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Fast food and sandwich shops in Yuba County, CA
The fast food and sandwich shops in Yuba County, CA, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 85 out of 100: High
Ranked #54 of 2,222 scored counties
#1 of 53 scored counties in California
- Listings
- 21
- 20 chain locations (95%)
- Official establishments
- 38
- All limited-service restaurants · +15.2% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $108.5M
- On food away from home · $3,790 a household
- Spending per listing
- $5.2M
- 69% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 7.3
- 45% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 88,691
- +8.2% since 2020
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What this means
Yuba County scores 85 (high) on the Groundwork market score for fast food and sandwich shops, ranking #54 of 2,222 scored counties and #1 of 53 scored counties in California. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for fast food and sandwich shops.
As of September 2026, map listings count 21 fast food and sandwich shops in Yuba County. Of those, 20 are chain locations, or 95%, against 79% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 7.3, 45% below the U.S. rate of 13.3.
Household spending on food away from home in Yuba County comes to about $108.5M a year: $3,790 per household, 7% below the U.S. average. That is about $5.2M of household spending for each shop on map listings, 69% 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.
In 2023, official counts showed 38 businesses with payroll in Yuba County classed as limited-service restaurants, up 15.2% from 2019. That is one for every 754 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. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $779K has gone to businesses classed as limited-service restaurants in Yuba County. Population estimates put the population change in Yuba County from 2020 to 2025 at +8.2%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Yuba 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 | Yuba County | California | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 7.3 | 12.9 | 13.3 |
| Spending per listing | $5.2M | $3.5M | $3.1M |
| Households per official establishment (all limited-service restaurants) | 754 | 392 | 478 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +15.2% | +6.5% | +6.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +8.2% | −0.4% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on food away from home | $3,790 | $4,559 | $4,070 |
| Median household income | $76,373 | $99,122 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 85 | 49 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 33 → 38All limited-service restaurants · +15.2% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 893
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $19.9M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 11All limited-service restaurants with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 2120 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 36The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $779K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as limited-service restaurants in Yuba 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 Yuba County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 88,691+8.2% since 2020
- Households
- 28,635
- Median age
- 35.6
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 64%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 632 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 134
- Median household income
- $76,373+31.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $98,648
- Median home value
- $412,300
- Jobs located here
- 17,377
- Daytime population
- 68,426Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every California market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in California for fast food and sandwich shops, numbered among those based in California, with Yuba County marked.
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 |
Other business types in Yuba County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
- Restaurants and cafes86
- Sit-down restaurants86
- Fast food and sandwich shops85
- Pizza84
- Coffee shops and cafes80
- Bakeries and dessert shops88
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Questions
How many fast food and sandwich shops are in Yuba County, CA?
Yuba County has 21 fast food and sandwich shops on map listings as of September 2026. 20 of them (95%) are chain locations. The listings count fast food, sandwich shops, delis and bagel shops. Official counts show 38 businesses with payroll classed as limited-service restaurants in 2023, up 15.2% from 2019. That count covers all limited-service restaurants (pizza places included), not only fast food and sandwich shops. Official counts also show 11 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Yuba County, CA spend on food away from home?
About $108.5M a year, or $3,790 per household. That is 7% below the U.S. average (an index of 93, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 21 fast food and sandwich shops on map listings, it comes to $5.2M 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 28,635 households in Yuba County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Yuba County, CA compare with the U.S. for fast food and sandwich shops?
Yuba County has 7.3 fast food and sandwich shops per 10,000 households, 45% below the U.S. rate of 13.3. Spending per shop is $5.2M, 69% above the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the national ratio of fast food and sandwich shops to household spending, Yuba County would have about 36, against 21 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 754 households, against one for every 478 across the U.S. The official count rose 15.2% from 2019 to 2023, against +6.1% for the U.S.
How fast is Yuba County, CA growing?
Population estimates put Yuba County at 88,691 people in 2025, up 8.2% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 28,635 households. The median household income in Yuba County is $76,373 a year, 5% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 31.6% 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. Yuba County scores 85 for fast food and sandwich shops (high), #54 of 2,222 scored counties.
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