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Fast food and sandwich shops in Moffat County, CO

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for fast food and sandwich shops in Moffat County, CO, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score

Not scored

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

Listings
4
4 chain locations (100%)
Official establishments
15
All limited-service restaurants
Household spending a year
$19.5M
On food away from home · $3,620 a household
Spending per listing
$4.9M
60% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
7.4
44% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
13,122
−1.1% 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

As of September 2026, map listings count 4 fast food and sandwich shops in Moffat County. That comes to 7.4 for every 10,000 households, 44% below the U.S. rate of 13.3.

At $3,620 per household (11% below the U.S. average), households in Moffat County spend about $19.5M a year on food away from home. Spread across 4 fast food and sandwich shops, that is $4.9M per shop, 60% 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.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as limited-service restaurants in Moffat County was 15 in 2023. That is one for every 359 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 3 one-person businesses without payroll.

Population estimates show Moffat County declined 1.1% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. With 4 fast food and sandwich shops on map listings, Moffat County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How Moffat 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.

Fast food and sandwich shops in Moffat County, CO compared with Colorado and the U.S.
MeasureMoffat CountyColoradoU.S.
Listings per 10k households7.412.913.3
Spending per listing$4.9M$3.4M$3.1M
Households per official establishment (all limited-service restaurants)359500478
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+9.1%+6.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025−1.1%+3.9%+3.1%
Spending per household on food away from home$3,620$4,421$4,070
Median household income$73,849$95,470$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored65

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
11 → 15All limited-service restaurants
Employees, 2023
209
Annual payroll, 2023
$4.4M
One-person businesses, 2023
3All limited-service restaurants with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
44 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 Moffat 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 Moffat County

Population, 2025 estimate
13,122−1.1% since 2020
Households
5,390
Median age
40.6
Homes lived in by their owners
69%
Vehicles per household
2.2
Land area
4,743 sq. mi.
People per square mile
3
Median household income
$73,849+29.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$85,921
Median home value
$289,500
Jobs located here
4,358
Daytime population
10,609Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Fast food and sandwich shops across Colorado

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The highest-scoring counties in Colorado for fast food and sandwich shops, numbered among those based in Colorado, with Moffat County marked.

Top counties in Colorado

Counties in Colorado ranked for fast food and sandwich shops by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Elbert County, CO9788.0$6.5M+16.5%#2 of 2,222
2Douglas County, CO8216111.5$4.9M+10.9%#94 of 2,222
3Weld County, CO8114912.0$3.6M+14.2%#115 of 2,222
4Montezuma County, CO72108.9$3.9M+3.0%#308 of 2,222
5Delta County, CO6996.9$4.8M+3.6%#386 of 2,222
6Broomfield County, CO694112.9$4M+6.3%#395 of 2,222
7Larimer County, CO6818612.1$3.6M+4.8%#434 of 2,222
8Adams County, CO6723612.5$3.5M+6.6%#477 of 2,222
9Teller County, CO661411.8$3.4M0.0%#516 of 2,222
10Morgan County, CO661210.8$3.2M+4.2%#525 of 2,222
Moffat County, CONot scored47.4$4.9M−1.1%

Other business types in Moffat 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 Moffat County, CO?

Moffat County has 4 fast food and sandwich shops on map listings as of September 2026. The listings count fast food, sandwich shops, delis and bagel shops. Official counts show 15 businesses with payroll classed as limited-service restaurants in 2023. That count covers all limited-service restaurants (pizza places included), not only fast food and sandwich shops. Another 3 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.

How much do households in Moffat County, CO spend on food away from home?

About $19.5M a year, or $3,620 per household. That is 11% below the U.S. average (an index of 89, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 4 fast food and sandwich shops on map listings, it comes to $4.9M 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 5,390 households in Moffat County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Moffat County has 7.4 fast food and sandwich shops per 10,000 households, 44% below the U.S. rate of 13.3. Spending per shop is $4.9M, 60% above the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the national ratio of fast food and sandwich shops to household spending, Moffat County would have about 6, against 4 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 359 households, against one for every 478 across the U.S.

How fast is Moffat County, CO growing?

Population estimates put Moffat County at 13,122 people in 2025, down 1.1% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 5,390 households. The median household income in Moffat County is $73,849 a year, 9% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 29.0% 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. Moffat 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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