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Fast food and sandwich shops in McPherson County, KS
How McPherson County, KS 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 57 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #855 of 2,222 scored counties
#11 of 36 scored counties in Kansas
- Listings
- 14
- 12 chain locations (86%)
- Official establishments
- 22
- All limited-service restaurants · 0.0% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $46.5M
- On food away from home · $3,822 a household
- Spending per listing
- $3.3M
- 9% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 11.5
- 14% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 30,064
- −0.4% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 14 fast food and sandwich shops in McPherson County. Of those, 12 are chain locations, or 86%, against 79% across the U.S. That comes to 11.5 for every 10,000 households, 14% below the U.S. rate of 13.3.
Household spending on food away from home in McPherson County comes to about $46.5M a year: $3,822 per household, 6% below the U.S. average. Spread across 14 fast food and sandwich shops, that is $3.3M per shop, 9% above 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.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as limited-service restaurants in McPherson County was 22 in 2023, unchanged from 2019. That is one for every 553 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.
Population estimates show McPherson County declined 0.4% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. For fast food and sandwich shops, McPherson County has a Groundwork market score of 57 (upper middle): #855 of 2,222 scored counties and #11 of 36 scored counties in Kansas.
How McPherson 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.
| Measure | McPherson County | Kansas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 11.5 | 14.2 | 13.3 |
| Spending per listing | $3.3M | $2.8M | $3.1M |
| Households per official establishment (all limited-service restaurants) | 553 | 526 | 478 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | 0.0% | +4.7% | +6.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −0.4% | +1.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on food away from home | $3,822 | $3,910 | $4,070 |
| Median household income | $78,851 | $74,275 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 57 | 44 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 22 → 22All limited-service restaurants · 0.0% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 416
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $6.4M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 0All limited-service restaurants with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 1412 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 15The 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 McPherson 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 McPherson County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 30,064−0.4% since 2020
- Households
- 12,162
- Median age
- 40.2
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 75%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 898 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 34
- Median household income
- $78,851+33.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $92,169
- Median home value
- $211,200
- Jobs located here
- 16,543
- Daytime population
- 32,591Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Kansas market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Kansas for fast food and sandwich shops, numbered among those based in Kansas, with McPherson County marked.
Top counties in Kansas
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Miami County, KS | 84 | 14 | 10.2 | $4.1M | +5.9% | #81 of 2,222 |
| 2Pottawatomie County, KS | 76 | 11 | 11.7 | $3.6M | +6.9% | #214 of 2,222 |
| 3Sumner County, KS | 71 | 7 | 7.8 | $4.6M | −0.1% | #324 of 2,222 |
| 4Johnson County, KS | 71 | 332 | 13.3 | $3.7M | +4.2% | #333 of 2,222 |
| 5Leavenworth County, KS | 71 | 42 | 13.9 | $3.1M | +3.2% | #341 of 2,222 |
| 6Dickinson County, KS | 70 | 8 | 10.0 | $3.6M | +1.4% | #361 of 2,222 |
| 7Franklin County, KS | 68 | 9 | 8.6 | $4.3M | +1.1% | #421 of 2,222 |
| 8Jackson County, KS | 65 | 6 | 12.0 | $3.2M | +1.5% | #554 of 2,222 |
| 9Neosho County, KS | 61 | 5 | 7.7 | $4.3M | −1.7% | #672 of 2,222 |
| 10Marion County, KS | 60 | 5 | 10.5 | $3.3M | −1.3% | #740 of 2,222 |
| 11McPherson County, KS | 57 | 14 | 11.5 | $3.3M | −0.4% | #855 of 2,222 |
Other business types in McPherson County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
- Restaurants and cafes53
- Sit-down restaurants58
- Fast food and sandwich shops57
- Pizza37
- Coffee shops and cafes35
- Bakeries and dessert shops41
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Questions
How many fast food and sandwich shops are in McPherson County, KS?
There are 14 fast food and sandwich shops on map listings in McPherson County as of September 2026. 12 of them (86%) are chain locations. The listings count fast food, sandwich shops, delis and bagel shops. Official counts show 22 businesses with payroll classed as limited-service restaurants in 2023, unchanged from 2019. That count covers all limited-service restaurants (pizza places included), not only fast food and sandwich shops.
How much do households in McPherson County, KS spend on food away from home?
About $46.5M a year, or $3,822 per household. That is 6% below the U.S. average (an index of 94, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 14 fast food and sandwich shops on map listings, it comes to $3.3M 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 12,162 households in McPherson County and national spending patterns by income.
How does McPherson County, KS compare with the U.S. for fast food and sandwich shops?
McPherson County has 11.5 fast food and sandwich shops per 10,000 households, 14% below the U.S. rate of 13.3. Spending per shop is $3.3M, 9% above the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the national ratio of fast food and sandwich shops to household spending, McPherson County would have about 15, against 14 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 553 households, against one for every 478 across the U.S. The official count held level from 2019 to 2023, against +6.1% for the U.S.
How fast is McPherson County, KS growing?
Population estimates put McPherson County at 30,064 people in 2025, down 0.4% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 12,162 households. The median household income in McPherson County is $78,851 a year, 2% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 33.4% 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. McPherson County scores 57 for fast food and sandwich shops (upper middle), #855 of 2,222 scored counties.
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