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Fast food and sandwich shops in Toombs County, GA

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 17 out of 100: Low

Ranked #2,107 of 2,222 scored counties
#100 of 114 scored counties in Georgia

Listings
20
17 chain locations (85%)
Official establishments
26
All limited-service restaurants · −7.1% since 2019
Household spending a year
$32.3M
On food away from home · $3,102 a household
Spending per listing
$1.6M
47% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
19.2
44% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
27,545
+1.7% since 2020

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What this means

For fast food and sandwich shops, Toombs County has a Groundwork market score of 17 (low): #2,107 of 2,222 scored counties and #100 of 114 scored counties in Georgia. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.

Households in Toombs County spend about $32.3M a year on food away from home, or $3,102 per household, 24% below the U.S. average. Spread across 20 fast food and sandwich shops, that is $1.6M per shop, 47% 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 20 fast food and sandwich shops on map listings in Toombs County as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 85% of them, against 79% across the U.S. That is 19.2 per 10,000 households, 44% above the U.S. rate of 13.3.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as limited-service restaurants in Toombs County was 26 in 2023, down 7.1% from 2019. That is one for every 400 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. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $548K has gone to businesses classed as limited-service restaurants in Toombs County. Population estimates show Toombs County grew 1.7% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).

How Toombs 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 Toombs County, GA compared with Georgia and the U.S.
MeasureToombs CountyGeorgiaU.S.
Listings per 10k households19.215.813.3
Spending per listing$1.6M$2.5M$3.1M
Households per official establishment (all limited-service restaurants)400419478
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023−7.1%+9.0%+6.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025+1.7%+5.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on food away from home$3,102$3,917$4,070
Median household income$52,621$77,353$80,734
Groundwork market score1734

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
28 → 26All limited-service restaurants · −7.1% over the period
Employees, 2023
586
Annual payroll, 2023
$10.2M
One-person businesses, 2023
5All limited-service restaurants with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
2017 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
1
Amount
$548K

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

Population, 2025 estimate
27,545+1.7% since 2020
Households
10,409
Median age
37.7
Homes lived in by their owners
61%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
364 sq. mi.
People per square mile
74
Median household income
$52,621+31.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$68,602
Median home value
$137,000
Jobs located here
12,461
Daytime population
29,360Residents 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 Toombs 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
100Toombs County, GA172019.2$1.6M+1.7%#2,107 of 2,222

Other business types in Toombs 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 Toombs County, GA?

As of September 2026, map listings count 20 fast food and sandwich shops in Toombs County. 17 of them (85%) are chain locations. The listings count fast food, sandwich shops, delis and bagel shops. Official counts show 26 businesses with payroll classed as limited-service restaurants in 2023, down 7.1% from 2019. The official count takes in all limited-service restaurants, not only fast food and sandwich shops: pizza places are counted too. Another 5 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.

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

About $32.3M a year, or $3,102 per household. That is 24% below the U.S. average (an index of 76, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 20 fast food and sandwich shops on map listings, it comes to $1.6M 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 10,409 households in Toombs County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Toombs County has 19.2 fast food and sandwich shops per 10,000 households, 44% above the U.S. rate of 13.3. Spending per shop is $1.6M, 47% below the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the U.S. ratio of fast food and sandwich shops to household spending, Toombs County would have about 11, against 20 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 400 households, against one for every 478 across the U.S. The official count fell 7.1% from 2019 to 2023, against +6.1% for the U.S.

How fast is Toombs County, GA growing?

Population estimates put Toombs County at 27,545 people in 2025, up 1.7% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 10,409 households. Median household income in Toombs County is $52,621, 35% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 31.0%, 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. Toombs County scores 17 for fast food and sandwich shops (low), #2,107 of 2,222 scored counties.

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