listings, it comes to $2.1M 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 17,994 households in Greene County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Greene County, AR compare with the U.S. for fast food and sandwich shops?

Greene County has 15.6 fast food and sandwich shops per 10,000 households, 17% above the U.S. rate of 13.3. Spending per shop is $2.1M, 32% below the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the national ratio of fast food and sandwich shops to household spending, Greene County would have about 19, against 28 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 580 households, against one for every 478 across the U.S. The official count rose 19.2% from 2019 to 2023, against +6.1% for the U.S.

How fast is Greene County, AR growing?

Population estimates put Greene County at 47,411 people in 2025, up 3.4% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 17,994 households. The median household income in Greene County is $57,839 a year, 28% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 22.9% 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. Greene County scores 38 for fast food and sandwich shops (lower middle), #1,584 of 2,222 scored counties.

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