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Fast food and sandwich shops in Twin Falls County, ID
The fast food and sandwich shops in Twin Falls County, ID, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 38 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,580 of 2,222 scored counties
#19 of 22 scored counties in Idaho
- Listings
- 57
- 54 chain locations (95%)
- Official establishments
- 92
- All limited-service restaurants · +27.8% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $124.2M
- On food away from home · $3,575 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.2M
- 29% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 16.4
- 23% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 97,539
- +7.9% since 2020
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What this means
At $3,575 per household (12% below the U.S. average), households in Twin Falls County spend about $124.2M a year on food away from home. That is about $2.2M of household spending for each shop on map listings, 29% below the U.S. figure of $3.1M. The spending figure covers all food away from home, not only fast food and sandwich shops.
Twin Falls County has 57 fast food and sandwich shops on map listings as of September 2026. Of those, 54 are chain locations, or 95%, against 79% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 16.4, 23% above the U.S. rate of 13.3.
Official counts show 92 businesses with payroll classed as limited-service restaurants in Twin Falls County in 2023, up 27.8% from 2019. That is one for every 378 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 list 11 one-person businesses without payroll.
Population estimates show Twin Falls County grew 7.9% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For fast food and sandwich shops, Twin Falls County has a Groundwork market score of 38 (lower middle): #1,580 of 2,222 scored counties and #19 of 22 scored counties in Idaho.
How Twin Falls 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 | Twin Falls County | Idaho | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 16.4 | 13.4 | 13.3 |
| Spending per listing | $2.2M | $2.9M | $3.1M |
| Households per official establishment (all limited-service restaurants) | 378 | 510 | 478 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +27.8% | +19.5% | +6.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +7.9% | +9.8% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on food away from home | $3,575 | $3,857 | $4,070 |
| Median household income | $67,409 | $77,800 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 38 | 57 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 72 → 92All limited-service restaurants · +27.8% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 2,125
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $36.6M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 11All limited-service restaurants with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 5754 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 41The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 0
- Amount
- $0
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as limited-service restaurants in Twin Falls 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 Twin Falls County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 97,539+7.9% since 2020
- Households
- 34,754
- Median age
- 36.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 70%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 1,922 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 49
- Median household income
- $67,409+27.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $90,415
- Median home value
- $337,900
- Jobs located here
- 40,755
- Daytime population
- 93,037Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Idaho market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Idaho for fast food and sandwich shops, numbered among those based in Idaho, with Twin Falls County marked.
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 |
| 19Twin Falls County, ID | 38 | 57 | 16.4 | $2.2M | +7.9% | #1,580 of 2,222 |
Other business types in Twin Falls County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
- Restaurants and cafes39
- Sit-down restaurants49
- Fast food and sandwich shops38
- Pizza51
- Coffee shops and cafes35
- Bakeries and dessert shops34
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Questions
How many fast food and sandwich shops are in Twin Falls County, ID?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 57 fast food and sandwich shops in Twin Falls County. 54 of them (95%) are chain locations. The listings count fast food, sandwich shops, delis and bagel shops. Official counts show 92 businesses with payroll classed as limited-service restaurants in 2023, up 27.8% from 2019. 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 11 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Twin Falls County, ID spend on food away from home?
About $124.2M a year, or $3,575 per household. That is 12% below the U.S. average (an index of 88, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 57 fast food and sandwich shops on map listings, it comes to $2.2M 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 34,754 households in Twin Falls County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Twin Falls County, ID compare with the U.S. for fast food and sandwich shops?
Twin Falls County has 16.4 fast food and sandwich shops per 10,000 households, 23% above the U.S. rate of 13.3. Spending per shop is $2.2M, 29% below the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the U.S. ratio of fast food and sandwich shops to household spending, Twin Falls County would have about 41, against 57 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 378 households, against one for every 478 across the U.S. The official count rose 27.8% from 2019 to 2023, against +6.1% for the U.S.
How fast is Twin Falls County, ID growing?
Population estimates put Twin Falls County at 97,539 people in 2025, up 7.9% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 34,754 households. Median household income in Twin Falls County is $67,409, 17% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 27.4%, 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. Twin Falls County scores 38 for fast food and sandwich shops (lower middle), #1,580 of 2,222 scored counties.
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