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Fast food and sandwich shops in Dubois County, IN
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for fast food and sandwich shops in Dubois County, IN, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 36 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,644 of 2,222 scored counties
#68 of 81 scored counties in Indiana
- Listings
- 31
- 30 chain locations (97%)
- Official establishments
- 40
- All limited-service restaurants · +14.3% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $68.6M
- On food away from home · $3,906 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.2M
- 27% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 17.6
- 32% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 44,016
- +0.9% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 31 fast food and sandwich shops in Dubois County. Of those, 30 are chain locations, or 97%, against 79% across the U.S. That is 17.6 per 10,000 households, 32% above the U.S. rate of 13.3.
At $3,906 per household (4% below the U.S. average), households in Dubois County spend about $68.6M a year on food away from home. Spread across 31 fast food and sandwich shops, that is $2.2M per shop, 27% 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.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as limited-service restaurants in Dubois County was 40 in 2023, up 14.3% from 2019. That is one for every 439 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. Official counts also show 7 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $564K has gone to businesses classed as limited-service restaurants in Dubois County.
Population estimates put the population change in Dubois County from 2020 to 2025 at +0.9%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). Dubois County scores 36 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for fast food and sandwich shops, ranking #1,644 of 2,222 scored counties and #68 of 81 scored counties in Indiana.
How Dubois 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 | Dubois County | Indiana | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 17.6 | 14.0 | 13.3 |
| Spending per listing | $2.2M | $2.7M | $3.1M |
| Households per official establishment (all limited-service restaurants) | 439 | 503 | 478 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +14.3% | +9.1% | +6.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +0.9% | +2.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on food away from home | $3,906 | $3,802 | $4,070 |
| Median household income | $75,979 | $71,957 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 36 | 37 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 35 → 40All limited-service restaurants · +14.3% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 1,260
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $21.2M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 7All limited-service restaurants with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 3130 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 23The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $564K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as limited-service restaurants in Dubois 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 Dubois County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 44,016+0.9% since 2020
- Households
- 17,574
- Median age
- 41.2
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 75%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 427 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 102
- Median household income
- $75,979+25.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $93,905
- Median home value
- $230,100
- Jobs located here
- 28,351
- Daytime population
- 47,957Residents 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 Dubois 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 |
| 68Dubois County, IN | 36 | 31 | 17.6 | $2.2M | +0.9% | #1,644 of 2,222 |
Other business types in Dubois County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
- Restaurants and cafes44
- Sit-down restaurants41
- Fast food and sandwich shops36
- Pizza35
- Coffee shops and cafes67
- Bakeries and dessert shops55
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Questions
How many fast food and sandwich shops are in Dubois County, IN?
There are 31 fast food and sandwich shops on map listings in Dubois County as of September 2026. 30 of them (97%) are chain locations. The listings count fast food, sandwich shops, delis and bagel shops. Official counts show 40 businesses with payroll classed as limited-service restaurants in 2023, up 14.3% from 2019. That count covers all limited-service restaurants (pizza places included), not only fast food and sandwich shops. Another 7 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Dubois County, IN spend on food away from home?
About $68.6M a year, or $3,906 per household. That is 4% below the U.S. average (an index of 96, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 31 fast food and sandwich shops on map listings, it comes to $2.2M 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 17,574 households in Dubois County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Dubois County, IN compare with the U.S. for fast food and sandwich shops?
Dubois County has 17.6 fast food and sandwich shops per 10,000 households, 32% above the U.S. rate of 13.3. Spending per shop is $2.2M, 27% below the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the national ratio of fast food and sandwich shops to household spending, Dubois County would have about 23, against 31 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 439 households, against one for every 478 across the U.S. The official count rose 14.3% from 2019 to 2023, against +6.1% for the U.S.
How fast is Dubois County, IN growing?
Population estimates put Dubois County at 44,016 people in 2025, up 0.9% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 17,574 households. The median household income in Dubois County is $75,979 a year, 6% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 25.2% 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. Dubois County scores 36 for fast food and sandwich shops (lower middle), #1,644 of 2,222 scored counties.
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