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Fast food and sandwich shops in Breathitt County, KY
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for fast food and sandwich shops in Breathitt County, KY, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 22 out of 100: Low
Ranked #2,019 of 2,222 scored counties
#63 of 82 scored counties in Kentucky
- Listings
- 8
- 8 chain locations (100%)
- Official establishments
- 8
- All limited-service restaurants
- Household spending a year
- $14.5M
- On food away from home · $2,645 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.8M
- 41% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 14.6
- 10% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 12,558
- −8.3% since 2020
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What this means
For fast food and sandwich shops, Breathitt County has a Groundwork market score of 22 (low): #2,019 of 2,222 scored counties and #63 of 82 scored counties in Kentucky. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Households in Breathitt County spend about $14.5M a year on food away from home, or $2,645 per household, 35% below the U.S. average. That works out to $1.8M per shop, 41% 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 8 fast food and sandwich shops on map listings in Breathitt County as of September 2026. All of them are chain locations, against 79% across the U.S. That is 14.6 per 10,000 households, 10% above the U.S. rate of 13.3.
In 2023, official counts showed 8 businesses with payroll in Breathitt County classed as limited-service restaurants. That is one for every 683 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. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Breathitt County declined 8.3%, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How Breathitt 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.
| Measure | Breathitt County | Kentucky | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 14.6 | 14.8 | 13.3 |
| Spending per listing | $1.8M | $2.4M | $3.1M |
| Households per official establishment (all limited-service restaurants) | 683 | 519 | 478 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +5.7% | +6.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −8.3% | +2.2% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on food away from home | $2,645 | $3,489 | $4,070 |
| Median household income | $34,808 | $63,726 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 22 | 28 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 7 → 8All limited-service restaurants
- Employees, 2023
- 232
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $4M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 0All limited-service restaurants with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 88 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 Breathitt 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 Breathitt County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 12,558−8.3% since 2020
- Households
- 5,464
- Median age
- 43.3
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 77%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 492 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 27
- Median household income
- $34,808+27.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $51,653
- Median home value
- $70,300
- Jobs located here
- 2,764
- Daytime population
- 12,089Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Kentucky market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Kentucky for fast food and sandwich shops, numbered among those based in Kentucky, with Breathitt County marked.
Top counties in Kentucky
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Spencer County, KY | 90 | 8 | 10.9 | $4M | +7.7% | #16 of 2,222 |
| 2Oldham County, KY | 83 | 26 | 11.3 | $4.4M | +4.9% | #88 of 2,222 |
| 3Meade County, KY | 76 | 9 | 8.2 | $4.6M | +2.2% | #206 of 2,222 |
| 4Allen County, KY | 74 | 6 | 7.5 | $4.3M | +9.5% | #248 of 2,222 |
| 5Garrard County, KY | 73 | 6 | 9.0 | $3.6M | +7.3% | #288 of 2,222 |
| 6Kenton County, KY | 72 | 80 | 11.9 | $3.4M | +3.9% | #316 of 2,222 |
| 7Lincoln County, KY | 69 | 8 | 8.2 | $3.8M | +4.6% | #401 of 2,222 |
| 8Scott County, KY | 69 | 31 | 13.7 | $3M | +8.2% | #414 of 2,222 |
| 9Nelson County, KY | 68 | 19 | 9.9 | $3.6M | +4.8% | #436 of 2,222 |
| 10Larue County, KY | 67 | 5 | 8.3 | $4M | +2.1% | #467 of 2,222 |
| 63Breathitt County, KY | 22 | 8 | 14.6 | $1.8M | −8.3% | #2,019 of 2,222 |
Other business types in Breathitt County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
- Restaurants and cafes52
- Sit-down restaurants36
- Fast food and sandwich shops22
- Pizza21
- Coffee shops and cafes
- Bakeries and dessert shops
Groceries and convenience
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Beauty and personal care
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
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Funeral services
Questions
How many fast food and sandwich shops are in Breathitt County, KY?
As of September 2026, map listings count 8 fast food and sandwich shops in Breathitt County. 8 of them (100%) are chain locations. The listings count fast food, sandwich shops, delis and bagel shops. Official counts show 8 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 Breathitt County, KY spend on food away from home?
About $14.5M a year, or $2,645 per household. That is 35% below the U.S. average (an index of 65, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 8 fast food and sandwich shops on map listings, it comes to $1.8M 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 5,464 households in Breathitt County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Breathitt County, KY compare with the U.S. for fast food and sandwich shops?
Breathitt County has 14.6 fast food and sandwich shops per 10,000 households, 10% above the U.S. rate of 13.3. Spending per shop is $1.8M, 41% below the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the U.S. ratio of fast food and sandwich shops to household spending, Breathitt County would have about 5, against 8 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 683 households, against one for every 478 across the U.S.
How fast is Breathitt County, KY growing?
Population estimates put Breathitt County at 12,558 people in 2025, down 8.3% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 5,464 households. Median household income in Breathitt County is $34,808, 57% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 27.3%, 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. Breathitt County scores 22 for fast food and sandwich shops (low), #2,019 of 2,222 scored counties.
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