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Fast food and sandwich shops in Scott County, IN
The fast food and sandwich shops in Scott County, IN, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 36 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,658 of 2,222 scored counties
#69 of 81 scored counties in Indiana
- Listings
- 18
- 18 chain locations (100%)
- Official establishments
- 17
- All limited-service restaurants
- Household spending a year
- $32.6M
- On food away from home · $3,311 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.8M
- 41% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 18.3
- 38% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 25,053
- +2.8% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 18 fast food and sandwich shops in Scott County. All of them are chain locations, against 79% across the U.S. That comes to 18.3 for every 10,000 households, 38% above the U.S. rate of 13.3.
Households in Scott County spend about $32.6M a year on food away from home, or $3,311 per household, 19% below the U.S. average. That is about $1.8M of household spending for each shop on map listings, 41% 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.
Official counts show 17 businesses with payroll classed as limited-service restaurants in Scott County in 2023. That is one for every 579 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.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Scott County grew 2.8%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). Scott County scores 36 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for fast food and sandwich shops, ranking #1,658 of 2,222 scored counties and #69 of 81 scored counties in Indiana.
How Scott 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 | Scott County | Indiana | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 18.3 | 14.0 | 13.3 |
| Spending per listing | $1.8M | $2.7M | $3.1M |
| Households per official establishment (all limited-service restaurants) | 579 | 503 | 478 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +9.1% | +6.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.8% | +2.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on food away from home | $3,311 | $3,802 | $4,070 |
| Median household income | $56,352 | $71,957 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 36 | 37 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 19 → 17All limited-service restaurants
- Employees, 2023
- 504
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $8.9M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 0All limited-service restaurants with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 1818 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 11The 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 Scott 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 Scott County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 25,053+2.8% since 2020
- Households
- 9,848
- Median age
- 40.8
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 71%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 190 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 129
- Median household income
- $56,352+15.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $71,102
- Median home value
- $158,400
- Jobs located here
- 7,681
- Daytime population
- 22,017Residents 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 Scott 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 |
| 69Scott County, IN | 36 | 18 | 18.3 | $1.8M | +2.8% | #1,658 of 2,222 |
Other business types in Scott County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
- Restaurants and cafes66
- Sit-down restaurants66
- Fast food and sandwich shops36
- Pizza37
- Coffee shops and cafes
- Bakeries and dessert shops63
Groceries and convenience
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Beauty and personal care
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Questions
How many fast food and sandwich shops are in Scott County, IN?
There are 18 fast food and sandwich shops on map listings in Scott County as of September 2026. 18 of them (100%) are chain locations. The listings count fast food, sandwich shops, delis and bagel shops. Official counts show 17 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.
How much do households in Scott County, IN spend on food away from home?
About $32.6M a year, or $3,311 per household. That is 19% below the U.S. average (an index of 81, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 18 fast food and sandwich shops on map listings, it comes to $1.8M 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 9,848 households in Scott County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Scott County, IN compare with the U.S. for fast food and sandwich shops?
Scott County has 18.3 fast food and sandwich shops per 10,000 households, 38% above the U.S. rate of 13.3. Spending per shop is $1.8M, 41% below the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the national ratio of fast food and sandwich shops to household spending, Scott County would have about 11, against 18 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 579 households, against one for every 478 across the U.S.
How fast is Scott County, IN growing?
Population estimates put Scott County at 25,053 people in 2025, up 2.8% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 9,848 households. The median household income in Scott County is $56,352 a year, 30% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 15.7% 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. Scott County scores 36 for fast food and sandwich shops (lower middle), #1,658 of 2,222 scored counties.
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