Fast food and sandwich shops in Georgia

There are 6,443 fast food and sandwich shops on map listings in Georgia as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 88% of them, against 79% across the U.S. That comes to 15.8 for every 10,000 households, 19% above the U.S. rate of 13.3.

Household spending on food away from home in Georgia comes to about $16B a year: $3,917 per household, 4% below the U.S. average. That is about $2.5M of household spending for each shop on map listings, 19% below the U.S. figure of $3.1M. The spending figure covers all food away from home, not only fast food and sandwich shops.

In 2023, official counts showed 9,735 businesses with payroll in Georgia classed as limited-service restaurants, up 9.0% from 2019. That is one for every 419 households, against one for every 478 across the U.S. Across the U.S., the count rose 6.1% over the same years. That count covers all limited-service restaurants (pizza places included), not only fast food and sandwich shops. Since fiscal 2022, 400 SBA-backed loans worth $236.3M have gone to businesses classed as limited-service restaurants in Georgia.

Among the 50 states and DC, Georgia ranks #41 for fast food and sandwich shops, with a Groundwork market score of 34 (lower middle). Of the 15 scored metro areas in or partly in Georgia, the Gainesville metro area scores highest (55). Of the 24 scored small-town markets in or partly in Georgia, the Jefferson area scores highest (65).