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Fast food and sandwich shops in DeKalb County, GA
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for fast food and sandwich shops in DeKalb County, GA, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 51 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #1,096 of 2,222 scored counties
#35 of 114 scored counties in Georgia
- Listings
- 378
- 320 chain locations (85%)
- Official establishments
- 692
- All limited-service restaurants · +3.3% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $1.2B
- On food away from home · $4,137 a household
- Spending per listing
- $3.1M
- 3% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 13.2
- In line with the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 774,394
- +1.3% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 378 fast food and sandwich shops in DeKalb County. 320 of them (85%) are chain locations, against 79% across the U.S. That comes to 13.2 for every 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 13.3.
Household spending on food away from home in DeKalb County comes to about $1.2B a year: $4,137 per household, 2% above the U.S. average. Spread across 378 fast food and sandwich shops, that is $3.1M per shop, 3% above 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 692 businesses with payroll classed as limited-service restaurants in DeKalb County in 2023, up 3.3% from 2019. That is one for every 415 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. Official counts also show 183 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 28 SBA-backed loans worth $16.6M have gone to businesses classed as limited-service restaurants in DeKalb County.
Population estimates show DeKalb County grew 1.3% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for fast food and sandwich shops in DeKalb County is 51 (upper middle), #1,096 of 2,222 scored counties and #35 of 114 scored counties in Georgia.
How DeKalb 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 | DeKalb County | Georgia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 13.2 | 15.8 | 13.3 |
| Spending per listing | $3.1M | $2.5M | $3.1M |
| Households per official establishment (all limited-service restaurants) | 415 | 419 | 478 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +3.3% | +9.0% | +6.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.3% | +5.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on food away from home | $4,137 | $3,917 | $4,070 |
| Median household income | $80,644 | $77,353 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 51 | 34 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 670 → 692All limited-service restaurants · +3.3% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 11,502
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $237.5M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 183All limited-service restaurants with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 378320 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 390The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 28
- Amount
- $16.6M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as limited-service restaurants in DeKalb 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 DeKalb County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 774,394+1.3% since 2020
- Households
- 287,239
- Median age
- 37.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 59%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.6
- Land area
- 268 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 2,860
- Median household income
- $80,644+29.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $119,811
- Median home value
- $357,800
- Jobs located here
- 346,946
- Daytime population
- 767,907Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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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 |
| 35DeKalb County, GA | 51 | 378 | 13.2 | $3.1M | +1.3% | #1,096 of 2,222 |
Other business types in DeKalb County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
- Restaurants and cafes42
- Sit-down restaurants39
- Fast food and sandwich shops51
- Pizza61
- Coffee shops and cafes58
- Bakeries and dessert shops51
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Questions
How many fast food and sandwich shops are in DeKalb County, GA?
DeKalb County has 378 fast food and sandwich shops on map listings as of September 2026. 320 of them (85%) are chain locations. The listings count fast food, sandwich shops, delis and bagel shops. Official counts show 692 businesses with payroll classed as limited-service restaurants in 2023, up 3.3% from 2019. That count covers all limited-service restaurants (pizza places included), not only fast food and sandwich shops. Another 183 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in DeKalb County, GA spend on food away from home?
About $1.2B a year, or $4,137 per household. That is 2% above the U.S. average (an index of 102, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 378 fast food and sandwich shops on map listings, it comes to $3.1M 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 287,239 households in DeKalb County and national spending patterns by income.
How does DeKalb County, GA compare with the U.S. for fast food and sandwich shops?
DeKalb County has 13.2 fast food and sandwich shops per 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 13.3. Spending per shop is $3.1M, 3% above the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the national ratio of fast food and sandwich shops to household spending, DeKalb County would have about 390, against 378 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 415 households, against one for every 478 across the U.S. The official count rose 3.3% from 2019 to 2023, against +6.1% for the U.S.
How fast is DeKalb County, GA growing?
Population estimates put DeKalb County at 774,394 people in 2025, up 1.3% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 287,239 households. The median household income in DeKalb County is $80,644 a year, in line with the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 29.2% 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. DeKalb County scores 51 for fast food and sandwich shops (upper middle), #1,096 of 2,222 scored counties.
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