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Fast food and sandwich shops in Placer County, CA
The fast food and sandwich shops in Placer County, CA, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 66 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #513 of 2,222 scored counties
#12 of 53 scored counties in California
- Listings
- 223
- 185 chain locations (83%)
- Official establishments
- 395
- All limited-service restaurants · +6.8% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $775.9M
- On food away from home · $4,912 a household
- Spending per listing
- $3.5M
- 14% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 14.1
- 6% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 442,081
- +8.9% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 223 fast food and sandwich shops in Placer County. Of those, 185 are chain locations, or 83%, against 79% across the U.S. That is 14.1 per 10,000 households, 6% above the U.S. rate of 13.3.
Households in Placer County spend about $775.9M a year on food away from home, or $4,912 per household, 21% above the U.S. average. That works out to $3.5M per shop, 14% 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.
Official counts show 395 businesses with payroll classed as limited-service restaurants in Placer County in 2023, up 6.8% from 2019. That is one for every 400 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 48 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 23 SBA-backed loans worth $9.6M have gone to businesses classed as limited-service restaurants in Placer County.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Placer County grew 8.9%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for fast food and sandwich shops in Placer County is 66 (upper middle), #513 of 2,222 scored counties and #12 of 53 scored counties in California. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Placer 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 | Placer County | California | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 14.1 | 12.9 | 13.3 |
| Spending per listing | $3.5M | $3.5M | $3.1M |
| Households per official establishment (all limited-service restaurants) | 400 | 392 | 478 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +6.8% | +6.5% | +6.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +8.9% | −0.4% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on food away from home | $4,912 | $4,559 | $4,070 |
| Median household income | $115,998 | $99,122 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 66 | 49 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 370 → 395All limited-service restaurants · +6.8% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 7,758
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $183.4M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 48All limited-service restaurants with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 223185 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 254The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 23
- Amount
- $9.6M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as limited-service restaurants in Placer 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 Placer County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 442,081+8.9% since 2020
- Households
- 157,954
- Median age
- 43.8
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 75%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 1,407 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 298
- Median household income
- $115,998+29.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $150,239
- Median home value
- $688,100
- Jobs located here
- 187,169
- Daytime population
- 424,461Residents 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 |
| 12Placer County, CA | 66 | 223 | 14.1 | $3.5M | +8.9% | #513 of 2,222 |
Other business types in Placer County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
- Restaurants and cafes60
- Sit-down restaurants60
- Fast food and sandwich shops66
- Pizza63
- Coffee shops and cafes50
- Bakeries and dessert shops63
Groceries and convenience
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Questions
How many fast food and sandwich shops are in Placer County, CA?
Placer County has 223 fast food and sandwich shops on map listings as of September 2026. 185 of them (83%) are chain locations. The listings count fast food, sandwich shops, delis and bagel shops. Official counts show 395 businesses with payroll classed as limited-service restaurants in 2023, up 6.8% from 2019. That count covers all limited-service restaurants (pizza places included), not only fast food and sandwich shops. Official counts also show 48 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Placer County, CA spend on food away from home?
About $775.9M a year, or $4,912 per household. That is 21% above the U.S. average (an index of 121, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 223 fast food and sandwich shops on map listings, it comes to $3.5M 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 157,954 households in Placer County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Placer County, CA compare with the U.S. for fast food and sandwich shops?
Placer County has 14.1 fast food and sandwich shops per 10,000 households, 6% above the U.S. rate of 13.3. Spending per shop is $3.5M, 14% above the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the national ratio of fast food and sandwich shops to household spending, Placer County would have about 254, against 223 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 400 households, against one for every 478 across the U.S. The official count rose 6.8% from 2019 to 2023, against +6.1% for the U.S.
How fast is Placer County, CA growing?
Population estimates put Placer County at 442,081 people in 2025, up 8.9% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 157,954 households. The median household income in Placer County is $115,998 a year, 44% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 29.3% 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. Placer County scores 66 for fast food and sandwich shops (upper middle), #513 of 2,222 scored counties.
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