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Fast food and sandwich shops in Nemaha County, KS
How Nemaha 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 56 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #927 of 2,222 scored counties
#12 of 36 scored counties in Kansas
- Listings
- 6
- 5 chain locations (83%)
- Official establishments
- 3
- All limited-service restaurants
- Household spending a year
- $15.4M
- On food away from home · $3,831 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.6M
- 16% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 14.9
- 12% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 10,054
- −2.1% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 6 fast food and sandwich shops in Nemaha County. Of those, 5 are chain locations, or 83%, against 79% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 14.9, 12% above the U.S. rate of 13.3.
Households in Nemaha County spend about $15.4M a year on food away from home, or $3,831 per household, 6% below the U.S. average. Spread across 6 fast food and sandwich shops, that is $2.6M per shop, 16% below 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.
In 2023, official counts showed 3 businesses with payroll in Nemaha County classed as limited-service restaurants. That is one for every 1,344 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 put the population change in Nemaha County from 2020 to 2025 at −2.1%, against +3.1% for the U.S. For fast food and sandwich shops, Nemaha County has a Groundwork market score of 56 (upper middle): #927 of 2,222 scored counties and #12 of 36 scored counties in Kansas.
How Nemaha 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 | Nemaha County | Kansas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 14.9 | 14.2 | 13.3 |
| Spending per listing | $2.6M | $2.8M | $3.1M |
| Households per official establishment (all limited-service restaurants) | 1,344 | 526 | 478 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +4.7% | +6.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −2.1% | +1.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on food away from home | $3,831 | $3,910 | $4,070 |
| Median household income | $77,348 | $74,275 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 56 | 44 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 3 → 3All limited-service restaurants
- Employees, 2023
- 54
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $863K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 0All limited-service restaurants with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 65 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 5The 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 Nemaha 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 Nemaha County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 10,054−2.1% since 2020
- Households
- 4,031
- Median age
- 40.8
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 78%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.3
- Land area
- 717 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 14
- Median household income
- $77,348+22.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $100,466
- Median home value
- $217,200
- Jobs located here
- 5,896
- Daytime population
- 10,592Residents 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 Nemaha 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 |
| 12Nemaha County, KS | 56 | 6 | 14.9 | $2.6M | −2.1% | #927 of 2,222 |
Other business types in Nemaha County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
- Restaurants and cafes49
- Sit-down restaurants45
- Fast food and sandwich shops56
- Pizza43
- Coffee shops and cafes35
- Bakeries and dessert shops29
Groceries and convenience
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Beauty and personal care
Fitness and classes
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Child care
Clothing and laundry
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Funeral services
Questions
How many fast food and sandwich shops are in Nemaha County, KS?
There are 6 fast food and sandwich shops on map listings in Nemaha County as of September 2026. 5 of them (83%) are chain locations. The listings count fast food, sandwich shops, delis and bagel shops. Official counts show 3 businesses with payroll classed as limited-service restaurants in 2023. That count covers all limited-service restaurants (pizza places included), not only fast food and sandwich shops.
How much do households in Nemaha County, KS spend on food away from home?
About $15.4M a year, or $3,831 per household. That is 6% below the U.S. average (an index of 94, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 6 fast food and sandwich shops on map listings, it comes to $2.6M 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 4,031 households in Nemaha County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Nemaha County, KS compare with the U.S. for fast food and sandwich shops?
Nemaha County has 14.9 fast food and sandwich shops per 10,000 households, 12% above the U.S. rate of 13.3. Spending per shop is $2.6M, 16% below the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the national ratio of fast food and sandwich shops to household spending, Nemaha County would have about 5, against 6 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,344 households, against one for every 478 across the U.S.
How fast is Nemaha County, KS growing?
Population estimates put Nemaha County at 10,054 people in 2025, down 2.1% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 4,031 households. The median household income in Nemaha County is $77,348 a year, 4% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 22.4% 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. Nemaha County scores 56 for fast food and sandwich shops (upper middle), #927 of 2,222 scored counties.
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