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Fast food and sandwich shops in Woodford County, IL
How Woodford 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 · out of 100
Score 79 out of 100: High
Ranked #142 of 2,222 scored counties
#2 of 80 scored counties in Illinois
- Listings
- 13
- 13 chain locations (100%)
- Official establishments
- 15
- All limited-service restaurants
- Household spending a year
- $63.8M
- On food away from home · $4,346 a household
- Spending per listing
- $4.9M
- 61% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 8.9
- 33% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 38,111
- −0.8% since 2020
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What this means
Woodford County scores 79 (high) on the Groundwork market score for fast food and sandwich shops, ranking #142 of 2,222 scored counties and #2 of 80 scored counties in Illinois. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for fast food and sandwich shops.
As of September 2026, map listings count 13 fast food and sandwich shops in Woodford County. All of them are chain locations, against 79% across the U.S. That is 8.9 per 10,000 households, 33% below the U.S. rate of 13.3.
Households in Woodford County spend about $63.8M a year on food away from home, or $4,346 per household, 7% above the U.S. average. That is about $4.9M of household spending for each shop on map listings, 61% above the U.S. figure of $3.1M. That spending covers all food away from home, which fast food and sandwich shops share with other businesses in the trade.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as limited-service restaurants in Woodford County was 15 in 2023. That is one for every 979 households, against one for every 478 across the U.S. The official count takes in all limited-service restaurants, not only fast food and sandwich shops: pizza places are counted too. Population estimates put the population change in Woodford County from 2020 to 2025 at −0.8%, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How Woodford 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.
| Measure | Woodford County | Illinois | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 8.9 | 13.6 | 13.3 |
| Spending per listing | $4.9M | $3.1M | $3.1M |
| Households per official establishment (all limited-service restaurants) | 979 | 474 | 478 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +2.0% | +6.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −0.8% | −0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on food away from home | $4,346 | $4,215 | $4,070 |
| Median household income | $91,483 | $83,390 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 79 | 41 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 18 → 15All limited-service restaurants
- Employees, 2023
- 255
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $4.1M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 0All limited-service restaurants with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 1313 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 21The 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 Woodford 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 Woodford County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 38,111−0.8% since 2020
- Households
- 14,685
- Median age
- 41.2
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 86%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 528 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 73
- Median household income
- $91,483+25.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $110,925
- Median home value
- $197,600
- Jobs located here
- 11,396
- Daytime population
- 31,315Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Illinois market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Illinois for fast food and sandwich shops, numbered among those based in Illinois, with Woodford County marked.
Top counties in Illinois
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Piatt County, IL | 80 | 7 | 10.1 | $4.2M | +0.6% | #130 of 2,222 |
| 2Woodford County, IL | 79 | 13 | 8.9 | $4.9M | −0.8% | #142 of 2,222 |
| 3Moultrie County, IL | 73 | 5 | 8.6 | $4.3M | −0.8% | #277 of 2,222 |
| 4Bond County, IL | 71 | 5 | 8.1 | $4.5M | +0.6% | #326 of 2,222 |
| 5Kendall County, IL | 71 | 56 | 12.3 | $3.9M | +9.9% | #331 of 2,222 |
| 6McHenry County, IL | 70 | 133 | 11.3 | $4.2M | +2.5% | #355 of 2,222 |
| 7Bureau County, IL | 68 | 12 | 8.6 | $4.3M | −2.1% | #423 of 2,222 |
| 8Monroe County, IL | 68 | 17 | 12.3 | $3.8M | −0.3% | #431 of 2,222 |
| 9Clinton County, IL | 68 | 20 | 13.7 | $3M | +0.6% | #452 of 2,222 |
| 10Macoupin County, IL | 67 | 16 | 9.1 | $4.2M | −2.6% | #465 of 2,222 |
Other business types in Woodford County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
- Restaurants and cafes73
- Sit-down restaurants70
- Fast food and sandwich shops79
- Pizza57
- Coffee shops and cafes59
- Bakeries and dessert shops58
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Questions
How many fast food and sandwich shops are in Woodford County, IL?
Woodford County has 13 fast food and sandwich shops on map listings as of September 2026. 13 of them (100%) are chain locations. The listings count fast food, sandwich shops, delis and bagel shops. Official counts show 15 businesses with payroll classed as limited-service restaurants in 2023. That count covers all limited-service restaurants (pizza places included), not only fast food and sandwich shops.
How much do households in Woodford County, IL spend on food away from home?
About $63.8M a year, or $4,346 per household. That is 7% above the U.S. average (an index of 107, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 13 fast food and sandwich shops on map listings, it comes to $4.9M per shop. The spending figure covers all food away from home, not only fast food and sandwich shops. It is estimated from the incomes of the 14,685 households in Woodford County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Woodford County, IL compare with the U.S. for fast food and sandwich shops?
Woodford County has 8.9 fast food and sandwich shops per 10,000 households, 33% below the U.S. rate of 13.3. Spending per shop is $4.9M, 61% above the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the national ratio of fast food and sandwich shops to household spending, Woodford County would have about 21, against 13 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 979 households, against one for every 478 across the U.S.
How fast is Woodford County, IL growing?
Population estimates put Woodford County at 38,111 people in 2025, down 0.8% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 14,685 households. The median household income in Woodford County is $91,483 a year, 13% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 25.7% from the 2015–2019 survey, 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. Woodford County scores 79 for fast food and sandwich shops (high), #142 of 2,222 scored counties.
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