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Fast food and sandwich shops in Coweta County, GA

The fast food and sandwich shops in Coweta County, GA, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 75 out of 100: High

Ranked #235 of 2,222 scored counties
#11 of 114 scored counties in Georgia

Listings
71
65 chain locations (92%)
Official establishments
98
All limited-service restaurants · +6.5% since 2019
Household spending a year
$244.3M
On food away from home · $4,341 a household
Spending per listing
$3.4M
13% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
12.6
5% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
160,240
+9.2% 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

Households in Coweta County spend about $244.3M a year on food away from home, or $4,341 per household, 7% above the U.S. average. That works out to $3.4M per shop, 13% above 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 71 fast food and sandwich shops on map listings in Coweta County as of September 2026. 65 of them (92%) are chain locations, against 79% across the U.S. That is 12.6 per 10,000 households, 5% below the U.S. rate of 13.3.

In 2023, official counts showed 98 businesses with payroll in Coweta County classed as limited-service restaurants, up 6.5% from 2019. That is one for every 574 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. Official counts also show 21 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 11 SBA-backed loans worth $5.5M have gone to businesses classed as limited-service restaurants in Coweta County.

Population estimates show Coweta County grew 9.2% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for fast food and sandwich shops in Coweta County is 75 (high), #235 of 2,222 scored counties and #11 of 114 scored counties in Georgia. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.

How Coweta 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 Coweta County, GA compared with Georgia and the U.S.
MeasureCoweta CountyGeorgiaU.S.
Listings per 10k households12.615.813.3
Spending per listing$3.4M$2.5M$3.1M
Households per official establishment (all limited-service restaurants)574419478
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+6.5%+9.0%+6.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025+9.2%+5.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on food away from home$4,341$3,917$4,070
Median household income$95,548$77,353$80,734
Groundwork market score7534

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
92 → 98All limited-service restaurants · +6.5% over the period
Employees, 2023
2,120
Annual payroll, 2023
$40.3M
One-person businesses, 2023
21All limited-service restaurants with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
7165 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
80The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
11
Amount
$5.5M

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

Population, 2025 estimate
160,240+9.2% since 2020
Households
56,275
Median age
40.7
Homes lived in by their owners
78%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
441 sq. mi.
People per square mile
347
Median household income
$95,548+25.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$119,536
Median home value
$357,500
Jobs located here
49,158
Daytime population
128,875Residents 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 Coweta 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
11Coweta County, GA757112.6$3.4M+9.2%#235 of 2,222

Other business types in Coweta 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 Coweta County, GA?

As of September 2026, map listings count 71 fast food and sandwich shops in Coweta County. 65 of them (92%) are chain locations. The listings count fast food, sandwich shops, delis and bagel shops. Official counts show 98 businesses with payroll classed as limited-service restaurants in 2023, up 6.5% from 2019. The official count takes in all limited-service restaurants, not only fast food and sandwich shops: pizza places are counted too. Another 21 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.

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

About $244.3M a year, or $4,341 per household. That is 7% above the U.S. average (an index of 107, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 71 fast food and sandwich shops on map listings, it comes to $3.4M 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 56,275 households in Coweta County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Coweta 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 $3.4M, 13% above the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the U.S. ratio of fast food and sandwich shops to household spending, Coweta County would have about 80, against 71 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 574 households, against one for every 478 across the U.S. The official count rose 6.5% from 2019 to 2023, against +6.1% for the U.S.

How fast is Coweta County, GA growing?

Population estimates put Coweta County at 160,240 people in 2025, up 9.2% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 56,275 households. Median household income in Coweta County is $95,548, 18% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 25.9%, 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. Coweta County scores 75 for fast food and sandwich shops (high), #235 of 2,222 scored counties.

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