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Fast food and sandwich shops in Upson County, GA
How Upson 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 41 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,462 of 2,222 scored counties
#50 of 114 scored counties in Georgia
- Listings
- 13
- 11 chain locations (85%)
- Official establishments
- 21
- All limited-service restaurants · +5.0% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $34.2M
- On food away from home · $3,230 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.6M
- 14% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 12.3
- 8% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 28,500
- +2.7% since 2020
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What this means
Households in Upson County spend about $34.2M a year on food away from home, or $3,230 per household, 21% below the U.S. average. Spread across 13 fast food and sandwich shops, that is $2.6M per shop, 14% 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 13 fast food and sandwich shops on map listings in Upson County as of September 2026. Of those, 11 are chain locations, or 85%, against 79% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 12.3, 8% below the U.S. rate of 13.3.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as limited-service restaurants in Upson County was 21 in 2023, up 5.0% from 2019. That is one for every 505 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. Another 4 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $212K have gone to businesses classed as limited-service restaurants in Upson County.
Population estimates put the population change in Upson County from 2020 to 2025 at +2.7%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). Upson County scores 41 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for fast food and sandwich shops, ranking #1,462 of 2,222 scored counties and #50 of 114 scored counties in Georgia.
How Upson 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.
| Measure | Upson County | Georgia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 12.3 | 15.8 | 13.3 |
| Spending per listing | $2.6M | $2.5M | $3.1M |
| Households per official establishment (all limited-service restaurants) | 505 | 419 | 478 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +5.0% | +9.0% | +6.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.7% | +5.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on food away from home | $3,230 | $3,917 | $4,070 |
| Median household income | $55,429 | $77,353 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 41 | 34 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 20 → 21All limited-service restaurants · +5.0% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 523
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $8.7M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 4All limited-service restaurants with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 1311 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
- 2
- Amount
- $212K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as limited-service restaurants in Upson 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 Upson County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 28,500+2.7% since 2020
- Households
- 10,595
- Median age
- 40.6
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 61%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 324 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 87
- Median household income
- $55,429+47.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $78,039
- Median home value
- $168,700
- Jobs located here
- 7,450
- Daytime population
- 23,235Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Georgia market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Georgia for fast food and sandwich shops, numbered among those based in Georgia, with Upson County marked.
Top counties in Georgia
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Harris County, GA | 95 | 6 | 4.6 | $9.5M | +6.8% | #3 of 2,222 |
| 2Pike County, GA | 89 | 5 | 7.4 | $5.4M | +10.5% | #24 of 2,222 |
| 3Paulding County, GA | 85 | 65 | 10.8 | $4M | +12.7% | #62 of 2,222 |
| 4Jones County, GA | 81 | 8 | 7.4 | $5M | +2.8% | #107 of 2,222 |
| 5Madison County, GA | 79 | 8 | 7.1 | $4.7M | +8.8% | #144 of 2,222 |
| 6Putnam County, GA | 79 | 12 | 11.5 | $3.3M | +7.0% | #154 of 2,222 |
| 7Monroe County, GA | 77 | 9 | 8.5 | $4.7M | +14.1% | #185 of 2,222 |
| 8Forsyth County, GA | 76 | 119 | 13.4 | $4.1M | +11.8% | #210 of 2,222 |
| 9Effingham County, GA | 76 | 28 | 11.5 | $3.5M | +14.1% | #216 of 2,222 |
| 10Lamar County, GA | 75 | 7 | 9.8 | $3.7M | +12.9% | #231 of 2,222 |
| 50Upson County, GA | 41 | 13 | 12.3 | $2.6M | +2.7% | #1,462 of 2,222 |
Other business types in Upson County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
- Restaurants and cafes55
- Sit-down restaurants45
- Fast food and sandwich shops41
- Pizza32
- Coffee shops and cafes70
- Bakeries and dessert shops69
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Questions
How many fast food and sandwich shops are in Upson County, GA?
As of September 2026, map listings count 13 fast food and sandwich shops in Upson County. 11 of them (85%) are chain locations. The listings count fast food, sandwich shops, delis and bagel shops. Official counts show 21 businesses with payroll classed as limited-service restaurants in 2023, up 5.0% 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 list 4 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Upson County, GA spend on food away from home?
About $34.2M a year, or $3,230 per household. That is 21% below the U.S. average (an index of 79, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 13 fast food and sandwich shops on map listings, it comes to $2.6M 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 10,595 households in Upson County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Upson County, GA compare with the U.S. for fast food and sandwich shops?
Upson County has 12.3 fast food and sandwich shops per 10,000 households, 8% below the U.S. rate of 13.3. Spending per shop is $2.6M, 14% below the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the U.S. ratio of fast food and sandwich shops to household spending, Upson County would have about 11, against 13 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 505 households, against one for every 478 across the U.S. The official count rose 5.0% from 2019 to 2023, against +6.1% for the U.S.
How fast is Upson County, GA growing?
Population estimates put Upson County at 28,500 people in 2025, up 2.7% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 10,595 households. Median household income in Upson County is $55,429, 31% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 47.3%, 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. Upson County scores 41 for fast food and sandwich shops (lower middle), #1,462 of 2,222 scored counties.
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