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Fast food and sandwich shops in Maui County, HI
The fast food and sandwich shops in Maui County, HI, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 46 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,296 of 2,222 scored counties
#4 of 4 scored counties in Hawaii
- Listings
- 80
- 46 chain locations (57%)
- Official establishments
- 131
- All limited-service restaurants · −0.8% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $250.3M
- On food away from home · $4,482 a household
- Spending per listing
- $3.1M
- 3% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 14.3
- 8% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 160,592
- −2.5% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 80 fast food and sandwich shops in Maui County. Chain locations make up 57% of them, against 79% across the U.S. That comes to 14.3 for every 10,000 households, 8% above the U.S. rate of 13.3.
Households in Maui County spend about $250.3M a year on food away from home, or $4,482 per household, 10% above the U.S. average. That works out to $3.1M per shop, 3% 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.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as limited-service restaurants in Maui County was 131 in 2023, down 0.8% from 2019. That is one for every 426 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 41 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 3 SBA-backed loans worth $843K have gone to businesses classed as limited-service restaurants in Maui County.
Population estimates put the population change in Maui County from 2020 to 2025 at −2.5%, against +3.1% for the U.S. For fast food and sandwich shops, Maui County has a Groundwork market score of 46 (lower middle): #1,296 of 2,222 scored counties and #4 of 4 scored counties in Hawaii.
How Maui 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.
| Measure | Maui County | Hawaii | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 14.3 | 12.3 | 13.3 |
| Spending per listing | $3.1M | $3.7M | $3.1M |
| Households per official establishment (all limited-service restaurants) | 426 | 348 | 478 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −0.8% | +2.0% | +6.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −2.5% | −1.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on food away from home | $4,482 | $4,533 | $4,070 |
| Median household income | $97,161 | $100,389 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 46 | 47 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 132 → 131All limited-service restaurants · −0.8% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 2,061
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $56.5M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 41All limited-service restaurants with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 8046 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 82The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 3
- Amount
- $843K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as limited-service restaurants in Maui 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 Maui County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 160,592−2.5% since 2020
- Households
- 55,841
- Median age
- 43.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 66%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 1,162 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 142
- Median household income
- $97,161+20.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $131,649
- Median home value
- $904,700
- Jobs located here
- 75,578
- Daytime population
- 133,480Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Hawaii
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Hawaii County, HI | 69 | 60 | 8.1 | $4.9M | +4.6% | #385 of 2,222 |
| 2Kauai County, HI | 50 | 31 | 13.1 | $3.4M | +0.3% | #1,125 of 2,222 |
| 3Honolulu County, HI | 49 | 435 | 12.8 | $3.6M | −2.3% | #1,159 of 2,222 |
| 4Maui County, HI | 46 | 80 | 14.3 | $3.1M | −2.5% | #1,296 of 2,222 |
Other business types in Maui County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
- Restaurants and cafes22
- Sit-down restaurants23
- Fast food and sandwich shops46
- Pizza46
- Coffee shops and cafes22
- Bakeries and dessert shops21
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Questions
How many fast food and sandwich shops are in Maui County, HI?
There are 80 fast food and sandwich shops on map listings in Maui County as of September 2026. 46 of them (57%) are chain locations. The listings count fast food, sandwich shops, delis and bagel shops. Official counts show 131 businesses with payroll classed as limited-service restaurants in 2023, down 0.8% from 2019. That count covers all limited-service restaurants (pizza places included), not only fast food and sandwich shops. Another 41 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Maui County, HI spend on food away from home?
About $250.3M a year, or $4,482 per household. That is 10% above the U.S. average (an index of 110, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 80 fast food and sandwich shops on map listings, it comes to $3.1M 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 55,841 households in Maui County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Maui County, HI compare with the U.S. for fast food and sandwich shops?
Maui County has 14.3 fast food and sandwich shops per 10,000 households, 8% above the U.S. rate of 13.3. Spending per shop is $3.1M, 3% above the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the national ratio of fast food and sandwich shops to household spending, Maui County would have about 82, against 80 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 426 households, against one for every 478 across the U.S. The official count fell 0.8% from 2019 to 2023, against +6.1% for the U.S.
How fast is Maui County, HI growing?
Population estimates put Maui County at 160,592 people in 2025, down 2.5% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 55,841 households. The median household income in Maui County is $97,161 a year, 20% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 20.0% 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. Maui County scores 46 for fast food and sandwich shops (lower middle), #1,296 of 2,222 scored counties.
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