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Fast food and sandwich shops in Boyd County, KY

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for fast food and sandwich shops in Boyd County, KY, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 11 out of 100: Low

Ranked #2,184 of 2,222 scored counties
#77 of 82 scored counties in Kentucky

Listings
44
40 chain locations (91%)
Official establishments
77
All limited-service restaurants · +24.2% since 2019
Household spending a year
$63.2M
On food away from home · $3,275 a household
Spending per listing
$1.4M
53% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
22.8
71% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
47,751
−0.9% since 2020

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What this means

Boyd County scores 11 (low) on the Groundwork market score for fast food and sandwich shops, ranking #2,184 of 2,222 scored counties and #77 of 82 scored counties in Kentucky. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.

Map listings as of September 2026 show 44 fast food and sandwich shops in Boyd County. Of those, 40 are chain locations, or 91%, against 79% across the U.S. That comes to 22.8 for every 10,000 households, 71% above the U.S. rate of 13.3.

Households in Boyd County spend about $63.2M a year on food away from home, or $3,275 per household, 20% below the U.S. average. That is about $1.4M of household spending for each shop on map listings, 53% 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 77 businesses with payroll in Boyd County classed as limited-service restaurants, up 24.2% from 2019. That is one for every 251 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. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $1.7M have gone to businesses classed as limited-service restaurants in Boyd County. Population estimates put the population change in Boyd County from 2020 to 2025 at −0.9%, against +3.1% for the U.S.

How Boyd County compares

The same measures for Kentucky 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 Boyd County, KY compared with Kentucky and the U.S.
MeasureBoyd CountyKentuckyU.S.
Listings per 10k households22.814.813.3
Spending per listing$1.4M$2.4M$3.1M
Households per official establishment (all limited-service restaurants)251519478
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+24.2%+5.7%+6.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025−0.9%+2.2%+3.1%
Spending per household on food away from home$3,275$3,489$4,070
Median household income$61,118$63,726$80,734
Groundwork market score1128

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
62 → 77All limited-service restaurants · +24.2% over the period
Employees, 2023
1,558
Annual payroll, 2023
$27.3M
One-person businesses, 2023
7All limited-service restaurants with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
4440 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
21The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
2
Amount
$1.7M

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as limited-service restaurants in Boyd 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 Boyd County

Population, 2025 estimate
47,751−0.9% since 2020
Households
19,309
Median age
43.0
Homes lived in by their owners
70%
Vehicles per household
1.7
Land area
160 sq. mi.
People per square mile
300
Median household income
$61,118+26.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$76,641
Median home value
$130,700
Jobs located here
24,266
Daytime population
53,925Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Fast food and sandwich shops across Kentucky

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The highest-scoring counties in Kentucky for fast food and sandwich shops, numbered among those based in Kentucky, with Boyd County marked.

Top counties in Kentucky

Counties in Kentucky ranked for fast food and sandwich shops by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Spencer County, KY90810.9$4M+7.7%#16 of 2,222
2Oldham County, KY832611.3$4.4M+4.9%#88 of 2,222
3Meade County, KY7698.2$4.6M+2.2%#206 of 2,222
4Allen County, KY7467.5$4.3M+9.5%#248 of 2,222
5Garrard County, KY7369.0$3.6M+7.3%#288 of 2,222
6Kenton County, KY728011.9$3.4M+3.9%#316 of 2,222
7Lincoln County, KY6988.2$3.8M+4.6%#401 of 2,222
8Scott County, KY693113.7$3M+8.2%#414 of 2,222
9Nelson County, KY68199.9$3.6M+4.8%#436 of 2,222
10Larue County, KY6758.3$4M+2.1%#467 of 2,222
77Boyd County, KY114422.8$1.4M−0.9%#2,184 of 2,222

Other business types in Boyd County

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

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Questions

How many fast food and sandwich shops are in Boyd County, KY?

There are 44 fast food and sandwich shops on map listings in Boyd County as of September 2026. 40 of them (91%) are chain locations. The listings count fast food, sandwich shops, delis and bagel shops. Official counts show 77 businesses with payroll classed as limited-service restaurants in 2023, up 24.2% from 2019. That count covers all limited-service restaurants (pizza places included), not only fast food and sandwich shops. Official counts list 7 one-person businesses without payroll.

How much do households in Boyd County, KY spend on food away from home?

About $63.2M a year, or $3,275 per household. That is 20% below the U.S. average (an index of 80, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 44 fast food and sandwich shops on map listings, it comes to $1.4M 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 19,309 households in Boyd County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Boyd County has 22.8 fast food and sandwich shops per 10,000 households, 71% above the U.S. rate of 13.3. Spending per shop is $1.4M, 53% below the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the national ratio of fast food and sandwich shops to household spending, Boyd County would have about 21, against 44 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 251 households, against one for every 478 across the U.S. The official count rose 24.2% from 2019 to 2023, against +6.1% for the U.S.

How fast is Boyd County, KY growing?

Population estimates put Boyd County at 47,751 people in 2025, down 0.9% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 19,309 households. The median household income in Boyd County is $61,118 a year, 24% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 26.5% 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. Boyd County scores 11 for fast food and sandwich shops (low), #2,184 of 2,222 scored counties.

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