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Fast food and sandwich shops in Hillsborough County, FL
How Hillsborough 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 68 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #448 of 2,222 scored counties
#21 of 62 scored counties in Florida
- Listings
- 737
- 561 chain locations (76%)
- Official establishments
- 1,074
- All limited-service restaurants · +15.4% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $2.3B
- On food away from home · $4,002 a household
- Spending per listing
- $3.2M
- 4% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 12.6
- 5% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 1,574,115
- +7.4% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 737 fast food and sandwich shops in Hillsborough County. Of those, 561 are chain locations, or 76%, against 79% across the U.S. That is 12.6 per 10,000 households, 5% below the U.S. rate of 13.3.
At $4,002 per household (2% below the U.S. average), households in Hillsborough County spend about $2.3B a year on food away from home. Spread across 737 fast food and sandwich shops, that is $3.2M per shop, 4% 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.
In 2023, official counts showed 1,074 businesses with payroll in Hillsborough County classed as limited-service restaurants, up 15.4% from 2019. That is one for every 543 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. Another 382 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts. Since fiscal 2022, 59 SBA-backed loans worth $38.9M have gone to businesses classed as limited-service restaurants in Hillsborough County.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Hillsborough County grew 7.4%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For fast food and sandwich shops, Hillsborough County has a Groundwork market score of 68 (upper middle): #448 of 2,222 scored counties and #21 of 62 scored counties in Florida. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Hillsborough 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 | Hillsborough County | Florida | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 12.6 | 12.2 | 13.3 |
| Spending per listing | $3.2M | $3.2M | $3.1M |
| Households per official establishment (all limited-service restaurants) | 543 | 548 | 478 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +15.4% | +12.5% | +6.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +7.4% | +8.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on food away from home | $4,002 | $3,841 | $4,070 |
| Median household income | $79,540 | $74,568 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 68 | 64 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 931 → 1,074All limited-service restaurants · +15.4% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 18,559
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $370.8M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 382All limited-service restaurants with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 737561 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 765The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 59
- Amount
- $38.9M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as limited-service restaurants in Hillsborough 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 Hillsborough County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 1,574,115+7.4% since 2020
- Households
- 583,192
- Median age
- 38.9
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 61%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 1,022 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 1,490
- Median household income
- $79,540+35.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $112,695
- Median home value
- $371,500
- Jobs located here
- 844,193
- Daytime population
- 1,660,701Residents 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 Hillsborough 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 |
| 21Hillsborough County, FL | 68 | 737 | 12.6 | $3.2M | +7.4% | #448 of 2,222 |
Other business types in Hillsborough County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
- Restaurants and cafes57
- Sit-down restaurants54
- Fast food and sandwich shops68
- Pizza72
- Coffee shops and cafes64
- Bakeries and dessert shops64
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Questions
How many fast food and sandwich shops are in Hillsborough County, FL?
There are 737 fast food and sandwich shops on map listings in Hillsborough County as of September 2026. 561 of them (76%) are chain locations. The listings count fast food, sandwich shops, delis and bagel shops. Official counts show 1,074 businesses with payroll classed as limited-service restaurants in 2023, up 15.4% from 2019. That count covers all limited-service restaurants (pizza places included), not only fast food and sandwich shops. Official counts list 382 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Hillsborough County, FL spend on food away from home?
About $2.3B a year, or $4,002 per household. That is 2% below the U.S. average (an index of 98, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 737 fast food and sandwich shops on map listings, it comes to $3.2M 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 583,192 households in Hillsborough County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Hillsborough County, FL compare with the U.S. for fast food and sandwich shops?
Hillsborough County has 12.6 fast food and sandwich shops per 10,000 households, 5% below the U.S. rate of 13.3. Spending per shop is $3.2M, 4% above the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the national ratio of fast food and sandwich shops to household spending, Hillsborough County would have about 765, against 737 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 543 households, against one for every 478 across the U.S. The official count rose 15.4% from 2019 to 2023, against +6.1% for the U.S.
How fast is Hillsborough County, FL growing?
Population estimates put Hillsborough County at 1,574,115 people in 2025, up 7.4% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 583,192 households. The median household income in Hillsborough County is $79,540 a year, in line with the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 35.1% 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. Hillsborough County scores 68 for fast food and sandwich shops (upper middle), #448 of 2,222 scored counties.
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