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Fast food and sandwich shops in LaGrange County, IN

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for fast food and sandwich shops in LaGrange County, IN, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 84 out of 100: High

Ranked #69 of 2,222 scored counties
#1 of 81 scored counties in Indiana

Listings
10
7 chain locations (70%)
Official establishments
10
All limited-service restaurants
Household spending a year
$51.6M
On food away from home · $4,002 a household
Spending per listing
$5.2M
69% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
7.8
41% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
41,305
+1.9% 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

For fast food and sandwich shops, LaGrange County has a Groundwork market score of 84 (high): #69 of 2,222 scored counties and #1 of 81 scored counties in Indiana. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for fast food and sandwich shops.

Households in LaGrange County spend about $51.6M a year on food away from home, or $4,002 per household, 2% below the U.S. average. That is about $5.2M of household spending for each shop on map listings, 69% 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 10 fast food and sandwich shops on map listings in LaGrange County as of September 2026. Of those, 7 are chain locations, or 70%, against 79% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 7.8, 41% below the U.S. rate of 13.3.

In 2023, official counts showed 10 businesses with payroll in LaGrange County classed as limited-service restaurants. That is one for every 1,290 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. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of LaGrange County grew 1.9%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).

How LaGrange 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 LaGrange County, IN compared with Indiana and the U.S.
MeasureLaGrange CountyIndianaU.S.
Listings per 10k households7.814.013.3
Spending per listing$5.2M$2.7M$3.1M
Households per official establishment (all limited-service restaurants)1,290503478
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+9.1%+6.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025+1.9%+2.7%+3.1%
Spending per household on food away from home$4,002$3,802$4,070
Median household income$84,487$71,957$80,734
Groundwork market score8437

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
9 → 10All limited-service restaurants
Employees, 2023
179
Annual payroll, 2023
$2.7M
One-person businesses, 2023
5All limited-service restaurants with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
107 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
17The 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 LaGrange 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 LaGrange County

Population, 2025 estimate
41,305+1.9% since 2020
Households
12,897
Median age
33.5
Homes lived in by their owners
83%
Vehicles per household
1.7
Land area
380 sq. mi.
People per square mile
107
Median household income
$84,487+31.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$103,708
Median home value
$255,900
Jobs located here
15,060
Daytime population
40,435Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Fast food and sandwich shops across Indiana

Every Indiana market ranked →

The highest-scoring counties in Indiana for fast food and sandwich shops, numbered among those based in Indiana, with LaGrange 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

Other business types in LaGrange 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 LaGrange County, IN?

As of September 2026, map listings count 10 fast food and sandwich shops in LaGrange County. 7 of them (70%) 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. 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 5 one-person businesses without payroll.

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

About $51.6M a year, or $4,002 per household. That is 2% below the U.S. average (an index of 98, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 10 fast food and sandwich shops on map listings, it comes to $5.2M 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 12,897 households in LaGrange County and national spending patterns by income.

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

LaGrange County has 7.8 fast food and sandwich shops per 10,000 households, 41% below the U.S. rate of 13.3. Spending per shop is $5.2M, 69% above the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the U.S. ratio of fast food and sandwich shops to household spending, LaGrange County would have about 17, against 10 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,290 households, against one for every 478 across the U.S.

How fast is LaGrange County, IN growing?

Population estimates put LaGrange County at 41,305 people in 2025, up 1.9% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 12,897 households. Median household income in LaGrange County is $84,487, 5% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 31.0%, 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. LaGrange County scores 84 for fast food and sandwich shops (high), #69 of 2,222 scored counties.

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