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Fast food and sandwich shops in Calaveras County, CA

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for fast food and sandwich shops in Calaveras County, CA, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 77 out of 100: High

Ranked #180 of 2,222 scored counties
#4 of 53 scored counties in California

Listings
14
9 chain locations (64%)
Official establishments
31
All limited-service restaurants · +24.0% since 2019
Household spending a year
$74.3M
On food away from home · $4,031 a household
Spending per listing
$5.3M
74% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
7.6
43% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
46,605
+2.8% 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

The Groundwork market score for fast food and sandwich shops in Calaveras County is 77 (high), #180 of 2,222 scored counties and #4 of 53 scored counties in California. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for fast food and sandwich shops.

Map listings as of September 2026 show 14 fast food and sandwich shops in Calaveras County. 9 of them (64%) are chain locations, against 79% across the U.S. That comes to 7.6 for every 10,000 households, 43% below the U.S. rate of 13.3.

At $4,031 per household (in line with the U.S. average), households in Calaveras County spend about $74.3M a year on food away from home. That works out to $5.3M per shop, 74% 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.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as limited-service restaurants in Calaveras County was 31 in 2023, up 24.0% from 2019. That is one for every 595 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. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Calaveras County grew 2.8%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%).

How Calaveras County compares

The same measures for California 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 Calaveras County, CA compared with California and the U.S.
MeasureCalaveras CountyCaliforniaU.S.
Listings per 10k households7.612.913.3
Spending per listing$5.3M$3.5M$3.1M
Households per official establishment (all limited-service restaurants)595392478
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+24.0%+6.5%+6.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025+2.8%−0.4%+3.1%
Spending per household on food away from home$4,031$4,559$4,070
Median household income$78,647$99,122$80,734
Groundwork market score7749

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
25 → 31All limited-service restaurants · +24.0% over the period
Employees, 2023
402
Annual payroll, 2023
$8.7M
One-person businesses, 2023
3All limited-service restaurants with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
149 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
24The 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 Calaveras 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 Calaveras County

Population, 2025 estimate
46,605+2.8% since 2020
Households
18,437
Median age
50.5
Homes lived in by their owners
84%
Vehicles per household
2.3
Land area
1,020 sq. mi.
People per square mile
45
Median household income
$78,647+24.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$107,069
Median home value
$457,200
Jobs located here
10,991
Daytime population
32,740Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Fast food and sandwich shops across California

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

Top counties in California

Counties in California ranked for fast food and sandwich shops by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Yuba County, CA85217.3$5.2M+8.2%#54 of 2,222
2San Benito County, CA822110.2$4.8M+8.6%#95 of 2,222
3Amador County, CA79169.9$4.1M+3.2%#151 of 2,222
4Calaveras County, CA77147.6$5.3M+2.8%#180 of 2,222
5Nevada County, CA724510.5$4.1M−0.4%#304 of 2,222
6Contra Costa County, CA6941410.0$5.2M+0.3%#384 of 2,222
7El Dorado County, CA688711.4$4.2M+0.6%#425 of 2,222
8Marin County, CA67979.4$5.9M−2.9%#455 of 2,222
9Sonoma County, CA6721411.2$4.2M−0.4%#464 of 2,222
10Lake County, CA66207.4$4.7M−0.6%#498 of 2,222

Other business types in Calaveras County

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

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Questions

How many fast food and sandwich shops are in Calaveras County, CA?

There are 14 fast food and sandwich shops on map listings in Calaveras County as of September 2026. 9 of them (64%) 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 24.0% from 2019. That count covers all limited-service restaurants (pizza places included), not only fast food and sandwich shops. Official counts also show 3 one-person businesses without payroll.

How much do households in Calaveras County, CA spend on food away from home?

About $74.3M a year, or $4,031 per household. That is in line with the U.S. average (an index of 99, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 14 fast food and sandwich shops on map listings, it comes to $5.3M 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 18,437 households in Calaveras County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Calaveras County has 7.6 fast food and sandwich shops per 10,000 households, 43% below the U.S. rate of 13.3. Spending per shop is $5.3M, 74% above the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the national ratio of fast food and sandwich shops to household spending, Calaveras County would have about 24, against 14 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 595 households, against one for every 478 across the U.S. The official count rose 24.0% from 2019 to 2023, against +6.1% for the U.S.

How fast is Calaveras County, CA growing?

Population estimates put Calaveras County at 46,605 people in 2025, up 2.8% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 18,437 households. The median household income in Calaveras County is $78,647 a year, 3% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 24.5% 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. Calaveras County scores 77 for fast food and sandwich shops (high), #180 of 2,222 scored counties.

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