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Fast food and sandwich shops in Clarke County, GA

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for fast food and sandwich shops in Clarke County, GA, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 21 out of 100: Low

Ranked #2,038 of 2,222 scored counties
#95 of 114 scored counties in Georgia

Listings
97
85 chain locations (88%)
Official establishments
129
All limited-service restaurants · +5.7% since 2019
Household spending a year
$178.4M
On food away from home · $3,277 a household
Spending per listing
$1.8M
40% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
17.8
34% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
129,921
+1.0% 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

Clarke County scores 21 (low) on the Groundwork market score for fast food and sandwich shops, ranking #2,038 of 2,222 scored counties and #95 of 114 scored counties in Georgia. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.

At $3,277 per household (19% below the U.S. average), households in Clarke County spend about $178.4M a year on food away from home. That works out to $1.8M per shop, 40% below the U.S. figure of $3.1M. The spending figure covers all food away from home, not only fast food and sandwich shops.

There are 97 fast food and sandwich shops on map listings in Clarke County as of September 2026. Of those, 85 are chain locations, or 88%, against 79% across the U.S. That is 17.8 per 10,000 households, 34% above the U.S. rate of 13.3.

Official counts show 129 businesses with payroll classed as limited-service restaurants in Clarke County in 2023, up 5.7% from 2019. That is one for every 422 households, against one for every 478 across the U.S. That count covers all limited-service restaurants (pizza places included), not only fast food and sandwich shops. Since fiscal 2022, 9 SBA-backed loans worth $6.9M have gone to businesses classed as limited-service restaurants in Clarke County. Population estimates show Clarke County grew 1.0% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).

How Clarke 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.

Fast food and sandwich shops in Clarke County, GA compared with Georgia and the U.S.
MeasureClarke CountyGeorgiaU.S.
Listings per 10k households17.815.813.3
Spending per listing$1.8M$2.5M$3.1M
Households per official establishment (all limited-service restaurants)422419478
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+5.7%+9.0%+6.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025+1.0%+5.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on food away from home$3,277$3,917$4,070
Median household income$53,625$77,353$80,734
Groundwork market score2134

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
122 → 129All limited-service restaurants · +5.7% over the period
Employees, 2023
3,259
Annual payroll, 2023
$59.9M
One-person businesses, 2023
22All limited-service restaurants with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
9785 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
59The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
9
Amount
$6.9M

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as limited-service restaurants in Clarke 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 Clarke County

Population, 2025 estimate
129,921+1.0% since 2020
Households
54,454
Median age
33.5
Homes lived in by their owners
41%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
119 sq. mi.
People per square mile
1,086
Median household income
$53,625+38.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$78,676
Median home value
$298,900
Jobs located here
71,696
Daytime population
151,489Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Fast food and sandwich shops across Georgia

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The highest-scoring counties in Georgia for fast food and sandwich shops, numbered among those based in Georgia, with Clarke County marked.

Top counties in Georgia

Counties in Georgia ranked for fast food and sandwich shops by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Harris County, GA9564.6$9.5M+6.8%#3 of 2,222
2Pike County, GA8957.4$5.4M+10.5%#24 of 2,222
3Paulding County, GA856510.8$4M+12.7%#62 of 2,222
4Jones County, GA8187.4$5M+2.8%#107 of 2,222
5Madison County, GA7987.1$4.7M+8.8%#144 of 2,222
6Putnam County, GA791211.5$3.3M+7.0%#154 of 2,222
7Monroe County, GA7798.5$4.7M+14.1%#185 of 2,222
8Forsyth County, GA7611913.4$4.1M+11.8%#210 of 2,222
9Effingham County, GA762811.5$3.5M+14.1%#216 of 2,222
10Lamar County, GA7579.8$3.7M+12.9%#231 of 2,222
95Clarke County, GA219717.8$1.8M+1.0%#2,038 of 2,222

Other business types in Clarke 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 Clarke County, GA?

As of September 2026, map listings count 97 fast food and sandwich shops in Clarke County. 85 of them (88%) are chain locations. The listings count fast food, sandwich shops, delis and bagel shops. Official counts show 129 businesses with payroll classed as limited-service restaurants in 2023, up 5.7% from 2019. The official count takes in all limited-service restaurants, not only fast food and sandwich shops: pizza places are counted too. Official counts list 22 one-person businesses without payroll.

How much do households in Clarke County, GA spend on food away from home?

About $178.4M a year, or $3,277 per household. That is 19% below the U.S. average (an index of 81, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 97 fast food and sandwich shops on map listings, it comes to $1.8M per shop. That spending covers all food away from home, which fast food and sandwich shops share with other businesses in the trade. It is estimated from the incomes of the 54,454 households in Clarke County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Clarke County has 17.8 fast food and sandwich shops per 10,000 households, 34% above the U.S. rate of 13.3. Spending per shop is $1.8M, 40% below the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the U.S. ratio of fast food and sandwich shops to household spending, Clarke County would have about 59, against 97 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 422 households, against one for every 478 across the U.S. The official count rose 5.7% from 2019 to 2023, against +6.1% for the U.S.

How fast is Clarke County, GA growing?

Population estimates put Clarke County at 129,921 people in 2025, up 1.0% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 54,454 households. Median household income in Clarke County is $53,625, 34% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 38.8%, 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. Clarke County scores 21 for fast food and sandwich shops (low), #2,038 of 2,222 scored counties.

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