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Fast food and sandwich shops in Miami County, IN
How Miami County, IN compares with other counties and the U.S. for fast food and sandwich shops: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 51 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #1,091 of 2,222 scored counties
#48 of 81 scored counties in Indiana
- Listings
- 13
- 13 chain locations (100%)
- Official establishments
- 21
- All limited-service restaurants
- Household spending a year
- $45.2M
- On food away from home · $3,392 a household
- Spending per listing
- $3.5M
- 14% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 9.8
- 26% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 34,487
- −3.9% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 13 fast food and sandwich shops in Miami County. All of them are chain locations, against 79% across the U.S. That is 9.8 per 10,000 households, 26% below the U.S. rate of 13.3.
Household spending on food away from home in Miami County comes to about $45.2M a year: $3,392 per household, 17% below the U.S. average. Spread across 13 fast food and sandwich shops, that is $3.5M per shop, 14% above 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.
Official counts show 21 businesses with payroll classed as limited-service restaurants in Miami County in 2023. That is one for every 634 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 3 one-person businesses without payroll.
Population estimates put the population change in Miami County from 2020 to 2025 at −3.9%, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Groundwork market score for fast food and sandwich shops in Miami County is 51 (upper middle), #1,091 of 2,222 scored counties and #48 of 81 scored counties in Indiana.
How Miami 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 | Miami County | Indiana | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 9.8 | 14.0 | 13.3 |
| Spending per listing | $3.5M | $2.7M | $3.1M |
| Households per official establishment (all limited-service restaurants) | 634 | 503 | 478 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +9.1% | +6.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −3.9% | +2.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on food away from home | $3,392 | $3,802 | $4,070 |
| Median household income | $61,139 | $71,957 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 51 | 37 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 19 → 21All limited-service restaurants
- Employees, 2023
- 368
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $4.7M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 3All limited-service restaurants with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 1313 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 15The 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 Miami 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 Miami County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 34,487−3.9% since 2020
- Households
- 13,318
- Median age
- 41.8
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 76%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 374 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 96
- Median household income
- $61,139+20.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $77,345
- Median home value
- $126,200
- Jobs located here
- 8,510
- Daytime population
- 29,652Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
Looking at a specific site in Miami County?
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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 Miami 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 |
| 48Miami County, IN | 51 | 13 | 9.8 | $3.5M | −3.9% | #1,091 of 2,222 |
Other business types in Miami County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
- Restaurants and cafes48
- Sit-down restaurants55
- Fast food and sandwich shops51
- Pizza29
- Coffee shops and cafes36
- Bakeries and dessert shops25
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Questions
How many fast food and sandwich shops are in Miami County, IN?
There are 13 fast food and sandwich shops on map listings in Miami County 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 21 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. Another 3 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Miami County, IN spend on food away from home?
About $45.2M a year, or $3,392 per household. That is 17% below the U.S. average (an index of 83, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 13 fast food and sandwich shops on map listings, it comes to $3.5M 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 13,318 households in Miami County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Miami County, IN compare with the U.S. for fast food and sandwich shops?
Miami County has 9.8 fast food and sandwich shops per 10,000 households, 26% below the U.S. rate of 13.3. Spending per shop is $3.5M, 14% above the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the national ratio of fast food and sandwich shops to household spending, Miami County would have about 15, against 13 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 634 households, against one for every 478 across the U.S.
How fast is Miami County, IN growing?
Population estimates put Miami County at 34,487 people in 2025, down 3.9% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 13,318 households. The median household income in Miami County is $61,139 a year, 24% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 20.7% 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. Miami County scores 51 for fast food and sandwich shops (upper middle), #1,091 of 2,222 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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