Food and drink · Metro area · Indiana
Fast food and sandwich shops in the Evansville, IN metro area
How the Evansville, IN metro area compares with other metro areas and the U.S. for fast food and sandwich shops: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 39 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #262 of 387 scored metro areas
#8 of 12 scored metro areas based in Indiana
- Listings
- 159
- 144 chain locations (91%)
- Official establishments
- 242
- All limited-service restaurants · +16.4% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $423.9M
- On food away from home · $3,719 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.7M
- 13% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 14.0
- 5% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 273,786
- +1.6% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 159 fast food and sandwich shops in the Evansville metro area. Chain locations make up 91% of them, against 79% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 14.0, 5% above the U.S. rate of 13.3.
At $3,719 per household (9% below the U.S. average), households in the Evansville metro area spend about $423.9M a year on food away from home. Spread across 159 fast food and sandwich shops, that is $2.7M per shop, 13% 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.
In 2023, official counts showed 242 businesses with payroll in the Evansville metro area classed as limited-service restaurants, up 16.4% from 2019. That is one for every 471 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 23 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 15 SBA-backed loans worth $6.2M have gone to businesses classed as limited-service restaurants in the Evansville metro area.
Population estimates put the population change in the Evansville metro area from 2020 to 2025 at +1.6%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). For fast food and sandwich shops, the Evansville metro area has a Groundwork market score of 39 (lower middle): #262 of 387 scored metro areas and #8 of 12 scored metro areas based in Indiana.
How the Evansville metro area 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 | Evansville metro area | Indiana | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 14.0 | 14.0 | 13.3 |
| Spending per listing | $2.7M | $2.7M | $3.1M |
| Households per official establishment (all limited-service restaurants) | 471 | 503 | 478 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +16.4% | +9.1% | +6.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.6% | +2.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on food away from home | $3,719 | $3,802 | $4,070 |
| Median household income | $68,232 | $71,957 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 39 | 37 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 242All limited-service restaurants · +16.4% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 5,384
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $92.1M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 23All limited-service restaurants with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 159144 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 139The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 15
- Amount
- $6.2M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as limited-service restaurants in the Evansville metro area, 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 the Evansville metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 273,786+1.6% since 2020
- Households
- 113,966
- Median age
- 40.6
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 70%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 1,027 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 263
- Median household income
- $68,232
- Average household income
- $93,981
- Median home value
- $204,000
- Jobs located here
- 134,954
- Daytime population
- 275,710Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Indiana market ranked →The highest-scoring metro areas in Indiana for fast food and sandwich shops, numbered among those based in Indiana (a market based in another state is listed without a number), with the Evansville metro area marked.
Top metro areas in Indiana
| 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 |
Other business types in the Evansville metro area
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
- Restaurants and cafes54
- Sit-down restaurants50
- Fast food and sandwich shops39
- Pizza26
- Coffee shops and cafes66
- Bakeries and dessert shops49
Groceries and convenience
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Beauty and personal care
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
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Questions
How many fast food and sandwich shops are in the Evansville, IN metro area?
There are 159 fast food and sandwich shops on map listings in the Evansville metro area as of September 2026. 144 of them (91%) are chain locations. The listings count fast food, sandwich shops, delis and bagel shops. Official counts show 242 businesses with payroll classed as limited-service restaurants in 2023, up 16.4% from 2019. That count covers all limited-service restaurants (pizza places included), not only fast food and sandwich shops. Another 23 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in the Evansville, IN metro area spend on food away from home?
About $423.9M a year, or $3,719 per household. That is 9% below the U.S. average (an index of 91, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 159 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 113,966 households in the Evansville metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Evansville, IN metro area compare with the U.S. for fast food and sandwich shops?
The Evansville metro area 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, 13% below the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the national ratio of fast food and sandwich shops to household spending, the Evansville metro area would have about 139, against 159 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 471 households, against one for every 478 across the U.S. The official count rose 16.4% from 2019 to 2023, against +6.1% for the U.S.
How fast is the Evansville, IN metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Evansville metro area at 273,786 people in 2025, up 1.6% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 113,966 households. The median household income in the Evansville metro area is $68,232 a year, 15% 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 Evansville metro area scores 39 for fast food and sandwich shops (lower middle), #262 of 387 scored metro areas.
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