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Fast food and sandwich shops in Duval County, FL

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for fast food and sandwich shops in Duval County, FL, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 46 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,316 of 2,222 scored counties
#48 of 62 scored counties in Florida

Listings
635
506 chain locations (80%)
Official establishments
911
All limited-service restaurants · +7.4% since 2019
Household spending a year
$1.5B
On food away from home · $3,702 a household
Spending per listing
$2.4M
21% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
15.3
15% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
1,062,963
+6.5% 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 635 fast food and sandwich shops in Duval County. 506 of them (80%) are chain locations, against 79% across the U.S. That comes to 15.3 for every 10,000 households, 15% above the U.S. rate of 13.3.

At $3,702 per household (9% below the U.S. average), households in Duval County spend about $1.5B a year on food away from home. That is about $2.4M of household spending for each shop on map listings, 21% below 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 911 businesses with payroll in Duval County classed as limited-service restaurants, up 7.4% from 2019. That is one for every 456 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. Official counts list 158 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 29 SBA-backed loans worth $18M have gone to businesses classed as limited-service restaurants in Duval County.

Population estimates show Duval County grew 6.5% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For fast food and sandwich shops, Duval County has a Groundwork market score of 46 (lower middle): #1,316 of 2,222 scored counties and #48 of 62 scored counties in Florida.

How Duval 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 Duval County, FL compared with Florida and the U.S.
MeasureDuval CountyFloridaU.S.
Listings per 10k households15.312.213.3
Spending per listing$2.4M$3.2M$3.1M
Households per official establishment (all limited-service restaurants)456548478
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+7.4%+12.5%+6.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025+6.5%+8.7%+3.1%
Spending per household on food away from home$3,702$3,841$4,070
Median household income$71,277$74,568$80,734
Groundwork market score4664

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
848 → 911All limited-service restaurants · +7.4% over the period
Employees, 2023
17,961
Annual payroll, 2023
$368.6M
One-person businesses, 2023
158All limited-service restaurants with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
635506 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
504The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
29
Amount
$18M

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

Population, 2025 estimate
1,062,963+6.5% since 2020
Households
415,128
Median age
38.3
Homes lived in by their owners
58%
Vehicles per household
1.6
Land area
763 sq. mi.
People per square mile
1,341
Median household income
$71,277+27.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$97,654
Median home value
$303,500
Jobs located here
590,497
Daytime population
1,135,453Residents 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 Duval 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
48Duval County, FL4663515.3$2.4M+6.5%#1,316 of 2,222

Other business types in Duval 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 Duval County, FL?

There are 635 fast food and sandwich shops on map listings in Duval County as of September 2026. 506 of them (80%) are chain locations. The listings count fast food, sandwich shops, delis and bagel shops. Official counts show 911 businesses with payroll classed as limited-service restaurants in 2023, up 7.4% from 2019. That count covers all limited-service restaurants (pizza places included), not only fast food and sandwich shops. Official counts also show 158 one-person businesses without payroll.

How much do households in Duval County, FL spend on food away from home?

About $1.5B a year, or $3,702 per household. That is 9% below the U.S. average (an index of 91, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 635 fast food and sandwich shops on map listings, it comes to $2.4M 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 415,128 households in Duval County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Duval County has 15.3 fast food and sandwich shops per 10,000 households, 15% above the U.S. rate of 13.3. Spending per shop is $2.4M, 21% below the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the national ratio of fast food and sandwich shops to household spending, Duval County would have about 504, against 635 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 456 households, against one for every 478 across the U.S. The official count rose 7.4% from 2019 to 2023, against +6.1% for the U.S.

How fast is Duval County, FL growing?

Population estimates put Duval County at 1,062,963 people in 2025, up 6.5% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 415,128 households. The median household income in Duval County is $71,277 a year, 12% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 27.7% 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. Duval County scores 46 for fast food and sandwich shops (lower middle), #1,316 of 2,222 scored counties.

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