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Fast food and sandwich shops in Lake County, CA

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 66 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #498 of 2,222 scored counties
#10 of 53 scored counties in California

Listings
20
15 chain locations (75%)
Official establishments
39
All limited-service restaurants · +11.4% since 2019
Household spending a year
$94.6M
On food away from home · $3,513 a household
Spending per listing
$4.7M
55% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
7.4
44% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
67,772
−0.6% 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

At $3,513 per household (14% below the U.S. average), households in Lake County spend about $94.6M a year on food away from home. That is about $4.7M of household spending for each shop on map listings, 55% above the U.S. figure of $3.1M. The spending figure covers all food away from home, not only fast food and sandwich shops.

Lake County has 20 fast food and sandwich shops on map listings as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 75% of them, against 79% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 7.4, 44% below the U.S. rate of 13.3.

Official counts show 39 businesses with payroll classed as limited-service restaurants in Lake County in 2023, up 11.4% from 2019. That is one for every 691 households, against one for every 478 across the U.S. 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.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Lake County declined 0.6%, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Groundwork market score for fast food and sandwich shops in Lake County is 66 (upper middle), #498 of 2,222 scored counties and #10 of 53 scored counties in California. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.

How Lake 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 Lake County, CA compared with California and the U.S.
MeasureLake CountyCaliforniaU.S.
Listings per 10k households7.412.913.3
Spending per listing$4.7M$3.5M$3.1M
Households per official establishment (all limited-service restaurants)691392478
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+11.4%+6.5%+6.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025−0.6%−0.4%+3.1%
Spending per household on food away from home$3,513$4,559$4,070
Median household income$60,621$99,122$80,734
Groundwork market score6649

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
35 → 39All limited-service restaurants · +11.4% over the period
Employees, 2023
477
Annual payroll, 2023
$11.7M
One-person businesses, 2023
3All limited-service restaurants with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
2015 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
31The 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 Lake 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 Lake County

Population, 2025 estimate
67,772−0.6% since 2020
Households
26,940
Median age
44.9
Homes lived in by their owners
72%
Vehicles per household
2.1
Land area
1,255 sq. mi.
People per square mile
54
Median household income
$60,621+28.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$86,306
Median home value
$324,300
Jobs located here
15,936
Daytime population
61,990Residents 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 Lake 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 Lake 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 Lake County, CA?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 20 fast food and sandwich shops in Lake County. 15 of them (75%) are chain locations. The listings count fast food, sandwich shops, delis and bagel shops. Official counts show 39 businesses with payroll classed as limited-service restaurants in 2023, up 11.4% from 2019. The official count takes in all limited-service restaurants, not only fast food and sandwich shops: pizza places are counted too. Another 3 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.

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

About $94.6M a year, or $3,513 per household. That is 14% below the U.S. average (an index of 86, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 20 fast food and sandwich shops on map listings, it comes to $4.7M per shop. That spending covers all food away from home, which fast food and sandwich shops share with other businesses in the trade. It is estimated from the incomes of the 26,940 households in Lake County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Lake County has 7.4 fast food and sandwich shops per 10,000 households, 44% below the U.S. rate of 13.3. Spending per shop is $4.7M, 55% above the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the U.S. ratio of fast food and sandwich shops to household spending, Lake County would have about 31, against 20 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 691 households, against one for every 478 across the U.S. The official count rose 11.4% from 2019 to 2023, against +6.1% for the U.S.

How fast is Lake County, CA growing?

Population estimates put Lake County at 67,772 people in 2025, down 0.6% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 26,940 households. Median household income in Lake County is $60,621, 25% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 28.9%, 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. Lake County scores 66 for fast food and sandwich shops (upper middle), #498 of 2,222 scored counties.

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