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Fast food and sandwich shops in Escambia County, FL
How Escambia County, FL compares with other counties and the U.S. for fast food and sandwich shops: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 45 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,354 of 2,222 scored counties
#52 of 62 scored counties in Florida
- Listings
- 201
- 183 chain locations (91%)
- Official establishments
- 247
- All limited-service restaurants · +16.5% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $463.3M
- On food away from home · $3,591 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.3M
- 24% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 15.6
- 17% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 333,834
- +3.5% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 201 fast food and sandwich shops in Escambia County. 183 of them (91%) are chain locations, against 79% across the U.S. That is 15.6 per 10,000 households, 17% above the U.S. rate of 13.3.
Household spending on food away from home in Escambia County comes to about $463.3M a year: $3,591 per household, 12% below the U.S. average. That is about $2.3M of household spending for each shop on map listings, 24% 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 247 businesses with payroll in Escambia County classed as limited-service restaurants, up 16.5% from 2019. That is one for every 522 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 also show 48 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 5 SBA-backed loans worth $6.1M have gone to businesses classed as limited-service restaurants in Escambia County.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Escambia County grew 3.5%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). For fast food and sandwich shops, Escambia County has a Groundwork market score of 45 (lower middle): #1,354 of 2,222 scored counties and #52 of 62 scored counties in Florida.
How Escambia 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 | Escambia County | Florida | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 15.6 | 12.2 | 13.3 |
| Spending per listing | $2.3M | $3.2M | $3.1M |
| Households per official establishment (all limited-service restaurants) | 522 | 548 | 478 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +16.5% | +12.5% | +6.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +3.5% | +8.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on food away from home | $3,591 | $3,841 | $4,070 |
| Median household income | $67,500 | $74,568 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 45 | 64 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 212 → 247All limited-service restaurants · +16.5% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 5,410
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $102.8M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 48All limited-service restaurants with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 201183 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 152The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 5
- Amount
- $6.1M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as limited-service restaurants in Escambia 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 Escambia County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 333,834+3.5% since 2020
- Households
- 129,027
- Median age
- 39.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 65%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 657 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 496
- Median household income
- $67,500+32.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $90,802
- Median home value
- $257,200
- Jobs located here
- 160,136
- Daytime population
- 352,063Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Florida market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Florida for fast food and sandwich shops, numbered among those based in Florida, with Escambia County marked.
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 |
| 52Escambia County, FL | 45 | 201 | 15.6 | $2.3M | +3.5% | #1,354 of 2,222 |
Other business types in Escambia County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
- Restaurants and cafes43
- Sit-down restaurants44
- Fast food and sandwich shops45
- Pizza61
- Coffee shops and cafes55
- Bakeries and dessert shops55
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Questions
How many fast food and sandwich shops are in Escambia County, FL?
Escambia County has 201 fast food and sandwich shops on map listings as of September 2026. 183 of them (91%) are chain locations. The listings count fast food, sandwich shops, delis and bagel shops. Official counts show 247 businesses with payroll classed as limited-service restaurants in 2023, up 16.5% from 2019. That count covers all limited-service restaurants (pizza places included), not only fast food and sandwich shops. Another 48 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Escambia County, FL spend on food away from home?
About $463.3M a year, or $3,591 per household. That is 12% below the U.S. average (an index of 88, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 201 fast food and sandwich shops on map listings, it comes to $2.3M 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 129,027 households in Escambia County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Escambia County, FL compare with the U.S. for fast food and sandwich shops?
Escambia County has 15.6 fast food and sandwich shops per 10,000 households, 17% above the U.S. rate of 13.3. Spending per shop is $2.3M, 24% below the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the national ratio of fast food and sandwich shops to household spending, Escambia County would have about 152, against 201 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 522 households, against one for every 478 across the U.S. The official count rose 16.5% from 2019 to 2023, against +6.1% for the U.S.
How fast is Escambia County, FL growing?
Population estimates put Escambia County at 333,834 people in 2025, up 3.5% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 129,027 households. The median household income in Escambia County is $67,500 a year, 16% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 32.6% 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. Escambia County scores 45 for fast food and sandwich shops (lower middle), #1,354 of 2,222 scored counties.
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