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Fast food and sandwich shops in Hawaii County, HI

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 69 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #385 of 2,222 scored counties
#1 of 4 scored counties in Hawaii

Listings
60
38 chain locations (63%)
Official establishments
165
All limited-service restaurants · +2.5% since 2019
Household spending a year
$294.8M
On food away from home · $3,980 a household
Spending per listing
$4.9M
61% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
8.1
39% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
210,043
+4.6% 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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 60 fast food and sandwich shops in Hawaii County. Chain locations make up 63% of them, against 79% across the U.S. That is 8.1 per 10,000 households, 39% below the U.S. rate of 13.3.

Households in Hawaii County spend about $294.8M a year on food away from home, or $3,980 per household, 2% below the U.S. average. That is about $4.9M of household spending for each shop on map listings, 61% above 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.

In 2023, official counts showed 165 businesses with payroll in Hawaii County classed as limited-service restaurants, up 2.5% from 2019. That is one for every 449 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. Official counts also show 42 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 3 SBA-backed loans worth $217K have gone to businesses classed as limited-service restaurants in Hawaii County.

Population estimates show Hawaii County grew 4.6% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For fast food and sandwich shops, Hawaii County has a Groundwork market score of 69 (upper middle): #385 of 2,222 scored counties and #1 of 4 scored counties in Hawaii. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.

How Hawaii County compares

The same measures for Hawaii 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 Hawaii County, HI compared with Hawaii and the U.S.
MeasureHawaii CountyHawaiiU.S.
Listings per 10k households8.112.313.3
Spending per listing$4.9M$3.7M$3.1M
Households per official establishment (all limited-service restaurants)449348478
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+2.5%+2.0%+6.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025+4.6%−1.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on food away from home$3,980$4,533$4,070
Median household income$78,639$100,389$80,734
Groundwork market score6947

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
161 → 165All limited-service restaurants · +2.5% over the period
Employees, 2023
2,068
Annual payroll, 2023
$52M
One-person businesses, 2023
42All limited-service restaurants with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
6038 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
97The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
3
Amount
$217K

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

Population, 2025 estimate
210,043+4.6% since 2020
Households
74,072
Median age
44.6
Homes lived in by their owners
74%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
4,028 sq. mi.
People per square mile
51
Median household income
$78,639+26.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$106,737
Median home value
$519,300
Jobs located here
69,607
Daytime population
224,838Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Fast food and sandwich shops across Hawaii

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The highest-scoring counties in Hawaii for fast food and sandwich shops, numbered among those based in Hawaii, with Hawaii County marked.

Top counties in Hawaii

Counties in Hawaii ranked for fast food and sandwich shops by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Hawaii County, HI69608.1$4.9M+4.6%#385 of 2,222
2Kauai County, HI503113.1$3.4M+0.3%#1,125 of 2,222
3Honolulu County, HI4943512.8$3.6M−2.3%#1,159 of 2,222
4Maui County, HI468014.3$3.1M−2.5%#1,296 of 2,222

Other business types in Hawaii 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 Hawaii County, HI?

There are 60 fast food and sandwich shops on map listings in Hawaii County as of September 2026. 38 of them (63%) are chain locations. The listings count fast food, sandwich shops, delis and bagel shops. Official counts show 165 businesses with payroll classed as limited-service restaurants in 2023, up 2.5% from 2019. That count covers all limited-service restaurants (pizza places included), not only fast food and sandwich shops. Another 42 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.

How much do households in Hawaii County, HI spend on food away from home?

About $294.8M a year, or $3,980 per household. That is 2% below the U.S. average (an index of 98, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 60 fast food and sandwich shops on map listings, it comes to $4.9M 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 74,072 households in Hawaii County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Hawaii County has 8.1 fast food and sandwich shops per 10,000 households, 39% below the U.S. rate of 13.3. Spending per shop is $4.9M, 61% above the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the national ratio of fast food and sandwich shops to household spending, Hawaii County would have about 97, against 60 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 449 households, against one for every 478 across the U.S. The official count rose 2.5% from 2019 to 2023, against +6.1% for the U.S.

How fast is Hawaii County, HI growing?

Population estimates put Hawaii County at 210,043 people in 2025, up 4.6% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 74,072 households. The median household income in Hawaii County is $78,639 a year, 3% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 26.0% 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. Hawaii County scores 69 for fast food and sandwich shops (upper middle), #385 of 2,222 scored counties.

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