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Fast food and sandwich shops in Madera County, CA
The fast food and sandwich shops in Madera 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 #1,197 of 2,222 scored counties
#38 of 53 scored counties in California
- Listings
- 73
- 65 chain locations (89%)
- Official establishments
- 97
- All limited-service restaurants · +16.9% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $174.2M
- On food away from home · $3,838 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.4M
- 22% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 16.1
- 21% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 167,927
- +7.4% since 2020
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What this means
At $3,838 per household (6% below the U.S. average), households in Madera County spend about $174.2M a year on food away from home. Spread across 73 fast food and sandwich shops, that is $2.4M per shop, 22% below 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 73 fast food and sandwich shops on map listings in Madera County as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 89% of them, against 79% across the U.S. That comes to 16.1 for every 10,000 households, 21% above the U.S. rate of 13.3.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as limited-service restaurants in Madera County was 97 in 2023, up 16.9% from 2019. That is one for every 468 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 list 14 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $500K has gone to businesses classed as limited-service restaurants in Madera County.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Madera County grew 7.4%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for fast food and sandwich shops in Madera County is 49 (lower middle), #1,197 of 2,222 scored counties and #38 of 53 scored counties in California.
How Madera 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.
| Measure | Madera County | California | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 16.1 | 12.9 | 13.3 |
| Spending per listing | $2.4M | $3.5M | $3.1M |
| Households per official establishment (all limited-service restaurants) | 468 | 392 | 478 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +16.9% | +6.5% | +6.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +7.4% | −0.4% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on food away from home | $3,838 | $4,559 | $4,070 |
| Median household income | $76,627 | $99,122 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 49 | 49 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 83 → 97All limited-service restaurants · +16.9% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 1,515
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $34.4M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 14All limited-service restaurants with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 7365 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 57The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $500K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as limited-service restaurants in Madera 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 Madera County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 167,927+7.4% since 2020
- Households
- 45,379
- Median age
- 35.6
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 67%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.2
- Land area
- 2,137 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 75
- Median household income
- $76,627+33.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $100,809
- Median home value
- $393,200
- Jobs located here
- 52,879
- Daytime population
- 154,268Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in California
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Yuba County, CA | 85 | 21 | 7.3 | $5.2M | +8.2% | #54 of 2,222 |
| 2San Benito County, CA | 82 | 21 | 10.2 | $4.8M | +8.6% | #95 of 2,222 |
| 3Amador County, CA | 79 | 16 | 9.9 | $4.1M | +3.2% | #151 of 2,222 |
| 4Calaveras County, CA | 77 | 14 | 7.6 | $5.3M | +2.8% | #180 of 2,222 |
| 5Nevada County, CA | 72 | 45 | 10.5 | $4.1M | −0.4% | #304 of 2,222 |
| 6Contra Costa County, CA | 69 | 414 | 10.0 | $5.2M | +0.3% | #384 of 2,222 |
| 7El Dorado County, CA | 68 | 87 | 11.4 | $4.2M | +0.6% | #425 of 2,222 |
| 8Marin County, CA | 67 | 97 | 9.4 | $5.9M | −2.9% | #455 of 2,222 |
| 9Sonoma County, CA | 67 | 214 | 11.2 | $4.2M | −0.4% | #464 of 2,222 |
| 10Lake County, CA | 66 | 20 | 7.4 | $4.7M | −0.6% | #498 of 2,222 |
| 38Madera County, CA | 49 | 73 | 16.1 | $2.4M | +7.4% | #1,197 of 2,222 |
Other business types in Madera County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
- Restaurants and cafes58
- Sit-down restaurants64
- Fast food and sandwich shops49
- Pizza56
- Coffee shops and cafes61
- Bakeries and dessert shops51
Groceries and convenience
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Beauty and personal care
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Questions
How many fast food and sandwich shops are in Madera County, CA?
As of September 2026, map listings count 73 fast food and sandwich shops in Madera County. 65 of them (89%) are chain locations. The listings count fast food, sandwich shops, delis and bagel shops. Official counts show 97 businesses with payroll classed as limited-service restaurants in 2023, up 16.9% from 2019. The official count takes in all limited-service restaurants, not only fast food and sandwich shops: pizza places are counted too. Official counts also show 14 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Madera County, CA spend on food away from home?
About $174.2M a year, or $3,838 per household. That is 6% below the U.S. average (an index of 94, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 73 fast food and sandwich shops on map listings, it comes to $2.4M 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 45,379 households in Madera County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Madera County, CA compare with the U.S. for fast food and sandwich shops?
Madera County has 16.1 fast food and sandwich shops per 10,000 households, 21% above the U.S. rate of 13.3. Spending per shop is $2.4M, 22% below the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the U.S. ratio of fast food and sandwich shops to household spending, Madera County would have about 57, against 73 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 468 households, against one for every 478 across the U.S. The official count rose 16.9% from 2019 to 2023, against +6.1% for the U.S.
How fast is Madera County, CA growing?
Population estimates put Madera County at 167,927 people in 2025, up 7.4% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 45,379 households. Median household income in Madera County is $76,627, 5% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 33.1%, 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. Madera County scores 49 for fast food and sandwich shops (lower middle), #1,197 of 2,222 scored counties.
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