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Fast food and sandwich shops in Broomfield County, CO
The fast food and sandwich shops in Broomfield County, CO, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 69 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #395 of 2,222 scored counties
#6 of 35 scored counties in Colorado
- Listings
- 41
- 36 chain locations (88%)
- Official establishments
- 75
- All limited-service restaurants · −11.8% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $162.6M
- On food away from home · $5,121 a household
- Spending per listing
- $4M
- 30% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 12.9
- 3% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 79,174
- +6.3% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 41 fast food and sandwich shops in Broomfield County. Chain locations make up 88% of them, against 79% across the U.S. That comes to 12.9 for every 10,000 households, 3% below the U.S. rate of 13.3.
At $5,121 per household (26% above the U.S. average), households in Broomfield County spend about $162.6M a year on food away from home. That is about $4M of household spending for each shop on map listings, 30% 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 75 businesses with payroll in Broomfield County classed as limited-service restaurants, down 11.8% from 2019. That is one for every 423 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 also show 8 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $550K have gone to businesses classed as limited-service restaurants in Broomfield County.
Population estimates put the population change in Broomfield County from 2020 to 2025 at +6.3%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For fast food and sandwich shops, Broomfield County has a Groundwork market score of 69 (upper middle): #395 of 2,222 scored counties and #6 of 35 scored counties in Colorado. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Broomfield County compares
The same measures for Colorado 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 | Broomfield County | Colorado | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 12.9 | 12.9 | 13.3 |
| Spending per listing | $4M | $3.4M | $3.1M |
| Households per official establishment (all limited-service restaurants) | 423 | 500 | 478 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −11.8% | +9.1% | +6.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +6.3% | +3.9% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on food away from home | $5,121 | $4,421 | $4,070 |
| Median household income | $123,874 | $95,470 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 69 | 65 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 85 → 75All limited-service restaurants · −11.8% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 1,383
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $30.7M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 8All limited-service restaurants with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 4136 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 53The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 2
- Amount
- $550K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as limited-service restaurants in Broomfield 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 Broomfield County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 79,174+6.3% since 2020
- Households
- 31,760
- Median age
- 40.2
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 63%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 33 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 2,314
- Median household income
- $123,874+28.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $153,131
- Median home value
- $664,500
- Jobs located here
- 40,980
- Daytime population
- 77,536Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Colorado
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Elbert County, CO | 97 | 8 | 8.0 | $6.5M | +16.5% | #2 of 2,222 |
| 2Douglas County, CO | 82 | 161 | 11.5 | $4.9M | +10.9% | #94 of 2,222 |
| 3Weld County, CO | 81 | 149 | 12.0 | $3.6M | +14.2% | #115 of 2,222 |
| 4Montezuma County, CO | 72 | 10 | 8.9 | $3.9M | +3.0% | #308 of 2,222 |
| 5Delta County, CO | 69 | 9 | 6.9 | $4.8M | +3.6% | #386 of 2,222 |
| 6Broomfield County, CO | 69 | 41 | 12.9 | $4M | +6.3% | #395 of 2,222 |
| 7Larimer County, CO | 68 | 186 | 12.1 | $3.6M | +4.8% | #434 of 2,222 |
| 8Adams County, CO | 67 | 236 | 12.5 | $3.5M | +6.6% | #477 of 2,222 |
| 9Teller County, CO | 66 | 14 | 11.8 | $3.4M | 0.0% | #516 of 2,222 |
| 10Morgan County, CO | 66 | 12 | 10.8 | $3.2M | +4.2% | #525 of 2,222 |
Other business types in Broomfield County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
- Restaurants and cafes74
- Sit-down restaurants77
- Fast food and sandwich shops69
- Pizza73
- Coffee shops and cafes71
- Bakeries and dessert shops80
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Questions
How many fast food and sandwich shops are in Broomfield County, CO?
There are 41 fast food and sandwich shops on map listings in Broomfield County as of September 2026. 36 of them (88%) are chain locations. The listings count fast food, sandwich shops, delis and bagel shops. Official counts show 75 businesses with payroll classed as limited-service restaurants in 2023, down 11.8% from 2019. That count covers all limited-service restaurants (pizza places included), not only fast food and sandwich shops. Another 8 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Broomfield County, CO spend on food away from home?
About $162.6M a year, or $5,121 per household. That is 26% above the U.S. average (an index of 126, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 41 fast food and sandwich shops on map listings, it comes to $4M 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 31,760 households in Broomfield County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Broomfield County, CO compare with the U.S. for fast food and sandwich shops?
Broomfield County has 12.9 fast food and sandwich shops per 10,000 households, 3% below the U.S. rate of 13.3. Spending per shop is $4M, 30% above the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the national ratio of fast food and sandwich shops to household spending, Broomfield County would have about 53, against 41 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 423 households, against one for every 478 across the U.S. The official count fell 11.8% from 2019 to 2023, against +6.1% for the U.S.
How fast is Broomfield County, CO growing?
Population estimates put Broomfield County at 79,174 people in 2025, up 6.3% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 31,760 households. The median household income in Broomfield County is $123,874 a year, 53% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 28.5% 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. Broomfield County scores 69 for fast food and sandwich shops (upper middle), #395 of 2,222 scored counties.
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