Food and drink · Small-town market · Idaho
Fast food and sandwich shops in the Burley, ID area
The fast food and sandwich shops in the Burley, ID area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other small-town markets.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 47 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #309 of 537 scored small-town markets
#5 of 7 scored small-town markets based in Idaho
- Listings
- 30
- 23 chain locations (77%)
- Official establishments
- 32
- All limited-service restaurants · +14.3% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $58.8M
- On food away from home · $3,540 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2M
- 36% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 18.1
- 36% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 49,308
- +6.2% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 30 fast food and sandwich shops in the Burley area. Of those, 23 are chain locations, or 77%, against 79% across the U.S. That is 18.1 per 10,000 households, 36% above the U.S. rate of 13.3.
Households in the Burley area spend about $58.8M a year on food away from home, or $3,540 per household, 13% below the U.S. average. That works out to $2M per shop, 36% 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.
In 2023, official counts showed 32 businesses with payroll in the Burley area classed as limited-service restaurants, up 14.3% from 2019. That is one for every 519 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 5 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $267K has gone to businesses classed as limited-service restaurants in the Burley area.
Population estimates show the Burley area grew 6.2% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For fast food and sandwich shops, the Burley area has a Groundwork market score of 47 (lower middle): #309 of 537 scored small-town markets and #5 of 7 scored small-town markets based in Idaho.
How the Burley area 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 | Burley area | Idaho | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 18.1 | 13.4 | 13.3 |
| Spending per listing | $2M | $2.9M | $3.1M |
| Households per official establishment (all limited-service restaurants) | 519 | 510 | 478 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +14.3% | +19.5% | +6.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +6.2% | +9.8% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on food away from home | $3,540 | $3,857 | $4,070 |
| Median household income | $70,536 | $77,800 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 47 | 57 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 32All limited-service restaurants · +14.3% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 584
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $9.6M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 5All limited-service restaurants with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 3023 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 19The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $267K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as limited-service restaurants in the Burley area, 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 the Burley area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 49,308+6.2% since 2020
- Households
- 16,602
- Median age
- 35.2
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 69%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.3
- Land area
- 3,323 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 14
- Median household income
- $70,536+32.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $89,920
- Median home value
- $272,800
- Jobs located here
- 21,674
- Daytime population
- 47,869Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Idaho market ranked →The highest-scoring small-town markets in Idaho for fast food and sandwich shops, numbered among those based in Idaho (a market based in another state is listed without a number), with the Burley area marked.
Top small-town markets in Idaho
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Blackfoot, ID | 88 | 14 | 8.7 | $4.4M | +6.4% | #7 of 537 |
| 2Sandpoint, ID | 88 | 17 | 8.4 | $4.4M | +14.8% | #8 of 537 |
| Jackson, WY-ID | 84 | 19 | 13.1 | $3.9M | +4.2% | #13 of 537 |
| 3Hailey, ID | 73 | 10 | 7.9 | $5.2M | +6.1% | #65 of 537 |
| Ontario, OR-ID | 60 | 25 | 12.5 | $2.7M | +5.0% | #179 of 537 |
| Brigham City, UT-ID | 57 | 36 | 16.8 | $2.3M | +12.6% | #219 of 537 |
| 4Moscow, ID | 54 | 23 | 14.1 | $2.5M | +5.6% | #243 of 537 |
| 5Burley, ID | 47 | 30 | 18.1 | $2M | +6.2% | #309 of 537 |
| 6Mountain Home, ID | 42 | 19 | 17.2 | $2M | +2.8% | #354 of 537 |
| 7Rexburg, ID | 34 | 34 | 18.9 | $1.8M | +4.5% | #420 of 537 |
Other business types in the Burley area
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
- Restaurants and cafes53
- Sit-down restaurants60
- Fast food and sandwich shops47
- Pizza55
- Coffee shops and cafes49
- Bakeries and dessert shops44
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Questions
How many fast food and sandwich shops are in the Burley, ID area?
The Burley area has 30 fast food and sandwich shops on map listings as of September 2026. 23 of them (77%) are chain locations. The listings count fast food, sandwich shops, delis and bagel shops. Official counts show 32 businesses with payroll classed as limited-service restaurants in 2023, up 14.3% from 2019. That count covers all limited-service restaurants (pizza places included), not only fast food and sandwich shops. Another 5 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in the Burley, ID area spend on food away from home?
About $58.8M a year, or $3,540 per household. That is 13% below the U.S. average (an index of 87, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 30 fast food and sandwich shops on map listings, it comes to $2M 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 16,602 households in the Burley area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Burley, ID area compare with the U.S. for fast food and sandwich shops?
The Burley area has 18.1 fast food and sandwich shops per 10,000 households, 36% above the U.S. rate of 13.3. Spending per shop is $2M, 36% below the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the national ratio of fast food and sandwich shops to household spending, the Burley area would have about 19, against 30 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 519 households, against one for every 478 across the U.S. The official count rose 14.3% from 2019 to 2023, against +6.1% for the U.S.
How fast is the Burley, ID area growing?
Population estimates put the Burley area at 49,308 people in 2025, up 6.2% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 16,602 households. The median household income in the Burley area is $70,536 a year, 13% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 32.8% 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. A small-town market is a town of 10,000 to 50,000 people and the county or counties tied to it by commuting. 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. The Burley area scores 47 for fast food and sandwich shops (lower middle), #309 of 537 scored small-town markets.
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