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Fast food and sandwich shops in Saline County, IL

The fast food and sandwich shops in Saline County, IL, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 16 out of 100: Low

Ranked #2,117 of 2,222 scored counties
#79 of 80 scored counties in Illinois

Listings
17
16 chain locations (94%)
Official establishments
23
All limited-service restaurants
Household spending a year
$33.4M
On food away from home · $3,332 a household
Spending per listing
$2M
36% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
17.0
28% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
22,772
−4.1% since 2020

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What this means

The Groundwork market score for fast food and sandwich shops in Saline County is 16 (low), #2,117 of 2,222 scored counties and #79 of 80 scored counties in Illinois. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.

Household spending on food away from home in Saline County comes to about $33.4M a year: $3,332 per household, 18% below the U.S. average. Spread across 17 fast food and sandwich shops, that is $2M per shop, 36% 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 17 fast food and sandwich shops on map listings in Saline County as of September 2026. 16 of them (94%) are chain locations, against 79% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 17.0, 28% above the U.S. rate of 13.3.

In 2023, official counts showed 23 businesses with payroll in Saline County classed as limited-service restaurants. That is one for every 436 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 $131K has gone to businesses classed as limited-service restaurants in Saline County. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Saline County declined 4.1%, against +3.1% for the U.S.

How Saline 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 Saline County, IL compared with Illinois and the U.S.
MeasureSaline CountyIllinoisU.S.
Listings per 10k households17.013.613.3
Spending per listing$2M$3.1M$3.1M
Households per official establishment (all limited-service restaurants)436474478
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+2.0%+6.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025−4.1%−0.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on food away from home$3,332$4,215$4,070
Median household income$53,117$83,390$80,734
Groundwork market score1641

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
19 → 23All limited-service restaurants
Employees, 2023
493
Annual payroll, 2023
$8.4M
One-person businesses, 2023
4All limited-service restaurants with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
1716 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
11The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
1
Amount
$131K

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as limited-service restaurants in Saline 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 Saline County

Population, 2025 estimate
22,772−4.1% since 2020
Households
10,024
Median age
44.7
Homes lived in by their owners
73%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
380 sq. mi.
People per square mile
61
Median household income
$53,117+20.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$83,197
Median home value
$94,300
Jobs located here
8,022
Daytime population
21,366Residents 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 Saline 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
79Saline County, IL161717.0$2M−4.1%#2,117 of 2,222

Other business types in Saline 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 Saline County, IL?

As of September 2026, map listings count 17 fast food and sandwich shops in Saline County. 16 of them (94%) are chain locations. The listings count fast food, sandwich shops, delis and bagel shops. Official counts show 23 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 4 one-person businesses without payroll.

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

About $33.4M a year, or $3,332 per household. That is 18% below the U.S. average (an index of 82, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 17 fast food and sandwich shops on map listings, it comes to $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 10,024 households in Saline County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Saline County has 17.0 fast food and sandwich shops per 10,000 households, 28% above the U.S. rate of 13.3. Spending per shop is $2M, 36% below the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the U.S. ratio of fast food and sandwich shops to household spending, Saline County would have about 11, against 17 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 436 households, against one for every 478 across the U.S.

How fast is Saline County, IL growing?

Population estimates put Saline County at 22,772 people in 2025, down 4.1% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 10,024 households. Median household income in Saline County is $53,117, 34% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 20.5%, 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. Saline County scores 16 for fast food and sandwich shops (low), #2,117 of 2,222 scored counties.

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