Market rankings · Indiana
Fast food and sandwich shops in Indiana
Markets across Indiana ranked by the Groundwork market score for fast food and sandwich shops, with competitor counts and household spending for each.
- Listings
- 3,789
- 3,396 chain locations (90%)
- Official establishments
- 5,396
- All limited-service restaurants · +9.1% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $10.3B
- On food away from home
- Listings per 10k households
- 14.0
- 5% above the U.S.
- Spending per listing
- $2.7M
- 11% below the U.S.
- Rank among states
- #38 of 51
- Market score 37 · Lower middle
A site report maps the fast food and sandwich shops on map listings around any address in Indiana by name and distance, and the spending within reach.
Free10 actions over 3 days, no cardSurvey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure
What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 3,789 fast food and sandwich shops in Indiana. 3,396 of them (90%) are chain locations, against 79% across the U.S. That is 14.0 per 10,000 households, 5% above the U.S. rate of 13.3.
Household spending on food away from home in Indiana comes to about $10.3B a year: $3,802 per household, 7% below the U.S. average. That works out to $2.7M per shop, 11% below 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.
Official counts show 5,396 businesses with payroll classed as limited-service restaurants in Indiana in 2023, up 9.1% from 2019. That is one for every 503 households, against one for every 478 across the U.S. Across the U.S., the count rose 6.1% over the same years. The official count takes in all limited-service restaurants, not only fast food and sandwich shops: pizza places are counted too. Since fiscal 2022, 216 SBA-backed loans worth $104.4M have gone to businesses classed as limited-service restaurants in Indiana.
Among the 50 states and DC, Indiana ranks #38 for fast food and sandwich shops, with a Groundwork market score of 37 (lower middle). Of the 15 scored metro areas in or partly in Indiana, the Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood metro area scores highest (58). Of the 25 scored small-town markets in or partly in Indiana, the Decatur area scores highest (81).
Every market in Indiana for fast food and sandwich shops
Download the ranking (CSV)Numbered by Groundwork market score among the markets based in Indiana, highest first; the U.S. rank compares each market with every other of its kind. A metro area that crosses a state line is listed in each state it reaches, and numbered only in the state its page is under. How the score works.
Metro areas
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN | 58 | 1,219 | 14.5 | $2.8M | +5.4% | #152 of 387 |
| 2Fort Wayne, IN | 55 | 241 | 13.2 | $2.8M | +3.9% | #168 of 387 |
| Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN | 54 | 1,292 | 14.2 | $2.9M | +2.7% | #175 of 387 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN | 53 | 4,994 | 13.7 | $3.2M | 0.0% | #177 of 387 |
| 3Bloomington, IN | 52 | 80 | 11.8 | $3.1M | +2.0% | #185 of 387 |
| Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN | 51 | 807 | 14.5 | $2.6M | +2.9% | #190 of 387 |
| 4Columbus, IN | 50 | 53 | 15.9 | $2.5M | +4.3% | #196 of 387 |
| 5Michigan City-La Porte, IN | 48 | 57 | 13.1 | $2.8M | −0.9% | #210 of 387 |
| 6Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN | 44 | 112 | 12.3 | $2.9M | +2.1% | #232 of 387 |
| 7South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI | 43 | 185 | 14.4 | $2.6M | +0.1% | #242 of 387 |
| 8Evansville, IN | 39 | 159 | 14.0 | $2.7M | +1.6% | #262 of 387 |
| 9Elkhart-Goshen, IN | 37 | 98 | 13.6 | $2.7M | +0.9% | #275 of 387 |
| 10Terre Haute, IN | 31 | 101 | 15.0 | $2.2M | +0.3% | #308 of 387 |
| 11Muncie, IN | 25 | 70 | 15.1 | $2.2M | +1.2% | #340 of 387 |
| 12Kokomo, IN | 23 | 50 | 14.0 | $2.5M | +0.4% | #348 of 387 |
Small-town markets
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Decatur, IN | 81 | 11 | 8.9 | $4M | +2.2% | #21 of 537 |
| 2Monticello, IN | 78 | 11 | 10.7 | $3.3M | +2.0% | #40 of 537 |
| 3Crawfordsville, IN | 77 | 16 | 10.3 | $3.6M | +2.7% | #44 of 537 |
| 4Bedford, IN | 74 | 22 | 11.5 | $3.1M | +1.2% | #63 of 537 |
| 5Greencastle, IN | 74 | 18 | 12.7 | $3M | +3.2% | #64 of 537 |
| 6Washington, IN | 73 | 15 | 12.7 | $2.9M | +2.5% | #71 of 537 |
| 7Kendallville, IN | 71 | 19 | 10.5 | $3.5M | +1.0% | #80 of 537 |
| 8Warsaw, IN | 65 | 38 | 11.9 | $3.2M | +0.9% | #131 of 537 |
| 9Huntington, IN | 65 | 19 | 12.3 | $2.9M | +1.6% | #133 of 537 |
| 10Auburn, IN | 59 | 23 | 13.5 | $2.8M | +2.9% | #191 of 537 |
| 11New Castle, IN | 58 | 24 | 12.9 | $2.7M | +0.5% | #203 of 537 |
| 12Peru, IN | 57 | 13 | 9.8 | $3.5M | −3.9% | #208 of 537 |
| 13Frankfort, IN | 54 | 15 | 12.0 | $2.9M | +0.4% | #237 of 537 |
| 14Seymour, IN | 50 | 26 | 14.3 | $2.6M | +1.9% | #276 of 537 |
| 15Logansport, IN | 47 | 18 | 12.0 | $2.7M | +0.1% | #297 of 537 |
| 16Madison, IN | 47 | 20 | 15.6 | $2.2M | +0.6% | #305 of 537 |
| 17Connersville, IN | 45 | 11 | 11.7 | $2.9M | +0.7% | #319 of 537 |
| 18Angola, IN | 45 | 28 | 19.9 | $1.9M | +1.0% | #328 of 537 |
| 19Jasper, IN | 44 | 31 | 17.6 | $2.2M | +0.9% | #335 of 537 |
| 20Wabash, IN | 40 | 20 | 15.8 | $2.3M | −0.7% | #367 of 537 |
| 21Vincennes, IN | 38 | 23 | 15.2 | $2.3M | −1.7% | #380 of 537 |
| 22Plymouth, IN | 37 | 36 | 20.3 | $1.8M | +1.2% | #396 of 537 |
| 23Greensburg, IN | 36 | 21 | 19.6 | $1.9M | +0.4% | #405 of 537 |
| 24Richmond, IN | 34 | 42 | 15.6 | $2.1M | −0.5% | #416 of 537 |
| 25Marion, IN | 33 | 40 | 14.9 | $2.1M | 0.0% | #429 of 537 |
Counties
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1LaGrange County, IN | 84 | 10 | 7.8 | $5.2M | +1.9% | #69 of 2,222 |
| 2Morgan County, IN | 80 | 31 | 11.0 | $3.7M | +4.4% | #135 of 2,222 |
| 3Hancock County, IN | 80 | 44 | 13.1 | $3.4M | +13.5% | #137 of 2,222 |
| 4Warrick County, IN | 77 | 29 | 11.5 | $3.7M | +4.4% | #195 of 2,222 |
| 5Posey County, IN | 76 | 8 | 7.6 | $5.2M | −0.8% | #200 of 2,222 |
| 6Hamilton County, IN | 72 | 174 | 12.7 | $4.1M | +10.9% | #305 of 2,222 |
