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Fast food and sandwich shops in Baker County, FL
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for fast food and sandwich shops in Baker County, FL, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 41 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,480 of 2,222 scored counties
#56 of 62 scored counties in Florida
- Listings
- 20
- 17 chain locations (85%)
- Official establishments
- 19
- All limited-service restaurants
- Household spending a year
- $35.4M
- On food away from home · $3,860 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.8M
- 42% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 21.8
- 64% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 29,737
- +5.8% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on food away from home in Baker County comes to about $35.4M a year: $3,860 per household, 5% below the U.S. average. That works out to $1.8M per shop, 42% below the U.S. figure of $3.1M. The spending figure covers all food away from home, not only fast food and sandwich shops.
Baker County has 20 fast food and sandwich shops on map listings as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 85% of them, against 79% across the U.S. That comes to 21.8 for every 10,000 households, 64% above the U.S. rate of 13.3.
Official counts show 19 businesses with payroll classed as limited-service restaurants in Baker County in 2023. That is one for every 482 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.
Population estimates show Baker County grew 5.8% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). Baker County scores 41 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for fast food and sandwich shops, ranking #1,480 of 2,222 scored counties and #56 of 62 scored counties in Florida.
How Baker County compares
The same measures for Florida 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 | Baker County | Florida | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 21.8 | 12.2 | 13.3 |
| Spending per listing | $1.8M | $3.2M | $3.1M |
| Households per official establishment (all limited-service restaurants) | 482 | 548 | 478 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +12.5% | +6.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +5.8% | +8.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on food away from home | $3,860 | $3,841 | $4,070 |
| Median household income | $79,836 | $74,568 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 41 | 64 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 17 → 19All limited-service restaurants
- Employees, 2023
- 460
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $8.7M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 0All limited-service restaurants with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 2017 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 12The 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 Baker 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 Baker County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 29,737+5.8% since 2020
- Households
- 9,165
- Median age
- 36.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 85%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 585 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 49
- Median household income
- $79,836+26.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $96,199
- Median home value
- $256,700
- Jobs located here
- 6,988
- Daytime population
- 24,500Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Florida
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Sarasota County, FL | 87 | 200 | 9.4 | $4.3M | +10.0% | #34 of 2,222 |
| 2Sumter County, FL | 87 | 64 | 9.1 | $4.1M | +21.1% | #36 of 2,222 |
| 3Flagler County, FL | 85 | 47 | 8.9 | $4.3M | +21.0% | #59 of 2,222 |
| 4Collier County, FL | 85 | 166 | 10.0 | $4.3M | +10.6% | #60 of 2,222 |
| 5Wakulla County, FL | 85 | 13 | 10.2 | $3.7M | +12.3% | #63 of 2,222 |
| 6Charlotte County, FL | 84 | 76 | 8.4 | $4.3M | +15.5% | #80 of 2,222 |
| 7Manatee County, FL | 82 | 183 | 10.4 | $3.8M | +16.6% | #100 of 2,222 |
| 8St. Johns County, FL | 80 | 127 | 11.0 | $4.4M | +25.0% | #125 of 2,222 |
| 9Indian River County, FL | 80 | 72 | 10.2 | $3.8M | +7.7% | #132 of 2,222 |
| 10Lee County, FL | 80 | 344 | 10.5 | $3.7M | +14.4% | #134 of 2,222 |
| 56Baker County, FL | 41 | 20 | 21.8 | $1.8M | +5.8% | #1,480 of 2,222 |
Other business types in Baker County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
- Restaurants and cafes72
- Sit-down restaurants80
- Fast food and sandwich shops41
- Pizza66
- Coffee shops and cafes84
- Bakeries and dessert shops65
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Questions
How many fast food and sandwich shops are in Baker County, FL?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 20 fast food and sandwich shops in Baker County. 17 of them (85%) are chain locations. The listings count fast food, sandwich shops, delis and bagel shops. Official counts show 19 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.
How much do households in Baker County, FL spend on food away from home?
About $35.4M a year, or $3,860 per household. That is 5% below the U.S. average (an index of 95, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 20 fast food and sandwich shops on map listings, it comes to $1.8M 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 9,165 households in Baker County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Baker County, FL compare with the U.S. for fast food and sandwich shops?
Baker County has 21.8 fast food and sandwich shops per 10,000 households, 64% above the U.S. rate of 13.3. Spending per shop is $1.8M, 42% below the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the U.S. ratio of fast food and sandwich shops to household spending, Baker County would have about 12, against 20 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 482 households, against one for every 478 across the U.S.
How fast is Baker County, FL growing?
Population estimates put Baker County at 29,737 people in 2025, up 5.8% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 9,165 households. Median household income in Baker County is $79,836, in line with the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 26.2%, 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. Baker County scores 41 for fast food and sandwich shops (lower middle), #1,480 of 2,222 scored counties.
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