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Fast food and sandwich shops in Houston County, GA
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for fast food and sandwich shops in Houston County, GA, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 40 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,511 of 2,222 scored counties
#55 of 114 scored counties in Georgia
- Listings
- 120
- 111 chain locations (93%)
- Official establishments
- 177
- All limited-service restaurants · +10.6% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $245.3M
- On food away from home · $3,842 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2M
- 33% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 18.8
- 41% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 178,214
- +8.5% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 120 fast food and sandwich shops in Houston County. Of those, 111 are chain locations, or 93%, against 79% across the U.S. That comes to 18.8 for every 10,000 households, 41% above the U.S. rate of 13.3.
Household spending on food away from home in Houston County comes to about $245.3M a year: $3,842 per household, 6% below the U.S. average. That works out to $2M per shop, 33% below 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 177 businesses with payroll classed as limited-service restaurants in Houston County in 2023, up 10.6% from 2019. That is one for every 361 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 list 20 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 6 SBA-backed loans worth $9.4M have gone to businesses classed as limited-service restaurants in Houston County.
Population estimates show Houston County grew 8.5% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). Houston County scores 40 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for fast food and sandwich shops, ranking #1,511 of 2,222 scored counties and #55 of 114 scored counties in Georgia.
How Houston 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 | Houston County | Georgia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 18.8 | 15.8 | 13.3 |
| Spending per listing | $2M | $2.5M | $3.1M |
| Households per official establishment (all limited-service restaurants) | 361 | 419 | 478 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +10.6% | +9.0% | +6.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +8.5% | +5.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on food away from home | $3,842 | $3,917 | $4,070 |
| Median household income | $80,698 | $77,353 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 40 | 34 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 160 → 177All limited-service restaurants · +10.6% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 3,817
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $62.3M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 20All limited-service restaurants with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 120111 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
- 6
- Amount
- $9.4M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as limited-service restaurants in Houston 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 Houston County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 178,214+8.5% since 2020
- Households
- 63,851
- Median age
- 37.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 67%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 376 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 451
- Median household income
- $80,698+30.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $97,172
- Median home value
- $219,800
- Jobs located here
- 49,763
- Daytime population
- 157,925Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Georgia market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Georgia for fast food and sandwich shops, numbered among those based in Georgia, with Houston County marked.
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 |
| 55Houston County, GA | 40 | 120 | 18.8 | $2M | +8.5% | #1,511 of 2,222 |
Other business types in Houston County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
- Restaurants and cafes54
- Sit-down restaurants57
- Fast food and sandwich shops40
- Pizza45
- Coffee shops and cafes75
- Bakeries and dessert shops61
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Questions
How many fast food and sandwich shops are in Houston County, GA?
Houston County has 120 fast food and sandwich shops on map listings as of September 2026. 111 of them (93%) are chain locations. The listings count fast food, sandwich shops, delis and bagel shops. Official counts show 177 businesses with payroll classed as limited-service restaurants in 2023, up 10.6% from 2019. That count covers all limited-service restaurants (pizza places included), not only fast food and sandwich shops. Official counts also show 20 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Houston County, GA spend on food away from home?
About $245.3M a year, or $3,842 per household. That is 6% below the U.S. average (an index of 94, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 120 fast food and sandwich shops on map listings, it comes to $2M 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 63,851 households in Houston County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Houston County, GA compare with the U.S. for fast food and sandwich shops?
Houston County has 18.8 fast food and sandwich shops per 10,000 households, 41% above the U.S. rate of 13.3. Spending per shop is $2M, 33% below the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the national ratio of fast food and sandwich shops to household spending, Houston County would have about 80, against 120 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 361 households, against one for every 478 across the U.S. The official count rose 10.6% from 2019 to 2023, against +6.1% for the U.S.
How fast is Houston County, GA growing?
Population estimates put Houston County at 178,214 people in 2025, up 8.5% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 63,851 households. The median household income in Houston County is $80,698 a year, in line with the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 30.7% 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. Houston County scores 40 for fast food and sandwich shops (lower middle), #1,511 of 2,222 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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