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Fast food and sandwich shops in Jefferson County, KS

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

Groundwork market score

Not scored

The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 1.

Listings
1
1 chain location (100%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$30M
On food away from home · $4,054 a household
Spending per listing
$30M
Too few listings to compare
Listings per 10k households
1.3
Too few listings to compare
Population, 2025
18,296
−0.2% 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

As of September 2026, map listings count 1 fast food or sandwich shop in Jefferson County. That is 1.3 per 10,000 households.

Household spending on food away from home in Jefferson County comes to about $30M a year: $4,054 per household, in line with the U.S. average. That is about $30M of household spending for each shop on map listings. That spending covers all food away from home, which fast food and sandwich shops share with other businesses in the trade.

There is no official count of businesses with payroll classed as limited-service restaurants in Jefferson County: counts under 3 aren’t published.

Population estimates show Jefferson County declined 0.2% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. With 1 fast food or sandwich shop on map listings, Jefferson County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How Jefferson 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 Jefferson County, KS compared with Kansas and the U.S.
MeasureJefferson CountyKansasU.S.
Listings per 10k households1.314.213.3
Spending per listing$30M$2.8M$3.1M
Households per official establishment (all limited-service restaurants)n/a526478
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+4.7%+6.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025−0.2%+1.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on food away from home$4,054$3,910$4,070
Median household income$81,278$74,275$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored44

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
n/aAll limited-service restaurants
Employees, 2023
n/a
Annual payroll, 2023
n/a
One-person businesses, 2023
0All limited-service restaurants with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
11 chain location
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
10The 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 Jefferson 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 Jefferson County

Population, 2025 estimate
18,296−0.2% since 2020
Households
7,412
Median age
43.8
Homes lived in by their owners
86%
Vehicles per household
2.4
Land area
533 sq. mi.
People per square mile
34
Median household income
$81,278+25.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$100,809
Median home value
$216,900
Jobs located here
4,013
Daytime population
13,090Residents 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 Jefferson 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
Jefferson County, KSNot scored11.3$30M−0.2%

Other business types in Jefferson County

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

Questions

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

Jefferson County has 1 fast food or sandwich shop on map listings as of September 2026. The listings count fast food, sandwich shops, delis and bagel shops. No official count is published for limited-service restaurants in Jefferson County: counts under 3 are left out.

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

About $30M a year, or $4,054 per household. That is in line with the U.S. average (an index of 100, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 1 fast food or sandwich shop on map listings, it comes to $30M 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 7,412 households in Jefferson County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Jefferson County has 1 fast food or sandwich shop on map listings, too few for a steady comparison with the U.S. rate. At the national ratio of fast food and sandwich shops to household spending, Jefferson County would have about 10, against 1 on map listings.

How fast is Jefferson County, KS growing?

Population estimates put Jefferson County at 18,296 people in 2025, down 0.2% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 7,412 households. The median household income in Jefferson County is $81,278 a year, in line with the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 25.3% 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. Jefferson County has no market score for fast food and sandwich shops: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 1.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

Run a Groundwork site report on an address in Jefferson County. It maps the fast food and sandwich shops on map listings near the site and sizes the households and spending within the distance you choose. New accounts get 10 actions over 3 days, no card.

How the score works · Top markets for fast food and sandwich shops · All 56 business types in Jefferson County

Screening a site or an acquisition in Jefferson County?

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