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Fast food and sandwich shops in Teller County, CO

How Teller County, CO compares with other counties and the U.S. for fast food and sandwich shops: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 66 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #516 of 2,222 scored counties
#9 of 35 scored counties in Colorado

Listings
14
13 chain locations (93%)
Official establishments
18
All limited-service restaurants
Household spending a year
$47.9M
On food away from home · $4,043 a household
Spending per listing
$3.4M
12% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
11.8
11% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
24,756
0.0% 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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 14 fast food and sandwich shops in Teller County. 13 of them (93%) are chain locations, against 79% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 11.8, 11% below the U.S. rate of 13.3.

At $4,043 per household (in line with the U.S. average), households in Teller County spend about $47.9M a year on food away from home. That is about $3.4M of household spending for each shop on map listings, 12% 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.

Official counts show 18 businesses with payroll classed as limited-service restaurants in Teller County in 2023. That is one for every 659 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, 3 SBA-backed loans worth $2.6M have gone to businesses classed as limited-service restaurants in Teller County.

Population estimates put the population change in Teller County from 2020 to 2025 at 0.0%, against +3.1% for the U.S. For fast food and sandwich shops, Teller County has a Groundwork market score of 66 (upper middle): #516 of 2,222 scored counties and #9 of 35 scored counties in Colorado. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.

How Teller 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 Teller County, CO compared with Colorado and the U.S.
MeasureTeller CountyColoradoU.S.
Listings per 10k households11.812.913.3
Spending per listing$3.4M$3.4M$3.1M
Households per official establishment (all limited-service restaurants)659500478
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+9.1%+6.1%
Population growth, 2020–20250.0%+3.9%+3.1%
Spending per household on food away from home$4,043$4,421$4,070
Median household income$85,361$95,470$80,734
Groundwork market score6665

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
16 → 18All limited-service restaurants
Employees, 2023
262
Annual payroll, 2023
$5.4M
One-person businesses, 2023
0All limited-service restaurants with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
1413 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
16The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
3
Amount
$2.6M

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as limited-service restaurants in Teller 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 Teller County

Population, 2025 estimate
24,7560.0% since 2020
Households
11,860
Median age
49.8
Homes lived in by their owners
81%
Vehicles per household
2.2
Land area
557 sq. mi.
People per square mile
45
Median household income
$85,361+28.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$109,174
Median home value
$479,900
Jobs located here
7,478
Daytime population
21,105Residents 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 Teller 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

Other business types in Teller 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 Teller County, CO?

There are 14 fast food and sandwich shops on map listings in Teller County as of September 2026. 13 of them (93%) are chain locations. The listings count fast food, sandwich shops, delis and bagel shops. Official counts show 18 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.

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

About $47.9M a year, or $4,043 per household. That is in line with the U.S. average (an index of 99, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 14 fast food and sandwich shops on map listings, it comes to $3.4M 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 11,860 households in Teller County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Teller County has 11.8 fast food and sandwich shops per 10,000 households, 11% below the U.S. rate of 13.3. Spending per shop is $3.4M, 12% above the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the national ratio of fast food and sandwich shops to household spending, Teller County would have about 16, against 14 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 659 households, against one for every 478 across the U.S.

How fast is Teller County, CO growing?

Population estimates put Teller County at 24,756 people in 2025, unchanged since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 11,860 households. The median household income in Teller County is $85,361 a year, 6% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 28.2% 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. Teller County scores 66 for fast food and sandwich shops (upper middle), #516 of 2,222 scored counties.

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