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Fast food and sandwich shops in White County, GA

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 47 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,266 of 2,222 scored counties
#42 of 114 scored counties in Georgia

Listings
14
12 chain locations (86%)
Official establishments
25
All limited-service restaurants · +13.6% since 2019
Household spending a year
$38.3M
On food away from home · $3,568 a household
Spending per listing
$2.7M
10% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
13.0
2% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
29,802
+6.0% 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

As of September 2026, map listings count 14 fast food and sandwich shops in White County. Chain locations make up 86% of them, against 79% across the U.S. That comes to 13.0 for every 10,000 households, 2% below the U.S. rate of 13.3.

Households in White County spend about $38.3M a year on food away from home, or $3,568 per household, 12% below the U.S. average. Spread across 14 fast food and sandwich shops, that is $2.7M per shop, 10% 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 25 businesses with payroll classed as limited-service restaurants in White County in 2023, up 13.6% from 2019. That is one for every 429 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 White County grew 6.0%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). White County scores 47 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for fast food and sandwich shops, ranking #1,266 of 2,222 scored counties and #42 of 114 scored counties in Georgia.

How White 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 White County, GA compared with Georgia and the U.S.
MeasureWhite CountyGeorgiaU.S.
Listings per 10k households13.015.813.3
Spending per listing$2.7M$2.5M$3.1M
Households per official establishment (all limited-service restaurants)429419478
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+13.6%+9.0%+6.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025+6.0%+5.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on food away from home$3,568$3,917$4,070
Median household income$70,666$77,353$80,734
Groundwork market score4734

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
22 → 25All limited-service restaurants · +13.6% over the period
Employees, 2023
396
Annual payroll, 2023
$8.9M
One-person businesses, 2023
0All limited-service restaurants with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
1412 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
13The 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 White 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 White County

Population, 2025 estimate
29,802+6.0% since 2020
Households
10,729
Median age
44.4
Homes lived in by their owners
79%
Vehicles per household
2.2
Land area
241 sq. mi.
People per square mile
120
Median household income
$70,666+34.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$92,243
Median home value
$278,900
Jobs located here
9,604
Daytime population
25,781Residents 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 White 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
42White County, GA471413.0$2.7M+6.0%#1,266 of 2,222

Other business types in White County

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

Questions

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

White County has 14 fast food and sandwich shops on map listings as of September 2026. 12 of them (86%) 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 13.6% from 2019. That count covers all limited-service restaurants (pizza places included), not only fast food and sandwich shops.

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

About $38.3M a year, or $3,568 per household. That is 12% below the U.S. average (an index of 88, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 14 fast food and sandwich shops on map listings, it comes to $2.7M 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 10,729 households in White County and national spending patterns by income.

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

White County has 13.0 fast food and sandwich shops per 10,000 households, 2% below the U.S. rate of 13.3. Spending per shop is $2.7M, 10% below the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the national ratio of fast food and sandwich shops to household spending, White County would have about 13, against 14 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 429 households, against one for every 478 across the U.S. The official count rose 13.6% from 2019 to 2023, against +6.1% for the U.S.

How fast is White County, GA growing?

Population estimates put White County at 29,802 people in 2025, up 6.0% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 10,729 households. The median household income in White County is $70,666 a year, 12% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 34.6% 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. White County scores 47 for fast food and sandwich shops (lower middle), #1,266 of 2,222 scored counties.

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