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Fast food and sandwich shops in Dooly County, GA

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 14 out of 100: Low

Ranked #2,154 of 2,222 scored counties
#106 of 114 scored counties in Georgia

Listings
9
8 chain locations (89%)
Official establishments
11
All limited-service restaurants
Household spending a year
$13.4M
On food away from home · $3,330 a household
Spending per listing
$1.5M
51% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
22.3
68% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
11,156
−0.1% 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

For fast food and sandwich shops, Dooly County has a Groundwork market score of 14 (low): #2,154 of 2,222 scored counties and #106 of 114 scored counties in Georgia. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.

At $3,330 per household (18% below the U.S. average), households in Dooly County spend about $13.4M a year on food away from home. That works out to $1.5M per shop, 51% below the U.S. figure of $3.1M. The spending figure covers all food away from home, not only fast food and sandwich shops.

Dooly County has 9 fast food and sandwich shops on map listings as of September 2026. 8 of them (89%) are chain locations, against 79% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 22.3, 68% above the U.S. rate of 13.3.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as limited-service restaurants in Dooly County was 11 in 2023. That is one for every 366 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. Population estimates put the population change in Dooly County from 2020 to 2025 at −0.1%, against +3.1% for the U.S.

How Dooly 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 Dooly County, GA compared with Georgia and the U.S.
MeasureDooly CountyGeorgiaU.S.
Listings per 10k households22.315.813.3
Spending per listing$1.5M$2.5M$3.1M
Households per official establishment (all limited-service restaurants)366419478
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+9.0%+6.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025−0.1%+5.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on food away from home$3,330$3,917$4,070
Median household income$60,987$77,353$80,734
Groundwork market score1434

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
10 → 11All limited-service restaurants
Employees, 2023
97
Annual payroll, 2023
$1.6M
One-person businesses, 2023
3All limited-service restaurants with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
98 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
4The 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 Dooly 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 Dooly County

Population, 2025 estimate
11,156−0.1% since 2020
Households
4,031
Median age
47.2
Homes lived in by their owners
65%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
393 sq. mi.
People per square mile
28
Median household income
$60,987+63.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$76,968
Median home value
$107,400
Jobs located here
3,244
Daytime population
10,868Residents 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 Dooly 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
106Dooly County, GA14922.3$1.5M−0.1%#2,154 of 2,222

Other business types in Dooly County

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

How many fast food and sandwich shops are in Dooly County, GA?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 9 fast food and sandwich shops in Dooly County. 8 of them (89%) 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. The official count takes in all limited-service restaurants, not only fast food and sandwich shops: pizza places are counted too. Another 3 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.

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

About $13.4M a year, or $3,330 per household. That is 18% below the U.S. average (an index of 82, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 9 fast food and sandwich shops on map listings, it comes to $1.5M 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 4,031 households in Dooly County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Dooly County has 22.3 fast food and sandwich shops per 10,000 households, 68% above the U.S. rate of 13.3. Spending per shop is $1.5M, 51% below the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the U.S. ratio of fast food and sandwich shops to household spending, Dooly County would have about 4, against 9 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 366 households, against one for every 478 across the U.S.

How fast is Dooly County, GA growing?

Population estimates put Dooly County at 11,156 people in 2025, down 0.1% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 4,031 households. Median household income in Dooly County is $60,987, 24% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 63.3%, 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. Dooly County scores 14 for fast food and sandwich shops (low), #2,154 of 2,222 scored counties.

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