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Fast food and sandwich shops in De Witt County, IL

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for fast food and sandwich shops in De Witt County, IL, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 54 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #983 of 2,222 scored counties
#30 of 80 scored counties in Illinois

Listings
8
8 chain locations (100%)
Official establishments
10
All limited-service restaurants
Household spending a year
$24.3M
On food away from home · $3,684 a household
Spending per listing
$3M
In line with the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
12.1
9% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
15,118
−2.1% since 2020

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Survey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure

What this means

Household spending on food away from home in De Witt County comes to about $24.3M a year: $3,684 per household, 9% below the U.S. average. Spread across 8 fast food and sandwich shops, that is $3M per shop, in line with the U.S. figure of $3.1M. The spending figure covers all food away from home, not only fast food and sandwich shops.

De Witt County has 8 fast food and sandwich shops on map listings as of September 2026. All of them are chain locations, against 79% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 12.1, 9% below the U.S. rate of 13.3.

In 2023, official counts showed 10 businesses with payroll in De Witt County classed as limited-service restaurants. That is one for every 660 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. Another 6 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.

Population estimates put the population change in De Witt County from 2020 to 2025 at −2.1%, against +3.1% for the U.S. De Witt County scores 54 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for fast food and sandwich shops, ranking #983 of 2,222 scored counties and #30 of 80 scored counties in Illinois.

How De Witt County compares

The same measures for Illinois 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.

Fast food and sandwich shops in De Witt County, IL compared with Illinois and the U.S.
MeasureDe Witt CountyIllinoisU.S.
Listings per 10k households12.113.613.3
Spending per listing$3M$3.1M$3.1M
Households per official establishment (all limited-service restaurants)660474478
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+2.0%+6.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025−2.1%−0.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on food away from home$3,684$4,215$4,070
Median household income$71,678$83,390$80,734
Groundwork market score5441

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
12 → 10All limited-service restaurants
Employees, 2023
161
Annual payroll, 2023
$3.6M
One-person businesses, 2023
6All limited-service restaurants with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
88 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
8The 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 De Witt 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 De Witt County

Population, 2025 estimate
15,118−2.1% since 2020
Households
6,595
Median age
44.0
Homes lived in by their owners
79%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
398 sq. mi.
People per square mile
39
Median household income
$71,678+29.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$86,800
Median home value
$130,300
Jobs located here
4,957
Daytime population
14,133Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Fast food and sandwich shops across Illinois

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The highest-scoring counties in Illinois for fast food and sandwich shops, numbered among those based in Illinois, with De Witt County marked.

Top counties in Illinois

Counties in Illinois ranked for fast food and sandwich shops by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Piatt County, IL80710.1$4.2M+0.6%#130 of 2,222
2Woodford County, IL79138.9$4.9M−0.8%#142 of 2,222
3Moultrie County, IL7358.6$4.3M−0.8%#277 of 2,222
4Bond County, IL7158.1$4.5M+0.6%#326 of 2,222
5Kendall County, IL715612.3$3.9M+9.9%#331 of 2,222
6McHenry County, IL7013311.3$4.2M+2.5%#355 of 2,222
7Bureau County, IL68128.6$4.3M−2.1%#423 of 2,222
8Monroe County, IL681712.3$3.8M−0.3%#431 of 2,222
9Clinton County, IL682013.7$3M+0.6%#452 of 2,222
10Macoupin County, IL67169.1$4.2M−2.6%#465 of 2,222
30De Witt County, IL54812.1$3M−2.1%#983 of 2,222

Other business types in De Witt County

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

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Questions

How many fast food and sandwich shops are in De Witt County, IL?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 8 fast food and sandwich shops in De Witt County. 8 of them (100%) are chain locations. The listings count fast food, sandwich shops, delis and bagel shops. Official counts show 10 businesses with payroll classed as limited-service restaurants in 2023. The official count takes in all limited-service restaurants, not only fast food and sandwich shops: pizza places are counted too. Official counts list 6 one-person businesses without payroll.

How much do households in De Witt County, IL spend on food away from home?

About $24.3M a year, or $3,684 per household. That is 9% below the U.S. average (an index of 91, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 8 fast food and sandwich shops on map listings, it comes to $3M 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 6,595 households in De Witt County and national spending patterns by income.

How does De Witt County, IL compare with the U.S. for fast food and sandwich shops?

De Witt County has 12.1 fast food and sandwich shops per 10,000 households, 9% below the U.S. rate of 13.3. Spending per shop is $3M, in line with the U.S. figure of $3.1M. The count on map listings matches the U.S. ratio of fast food and sandwich shops to household spending. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 660 households, against one for every 478 across the U.S.

How fast is De Witt County, IL growing?

Population estimates put De Witt County at 15,118 people in 2025, down 2.1% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 6,595 households. Median household income in De Witt County is $71,678, 11% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 29.0%, 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. De Witt County scores 54 for fast food and sandwich shops (upper middle), #983 of 2,222 scored counties.

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