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Fast food and sandwich shops in Jennings County, IN

The fast food and sandwich shops in Jennings County, IN, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 60 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #754 of 2,222 scored counties
#33 of 81 scored counties in Indiana

Listings
13
13 chain locations (100%)
Official establishments
10
All limited-service restaurants
Household spending a year
$38.6M
On food away from home · $3,529 a household
Spending per listing
$3M
3% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
11.9
11% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
27,622
+0.1% since 2020

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Survey 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 13 fast food and sandwich shops in Jennings County. All of them are chain locations, against 79% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 11.9, 11% below the U.S. rate of 13.3.

Household spending on food away from home in Jennings County comes to about $38.6M a year: $3,529 per household, 13% below the U.S. average. That works out to $3M per shop, 3% 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 10 businesses with payroll in Jennings County classed as limited-service restaurants. That is one for every 1,094 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 list 5 one-person businesses without payroll.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Jennings County grew 0.1%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for fast food and sandwich shops in Jennings County is 60 (upper middle), #754 of 2,222 scored counties and #33 of 81 scored counties in Indiana.

How Jennings 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.

Fast food and sandwich shops in Jennings County, IN compared with Indiana and the U.S.
MeasureJennings CountyIndianaU.S.
Listings per 10k households11.914.013.3
Spending per listing$3M$2.7M$3.1M
Households per official establishment (all limited-service restaurants)1,094503478
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+9.1%+6.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025+0.1%+2.7%+3.1%
Spending per household on food away from home$3,529$3,802$4,070
Median household income$69,322$71,957$80,734
Groundwork market score6037

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
14 → 10All limited-service restaurants
Employees, 2023
269
Annual payroll, 2023
$5.5M
One-person businesses, 2023
5All limited-service restaurants with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
1313 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
13The 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 Jennings 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 Jennings County

Population, 2025 estimate
27,622+0.1% since 2020
Households
10,944
Median age
40.7
Homes lived in by their owners
79%
Vehicles per household
2.2
Land area
377 sq. mi.
People per square mile
73
Median household income
$69,322+27.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$79,953
Median home value
$161,500
Jobs located here
7,780
Daytime population
22,178Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Fast food and sandwich shops across Indiana

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The highest-scoring counties in Indiana for fast food and sandwich shops, numbered among those based in Indiana, with Jennings County marked.

Top counties in Indiana

Counties in Indiana ranked for fast food and sandwich shops by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1LaGrange County, IN84107.8$5.2M+1.9%#69 of 2,222
2Morgan County, IN803111.0$3.7M+4.4%#135 of 2,222
3Hancock County, IN804413.1$3.4M+13.5%#137 of 2,222
4Warrick County, IN772911.5$3.7M+4.4%#195 of 2,222
5Posey County, IN7687.6$5.2M−0.8%#200 of 2,222
6Hamilton County, IN7217412.7$4.1M+10.9%#305 of 2,222
7Franklin County, IN7155.4$7.2M+2.2%#321 of 2,222
8Boone County, IN714816.7$3M+13.5%#342 of 2,222
9Owen County, IN7055.8$5.9M+2.6%#347 of 2,222
10Starke County, IN7066.7$5M+0.1%#348 of 2,222
33Jennings County, IN601311.9$3M+0.1%#754 of 2,222

Other business types in Jennings County

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

How many fast food and sandwich shops are in Jennings County, IN?

Jennings 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 10 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. Official counts also show 5 one-person businesses without payroll.

How much do households in Jennings County, IN spend on food away from home?

About $38.6M a year, or $3,529 per household. That is 13% below the U.S. average (an index of 87, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 13 fast food and sandwich shops on map listings, it comes to $3M 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 10,944 households in Jennings County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Jennings County, IN compare with the U.S. for fast food and sandwich shops?

Jennings County has 11.9 fast food and sandwich shops per 10,000 households, 11% below the U.S. rate of 13.3. Spending per shop is $3M, 3% below the U.S. figure of $3.1M. The count on map listings matches the U.S. ratio of fast food and sandwich shops to household spending. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,094 households, against one for every 478 across the U.S.

How fast is Jennings County, IN growing?

Population estimates put Jennings County at 27,622 people in 2025, up 0.1% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 10,944 households. The median household income in Jennings County is $69,322 a year, 14% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 27.9% 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. Jennings County scores 60 for fast food and sandwich shops (upper middle), #754 of 2,222 scored counties.

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