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Fast food and sandwich shops in Ada County, ID
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for fast food and sandwich shops in Ada County, ID, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 61 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #712 of 2,222 scored counties
#10 of 22 scored counties in Idaho
- Listings
- 299
- 254 chain locations (85%)
- Official establishments
- 442
- All limited-service restaurants · +20.4% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $871.3M
- On food away from home · $4,302 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.9M
- 4% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 14.8
- 11% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 546,141
- +9.6% since 2020
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What this means
Households in Ada County spend about $871.3M a year on food away from home, or $4,302 per household, 6% above the U.S. average. That works out to $2.9M per shop, 4% 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 299 fast food and sandwich shops on map listings in Ada County as of September 2026. Of those, 254 are chain locations, or 85%, against 79% across the U.S. That comes to 14.8 for every 10,000 households, 11% above the U.S. rate of 13.3.
In 2023, official counts showed 442 businesses with payroll in Ada County classed as limited-service restaurants, up 20.4% from 2019. That is one for every 458 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. Official counts also show 57 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 26 SBA-backed loans worth $13.6M have gone to businesses classed as limited-service restaurants in Ada County.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Ada County grew 9.6%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For fast food and sandwich shops, Ada County has a Groundwork market score of 61 (upper middle): #712 of 2,222 scored counties and #10 of 22 scored counties in Idaho.
How Ada County compares
The same measures for Idaho 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 | Ada County | Idaho | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 14.8 | 13.4 | 13.3 |
| Spending per listing | $2.9M | $2.9M | $3.1M |
| Households per official establishment (all limited-service restaurants) | 458 | 510 | 478 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +20.4% | +19.5% | +6.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +9.6% | +9.8% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on food away from home | $4,302 | $3,857 | $4,070 |
| Median household income | $91,502 | $77,800 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 61 | 57 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 367 → 442All limited-service restaurants · +20.4% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 9,508
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $188.4M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 57All limited-service restaurants with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 299254 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 286The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 26
- Amount
- $13.6M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as limited-service restaurants in Ada 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 Ada County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 546,141+9.6% since 2020
- Households
- 202,543
- Median age
- 39.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 71%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 1,052 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 493
- Median household income
- $91,502+38.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $124,631
- Median home value
- $512,300
- Jobs located here
- 294,737
- Daytime population
- 566,160Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Idaho
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Jefferson County, ID | 85 | 9 | 8.8 | $4.5M | +13.6% | #58 of 2,222 |
| 2Payette County, ID | 83 | 6 | 6.2 | $5.7M | +8.8% | #84 of 2,222 |
| 3Bingham County, ID | 80 | 14 | 8.7 | $4.4M | +6.4% | #126 of 2,222 |
| 4Bonner County, ID | 80 | 17 | 8.4 | $4.4M | +14.8% | #127 of 2,222 |
| 5Canyon County, ID | 69 | 106 | 12.3 | $3M | +18.1% | #413 of 2,222 |
| 6Blaine County, ID | 67 | 9 | 8.6 | $4.9M | +4.8% | #456 of 2,222 |
| 7Gem County, ID | 67 | 9 | 11.8 | $3M | +13.0% | #489 of 2,222 |
| 8Franklin County, ID | 66 | 5 | 10.1 | $3.8M | +11.2% | #508 of 2,222 |
| 9Kootenai County, ID | 65 | 91 | 12.8 | $3.1M | +11.0% | #556 of 2,222 |
| 10Ada County, ID | 61 | 299 | 14.8 | $2.9M | +9.6% | #712 of 2,222 |
Other business types in Ada County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
- Restaurants and cafes60
- Sit-down restaurants70
- Fast food and sandwich shops61
- Pizza66
- Coffee shops and cafes46
- Bakeries and dessert shops60
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Questions
How many fast food and sandwich shops are in Ada County, ID?
As of September 2026, map listings count 299 fast food and sandwich shops in Ada County. 254 of them (85%) are chain locations. The listings count fast food, sandwich shops, delis and bagel shops. Official counts show 442 businesses with payroll classed as limited-service restaurants in 2023, up 20.4% from 2019. The official count takes in all limited-service restaurants, not only fast food and sandwich shops: pizza places are counted too. Another 57 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Ada County, ID spend on food away from home?
About $871.3M a year, or $4,302 per household. That is 6% above the U.S. average (an index of 106, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 299 fast food and sandwich shops on map listings, it comes to $2.9M 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 202,543 households in Ada County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Ada County, ID compare with the U.S. for fast food and sandwich shops?
Ada County has 14.8 fast food and sandwich shops per 10,000 households, 11% above the U.S. rate of 13.3. Spending per shop is $2.9M, 4% below the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the U.S. ratio of fast food and sandwich shops to household spending, Ada County would have about 286, against 299 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 458 households, against one for every 478 across the U.S. The official count rose 20.4% from 2019 to 2023, against +6.1% for the U.S.
How fast is Ada County, ID growing?
Population estimates put Ada County at 546,141 people in 2025, up 9.6% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 202,543 households. Median household income in Ada County is $91,502, 13% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 38.0%, 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. Ada County scores 61 for fast food and sandwich shops (upper middle), #712 of 2,222 scored counties.
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