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Fast food and sandwich shops in Sioux County, IA
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for fast food and sandwich shops in Sioux County, IA, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 67 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #488 of 2,222 scored counties
#17 of 57 scored counties in Iowa
- Listings
- 17
- 15 chain locations (88%)
- Official establishments
- 20
- All limited-service restaurants · −4.8% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $52.3M
- On food away from home · $4,119 a household
- Spending per listing
- $3.1M
- In line with the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 13.4
- In line with the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 36,774
- +2.5% since 2020
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What this means
Households in Sioux County spend about $52.3M a year on food away from home, or $4,119 per household, in line with the U.S. average. That is about $3.1M of household spending for each shop on map listings, in line with 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 17 fast food and sandwich shops on map listings in Sioux County as of September 2026. 15 of them (88%) are chain locations, against 79% across the U.S. That comes to 13.4 for every 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 13.3.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as limited-service restaurants in Sioux County was 20 in 2023, down 4.8% from 2019. That is one for every 635 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 Sioux County grew 2.5%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for fast food and sandwich shops in Sioux County is 67 (upper middle), #488 of 2,222 scored counties and #17 of 57 scored counties in Iowa. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Sioux 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 | Sioux County | Iowa | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 13.4 | 12.2 | 13.3 |
| Spending per listing | $3.1M | $3.2M | $3.1M |
| Households per official establishment (all limited-service restaurants) | 635 | 628 | 478 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −4.8% | −0.9% | +6.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.5% | +1.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on food away from home | $4,119 | $3,880 | $4,070 |
| Median household income | $86,098 | $75,059 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 67 | 59 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 21 → 20All limited-service restaurants · −4.8% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 385
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $5.7M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 0All limited-service restaurants with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 1715 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 Sioux 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 Sioux County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 36,774+2.5% since 2020
- Households
- 12,690
- Median age
- 34.6
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 76%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.3
- Land area
- 768 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 47
- Median household income
- $86,098+23.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $104,988
- Median home value
- $250,100
- Jobs located here
- 22,086
- Daytime population
- 39,304Residents 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 Sioux 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 |
| 17Sioux County, IA | 67 | 17 | 13.4 | $3.1M | +2.5% | #488 of 2,222 |
Other business types in Sioux County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
- Restaurants and cafes57
- Sit-down restaurants53
- Fast food and sandwich shops67
- Pizza57
- Coffee shops and cafes44
- Bakeries and dessert shops52
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Questions
How many fast food and sandwich shops are in Sioux County, IA?
As of September 2026, map listings count 17 fast food and sandwich shops in Sioux County. 15 of them (88%) are chain locations. The listings count fast food, sandwich shops, delis and bagel shops. Official counts show 20 businesses with payroll classed as limited-service restaurants in 2023, down 4.8% from 2019. 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 Sioux County, IA spend on food away from home?
About $52.3M a year, or $4,119 per household. That is in line with the U.S. average (an index of 101, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 17 fast food and sandwich shops on map listings, it comes to $3.1M 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 12,690 households in Sioux County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Sioux County, IA compare with the U.S. for fast food and sandwich shops?
Sioux County has 13.4 fast food and sandwich shops per 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 13.3. Spending per shop is $3.1M, in line with the U.S. figure of $3.1M. The count on map listings matches the U.S. ratio of fast food and sandwich shops to household spending. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 635 households, against one for every 478 across the U.S. The official count fell 4.8% from 2019 to 2023, against +6.1% for the U.S.
How fast is Sioux County, IA growing?
Population estimates put Sioux County at 36,774 people in 2025, up 2.5% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 12,690 households. Median household income in Sioux County is $86,098, 7% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 23.3%, 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. Sioux County scores 67 for fast food and sandwich shops (upper middle), #488 of 2,222 scored counties.
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