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Fast food and sandwich shops in Lincoln County, GA

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for fast food and sandwich shops in Lincoln County, GA, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score

Not scored

Counties under 10,000 people aren’t scored, since a few businesses can swing their figures.

Listings
2
2 chain locations (100%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$9.8M
On food away from home · $3,286 a household
Spending per listing
$4.9M
Too few listings to compare
Listings per 10k households
6.7
Too few listings to compare
Population, 2025
8,112
+5.3% 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 Lincoln County spend about $9.8M a year on food away from home, or $3,286 per household, 19% below the U.S. average. That is about $4.9M of household spending for each shop on map listings. The spending figure covers all food away from home, not only fast food and sandwich shops.

Lincoln County has 2 fast food and sandwich shops on map listings as of September 2026. That is 6.7 per 10,000 households.

Official counts don’t publish a figure for limited-service restaurants in Lincoln County, since they leave out counts under 3.

Population estimates show Lincoln County grew 5.3% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). Counties under 10,000 people aren’t given a market score, since a few businesses can swing their figures.

How Lincoln 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 Lincoln County, GA compared with Georgia and the U.S.
MeasureLincoln CountyGeorgiaU.S.
Listings per 10k households6.715.813.3
Spending per listing$4.9M$2.5M$3.1M
Households per official establishment (all limited-service restaurants)n/a419478
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+9.0%+6.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025+5.3%+5.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on food away from home$3,286$3,917$4,070
Median household income$56,907$77,353$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored34

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
n/aAll limited-service restaurants
Employees, 2023
n/a
Annual payroll, 2023
n/a
One-person businesses, 2023
0All limited-service restaurants with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
22 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
3The 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 Lincoln 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 Lincoln County

Population, 2025 estimate
8,112+5.3% since 2020
Households
2,997
Median age
47.5
Homes lived in by their owners
77%
Vehicles per household
2.1
Land area
210 sq. mi.
People per square mile
37
Median household income
$56,907
Average household income
$73,812
Median home value
$165,900
Jobs located here
1,432
Daytime population
5,813Residents 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 Lincoln 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
Lincoln County, GANot scored26.7$4.9M+5.3%

Other business types in Lincoln County

None has a Groundwork market score here. Counties under 10,000 people aren’t scored, since a few businesses can swing their figures.

Questions

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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 2 fast food and sandwich shops in Lincoln County. The listings count fast food, sandwich shops, delis and bagel shops. No official count is published for limited-service restaurants in Lincoln County: counts under 3 are left out.

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

About $9.8M a year, or $3,286 per household. That is 19% below the U.S. average (an index of 81, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 2 fast food and sandwich shops on map listings, it comes to $4.9M 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 2,997 households in Lincoln County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Lincoln County has 2 fast food and sandwich shops on map listings, too few for a steady comparison with the U.S. rate. At the U.S. ratio of fast food and sandwich shops to household spending, Lincoln County would have about 3, against 2 on map listings.

How fast is Lincoln County, GA growing?

Population estimates put Lincoln County at 8,112 people in 2025, up 5.3% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 2,997 households. Median household income in Lincoln County is $56,907, 30% below the U.S. median of $80,734.

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. The score leaves out counties under 10,000 people, where a handful of businesses would swing it.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

Run a Groundwork site report on an address in Lincoln County. It maps the fast food and sandwich shops on map listings near the site and sizes the households and spending within the distance you choose. New accounts get 10 actions over 3 days, no card.

How the score works · Top markets for fast food and sandwich shops · All 56 business types in Lincoln County

Screening a site or an acquisition in Lincoln County?

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