Food and drink · Small-town market · Idaho
Fast food and sandwich shops in the Hailey, ID area
The fast food and sandwich shops in the Hailey, ID area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other small-town markets.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 73 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #65 of 537 scored small-town markets
#3 of 7 scored small-town markets based in Idaho
- Listings
- 10
- 4 chain locations (40%)
- Official establishments
- 32
- All limited-service restaurants · +20.8% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $52.2M
- On food away from home · $4,131 a household
- Spending per listing
- $5.2M
- 71% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 7.9
- 41% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 32,436
- +6.1% since 2020
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What this means
Households in the Hailey area spend about $52.2M a year on food away from home, or $4,131 per household, in line with the U.S. average. That is about $5.2M of household spending for each shop on map listings, 71% above 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 10 fast food and sandwich shops on map listings in the Hailey area as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 40% of them, against 79% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 7.9, 41% below the U.S. rate of 13.3.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as limited-service restaurants in the Hailey area was 32 in 2023, up 20.8% from 2019. That is one for every 395 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. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $30K has gone to businesses classed as limited-service restaurants in the Hailey area.
Population estimates put the population change in the Hailey area from 2020 to 2025 at +6.1%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for fast food and sandwich shops in the Hailey area is 73 (upper middle), #65 of 537 scored small-town markets and #3 of 7 scored small-town markets based in Idaho. That puts it in the top quarter of small-town markets.
How the Hailey 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 | Hailey area | Idaho | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 7.9 | 13.4 | 13.3 |
| Spending per listing | $5.2M | $2.9M | $3.1M |
| Households per official establishment (all limited-service restaurants) | 395 | 510 | 478 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +20.8% | +19.5% | +6.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +6.1% | +9.8% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on food away from home | $4,131 | $3,857 | $4,070 |
| Median household income | $88,522 | $77,800 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 73 | 57 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 32All limited-service restaurants · +20.8% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 497
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $10.5M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 0All limited-service restaurants with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 104 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 17The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $30K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as limited-service restaurants in the Hailey 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 Hailey area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 32,436+6.1% since 2020
- Households
- 12,631
- Median age
- 43.6
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 75%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.3
- Land area
- 4,913 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 6
- Median household income
- $88,522
- Average household income
- $125,863
- Median home value
- $607,600
- Jobs located here
- 16,655
- Daytime population
- 34,021Residents 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 Hailey 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 Hailey area
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
- Restaurants and cafes40
- Sit-down restaurants39
- Fast food and sandwich shops73
- Pizza57
- Coffee shops and cafes42
- Bakeries and dessert shops53
Groceries and convenience
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Questions
How many fast food and sandwich shops are in the Hailey, ID area?
As of September 2026, map listings count 10 fast food and sandwich shops in the Hailey area. 4 of them (40%) 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 20.8% from 2019. The official count takes in all limited-service restaurants, not only fast food and sandwich shops: pizza places are counted too.
How much do households in the Hailey, ID area spend on food away from home?
About $52.2M a year, or $4,131 per household. That is in line with the U.S. average (an index of 101, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 10 fast food and sandwich shops on map listings, it comes to $5.2M 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 12,631 households in the Hailey area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Hailey, ID area compare with the U.S. for fast food and sandwich shops?
The Hailey area has 7.9 fast food and sandwich shops per 10,000 households, 41% below the U.S. rate of 13.3. Spending per shop is $5.2M, 71% above the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the U.S. ratio of fast food and sandwich shops to household spending, the Hailey area would have about 17, against 10 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 395 households, against one for every 478 across the U.S. The official count rose 20.8% from 2019 to 2023, against +6.1% for the U.S.
How fast is the Hailey, ID area growing?
Population estimates put the Hailey area at 32,436 people in 2025, up 6.1% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 12,631 households. Median household income in the Hailey area is $88,522, 10% above the U.S. median of $80,734.
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 Hailey area scores 73 for fast food and sandwich shops (upper middle), #65 of 537 scored small-town markets.
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