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Fast food and sandwich shops in Lassen County, CA

The fast food and sandwich shops in Lassen County, CA, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 49 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,168 of 2,222 scored counties
#36 of 53 scored counties in California

Listings
10
9 chain locations (90%)
Official establishments
15
All limited-service restaurants
Household spending a year
$32.3M
On food away from home · $3,497 a household
Spending per listing
$3.2M
6% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
10.8
19% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
28,117
−13.1% 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

Households in Lassen County spend about $32.3M a year on food away from home, or $3,497 per household, 14% below the U.S. average. That works out to $3.2M per shop, 6% above the U.S. figure of $3.1M. The spending figure covers all food away from home, not only fast food and sandwich shops.

There are 10 fast food and sandwich shops on map listings in Lassen County as of September 2026. Of those, 9 are chain locations, or 90%, against 79% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 10.8, 19% below the U.S. rate of 13.3.

Official counts show 15 businesses with payroll classed as limited-service restaurants in Lassen County in 2023. That is one for every 616 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.

Population estimates show Lassen County declined 13.1% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. For fast food and sandwich shops, Lassen County has a Groundwork market score of 49 (lower middle): #1,168 of 2,222 scored counties and #36 of 53 scored counties in California.

How Lassen 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 Lassen County, CA compared with California and the U.S.
MeasureLassen CountyCaliforniaU.S.
Listings per 10k households10.812.913.3
Spending per listing$3.2M$3.5M$3.1M
Households per official establishment (all limited-service restaurants)616392478
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+6.5%+6.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025−13.1%−0.4%+3.1%
Spending per household on food away from home$3,497$4,559$4,070
Median household income$67,403$99,122$80,734
Groundwork market score4949

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
14 → 15All limited-service restaurants
Employees, 2023
244
Annual payroll, 2023
$5.3M
One-person businesses, 2023
0All limited-service restaurants with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
109 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
11The 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 Lassen 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 Lassen County

Population, 2025 estimate
28,117−13.1% since 2020
Households
9,247
Median age
40.4
Homes lived in by their owners
68%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
4,541 sq. mi.
People per square mile
7
Median household income
$67,403+19.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$80,989
Median home value
$265,300
Jobs located here
7,005
Daytime population
30,176Residents 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 Lassen 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
36Lassen County, CA491010.8$3.2M−13.1%#1,168 of 2,222

Other business types in Lassen 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 Lassen County, CA?

As of September 2026, map listings count 10 fast food and sandwich shops in Lassen County. 9 of them (90%) are chain locations. The listings count fast food, sandwich shops, delis and bagel shops. Official counts show 15 businesses with payroll classed as limited-service restaurants in 2023. The official count takes in all limited-service restaurants, not only fast food and sandwich shops: pizza places are counted too.

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

About $32.3M a year, or $3,497 per household. That is 14% below the U.S. average (an index of 86, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 10 fast food and sandwich shops on map listings, it comes to $3.2M 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 9,247 households in Lassen County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Lassen County has 10.8 fast food and sandwich shops per 10,000 households, 19% below the U.S. rate of 13.3. Spending per shop is $3.2M, 6% above the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the U.S. ratio of fast food and sandwich shops to household spending, Lassen County would have about 11, against 10 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 616 households, against one for every 478 across the U.S.

How fast is Lassen County, CA growing?

Population estimates put Lassen County at 28,117 people in 2025, down 13.1% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 9,247 households. Median household income in Lassen County is $67,403, 17% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 19.6%, 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. Lassen County scores 49 for fast food and sandwich shops (lower middle), #1,168 of 2,222 scored counties.

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