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Fast food and sandwich shops in Haralson County, GA

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 47 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,289 of 2,222 scored counties
#43 of 114 scored counties in Georgia

Listings
26
22 chain locations (85%)
Official establishments
20
All limited-service restaurants
Household spending a year
$43M
On food away from home · $3,657 a household
Spending per listing
$1.7M
46% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
22.1
66% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
33,066
+10.0% 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

Households in Haralson County spend about $43M a year on food away from home, or $3,657 per household, 10% below the U.S. average. That is about $1.7M of household spending for each shop on map listings, 46% 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 26 fast food and sandwich shops on map listings in Haralson County as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 85% of them, against 79% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 22.1, 66% above the U.S. rate of 13.3.

Official counts show 20 businesses with payroll classed as limited-service restaurants in Haralson County in 2023. That is one for every 587 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, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $400K has gone to businesses classed as limited-service restaurants in Haralson County.

Population estimates show Haralson County grew 10.0% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For fast food and sandwich shops, Haralson County has a Groundwork market score of 47 (lower middle): #1,289 of 2,222 scored counties and #43 of 114 scored counties in Georgia.

How Haralson 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 Haralson County, GA compared with Georgia and the U.S.
MeasureHaralson CountyGeorgiaU.S.
Listings per 10k households22.115.813.3
Spending per listing$1.7M$2.5M$3.1M
Households per official establishment (all limited-service restaurants)587419478
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+9.0%+6.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025+10.0%+5.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on food away from home$3,657$3,917$4,070
Median household income$72,127$77,353$80,734
Groundwork market score4734

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
18 → 20All limited-service restaurants
Employees, 2023
528
Annual payroll, 2023
$7.8M
One-person businesses, 2023
0All limited-service restaurants with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
2622 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
14The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
1
Amount
$400K

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

Population, 2025 estimate
33,066+10.0% since 2020
Households
11,747
Median age
38.7
Homes lived in by their owners
72%
Vehicles per household
2.2
Land area
282 sq. mi.
People per square mile
111
Median household income
$72,127+48.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$91,497
Median home value
$227,500
Jobs located here
8,270
Daytime population
26,493Residents 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 Haralson 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
43Haralson County, GA472622.1$1.7M+10.0%#1,289 of 2,222

Other business types in Haralson 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 Haralson County, GA?

As of September 2026, map listings count 26 fast food and sandwich shops in Haralson County. 22 of them (85%) are chain locations. The listings count fast food, sandwich shops, delis and bagel shops. Official counts show 20 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.

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

About $43M a year, or $3,657 per household. That is 10% below the U.S. average (an index of 90, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 26 fast food and sandwich shops on map listings, it comes to $1.7M 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 11,747 households in Haralson County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Haralson County has 22.1 fast food and sandwich shops per 10,000 households, 66% above the U.S. rate of 13.3. Spending per shop is $1.7M, 46% below the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the U.S. ratio of fast food and sandwich shops to household spending, Haralson County would have about 14, against 26 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 587 households, against one for every 478 across the U.S.

How fast is Haralson County, GA growing?

Population estimates put Haralson County at 33,066 people in 2025, up 10.0% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 11,747 households. Median household income in Haralson County is $72,127, 11% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 48.6%, 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. Haralson County scores 47 for fast food and sandwich shops (lower middle), #1,289 of 2,222 scored counties.

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