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Fast food and sandwich shops in Calhoun County, FL

The fast food and sandwich shops in Calhoun County, FL, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score

Not scored

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

Listings
4
4 chain locations (100%)
Official establishments
5
All limited-service restaurants
Household spending a year
$14M
On food away from home · $3,013 a household
Spending per listing
$3.5M
14% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
8.6
35% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
13,289
−3.0% 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 4 fast food and sandwich shops in Calhoun County. Per 10,000 households, that is 8.6, 35% below the U.S. rate of 13.3.

Household spending on food away from home in Calhoun County comes to about $14M a year: $3,013 per household, 26% below the U.S. average. That works out to $3.5M per shop, 14% 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 5 businesses with payroll classed as limited-service restaurants in Calhoun County in 2023. That is one for every 927 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.

Population estimates put the population change in Calhoun County from 2020 to 2025 at −3.0%, against +3.1% for the U.S. With 4 fast food and sandwich shops on map listings, Calhoun County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How Calhoun 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.

Fast food and sandwich shops in Calhoun County, FL compared with Florida and the U.S.
MeasureCalhoun CountyFloridaU.S.
Listings per 10k households8.612.213.3
Spending per listing$3.5M$3.2M$3.1M
Households per official establishment (all limited-service restaurants)927548478
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+12.5%+6.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025−3.0%+8.7%+3.1%
Spending per household on food away from home$3,013$3,841$4,070
Median household income$50,517$74,568$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored64

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
5 → 5All limited-service restaurants
Employees, 2023
137
Annual payroll, 2023
$2.4M
One-person businesses, 2023
0All limited-service restaurants with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
44 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
5The 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 Calhoun 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 Calhoun County

Population, 2025 estimate
13,289−3.0% since 2020
Households
4,636
Median age
43.0
Homes lived in by their owners
79%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
567 sq. mi.
People per square mile
24
Median household income
$50,517+31.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$65,117
Median home value
$145,300
Jobs located here
3,410
Daytime population
11,725Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Fast food and sandwich shops across Florida

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

Top counties in Florida

Counties in Florida ranked for fast food and sandwich shops by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Sarasota County, FL872009.4$4.3M+10.0%#34 of 2,222
2Sumter County, FL87649.1$4.1M+21.1%#36 of 2,222
3Flagler County, FL85478.9$4.3M+21.0%#59 of 2,222
4Collier County, FL8516610.0$4.3M+10.6%#60 of 2,222
5Wakulla County, FL851310.2$3.7M+12.3%#63 of 2,222
6Charlotte County, FL84768.4$4.3M+15.5%#80 of 2,222
7Manatee County, FL8218310.4$3.8M+16.6%#100 of 2,222
8St. Johns County, FL8012711.0$4.4M+25.0%#125 of 2,222
9Indian River County, FL807210.2$3.8M+7.7%#132 of 2,222
10Lee County, FL8034410.5$3.7M+14.4%#134 of 2,222
Calhoun County, FLNot scored48.6$3.5M−3.0%

Other business types in Calhoun 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 Calhoun County, FL?

There are 4 fast food and sandwich shops on map listings in Calhoun County as of September 2026. The listings count fast food, sandwich shops, delis and bagel shops. Official counts show 5 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 Calhoun County, FL spend on food away from home?

About $14M a year, or $3,013 per household. That is 26% below the U.S. average (an index of 74, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 4 fast food and sandwich shops on map listings, it comes to $3.5M 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 4,636 households in Calhoun County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Calhoun County has 8.6 fast food and sandwich shops per 10,000 households, 35% below the U.S. rate of 13.3. Spending per shop is $3.5M, 14% above the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the national ratio of fast food and sandwich shops to household spending, Calhoun County would have about 5, against 4 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 927 households, against one for every 478 across the U.S.

How fast is Calhoun County, FL growing?

Population estimates put Calhoun County at 13,289 people in 2025, down 3.0% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 4,636 households. The median household income in Calhoun County is $50,517 a year, 37% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 31.0% 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. Calhoun 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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