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Fast food and sandwich shops in Kosciusko County, IN
The fast food and sandwich shops in Kosciusko County, IN, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 56 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #900 of 2,222 scored counties
#37 of 81 scored counties in Indiana
- Listings
- 38
- 37 chain locations (97%)
- Official establishments
- 60
- All limited-service restaurants · +9.1% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $121.4M
- On food away from home · $3,802 a household
- Spending per listing
- $3.2M
- 5% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 11.9
- 11% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 80,892
- +0.9% since 2020
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What this means
At $3,802 per household (7% below the U.S. average), households in Kosciusko County spend about $121.4M a year on food away from home. Spread across 38 fast food and sandwich shops, that is $3.2M per shop, 5% above the U.S. figure of $3.1M. The spending figure covers all food away from home, not only fast food and sandwich shops.
Kosciusko County has 38 fast food and sandwich shops on map listings as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 97% of them, against 79% across the U.S. That is 11.9 per 10,000 households, 11% below the U.S. rate of 13.3.
Official counts show 60 businesses with payroll classed as limited-service restaurants in Kosciusko County in 2023, up 9.1% from 2019. That is one for every 532 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. Official counts list 8 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 4 SBA-backed loans worth $570K have gone to businesses classed as limited-service restaurants in Kosciusko County.
Population estimates put the population change in Kosciusko County from 2020 to 2025 at +0.9%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). For fast food and sandwich shops, Kosciusko County has a Groundwork market score of 56 (upper middle): #900 of 2,222 scored counties and #37 of 81 scored counties in Indiana.
How Kosciusko 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 | Kosciusko County | Indiana | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 11.9 | 14.0 | 13.3 |
| Spending per listing | $3.2M | $2.7M | $3.1M |
| Households per official establishment (all limited-service restaurants) | 532 | 503 | 478 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +9.1% | +9.1% | +6.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +0.9% | +2.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on food away from home | $3,802 | $3,802 | $4,070 |
| Median household income | $75,317 | $71,957 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 56 | 37 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 55 → 60All limited-service restaurants · +9.1% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 1,177
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $20.2M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 8All limited-service restaurants with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 3837 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 40The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 4
- Amount
- $570K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as limited-service restaurants in Kosciusko 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 Kosciusko County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 80,892+0.9% since 2020
- Households
- 31,934
- Median age
- 39.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 77%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 531 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 151
- Median household income
- $75,317+22.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $91,954
- Median home value
- $216,000
- Jobs located here
- 37,180
- Daytime population
- 80,254Residents 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 Kosciusko 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 |
| 37Kosciusko County, IN | 56 | 38 | 11.9 | $3.2M | +0.9% | #900 of 2,222 |
Other business types in Kosciusko County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
- Restaurants and cafes54
- Sit-down restaurants47
- Fast food and sandwich shops56
- Pizza51
- Coffee shops and cafes55
- Bakeries and dessert shops64
Groceries and convenience
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Beauty and personal care
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
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Questions
How many fast food and sandwich shops are in Kosciusko County, IN?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 38 fast food and sandwich shops in Kosciusko County. 37 of them (97%) are chain locations. The listings count fast food, sandwich shops, delis and bagel shops. Official counts show 60 businesses with payroll classed as limited-service restaurants in 2023, up 9.1% 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 also show 8 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Kosciusko County, IN spend on food away from home?
About $121.4M 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 38 fast food and sandwich shops on map listings, it comes to $3.2M 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 31,934 households in Kosciusko County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Kosciusko County, IN compare with the U.S. for fast food and sandwich shops?
Kosciusko 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 $3.2M, 5% above the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the U.S. ratio of fast food and sandwich shops to household spending, Kosciusko County would have about 40, against 38 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 532 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.
How fast is Kosciusko County, IN growing?
Population estimates put Kosciusko County at 80,892 people in 2025, up 0.9% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 31,934 households. Median household income in Kosciusko County is $75,317, 7% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 22.7%, 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. Kosciusko County scores 56 for fast food and sandwich shops (upper middle), #900 of 2,222 scored counties.
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