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Fast food and sandwich shops in the Northwest Hills Planning Region, CT
The fast food and sandwich shops in the Northwest Hills Planning Region, CT, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 81 out of 100: High
Ranked #109 of 2,222 scored counties
#2 of 9 scored counties in Connecticut
- Listings
- 43
- 22 chain locations (51%)
- Official establishments
- 70
- All limited-service restaurants
- Household spending a year
- $211M
- On food away from home · $4,410 a household
- Spending per listing
- $4.9M
- 61% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 9.0
- 32% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 114,690
- +2.2% since 2020
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What this means
For fast food and sandwich shops, the Northwest Hills Planning Region has a Groundwork market score of 81 (high): #109 of 2,222 scored counties and #2 of 9 scored counties in Connecticut. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for fast food and sandwich shops.
Households in the Northwest Hills Planning Region spend about $211M a year on food away from home, or $4,410 per household, 8% above the U.S. average. Spread across 43 fast food and sandwich shops, that is $4.9M per shop, 61% above the U.S. figure of $3.1M. The spending figure covers all food away from home, not only fast food and sandwich shops.
The Northwest Hills Planning Region has 43 fast food and sandwich shops on map listings as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 51% of them, against 79% across the U.S. That comes to 9.0 for every 10,000 households, 32% below the U.S. rate of 13.3.
In 2023, official counts showed 70 businesses with payroll in the Northwest Hills Planning Region classed as limited-service restaurants. That is one for every 684 households, against one for every 478 across the U.S. That count covers all limited-service restaurants (pizza places included), not only fast food and sandwich shops. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $150K has gone to businesses classed as limited-service restaurants in the Northwest Hills Planning Region. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of the Northwest Hills Planning Region grew 2.2%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How the Northwest Hills 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 | Northwest Hills Planning Region | Connecticut | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 9.0 | 13.0 | 13.3 |
| Spending per listing | $4.9M | $3.5M | $3.1M |
| Households per official establishment (all limited-service restaurants) | 684 | 497 | 478 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +7.5% | +6.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.2% | +3.0% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on food away from home | $4,410 | $4,498 | $4,070 |
| Median household income | $93,551 | $95,781 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 81 | 65 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 70All limited-service restaurants
- Employees, 2023
- 870
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $16.6M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 16All limited-service restaurants with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 4322 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 69The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $150K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as limited-service restaurants in the Northwest Hills 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 Northwest Hills Planning Region
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 114,690+2.2% since 2020
- Households
- 47,845
- Median age
- 47.0
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 76%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 787 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 144
- Median household income
- $93,551
- Average household income
- $131,679
- Median home value
- $335,600
- Jobs located here
- 36,871
- Daytime population
- 93,666Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Connecticut market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Connecticut for fast food and sandwich shops, numbered among those based in Connecticut, with the Northwest Hills Planning Region marked.
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 Northwest Hills Planning Region
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
- Restaurants and cafes61
- Sit-down restaurants56
- Fast food and sandwich shops81
- Pizza68
- Coffee shops and cafes58
- Bakeries and dessert shops52
Groceries and convenience
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Questions
How many fast food and sandwich shops are in the Northwest Hills Planning Region, CT?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 43 fast food and sandwich shops in the Northwest Hills Planning Region. 22 of them (51%) are chain locations. The listings count fast food, sandwich shops, delis and bagel shops. Official counts show 70 businesses with payroll classed as limited-service restaurants in 2023. 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 16 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in the Northwest Hills Planning Region, CT spend on food away from home?
About $211M a year, or $4,410 per household. That is 8% above the U.S. average (an index of 108, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 43 fast food and sandwich shops on map listings, it comes to $4.9M per shop. That spending covers all food away from home, which fast food and sandwich shops share with other businesses in the trade. It is estimated from the incomes of the 47,845 households in the Northwest Hills Planning Region and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Northwest Hills Planning Region, CT compare with the U.S. for fast food and sandwich shops?
The Northwest Hills Planning Region has 9.0 fast food and sandwich shops per 10,000 households, 32% below the U.S. rate of 13.3. Spending per shop is $4.9M, 61% above the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the U.S. ratio of fast food and sandwich shops to household spending, the Northwest Hills Planning Region would have about 69, against 43 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 684 households, against one for every 478 across the U.S.
How fast is the Northwest Hills Planning Region, CT growing?
Population estimates put the Northwest Hills Planning Region at 114,690 people in 2025, up 2.2% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 47,845 households. Median household income in the Northwest Hills Planning Region is $93,551, 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 Northwest Hills Planning Region scores 81 for fast food and sandwich shops (high), #109 of 2,222 scored counties.
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