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Fast food and sandwich shops in Stark County, IL

How Stark County, IL compares with other counties and the U.S. for fast food and sandwich shops: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.

Groundwork market score

Not scored

Counties under 10,000 people aren’t scored, since a few businesses can swing their figures.

Listings
0
None on the map
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$8.4M
On food away from home · $3,659 a household
Spending per listing
n/a
Listings per 10k households
0.0
Population, 2025
5,319
−1.2% 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

There are no fast food and sandwich shops on map listings in Stark County as of September 2026. At the U.S. ratio of fast food and sandwich shops to household spending, Stark County would have about 3, against none on map listings.

Households in Stark County spend about $8.4M a year on food away from home, or $3,659 per household, 10% below the U.S. average. That spending covers all food away from home, which fast food and sandwich shops share with other businesses in the trade.

There is no official count of businesses with payroll classed as limited-service restaurants in Stark County: counts under 3 aren’t published.

Population estimates put the population change in Stark County from 2020 to 2025 at −1.2%, against +3.1% for the U.S. Counties under 10,000 people aren’t given a market score, since a few businesses can swing their figures.

How Stark 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 Stark County, IL compared with Illinois and the U.S.
MeasureStark CountyIllinoisU.S.
Listings per 10k households0.013.613.3
Spending per listingn/a$3.1M$3.1M
Households per official establishment (all limited-service restaurants)n/a474478
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+2.0%+6.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025−1.2%−0.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on food away from home$3,659$4,215$4,070
Median household income$62,878$83,390$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored41

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
n/aAll limited-service restaurants
Employees, 2023
n/a
Annual payroll, 2023
n/a
One-person businesses, 2023
0All limited-service restaurants with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
0
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
3The 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 Stark 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 Stark County

Population, 2025 estimate
5,319−1.2% since 2020
Households
2,285
Median age
44.0
Homes lived in by their owners
80%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
288 sq. mi.
People per square mile
18
Median household income
$62,878
Average household income
$88,597
Median home value
$104,500
Jobs located here
1,405
Daytime population
4,121Residents 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 Stark 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
Stark County, ILNot scored00.0n/a−1.2%

Other business types in Stark County

None has a Groundwork market score here. Counties under 10,000 people aren’t scored, since a few businesses can swing their figures.

Questions

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

Map listings as of September 2026 show no fast food and sandwich shops in Stark County. The listings count fast food, sandwich shops, delis and bagel shops. No official count is published for limited-service restaurants in Stark County: counts under 3 are left out.

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

About $8.4M a year, or $3,659 per household. That is 10% below the U.S. average (an index of 90, where 100 is the U.S. average). The spending figure covers all food away from home, not only fast food and sandwich shops. It is estimated from the incomes of the 2,285 households in Stark County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Stark County has no fast food and sandwich shops on map listings. At the national ratio of fast food and sandwich shops to household spending, Stark County would have about 3, against none on map listings.

How fast is Stark County, IL growing?

Population estimates put Stark County at 5,319 people in 2025, down 1.2% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 2,285 households. The median household income in Stark County is $62,878 a year, 22% below 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. 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 score leaves out counties under 10,000 people, where a handful of businesses would swing it.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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How the score works · Top markets for fast food and sandwich shops · All 56 business types in Stark County

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