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Fast food and sandwich shops in Sumter County, GA

How Sumter County, GA compares with other counties and the U.S. for fast food and sandwich shops: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 8 out of 100: Very low

Ranked #2,201 of 2,222 scored counties
#112 of 114 scored counties in Georgia

Listings
21
17 chain locations (81%)
Official establishments
27
All limited-service restaurants · +12.5% since 2019
Household spending a year
$32.4M
On food away from home · $2,950 a household
Spending per listing
$1.5M
49% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
19.1
44% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
28,801
−2.4% 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

For fast food and sandwich shops, Sumter County has a Groundwork market score of 8 (very low): #2,201 of 2,222 scored counties and #112 of 114 scored counties in Georgia. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.

As of September 2026, map listings count 21 fast food and sandwich shops in Sumter County. Chain locations make up 81% of them, against 79% across the U.S. That is 19.1 per 10,000 households, 44% above the U.S. rate of 13.3.

Households in Sumter County spend about $32.4M a year on food away from home, or $2,950 per household, 28% below the U.S. average. That works out to $1.5M per shop, 49% 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 27 businesses with payroll classed as limited-service restaurants in Sumter County in 2023, up 12.5% from 2019. That is one for every 407 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. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Sumter County declined 2.4%, against +3.1% for the U.S.

How Sumter 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 Sumter County, GA compared with Georgia and the U.S.
MeasureSumter CountyGeorgiaU.S.
Listings per 10k households19.115.813.3
Spending per listing$1.5M$2.5M$3.1M
Households per official establishment (all limited-service restaurants)407419478
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+12.5%+9.0%+6.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025−2.4%+5.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on food away from home$2,950$3,917$4,070
Median household income$42,653$77,353$80,734
Groundwork market score834

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
24 → 27All limited-service restaurants · +12.5% over the period
Employees, 2023
596
Annual payroll, 2023
$9.7M
One-person businesses, 2023
5All limited-service restaurants with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
2117 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
11The 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 Sumter 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 Sumter County

Population, 2025 estimate
28,801−2.4% since 2020
Households
10,986
Median age
39.0
Homes lived in by their owners
57%
Vehicles per household
1.7
Land area
483 sq. mi.
People per square mile
60
Median household income
$42,653+16.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$68,394
Median home value
$120,200
Jobs located here
9,753
Daytime population
27,951Residents 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 Sumter 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
112Sumter County, GA82119.1$1.5M−2.4%#2,201 of 2,222

Other business types in Sumter 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 Sumter County, GA?

Sumter County has 21 fast food and sandwich shops on map listings as of September 2026. 17 of them (81%) are chain locations. The listings count fast food, sandwich shops, delis and bagel shops. Official counts show 27 businesses with payroll classed as limited-service restaurants in 2023, up 12.5% from 2019. That count covers all limited-service restaurants (pizza places included), not only fast food and sandwich shops. Official counts also show 5 one-person businesses without payroll.

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

About $32.4M a year, or $2,950 per household. That is 28% below the U.S. average (an index of 72, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 21 fast food and sandwich shops on map listings, it comes to $1.5M 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 10,986 households in Sumter County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Sumter County has 19.1 fast food and sandwich shops per 10,000 households, 44% above the U.S. rate of 13.3. Spending per shop is $1.5M, 49% below the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the national ratio of fast food and sandwich shops to household spending, Sumter County would have about 11, against 21 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 407 households, against one for every 478 across the U.S. The official count rose 12.5% from 2019 to 2023, against +6.1% for the U.S.

How fast is Sumter County, GA growing?

Population estimates put Sumter County at 28,801 people in 2025, down 2.4% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 10,986 households. The median household income in Sumter County is $42,653 a year, 47% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 16.3% 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. Sumter County scores 8 for fast food and sandwich shops (very low), #2,201 of 2,222 scored counties.

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