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Fast food and sandwich shops in the Capitol Planning Region, CT
The fast food and sandwich shops in the Capitol Planning Region, CT, 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 #400 of 2,222 scored counties
#4 of 9 scored counties in Connecticut
- Listings
- 453
- 336 chain locations (74%)
- Official establishments
- 769
- All limited-service restaurants
- Household spending a year
- $1.7B
- On food away from home · $4,408 a household
- Spending per listing
- $3.8M
- 25% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 11.6
- 13% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 994,115
- +3.1% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 453 fast food and sandwich shops in the Capitol Planning Region. Of those, 336 are chain locations, or 74%, against 79% across the U.S. That is 11.6 per 10,000 households, 13% below the U.S. rate of 13.3.
At $4,408 per household (8% above the U.S. average), households in the Capitol Planning Region spend about $1.7B a year on food away from home. That is about $3.8M of household spending for each shop on map listings, 25% 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 769 businesses with payroll in the Capitol Planning Region classed as limited-service restaurants. That is one for every 509 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. Another 163 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts. Since fiscal 2022, 27 SBA-backed loans worth $11.2M have gone to businesses classed as limited-service restaurants in the Capitol Planning Region.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of the Capitol Planning Region grew 3.1%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). The Capitol Planning Region scores 69 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for fast food and sandwich shops, ranking #400 of 2,222 scored counties and #4 of 9 scored counties in Connecticut. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How the Capitol Planning Region compares
The same measures for Connecticut 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 | Capitol Planning Region | Connecticut | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 11.6 | 13.0 | 13.3 |
| Spending per listing | $3.8M | $3.5M | $3.1M |
| Households per official establishment (all limited-service restaurants) | 509 | 497 | 478 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +7.5% | +6.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +3.1% | +3.0% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on food away from home | $4,408 | $4,498 | $4,070 |
| Median household income | $93,394 | $95,781 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 69 | 65 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 769All limited-service restaurants
- Employees, 2023
- 10,914
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $244.1M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 163All limited-service restaurants with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 453336 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 565The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 27
- Amount
- $11.2M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as limited-service restaurants in the Capitol Planning Region, 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 the Capitol Planning Region
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 994,115+3.1% since 2020
- Households
- 391,113
- Median age
- 41.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 66%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 1,027 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 951
- Median household income
- $93,394
- Average household income
- $125,849
- Median home value
- $323,700
- Jobs located here
- 527,329
- Daytime population
- 1,033,267Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Connecticut
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region, CT | 84 | 36 | 9.1 | $4.7M | +3.0% | #77 of 2,222 |
| 2Northwest Hills Planning Region, CT | 81 | 43 | 9.0 | $4.9M | +2.2% | #109 of 2,222 |
| 3Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region, CT | 76 | 69 | 9.3 | $5M | +2.3% | #202 of 2,222 |
| 4Capitol Planning Region, CT | 69 | 453 | 11.6 | $3.8M | +3.1% | #400 of 2,222 |
| 5Naugatuck Valley Planning Region, CT | 68 | 223 | 12.4 | $3.4M | +3.2% | #439 of 2,222 |
| 6Western Connecticut Planning Region, CT | 63 | 359 | 15.3 | $3.5M | +3.5% | #614 of 2,222 |
| 7Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region, CT | 61 | 137 | 11.8 | $3.5M | +2.0% | #691 of 2,222 |
| 8Greater Bridgeport Planning Region, CT | 60 | 182 | 15.2 | $2.9M | +4.1% | #759 of 2,222 |
| 9South Central Connecticut Planning Region, CT | 52 | 367 | 15.9 | $2.7M | +2.5% | #1,072 of 2,222 |
Other business types in the Capitol Planning Region
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
- Restaurants and cafes58
- Sit-down restaurants55
- Fast food and sandwich shops69
- Pizza58
- Coffee shops and cafes56
- Bakeries and dessert shops50
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Questions
How many fast food and sandwich shops are in the Capitol Planning Region, CT?
The Capitol Planning Region has 453 fast food and sandwich shops on map listings as of September 2026. 336 of them (74%) are chain locations. The listings count fast food, sandwich shops, delis and bagel shops. Official counts show 769 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. Official counts list 163 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in the Capitol Planning Region, CT spend on food away from home?
About $1.7B a year, or $4,408 per household. That is 8% above the U.S. average (an index of 108, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 453 fast food and sandwich shops on map listings, it comes to $3.8M 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 391,113 households in the Capitol Planning Region and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Capitol Planning Region, CT compare with the U.S. for fast food and sandwich shops?
The Capitol Planning Region has 11.6 fast food and sandwich shops per 10,000 households, 13% below the U.S. rate of 13.3. Spending per shop is $3.8M, 25% above the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the national ratio of fast food and sandwich shops to household spending, the Capitol Planning Region would have about 565, against 453 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 509 households, against one for every 478 across the U.S.
How fast is the Capitol Planning Region, CT growing?
Population estimates put the Capitol Planning Region at 994,115 people in 2025, up 3.1% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 391,113 households. The median household income in the Capitol Planning Region is $93,394 a year, 16% above 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 Capitol Planning Region scores 69 for fast food and sandwich shops (upper middle), #400 of 2,222 scored counties.
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