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Fast food and sandwich shops in Montgomery County, KS
The fast food and sandwich shops in Montgomery County, KS, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 20 out of 100: Low
Ranked #2,052 of 2,222 scored counties
#32 of 36 scored counties in Kansas
- Listings
- 20
- 20 chain locations (100%)
- Official establishments
- 27
- All limited-service restaurants · 0.0% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $41.4M
- On food away from home · $3,216 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.1M
- 32% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 15.5
- 17% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 30,177
- −3.9% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for fast food and sandwich shops in Montgomery County is 20 (low), #2,052 of 2,222 scored counties and #32 of 36 scored counties in Kansas. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
At $3,216 per household (21% below the U.S. average), households in Montgomery County spend about $41.4M a year on food away from home. That works out to $2.1M per shop, 32% below the U.S. figure of $3.1M. The spending figure covers all food away from home, not only fast food and sandwich shops.
Montgomery County has 20 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 15.5 per 10,000 households, 17% above the U.S. rate of 13.3.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as limited-service restaurants in Montgomery County was 27 in 2023, unchanged from 2019. That is one for every 477 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. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $1.1M has gone to businesses classed as limited-service restaurants in Montgomery County. Population estimates put the population change in Montgomery County from 2020 to 2025 at −3.9%, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How Montgomery 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 | Montgomery County | Kansas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 15.5 | 14.2 | 13.3 |
| Spending per listing | $2.1M | $2.8M | $3.1M |
| Households per official establishment (all limited-service restaurants) | 477 | 526 | 478 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | 0.0% | +4.7% | +6.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −3.9% | +1.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on food away from home | $3,216 | $3,910 | $4,070 |
| Median household income | $55,697 | $74,275 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 20 | 44 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 27 → 27All limited-service restaurants · 0.0% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 499
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $7.5M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 3All limited-service restaurants with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 2020 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 14The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $1.1M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as limited-service restaurants in Montgomery 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 Montgomery County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 30,177−3.9% since 2020
- Households
- 12,880
- Median age
- 41.3
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 73%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 644 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 48
- Median household income
- $55,697+23.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $69,564
- Median home value
- $101,700
- Jobs located here
- 14,202
- Daytime population
- 32,504Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
Looking at a specific site in Montgomery County?
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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 Montgomery 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 |
| 32Montgomery County, KS | 20 | 20 | 15.5 | $2.1M | −3.9% | #2,052 of 2,222 |
Other business types in Montgomery County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
- Restaurants and cafes25
- Sit-down restaurants31
- Fast food and sandwich shops20
- Pizza20
- Coffee shops and cafes36
- Bakeries and dessert shops19
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Questions
How many fast food and sandwich shops are in Montgomery County, KS?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 20 fast food and sandwich shops in Montgomery County. 20 of them (100%) 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, unchanged from 2019. The official count takes in all limited-service restaurants, not only fast food and sandwich shops: pizza places are counted too. Official counts list 3 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Montgomery County, KS spend on food away from home?
About $41.4M a year, or $3,216 per household. That is 21% below the U.S. average (an index of 79, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 20 fast food and sandwich shops on map listings, it comes to $2.1M 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 12,880 households in Montgomery County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Montgomery County, KS compare with the U.S. for fast food and sandwich shops?
Montgomery County has 15.5 fast food and sandwich shops per 10,000 households, 17% above the U.S. rate of 13.3. Spending per shop is $2.1M, 32% below the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the U.S. ratio of fast food and sandwich shops to household spending, Montgomery County would have about 14, against 20 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 477 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 Montgomery County, KS growing?
Population estimates put Montgomery County at 30,177 people in 2025, down 3.9% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 12,880 households. Median household income in Montgomery County is $55,697, 31% below 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. Montgomery County scores 20 for fast food and sandwich shops (low), #2,052 of 2,222 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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