| 7Franklin County, IN | 71 | 5 | 5.4 | $7.2M | +2.2% | #321 of 2,222 |
| 8Boone County, IN | 71 | 48 | 16.7 | $3M | +13.5% | #342 of 2,222 |
| 9Owen County, IN | 70 | 5 | 5.8 | $5.9M | +2.6% | #347 of 2,222 |
| 10Starke County, IN | 70 | 6 | 6.7 | $5M | +0.1% | #348 of 2,222 |
| 11Whitley County, IN | 70 | 13 | 9.3 | $4.2M | +2.1% | #356 of 2,222 |
| 12Adams County, IN | 70 | 11 | 8.9 | $4M | +2.2% | #358 of 2,222 |
| 13Dearborn County, IN | 70 | 23 | 11.3 | $3.5M | +1.7% | #366 of 2,222 |
| 14Wells County, IN | 70 | 12 | 10.4 | $3.5M | +2.6% | #367 of 2,222 |
| 15Harrison County, IN | 68 | 18 | 11.6 | $3.2M | +1.9% | #446 of 2,222 |
| 16Greene County, IN | 67 | 11 | 8.4 | $4M | +1.2% | #466 of 2,222 |
| 17Montgomery County, IN | 67 | 16 | 10.3 | $3.6M | +2.7% | #472 of 2,222 |
| 18White County, IN | 67 | 11 | 10.7 | $3.3M | +2.0% | #481 of 2,222 |
| 19Washington County, IN | 66 | 10 | 8.9 | $3.8M | +0.5% | #505 of 2,222 |
| 20Randolph County, IN | 65 | 9 | 8.7 | $3.8M | +0.1% | #542 of 2,222 |
| 21Vermillion County, IN | 65 | 6 | 9.1 | $3.7M | +0.6% | #544 of 2,222 |
| 22Hendricks County, IN | 65 | 94 | 14.0 | $3.3M | +10.2% | #549 of 2,222 |
| 23Rush County, IN | 63 | 6 | 8.9 | $3.9M | 0.0% | #603 of 2,222 |
| 24Sullivan County, IN | 63 | 7 | 8.9 | $3.7M | +0.1% | #610 of 2,222 |
| 25Lawrence County, IN | 63 | 22 | 11.5 | $3.1M | +1.2% | #624 of 2,222 |
Show all 92 counties
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26Putnam County, IN | 63 | 18 | 12.7 | $3M | +3.2% | #630 of 2,222 |
| 27Carroll County, IN | 61 | 7 | 8.7 | $4.1M | +1.6% | #674 of 2,222 |
| 28Noble County, IN | 61 | 19 | 10.5 | $3.5M | +1.0% | #692 of 2,222 |
| 29Daviess County, IN | 61 | 15 | 12.7 | $2.9M | +2.5% | #715 of 2,222 |
| 30Porter County, IN | 60 | 89 | 13.0 | $3.2M | +1.6% | #742 of 2,222 |
| 31Shelby County, IN | 60 | 22 | 11.9 | $3.1M | +1.8% | #747 of 2,222 |
| 32Johnson County, IN | 60 | 89 | 14.2 | $3M | +7.4% | #751 of 2,222 |
| 33Jennings County, IN | 60 | 13 | 11.9 | $3M | +0.1% | #754 of 2,222 |
| 34Clay County, IN | 59 | 12 | 11.4 | $3.3M | −0.1% | #785 of 2,222 |
| 35Tipton County, IN | 59 | 8 | 12.8 | $3M | −0.4% | #791 of 2,222 |
| 36Spencer County, IN | 57 | 12 | 14.9 | $2.5M | +1.2% | #874 of 2,222 |
| 37Kosciusko County, IN | 56 | 38 | 11.9 | $3.2M | +0.9% | #900 of 2,222 |
| 38Gibson County, IN | 55 | 17 | 12.7 | $2.9M | +0.1% | #949 of 2,222 |
| 39Madison County, IN | 55 | 69 | 12.9 | $2.7M | +3.8% | #959 of 2,222 |
| 40Huntington County, IN | 54 | 19 | 12.3 | $2.9M | +1.6% | #994 of 2,222 |
| 41Pulaski County, IN | 53 | 6 | 12.1 | $2.9M | −0.4% | #1,025 of 2,222 |
| 42Allen County, IN | 53 | 216 | 13.8 | $2.7M | +4.2% | #1,032 of 2,222 |
| 43Clark County, IN | 53 | 82 | 16.0 | $2.4M | +7.5% | #1,044 of 2,222 |
| 44Ripley County, IN | 53 | 18 | 15.6 | $2.4M | +1.6% | #1,045 of 2,222 |
| 45Blackford County, IN | 52 | 5 | 9.7 | $3.4M | −3.1% | #1,058 of 2,222 |
| 46Jay County, IN | 52 | 8 | 10.2 | $3.1M | −1.8% | #1,064 of 2,222 |
| 47Bartholomew County, IN | 52 | 53 | 15.9 | $2.5M | +4.3% | #1,082 of 2,222 |
