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Fast food and sandwich shops in Finney County, KS

The fast food and sandwich shops in Finney County, KS, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 39 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,528 of 2,222 scored counties
#23 of 36 scored counties in Kansas

Listings
20
16 chain locations (80%)
Official establishments
27
All limited-service restaurants · −12.9% since 2019
Household spending a year
$50.5M
On food away from home · $3,818 a household
Spending per listing
$2.5M
17% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
15.1
14% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
37,505
−2.1% since 2020

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Survey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure

What this means

Households in Finney County spend about $50.5M a year on food away from home, or $3,818 per household, 6% below the U.S. average. That is about $2.5M of household spending for each shop on map listings, 17% below the U.S. figure of $3.1M. The spending figure covers all food away from home, not only fast food and sandwich shops.

Finney County has 20 fast food and sandwich shops on map listings as of September 2026. 16 of them (80%) are chain locations, against 79% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 15.1, 14% above the U.S. rate of 13.3.

In 2023, official counts showed 27 businesses with payroll in Finney County classed as limited-service restaurants, down 12.9% from 2019. That is one for every 490 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 also show 8 one-person businesses without payroll.

Population estimates put the population change in Finney County from 2020 to 2025 at −2.1%, against +3.1% for the U.S. For fast food and sandwich shops, Finney County has a Groundwork market score of 39 (lower middle): #1,528 of 2,222 scored counties and #23 of 36 scored counties in Kansas.

How Finney County compares

The same measures for Kansas 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.

Fast food and sandwich shops in Finney County, KS compared with Kansas and the U.S.
MeasureFinney CountyKansasU.S.
Listings per 10k households15.114.213.3
Spending per listing$2.5M$2.8M$3.1M
Households per official establishment (all limited-service restaurants)490526478
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023−12.9%+4.7%+6.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025−2.1%+1.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on food away from home$3,818$3,910$4,070
Median household income$73,009$74,275$80,734
Groundwork market score3944

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
31 → 27All limited-service restaurants · −12.9% over the period
Employees, 2023
633
Annual payroll, 2023
$11.3M
One-person businesses, 2023
8All limited-service restaurants with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
2016 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 Finney 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 Finney County

Population, 2025 estimate
37,505−2.1% since 2020
Households
13,229
Median age
33.2
Homes lived in by their owners
65%
Vehicles per household
2.1
Land area
1,302 sq. mi.
People per square mile
29
Median household income
$73,009+20.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$91,638
Median home value
$201,400
Jobs located here
19,852
Daytime population
39,125Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Fast food and sandwich shops across Kansas

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The highest-scoring counties in Kansas for fast food and sandwich shops, numbered among those based in Kansas, with Finney County marked.

Top counties in Kansas

Counties in Kansas ranked for fast food and sandwich shops by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Miami County, KS841410.2$4.1M+5.9%#81 of 2,222
2Pottawatomie County, KS761111.7$3.6M+6.9%#214 of 2,222
3Sumner County, KS7177.8$4.6M−0.1%#324 of 2,222
4Johnson County, KS7133213.3$3.7M+4.2%#333 of 2,222
5Leavenworth County, KS714213.9$3.1M+3.2%#341 of 2,222
6Dickinson County, KS70810.0$3.6M+1.4%#361 of 2,222
7Franklin County, KS6898.6$4.3M+1.1%#421 of 2,222
8Jackson County, KS65612.0$3.2M+1.5%#554 of 2,222
9Neosho County, KS6157.7$4.3M−1.7%#672 of 2,222
10Marion County, KS60510.5$3.3M−1.3%#740 of 2,222
23Finney County, KS392015.1$2.5M−2.1%#1,528 of 2,222

Other business types in Finney County

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

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Questions

How many fast food and sandwich shops are in Finney County, KS?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 20 fast food and sandwich shops in Finney County. 16 of them (80%) are chain locations. The listings count fast food, sandwich shops, delis and bagel shops. Official counts show 27 businesses with payroll classed as limited-service restaurants in 2023, down 12.9% from 2019. The official count takes in all limited-service restaurants, not only fast food and sandwich shops: pizza places are counted too. Another 8 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.

How much do households in Finney County, KS spend on food away from home?

About $50.5M a year, or $3,818 per household. That is 6% below the U.S. average (an index of 94, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 20 fast food and sandwich shops on map listings, it comes to $2.5M 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 13,229 households in Finney County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Finney County, KS compare with the U.S. for fast food and sandwich shops?

Finney County has 15.1 fast food and sandwich shops per 10,000 households, 14% above the U.S. rate of 13.3. Spending per shop is $2.5M, 17% below the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the U.S. ratio of fast food and sandwich shops to household spending, Finney County would have about 17, against 20 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 490 households, against one for every 478 across the U.S. The official count fell 12.9% from 2019 to 2023, against +6.1% for the U.S.

How fast is Finney County, KS growing?

Population estimates put Finney County at 37,505 people in 2025, down 2.1% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 13,229 households. Median household income in Finney County is $73,009, 10% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 20.1%, 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. Finney County scores 39 for fast food and sandwich shops (lower middle), #1,528 of 2,222 scored counties.

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