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Fast food and sandwich shops in Kiowa County, CO
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for fast food and sandwich shops in Kiowa County, CO, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score
Not scored
Counties under 10,000 people aren’t scored, since a few businesses can swing their figures.
- Listings
- 1
- 1 chain location (100%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $1.9M
- On food away from home · $3,214 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.9M
- Too few listings to compare
- Listings per 10k households
- 17.1
- Too few listings to compare
- Population, 2025
- 1,412
- −2.8% since 2020
See the fast food and sandwich shops around any address in Kiowa County
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 1 fast food or sandwich shop in Kiowa County. That is 17.1 per 10,000 households.
Households in Kiowa County spend about $1.9M a year on food away from home, or $3,214 per household, 21% below the U.S. average. That works out to $1.9M per shop. That spending covers all food away from home, which fast food and sandwich shops share with other businesses in the trade.
There is no official count of businesses with payroll classed as limited-service restaurants in Kiowa County: counts under 3 aren’t published.
Population estimates put the population change in Kiowa County from 2020 to 2025 at −2.8%, against +3.1% for the U.S. Counties under 10,000 people aren’t given a market score, since a few businesses can swing their figures.
How Kiowa 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 | Kiowa County | Colorado | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 17.1 | 12.9 | 13.3 |
| Spending per listing | $1.9M | $3.4M | $3.1M |
| Households per official establishment (all limited-service restaurants) | n/a | 500 | 478 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +9.1% | +6.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −2.8% | +3.9% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on food away from home | $3,214 | $4,421 | $4,070 |
| Median household income | $58,618 | $95,470 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | Not scored | 65 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- n/aAll limited-service restaurants
- Employees, 2023
- n/a
- Annual payroll, 2023
- n/a
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 0All limited-service restaurants with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 11 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 1The 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 Kiowa 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 Kiowa County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 1,412−2.8% since 2020
- Households
- 585
- Median age
- 47.6
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 69%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.4
- Land area
- 1,768 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 1
- Median household income
- $58,618
- Average household income
- $74,076
- Median home value
- $161,500
- Jobs located here
- 433
- Daytime population
- 1,145Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
Looking at a specific site in Kiowa County?
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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 |
| Kiowa County, CO | Not scored | 1 | 17.1 | $1.9M | −2.8% |
Other business types in Kiowa County
None has a Groundwork market score here. Counties under 10,000 people aren’t scored, since a few businesses can swing their figures.
Food and drink
- Restaurants and cafes
- Sit-down restaurants
- Fast food and sandwich shops
- Pizza
- Coffee shops and cafes
- Bakeries and dessert shops
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Health care
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Questions
How many fast food and sandwich shops are in Kiowa County, CO?
There is 1 fast food or sandwich shop on map listings in Kiowa County as of September 2026. The listings count fast food, sandwich shops, delis and bagel shops. No official count is published for limited-service restaurants in Kiowa County: counts under 3 are left out.
How much do households in Kiowa County, CO spend on food away from home?
About $1.9M a year, or $3,214 per household. That is 21% below the U.S. average (an index of 79, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 1 fast food or sandwich shop on map listings, it comes to $1.9M 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 585 households in Kiowa County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Kiowa County, CO compare with the U.S. for fast food and sandwich shops?
Kiowa County has 1 fast food or sandwich shop on map listings, too few for a steady comparison with the U.S. rate. The count on map listings matches the U.S. ratio of fast food and sandwich shops to household spending.
How fast is Kiowa County, CO growing?
Population estimates put Kiowa County at 1,412 people in 2025, down 2.8% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 585 households. The median household income in Kiowa County is $58,618 a year, 27% below the U.S. median of $80,734.
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. The score leaves out counties under 10,000 people, where a handful of businesses would swing it.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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