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Fast food and sandwich shops in Stewart County, GA

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

Groundwork market score

Not scored

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

Listings
2
1 chain location (50%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$5M
On food away from home · $2,797 a household
Spending per listing
$2.5M
Too few listings to compare
Listings per 10k households
11.3
Too few listings to compare
Population, 2025
4,631
−12.5% 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

Households in Stewart County spend about $5M a year on food away from home, or $2,797 per household, 31% below the U.S. average. Spread across 2 fast food and sandwich shops, that is $2.5M per shop. The spending figure covers all food away from home, not only fast food and sandwich shops.

Stewart County has 2 fast food and sandwich shops on map listings as of September 2026. That is 11.3 per 10,000 households.

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

Population estimates show Stewart County declined 12.5% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. Counties under 10,000 people aren’t given a market score, since a few businesses can swing their figures.

How Stewart 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 Stewart County, GA compared with Georgia and the U.S.
MeasureStewart CountyGeorgiaU.S.
Listings per 10k households11.315.813.3
Spending per listing$2.5M$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, 2020–2025−12.5%+5.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on food away from home$2,797$3,917$4,070
Median household income$33,250$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
21 chain location
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
2The 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 Stewart 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 Stewart County

Population, 2025 estimate
4,631−12.5% since 2020
Households
1,771
Median age
42.9
Homes lived in by their owners
59%
Vehicles per household
1.5
Land area
459 sq. mi.
People per square mile
11
Median household income
$33,250
Average household income
$55,335
Median home value
$65,100
Jobs located here
1,648
Daytime population
5,292Residents 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 Stewart 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
Stewart County, GANot scored211.3$2.5M−12.5%

Other business types in Stewart 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 Stewart County, GA?

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

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

About $5M a year, or $2,797 per household. That is 31% below the U.S. average (an index of 69, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 2 fast food and sandwich shops on map listings, it comes to $2.5M 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 1,771 households in Stewart County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Stewart County has 2 fast food and sandwich shops on map listings, too few for a steady comparison with the U.S. rate. The count on map listings matches the U.S. ratio of fast food and sandwich shops to household spending.

How fast is Stewart County, GA growing?

Population estimates put Stewart County at 4,631 people in 2025, down 12.5% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 1,771 households. Median household income in Stewart County is $33,250, 59% 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?

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

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