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Fast food and sandwich shops in Trinity County, CA

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

Groundwork market score

Not scored

The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 4.

Listings
4
2 chain locations (50%)
Official establishments
4
All limited-service restaurants
Household spending a year
$18.1M
On food away from home · $3,248 a household
Spending per listing
$4.5M
49% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
7.2
46% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
15,720
−2.3% 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

Household spending on food away from home in Trinity County comes to about $18.1M a year: $3,248 per household, 20% below the U.S. average. That works out to $4.5M per shop, 49% 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 4 fast food and sandwich shops on map listings in Trinity County as of September 2026. That is 7.2 per 10,000 households, 46% below the U.S. rate of 13.3.

Official counts show 4 businesses with payroll classed as limited-service restaurants in Trinity County in 2023. That is one for every 1,396 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.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Trinity County declined 2.3%, against +3.1% for the U.S. With 4 fast food and sandwich shops on map listings, Trinity County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How Trinity 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 Trinity County, CA compared with California and the U.S.
MeasureTrinity CountyCaliforniaU.S.
Listings per 10k households7.212.913.3
Spending per listing$4.5M$3.5M$3.1M
Households per official establishment (all limited-service restaurants)1,396392478
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+6.5%+6.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025−2.3%−0.4%+3.1%
Spending per household on food away from home$3,248$4,559$4,070
Median household income$53,002$99,122$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored49

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
6 → 4All limited-service restaurants
Employees, 2023
31
Annual payroll, 2023
$858K
One-person businesses, 2023
0All limited-service restaurants with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
42 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
6The 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 Trinity 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 Trinity County

Population, 2025 estimate
15,720−2.3% since 2020
Households
5,585
Median age
51.9
Homes lived in by their owners
72%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
3,179 sq. mi.
People per square mile
5
Median household income
$53,002+29.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$76,682
Median home value
$325,800
Jobs located here
2,503
Daytime population
15,056Residents 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 Trinity 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
Trinity County, CANot scored47.2$4.5M−2.3%

Other business types in Trinity County

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

Questions

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

As of September 2026, map listings count 4 fast food and sandwich shops in Trinity County. The listings count fast food, sandwich shops, delis and bagel shops. Official counts show 4 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 Trinity County, CA spend on food away from home?

About $18.1M a year, or $3,248 per household. That is 20% below the U.S. average (an index of 80, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 4 fast food and sandwich shops on map listings, it comes to $4.5M 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 5,585 households in Trinity County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Trinity County has 7.2 fast food and sandwich shops per 10,000 households, 46% below the U.S. rate of 13.3. Spending per shop is $4.5M, 49% above the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the U.S. ratio of fast food and sandwich shops to household spending, Trinity County would have about 6, against 4 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,396 households, against one for every 478 across the U.S.

How fast is Trinity County, CA growing?

Population estimates put Trinity County at 15,720 people in 2025, down 2.3% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 5,585 households. Median household income in Trinity County is $53,002, 34% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 29.8%, 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. Trinity County has no market score for fast food and sandwich shops: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 4.

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