| 48Miami County, IN | 51 | 13 | 9.8 | $3.5M | −3.9% | #1,091 of 2,222 |
| 49Monroe County, IN | 50 | 75 | 12.7 | $2.9M | +1.9% | #1,136 of 2,222 |
| 50DeKalb County, IN | 50 | 23 | 13.5 | $2.8M | +2.9% | #1,143 of 2,222 |
| 51Floyd County, IN | 50 | 49 | 15.4 | $2.6M | +2.0% | #1,145 of 2,222 |
| 52LaPorte County, IN | 48 | 57 | 13.1 | $2.8M | −0.9% | #1,217 of 2,222 |
| 53Henry County, IN | 48 | 24 | 12.9 | $2.7M | +0.5% | #1,228 of 2,222 |
| 54Fountain County, IN | 47 | 10 | 14.4 | $2.3M | +3.2% | #1,284 of 2,222 |
| 55Clinton County, IN | 46 | 15 | 12.0 | $2.9M | +0.4% | #1,298 of 2,222 |
| 56Elkhart County, IN | 42 | 98 | 13.6 | $2.7M | +0.9% | #1,433 of 2,222 |
| 57Tippecanoe County, IN | 42 | 101 | 13.3 | $2.6M | +2.2% | #1,438 of 2,222 |
| 58Jackson County, IN | 41 | 26 | 14.3 | $2.6M | +1.9% | #1,463 of 2,222 |
| 59Perry County, IN | 41 | 12 | 15.5 | $2.2M | +1.2% | #1,477 of 2,222 |
| 60Cass County, IN | 40 | 18 | 12.0 | $2.7M | +0.1% | #1,488 of 2,222 |
| 61Jasper County, IN | 40 | 26 | 20.4 | $1.9M | +3.0% | #1,515 of 2,222 |
| 62Jefferson County, IN | 39 | 20 | 15.6 | $2.2M | +0.6% | #1,541 of 2,222 |
| 63Fayette County, IN | 38 | 11 | 11.7 | $2.9M | +0.7% | #1,560 of 2,222 |
| 64Steuben County, IN | 38 | 28 | 19.9 | $1.9M | +1.0% | #1,589 of 2,222 |
| 65Orange County, IN | 37 | 11 | 13.8 | $2.5M | −0.1% | #1,601 of 2,222 |
| 66Lake County, IN | 37 | 306 | 15.7 | $2.4M | +1.1% | #1,606 of 2,222 |
| 67Marion County, IN | 37 | 638 | 15.9 | $2.3M | +1.6% | #1,611 of 2,222 |
| 68Dubois County, IN | 36 | 31 | 17.6 | $2.2M | +0.9% | #1,644 of 2,222 |
| 69Scott County, IN | 36 | 18 | 18.3 | $1.8M | +2.8% | #1,658 of 2,222 |
| 70St. Joseph County, IN | 35 | 176 | 16.4 | $2.2M | +0.1% | #1,673 of 2,222 |
| 71Wabash County, IN | 34 | 20 | 15.8 | $2.3M | −0.7% | #1,704 of 2,222 |
| 72Knox County, IN | 33 | 23 | 15.2 | $2.3M | −1.7% | #1,742 of 2,222 |
| 73Fulton County, IN | 33 | 13 | 16.1 | $2.2M | −1.9% | #1,745 of 2,222 |
| 74Howard County, IN | 32 | 50 | 14.0 | $2.5M | +0.4% | #1,773 of 2,222 |
| 75Marshall County, IN | 32 | 36 | 20.3 | $1.8M | +1.2% | #1,787 of 2,222 |
| 76Delaware County, IN | 31 | 70 | 15.1 | $2.2M | +1.2% | #1,810 of 2,222 |
| 77Vanderburgh County, IN | 30 | 122 | 15.6 | $2.2M | +0.9% | #1,838 of 2,222 |
| 78Wayne County, IN | 30 | 42 | 15.6 | $2.1M | −0.5% | #1,843 of 2,222 |
| 79Decatur County, IN | 30 | 21 | 19.6 | $1.9M | +0.4% | #1,849 of 2,222 |
| 80Grant County, IN | 29 | 40 | 14.9 | $2.1M | 0.0% | #1,872 of 2,222 |
| 81Vigo County, IN | 21 | 76 | 17.9 | $1.8M | +0.4% | #2,039 of 2,222 |
| Parke County, IN | Not scored | 2 | 3.3 | $10.8M | +3.0% | |
| Brown County, IN | Not scored | 2 | 2.9 | $13.2M | +1.9% | |
| Newton County, IN | Not scored | 3 | 5.2 | $6.7M | +2.9% | |
| Pike County, IN | Not scored | 1 | 2.0 | $18.4M | −2.0% | |
| Crawford County, IN | Not scored | 4 | 8.7 | $3.5M | −0.2% | |
| Switzerland County, IN | Not scored | 1 | 2.6 | $13.7M | +3.1% | |
| Martin County, IN | Not scored | 5 | 12.8 | $2.8M | +0.5% | |
