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Fast food and sandwich shops in Lumpkin County, GA

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 58 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #826 of 2,222 scored counties
#25 of 114 scored counties in Georgia

Listings
15
12 chain locations (80%)
Official establishments
25
All limited-service restaurants · +19.1% since 2019
Household spending a year
$44.4M
On food away from home · $3,809 a household
Spending per listing
$3M
3% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
12.9
3% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
36,178
+7.5% 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

At $3,809 per household (6% below the U.S. average), households in Lumpkin County spend about $44.4M a year on food away from home. That works out to $3M per shop, 3% 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 15 fast food and sandwich shops on map listings in Lumpkin County as of September 2026. Of those, 12 are chain locations, or 80%, against 79% across the U.S. That comes to 12.9 for every 10,000 households, 3% below the U.S. rate of 13.3.

Official counts show 25 businesses with payroll classed as limited-service restaurants in Lumpkin County in 2023, up 19.1% from 2019. That is one for every 467 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. Official counts list 4 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $971K have gone to businesses classed as limited-service restaurants in Lumpkin County.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Lumpkin County grew 7.5%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for fast food and sandwich shops in Lumpkin County is 58 (upper middle), #826 of 2,222 scored counties and #25 of 114 scored counties in Georgia.

How Lumpkin 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 Lumpkin County, GA compared with Georgia and the U.S.
MeasureLumpkin CountyGeorgiaU.S.
Listings per 10k households12.915.813.3
Spending per listing$3M$2.5M$3.1M
Households per official establishment (all limited-service restaurants)467419478
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+19.1%+9.0%+6.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025+7.5%+5.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on food away from home$3,809$3,917$4,070
Median household income$77,448$77,353$80,734
Groundwork market score5834

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
21 → 25All limited-service restaurants · +19.1% over the period
Employees, 2023
546
Annual payroll, 2023
$10.2M
One-person businesses, 2023
4All limited-service restaurants with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
1512 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
15The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
2
Amount
$971K

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

Population, 2025 estimate
36,178+7.5% since 2020
Households
11,669
Median age
39.1
Homes lived in by their owners
76%
Vehicles per household
2.3
Land area
281 sq. mi.
People per square mile
123
Median household income
$77,448+49.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$100,021
Median home value
$307,900
Jobs located here
8,296
Daytime population
29,300Residents 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 Lumpkin 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
25Lumpkin County, GA581512.9$3M+7.5%#826 of 2,222

Other business types in Lumpkin County

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

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Questions

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

As of September 2026, map listings count 15 fast food and sandwich shops in Lumpkin County. 12 of them (80%) are chain locations. The listings count fast food, sandwich shops, delis and bagel shops. Official counts show 25 businesses with payroll classed as limited-service restaurants in 2023, up 19.1% from 2019. 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 4 one-person businesses without payroll.

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

About $44.4M a year, or $3,809 per household. That is 6% below the U.S. average (an index of 94, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 15 fast food and sandwich shops on map listings, it comes to $3M 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 11,669 households in Lumpkin County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Lumpkin County has 12.9 fast food and sandwich shops per 10,000 households, 3% below the U.S. rate of 13.3. Spending per shop is $3M, 3% below the U.S. figure of $3.1M. The count on map listings matches the U.S. ratio of fast food and sandwich shops to household spending. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 467 households, against one for every 478 across the U.S. The official count rose 19.1% from 2019 to 2023, against +6.1% for the U.S.

How fast is Lumpkin County, GA growing?

Population estimates put Lumpkin County at 36,178 people in 2025, up 7.5% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 11,669 households. Median household income in Lumpkin County is $77,448, 4% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 49.5%, 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. Lumpkin County scores 58 for fast food and sandwich shops (upper middle), #826 of 2,222 scored counties.

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