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Fast food and sandwich shops in Gadsden County, FL

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 54 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #987 of 2,222 scored counties
#38 of 62 scored counties in Florida

Listings
17
16 chain locations (94%)
Official establishments
20
All limited-service restaurants · −16.7% since 2019
Household spending a year
$50.5M
On food away from home · $2,994 a household
Spending per listing
$3M
3% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
10.1
24% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
44,298
+2.0% 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 17 fast food and sandwich shops in Gadsden County. Chain locations make up 94% of them, against 79% across the U.S. That comes to 10.1 for every 10,000 households, 24% below the U.S. rate of 13.3.

At $2,994 per household (26% below the U.S. average), households in Gadsden County spend about $50.5M a year on food away from home. That works out to $3M per shop, 3% 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 20 businesses with payroll in Gadsden County classed as limited-service restaurants, down 16.7% from 2019. That is one for every 844 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 6 one-person businesses without payroll.

Population estimates put the population change in Gadsden County from 2020 to 2025 at +2.0%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). For fast food and sandwich shops, Gadsden County has a Groundwork market score of 54 (upper middle): #987 of 2,222 scored counties and #38 of 62 scored counties in Florida.

How Gadsden 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 Gadsden County, FL compared with Florida and the U.S.
MeasureGadsden CountyFloridaU.S.
Listings per 10k households10.112.213.3
Spending per listing$3M$3.2M$3.1M
Households per official establishment (all limited-service restaurants)844548478
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023−16.7%+12.5%+6.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025+2.0%+8.7%+3.1%
Spending per household on food away from home$2,994$3,841$4,070
Median household income$48,801$74,568$80,734
Groundwork market score5464

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
24 → 20All limited-service restaurants · −16.7% over the period
Employees, 2023
280
Annual payroll, 2023
$5.1M
One-person businesses, 2023
6All limited-service restaurants with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
1716 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
17The 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 Gadsden 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 Gadsden County

Population, 2025 estimate
44,298+2.0% since 2020
Households
16,872
Median age
43.4
Homes lived in by their owners
71%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
516 sq. mi.
People per square mile
85
Median household income
$48,801+17.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$63,879
Median home value
$174,900
Jobs located here
16,761
Daytime population
43,252Residents 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 Gadsden 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
38Gadsden County, FL541710.1$3M+2.0%#987 of 2,222

Other business types in Gadsden County

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

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Questions

How many fast food and sandwich shops are in Gadsden County, FL?

There are 17 fast food and sandwich shops on map listings in Gadsden County as of September 2026. 16 of them (94%) are chain locations. The listings count fast food, sandwich shops, delis and bagel shops. Official counts show 20 businesses with payroll classed as limited-service restaurants in 2023, down 16.7% from 2019. That count covers all limited-service restaurants (pizza places included), not only fast food and sandwich shops. Official counts also show 6 one-person businesses without payroll.

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

About $50.5M a year, or $2,994 per household. That is 26% below the U.S. average (an index of 74, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 17 fast food and sandwich shops on map listings, it comes to $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 16,872 households in Gadsden County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Gadsden County has 10.1 fast food and sandwich shops per 10,000 households, 24% below the U.S. rate of 13.3. Spending per shop is $3M, 3% below the U.S. figure of $3.1M. The count on map listings matches the U.S. ratio of fast food and sandwich shops to household spending. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 844 households, against one for every 478 across the U.S. The official count fell 16.7% from 2019 to 2023, against +6.1% for the U.S.

How fast is Gadsden County, FL growing?

Population estimates put Gadsden County at 44,298 people in 2025, up 2.0% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 16,872 households. The median household income in Gadsden County is $48,801 a year, 40% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 17.9% 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. Gadsden County scores 54 for fast food and sandwich shops (upper middle), #987 of 2,222 scored counties.

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