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Fast food and sandwich shops in Guthrie County, IA
How Guthrie County, IA 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 73 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #287 of 2,222 scored counties
#12 of 57 scored counties in Iowa
- Listings
- 5
- 5 chain locations (100%)
- Official establishments
- 6
- All limited-service restaurants
- Household spending a year
- $18.2M
- On food away from home · $3,951 a household
- Spending per listing
- $3.6M
- 19% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 10.9
- 18% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 10,782
- +1.6% since 2020
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What this means
Households in Guthrie County spend about $18.2M a year on food away from home, or $3,951 per household, 3% below the U.S. average. Spread across 5 fast food and sandwich shops, that is $3.6M per shop, 19% above the U.S. figure of $3.1M. The spending figure covers all food away from home, not only fast food and sandwich shops.
Guthrie County has 5 fast food and sandwich shops on map listings as of September 2026. All of them are chain locations, against 79% across the U.S. That is 10.9 per 10,000 households, 18% below the U.S. rate of 13.3.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as limited-service restaurants in Guthrie County was 6 in 2023. That is one for every 767 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 3 one-person businesses without payroll.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Guthrie County grew 1.6%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for fast food and sandwich shops in Guthrie County is 73 (upper middle), #287 of 2,222 scored counties and #12 of 57 scored counties in Iowa. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Guthrie County compares
The same measures for Iowa 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 | Guthrie County | Iowa | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 10.9 | 12.2 | 13.3 |
| Spending per listing | $3.6M | $3.2M | $3.1M |
| Households per official establishment (all limited-service restaurants) | 767 | 628 | 478 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −0.9% | +6.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.6% | +1.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on food away from home | $3,951 | $3,880 | $4,070 |
| Median household income | $77,711 | $75,059 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 73 | 59 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 5 → 6All limited-service restaurants
- Employees, 2023
- 59
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $1M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 3All limited-service restaurants with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 55 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 6The 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 Guthrie 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 Guthrie County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 10,782+1.6% since 2020
- Households
- 4,600
- Median age
- 45.0
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 84%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.3
- Land area
- 591 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 18
- Median household income
- $77,711+27.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $100,744
- Median home value
- $180,100
- Jobs located here
- 3,087
- Daytime population
- 9,376Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Iowa market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Iowa for fast food and sandwich shops, numbered among those based in Iowa, with Guthrie County marked.
Top counties in Iowa
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Madison County, IA | 89 | 5 | 7.5 | $5.6M | +3.8% | #22 of 2,222 |
| 2Warren County, IA | 88 | 21 | 10.2 | $4.3M | +9.0% | #33 of 2,222 |
| 3Jones County, IA | 84 | 6 | 7.3 | $5.1M | +2.9% | #71 of 2,222 |
| 4Dallas County, IA | 83 | 50 | 11.8 | $4M | +17.8% | #89 of 2,222 |
| 5Bremer County, IA | 80 | 9 | 9.3 | $4.3M | +1.1% | #128 of 2,222 |
| 6Buchanan County, IA | 79 | 7 | 8.5 | $4.4M | +1.3% | #149 of 2,222 |
| 7Delaware County, IA | 78 | 5 | 6.8 | $5.6M | +1.3% | #156 of 2,222 |
| 8Boone County, IA | 78 | 11 | 10.1 | $4M | +0.4% | #169 of 2,222 |
| 9Winneshiek County, IA | 73 | 7 | 8.6 | $4.5M | −1.6% | #275 of 2,222 |
| 10Jackson County, IA | 73 | 7 | 8.5 | $4.4M | −0.8% | #276 of 2,222 |
| 12Guthrie County, IA | 73 | 5 | 10.9 | $3.6M | +1.6% | #287 of 2,222 |
Other business types in Guthrie County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
- Restaurants and cafes55
- Sit-down restaurants52
- Fast food and sandwich shops73
- Pizza48
- Coffee shops and cafes
- Bakeries and dessert shops
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 Guthrie County, IA?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 5 fast food and sandwich shops in Guthrie County. 5 of them (100%) are chain locations. The listings count fast food, sandwich shops, delis and bagel shops. Official counts show 6 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 3 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Guthrie County, IA spend on food away from home?
About $18.2M a year, or $3,951 per household. That is 3% below the U.S. average (an index of 97, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 5 fast food and sandwich shops on map listings, it comes to $3.6M 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 4,600 households in Guthrie County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Guthrie County, IA compare with the U.S. for fast food and sandwich shops?
Guthrie County has 10.9 fast food and sandwich shops per 10,000 households, 18% below the U.S. rate of 13.3. Spending per shop is $3.6M, 19% above the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the U.S. ratio of fast food and sandwich shops to household spending, Guthrie County would have about 6, against 5 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 767 households, against one for every 478 across the U.S.
How fast is Guthrie County, IA growing?
Population estimates put Guthrie County at 10,782 people in 2025, up 1.6% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 4,600 households. Median household income in Guthrie County is $77,711, 4% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 27.1%, 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. Guthrie County scores 73 for fast food and sandwich shops (upper middle), #287 of 2,222 scored counties.
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