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Fast food and sandwich shops in Osceola County, FL
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for fast food and sandwich shops in Osceola County, FL, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 49 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,196 of 2,222 scored counties
#44 of 62 scored counties in Florida
- Listings
- 215
- 170 chain locations (79%)
- Official establishments
- 309
- All limited-service restaurants · +17.9% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $517.1M
- On food away from home · $3,621 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.4M
- 21% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 15.1
- 14% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 481,718
- +23.2% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 215 fast food and sandwich shops in Osceola County. Of those, 170 are chain locations, or 79%, against 79% across the U.S. That comes to 15.1 for every 10,000 households, 14% above the U.S. rate of 13.3.
Household spending on food away from home in Osceola County comes to about $517.1M a year: $3,621 per household, 11% below the U.S. average. Spread across 215 fast food and sandwich shops, that is $2.4M per shop, 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.
Official counts show 309 businesses with payroll classed as limited-service restaurants in Osceola County in 2023, up 17.9% from 2019. That is one for every 462 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 134 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts. Since fiscal 2022, 20 SBA-backed loans worth $14.4M have gone to businesses classed as limited-service restaurants in Osceola County.
Population estimates put the population change in Osceola County from 2020 to 2025 at +23.2%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). Osceola County scores 49 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for fast food and sandwich shops, ranking #1,196 of 2,222 scored counties and #44 of 62 scored counties in Florida.
How Osceola 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 | Osceola County | Florida | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 15.1 | 12.2 | 13.3 |
| Spending per listing | $2.4M | $3.2M | $3.1M |
| Households per official establishment (all limited-service restaurants) | 462 | 548 | 478 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +17.9% | +12.5% | +6.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +23.2% | +8.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on food away from home | $3,621 | $3,841 | $4,070 |
| Median household income | $72,637 | $74,568 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 49 | 64 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 262 → 309All limited-service restaurants · +17.9% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 6,683
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $132.7M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 134All limited-service restaurants with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 215170 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 170The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 20
- Amount
- $14.4M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as limited-service restaurants in Osceola 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 Osceola County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 481,718+23.2% since 2020
- Households
- 142,794
- Median age
- 37.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 65%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 1,327 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 322
- Median household income
- $72,637+38.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $91,670
- Median home value
- $353,300
- Jobs located here
- 119,328
- Daytime population
- 341,475Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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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 |
| 44Osceola County, FL | 49 | 215 | 15.1 | $2.4M | +23.2% | #1,196 of 2,222 |
Other business types in Osceola County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
- Restaurants and cafes39
- Sit-down restaurants39
- Fast food and sandwich shops49
- Pizza50
- Coffee shops and cafes60
- Bakeries and dessert shops49
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Questions
How many fast food and sandwich shops are in Osceola County, FL?
There are 215 fast food and sandwich shops on map listings in Osceola County as of September 2026. 170 of them (79%) are chain locations. The listings count fast food, sandwich shops, delis and bagel shops. Official counts show 309 businesses with payroll classed as limited-service restaurants in 2023, up 17.9% from 2019. That count covers all limited-service restaurants (pizza places included), not only fast food and sandwich shops. Official counts list 134 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Osceola County, FL spend on food away from home?
About $517.1M a year, or $3,621 per household. That is 11% below the U.S. average (an index of 89, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 215 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 142,794 households in Osceola County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Osceola County, FL compare with the U.S. for fast food and sandwich shops?
Osceola County has 15.1 fast food and sandwich shops per 10,000 households, 14% 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, Osceola County would have about 170, against 215 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 462 households, against one for every 478 across the U.S. The official count rose 17.9% from 2019 to 2023, against +6.1% for the U.S.
How fast is Osceola County, FL growing?
Population estimates put Osceola County at 481,718 people in 2025, up 23.2% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 142,794 households. The median household income in Osceola County is $72,637 a year, 10% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 38.9% 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. Osceola County scores 49 for fast food and sandwich shops (lower middle), #1,196 of 2,222 scored counties.
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