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Fast food and sandwich shops in Dearborn County, IN
The fast food and sandwich shops in Dearborn County, IN, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 70 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #366 of 2,222 scored counties
#13 of 81 scored counties in Indiana
- Listings
- 23
- 23 chain locations (100%)
- Official establishments
- 31
- All limited-service restaurants · +10.7% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $80.6M
- On food away from home · $3,975 a household
- Spending per listing
- $3.5M
- 15% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 11.3
- 15% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 51,609
- +1.7% since 2020
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What this means
At $3,975 per household (2% below the U.S. average), households in Dearborn County spend about $80.6M a year on food away from home. That works out to $3.5M per shop, 15% above 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 23 fast food and sandwich shops on map listings in Dearborn County as of September 2026. All of them are chain locations, against 79% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 11.3, 15% below the U.S. rate of 13.3.
In 2023, official counts showed 31 businesses with payroll in Dearborn County classed as limited-service restaurants, up 10.7% from 2019. That is one for every 654 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 3 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $350K has gone to businesses classed as limited-service restaurants in Dearborn County.
Population estimates put the population change in Dearborn County from 2020 to 2025 at +1.7%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for fast food and sandwich shops in Dearborn County is 70 (upper middle), #366 of 2,222 scored counties and #13 of 81 scored counties in Indiana. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Dearborn County compares
The same measures for Indiana 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 | Dearborn County | Indiana | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 11.3 | 14.0 | 13.3 |
| Spending per listing | $3.5M | $2.7M | $3.1M |
| Households per official establishment (all limited-service restaurants) | 654 | 503 | 478 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +10.7% | +9.1% | +6.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.7% | +2.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on food away from home | $3,975 | $3,802 | $4,070 |
| Median household income | $84,735 | $71,957 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 70 | 37 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 28 → 31All limited-service restaurants · +10.7% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 716
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $12.4M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 3All limited-service restaurants with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 2323 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 26The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $350K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as limited-service restaurants in Dearborn 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 Dearborn County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 51,609+1.7% since 2020
- Households
- 20,282
- Median age
- 43.8
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 85%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 305 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 167
- Median household income
- $84,735+23.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $99,812
- Median home value
- $243,400
- Jobs located here
- 13,887
- Daytime population
- 39,625Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Indiana market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Indiana for fast food and sandwich shops, numbered among those based in Indiana, with Dearborn County marked.
Top counties in Indiana
| 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 |
| 13Dearborn County, IN | 70 | 23 | 11.3 | $3.5M | +1.7% | #366 of 2,222 |
Other business types in Dearborn County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
- Restaurants and cafes72
- Sit-down restaurants68
- Fast food and sandwich shops70
- Pizza63
- Coffee shops and cafes82
- Bakeries and dessert shops76
Groceries and convenience
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Beauty and personal care
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Questions
How many fast food and sandwich shops are in Dearborn County, IN?
As of September 2026, map listings count 23 fast food and sandwich shops in Dearborn County. 23 of them (100%) are chain locations. The listings count fast food, sandwich shops, delis and bagel shops. Official counts show 31 businesses with payroll classed as limited-service restaurants in 2023, up 10.7% from 2019. The official count takes in all limited-service restaurants, not only fast food and sandwich shops: pizza places are counted too. Official counts list 3 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Dearborn County, IN spend on food away from home?
About $80.6M a year, or $3,975 per household. That is 2% below the U.S. average (an index of 98, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 23 fast food and sandwich shops on map listings, it comes to $3.5M 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 20,282 households in Dearborn County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Dearborn County, IN compare with the U.S. for fast food and sandwich shops?
Dearborn County has 11.3 fast food and sandwich shops per 10,000 households, 15% below the U.S. rate of 13.3. Spending per shop is $3.5M, 15% above the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the U.S. ratio of fast food and sandwich shops to household spending, Dearborn County would have about 26, against 23 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 654 households, against one for every 478 across the U.S. The official count rose 10.7% from 2019 to 2023, against +6.1% for the U.S.
How fast is Dearborn County, IN growing?
Population estimates put Dearborn County at 51,609 people in 2025, up 1.7% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 20,282 households. Median household income in Dearborn County is $84,735, 5% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 23.4%, 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. Dearborn County scores 70 for fast food and sandwich shops (upper middle), #366 of 2,222 scored counties.
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