| Benton County, IN | Not scored | 3 | 8.7 | $4.2M | +2.0% | |
| Warren County, IN | Not scored | 1 | 3.0 | $13.2M | +0.6% | |
| Union County, IN | Not scored | 1 | 3.4 | $11M | −3.1% | |
| Ohio County, IN | Not scored | 3 | 11.5 | $3.1M | +1.2% |
Markets with fewer than 5 fast food and sandwich shops on map listings, and counties under 10,000 people, aren’t scored; they’re listed last in each table.
Questions
How many fast food and sandwich shops are in Indiana?
Indiana has 3,789 fast food and sandwich shops on map listings as of September 2026. 3,396 of them (90%) are chain locations. The listings count fast food, sandwich shops, delis and bagel shops. Official counts show 5,396 businesses with payroll classed as limited-service restaurants in 2023, up 9.1% from 2019. That count covers all limited-service restaurants (pizza places included), not only fast food and sandwich shops. Official counts also show 827 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Indiana spend on food away from home?
About $10.3B a year, or $3,802 per household. That is 7% below the U.S. average (an index of 93, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 3,789 fast food and sandwich shops on map listings, it comes to $2.7M 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 2,716,009 households in Indiana and national spending patterns by income.
How does Indiana compare with the U.S. for fast food and sandwich shops?
Indiana has 14.0 fast food and sandwich shops per 10,000 households, 5% above the U.S. rate of 13.3. Spending per shop is $2.7M, 11% below the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the national ratio of fast food and sandwich shops to household spending, Indiana would have about 3,385, against 3,789 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 503 households, against one for every 478 across the U.S. The official count rose 9.1% from 2019 to 2023, against +6.1% for the U.S.
Which market in Indiana has the highest market score for fast food and sandwich shops?
Among 15 scored metro areas in or partly in Indiana, the Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood metro area scores highest, at 58 (upper middle). Among 25 scored small-town markets in or partly in Indiana, the Decatur area scores highest, at 81 (high). Among 81 scored counties in Indiana, LaGrange County scores highest, at 84 (high). Scores compare each market with others of its kind across the U.S.
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. Indiana scores 37 for fast food and sandwich shops (lower middle), #38 of the 50 states and DC.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
Run a Groundwork site report on an address in Indiana. It maps the fast food and sandwich shops on map listings near the site and sizes the households and spending within the distance you choose. New accounts get 10 actions over 3 days, no card.
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- Restaurants and cafes25,085 listings
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