Food and drink · Small-town market · Kansas
Fast food and sandwich shops in the Pittsburg, KS area
The fast food and sandwich shops in the Pittsburg, KS area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other small-town markets.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 48 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #292 of 537 scored small-town markets
#6 of 13 scored small-town markets based in Kansas
- Listings
- 22
- 18 chain locations (82%)
- Official establishments
- 23
- All limited-service restaurants
- Household spending a year
- $50.5M
- On food away from home · $3,187 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.3M
- 25% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 13.9
- 5% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 39,008
- +0.1% since 2020
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What this means
Households in the Pittsburg area spend about $50.5M a year on food away from home, or $3,187 per household, 22% below the U.S. average. That works out to $2.3M per shop, 25% below the U.S. figure of $3.1M. The spending figure covers all food away from home, not only fast food and sandwich shops.
There are 22 fast food and sandwich shops on map listings in the Pittsburg area as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 82% of them, against 79% across the U.S. That comes to 13.9 for every 10,000 households, 5% above the U.S. rate of 13.3.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as limited-service restaurants in the Pittsburg area was 23 in 2023. That is one for every 689 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.
Population estimates show the Pittsburg area grew 0.1% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). For fast food and sandwich shops, the Pittsburg area has a Groundwork market score of 48 (lower middle): #292 of 537 scored small-town markets and #6 of 13 scored small-town markets based in Kansas.
How the Pittsburg area 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 | Pittsburg area | Kansas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 13.9 | 14.2 | 13.3 |
| Spending per listing | $2.3M | $2.8M | $3.1M |
| Households per official establishment (all limited-service restaurants) | 689 | 526 | 478 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +4.7% | +6.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +0.1% | +1.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on food away from home | $3,187 | $3,910 | $4,070 |
| Median household income | $52,844 | $74,275 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 48 | 44 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 23All limited-service restaurants
- Employees, 2023
- 586
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $8.5M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 0All limited-service restaurants with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 2218 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 the Pittsburg area, 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 the Pittsburg area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 39,008+0.1% since 2020
- Households
- 15,838
- Median age
- 35.3
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 61%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 590 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 66
- Median household income
- $52,844+28.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $71,498
- Median home value
- $132,600
- Jobs located here
- 17,159
- Daytime population
- 39,240Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Kansas market ranked →The highest-scoring small-town markets in Kansas for fast food and sandwich shops, numbered among those based in Kansas, with the Pittsburg area marked.
Top small-town markets in Kansas
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Ottawa, KS | 77 | 9 | 8.6 | $4.3M | +1.1% | #43 of 537 |
| 2McPherson, KS | 65 | 14 | 11.5 | $3.3M | −0.4% | #129 of 537 |
| 3Atchison, KS | 62 | 7 | 12.2 | $2.8M | −0.9% | #163 of 537 |
| 4Great Bend, KS | 58 | 10 | 9.6 | $3.5M | −2.5% | #199 of 537 |
| 5Arkansas City-Winfield, KS | 52 | 15 | 11.2 | $3M | −0.4% | #255 of 537 |
| 6Pittsburg, KS | 48 | 22 | 13.9 | $2.3M | +0.1% | #292 of 537 |
| 7Garden City, KS | 46 | 20 | 15.1 | $2.5M | −2.1% | #311 of 537 |
| 8Dodge City, KS | 46 | 20 | 17.0 | $2.2M | −0.6% | #316 of 537 |
| 9Hutchinson, KS | 38 | 41 | 16.0 | $2.1M | −0.6% | #386 of 537 |
| 10Hays, KS | 31 | 21 | 17.1 | $2M | +0.4% | #442 of 537 |
Other business types in the Pittsburg area
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
- Restaurants and cafes34
- Sit-down restaurants28
- Fast food and sandwich shops48
- Pizza37
- Coffee shops and cafes42
- Bakeries and dessert shops37
Groceries and convenience
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Questions
How many fast food and sandwich shops are in the Pittsburg, KS area?
As of September 2026, map listings count 22 fast food and sandwich shops in the Pittsburg area. 18 of them (82%) are chain locations. The listings count fast food, sandwich shops, delis and bagel shops. Official counts show 23 businesses with payroll classed as limited-service restaurants in 2023. The official count takes in all limited-service restaurants, not only fast food and sandwich shops: pizza places are counted too.
How much do households in the Pittsburg, KS area spend on food away from home?
About $50.5M a year, or $3,187 per household. That is 22% below the U.S. average (an index of 78, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 22 fast food and sandwich shops on map listings, it comes to $2.3M 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 15,838 households in the Pittsburg area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Pittsburg, KS area compare with the U.S. for fast food and sandwich shops?
The Pittsburg area has 13.9 fast food and sandwich shops per 10,000 households, 5% above the U.S. rate of 13.3. Spending per shop is $2.3M, 25% below the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the U.S. ratio of fast food and sandwich shops to household spending, the Pittsburg area would have about 17, against 22 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 689 households, against one for every 478 across the U.S.
How fast is the Pittsburg, KS area growing?
Population estimates put the Pittsburg area at 39,008 people in 2025, up 0.1% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 15,838 households. Median household income in the Pittsburg area is $52,844, 35% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 28.9%, 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. A small-town market is a town of 10,000 to 50,000 people and the county or counties tied to it by commuting. 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. The Pittsburg area scores 48 for fast food and sandwich shops (lower middle), #292 of 537 scored small-town markets.
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