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Fast food and sandwich shops in Bleckley County, GA
The fast food and sandwich shops in Bleckley County, GA, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 36 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,634 of 2,222 scored counties
#65 of 114 scored counties in Georgia
- Listings
- 6
- 6 chain locations (100%)
- Official establishments
- 11
- All limited-service restaurants
- Household spending a year
- $15.2M
- On food away from home · $3,399 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.5M
- 17% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 13.4
- In line with the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 12,866
- +2.8% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 6 fast food and sandwich shops in Bleckley County. All of them are chain locations, against 79% across the U.S. That comes to 13.4 for every 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 13.3.
At $3,399 per household (16% below the U.S. average), households in Bleckley County spend about $15.2M a year on food away from home. That is about $2.5M of household spending for each shop on map listings, 17% 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 11 businesses with payroll in Bleckley County classed as limited-service restaurants. That is one for every 406 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.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Bleckley County grew 2.8%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). Bleckley County scores 36 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for fast food and sandwich shops, ranking #1,634 of 2,222 scored counties and #65 of 114 scored counties in Georgia.
How Bleckley County compares
The same measures for Georgia 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 | Bleckley County | Georgia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 13.4 | 15.8 | 13.3 |
| Spending per listing | $2.5M | $2.5M | $3.1M |
| Households per official establishment (all limited-service restaurants) | 406 | 419 | 478 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +9.0% | +6.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.8% | +5.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on food away from home | $3,399 | $3,917 | $4,070 |
| Median household income | $62,008 | $77,353 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 36 | 34 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 7 → 11All limited-service restaurants
- Employees, 2023
- 257
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $3.3M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 0All limited-service restaurants with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 66 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 5The 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 Bleckley 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 Bleckley County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 12,866+2.8% since 2020
- Households
- 4,465
- Median age
- 40.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 73%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 216 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 58
- Median household income
- $62,008+28.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $82,806
- Median home value
- $149,600
- Jobs located here
- 2,486
- Daytime population
- 10,808Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Georgia market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Georgia for fast food and sandwich shops, numbered among those based in Georgia, with Bleckley County marked.
Top counties in Georgia
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Harris County, GA | 95 | 6 | 4.6 | $9.5M | +6.8% | #3 of 2,222 |
| 2Pike County, GA | 89 | 5 | 7.4 | $5.4M | +10.5% | #24 of 2,222 |
| 3Paulding County, GA | 85 | 65 | 10.8 | $4M | +12.7% | #62 of 2,222 |
| 4Jones County, GA | 81 | 8 | 7.4 | $5M | +2.8% | #107 of 2,222 |
| 5Madison County, GA | 79 | 8 | 7.1 | $4.7M | +8.8% | #144 of 2,222 |
| 6Putnam County, GA | 79 | 12 | 11.5 | $3.3M | +7.0% | #154 of 2,222 |
| 7Monroe County, GA | 77 | 9 | 8.5 | $4.7M | +14.1% | #185 of 2,222 |
| 8Forsyth County, GA | 76 | 119 | 13.4 | $4.1M | +11.8% | #210 of 2,222 |
| 9Effingham County, GA | 76 | 28 | 11.5 | $3.5M | +14.1% | #216 of 2,222 |
| 10Lamar County, GA | 75 | 7 | 9.8 | $3.7M | +12.9% | #231 of 2,222 |
| 65Bleckley County, GA | 36 | 6 | 13.4 | $2.5M | +2.8% | #1,634 of 2,222 |
Other business types in Bleckley County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
- Restaurants and cafes49
- Sit-down restaurants49
- Fast food and sandwich shops36
- Pizza29
- Coffee shops and cafes
- Bakeries and dessert shops
Groceries and convenience
Auto
Beauty and personal care
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many fast food and sandwich shops are in Bleckley County, GA?
Bleckley County has 6 fast food and sandwich shops on map listings as of September 2026. 6 of them (100%) are chain locations. The listings count fast food, sandwich shops, delis and bagel shops. Official counts show 11 businesses with payroll classed as limited-service restaurants in 2023. That count covers all limited-service restaurants (pizza places included), not only fast food and sandwich shops.
How much do households in Bleckley County, GA spend on food away from home?
About $15.2M a year, or $3,399 per household. That is 16% below the U.S. average (an index of 84, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 6 fast food and sandwich shops on map listings, it comes to $2.5M 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 4,465 households in Bleckley County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Bleckley County, GA compare with the U.S. for fast food and sandwich shops?
Bleckley County has 13.4 fast food and sandwich shops per 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 13.3. Spending per shop is $2.5M, 17% below the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the national ratio of fast food and sandwich shops to household spending, Bleckley County would have about 5, against 6 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 406 households, against one for every 478 across the U.S.
How fast is Bleckley County, GA growing?
Population estimates put Bleckley County at 12,866 people in 2025, up 2.8% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 4,465 households. The median household income in Bleckley County is $62,008 a year, 23% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 28.7% 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. Bleckley County scores 36 for fast food and sandwich shops (lower middle), #1,634 of 2,222 scored counties.
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