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Fast food and sandwich shops in Ripley County, IN
The fast food and sandwich shops in Ripley County, IN, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 53 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #1,045 of 2,222 scored counties
#44 of 81 scored counties in Indiana
- Listings
- 18
- 15 chain locations (83%)
- Official establishments
- 15
- All limited-service restaurants
- Household spending a year
- $42.4M
- On food away from home · $3,673 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.4M
- 23% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 15.6
- 17% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 29,434
- +1.6% since 2020
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What this means
At $3,673 per household (10% below the U.S. average), households in Ripley County spend about $42.4M a year on food away from home. Spread across 18 fast food and sandwich shops, that is $2.4M per shop, 23% below 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 18 fast food and sandwich shops on map listings in Ripley County as of September 2026. Of those, 15 are chain locations, or 83%, against 79% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 15.6, 17% above the U.S. rate of 13.3.
Official counts show 15 businesses with payroll classed as limited-service restaurants in Ripley County in 2023. That is one for every 769 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.
Population estimates put the population change in Ripley County from 2020 to 2025 at +1.6%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). For fast food and sandwich shops, Ripley County has a Groundwork market score of 53 (upper middle): #1,045 of 2,222 scored counties and #44 of 81 scored counties in Indiana.
How Ripley 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 | Ripley County | Indiana | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 15.6 | 14.0 | 13.3 |
| Spending per listing | $2.4M | $2.7M | $3.1M |
| Households per official establishment (all limited-service restaurants) | 769 | 503 | 478 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +9.1% | +6.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.6% | +2.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on food away from home | $3,673 | $3,802 | $4,070 |
| Median household income | $70,573 | $71,957 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 53 | 37 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 17 → 15All limited-service restaurants
- Employees, 2023
- 238
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $4.1M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 0All limited-service restaurants with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 1815 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 14The 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 Ripley 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 Ripley County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 29,434+1.6% since 2020
- Households
- 11,531
- Median age
- 41.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 77%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.2
- Land area
- 446 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 65
- Median household income
- $70,573+25.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $88,934
- Median home value
- $222,500
- Jobs located here
- 10,343
- Daytime population
- 26,139Residents 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 Ripley 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 |
| 44Ripley County, IN | 53 | 18 | 15.6 | $2.4M | +1.6% | #1,045 of 2,222 |
Other business types in Ripley County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
- Restaurants and cafes56
- Sit-down restaurants45
- Fast food and sandwich shops53
- Pizza43
- Coffee shops and cafes61
- Bakeries and dessert shops75
Groceries and convenience
Auto
Beauty and personal care
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many fast food and sandwich shops are in Ripley County, IN?
As of September 2026, map listings count 18 fast food and sandwich shops in Ripley County. 15 of them (83%) are chain locations. The listings count fast food, sandwich shops, delis and bagel shops. Official counts show 15 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.
How much do households in Ripley County, IN spend on food away from home?
About $42.4M a year, or $3,673 per household. That is 10% below the U.S. average (an index of 90, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 18 fast food and sandwich shops on map listings, it comes to $2.4M 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 11,531 households in Ripley County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Ripley County, IN compare with the U.S. for fast food and sandwich shops?
Ripley County has 15.6 fast food and sandwich shops per 10,000 households, 17% above the U.S. rate of 13.3. Spending per shop is $2.4M, 23% below the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the U.S. ratio of fast food and sandwich shops to household spending, Ripley County would have about 14, against 18 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 769 households, against one for every 478 across the U.S.
How fast is Ripley County, IN growing?
Population estimates put Ripley County at 29,434 people in 2025, up 1.6% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 11,531 households. Median household income in Ripley County is $70,573, 13% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 25.3%, 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. Ripley County scores 53 for fast food and sandwich shops (upper middle), #1,045 of 2,222 scored counties.
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