Food and drink · Small-town market · Kentucky
Fast food and sandwich shops in the Corbin, KY area
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for fast food and sandwich shops in the Corbin, KY area, set against other small-town markets and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 23 out of 100: Low
Ranked #482 of 537 scored small-town markets
#13 of 15 scored small-town markets based in Kentucky
- Listings
- 97
- 90 chain locations (93%)
- Official establishments
- 105
- All limited-service restaurants · +1.0% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $165.9M
- On food away from home · $2,934 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.7M
- 44% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 17.2
- 29% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 150,040
- +0.1% since 2020
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What this means
The Corbin area scores 23 (low) on the Groundwork market score for fast food and sandwich shops, ranking #482 of 537 scored small-town markets and #13 of 15 scored small-town markets based in Kentucky. That puts it in the bottom quarter of small-town markets.
Map listings as of September 2026 show 97 fast food and sandwich shops in the Corbin area. Of those, 90 are chain locations, or 93%, against 79% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 17.2, 29% above the U.S. rate of 13.3.
Household spending on food away from home in the Corbin area comes to about $165.9M a year: $2,934 per household, 28% below the U.S. average. That is about $1.7M of household spending for each shop on map listings, 44% 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 105 businesses with payroll in the Corbin area classed as limited-service restaurants, up 1.0% from 2019. That is one for every 538 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, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $1.9M has gone to businesses classed as limited-service restaurants in the Corbin area. Population estimates show the Corbin area grew 0.1% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How the Corbin area 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 | Corbin area | Kentucky | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 17.2 | 14.8 | 13.3 |
| Spending per listing | $1.7M | $2.4M | $3.1M |
| Households per official establishment (all limited-service restaurants) | 538 | 519 | 478 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +1.0% | +5.7% | +6.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +0.1% | +2.2% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on food away from home | $2,934 | $3,489 | $4,070 |
| Median household income | $46,363 | $63,726 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 23 | 28 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 105All limited-service restaurants · +1.0% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 2,745
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $47.4M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 10All limited-service restaurants with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 9790 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 54The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $1.9M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as limited-service restaurants in the Corbin 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 Corbin area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 150,040+0.1% since 2020
- Households
- 56,536
- Median age
- 39.3
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 70%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 1,727 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 87
- Median household income
- $46,363
- Average household income
- $63,136
- Median home value
- $134,600
- Jobs located here
- 54,326
- Daytime population
- 151,690Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Kentucky market ranked →The highest-scoring small-town markets in Kentucky for fast food and sandwich shops, numbered among those based in Kentucky, with the Corbin area marked.
Top small-town markets in Kentucky
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Mayfield, KY | 64 | 13 | 9.2 | $3.4M | +1.4% | #141 of 537 |
| 2Frankfort, KY | 52 | 46 | 14.2 | $2.5M | +3.1% | #260 of 537 |
| 3Henderson, KY | 51 | 24 | 10.2 | $3.2M | −0.9% | #272 of 537 |
| 4Mount Sterling, KY | 49 | 27 | 14.9 | $2.1M | +3.1% | #286 of 537 |
| 5Richmond-Berea, KY | 49 | 79 | 15.9 | $2.1M | +7.0% | #288 of 537 |
| 6Danville, KY | 38 | 33 | 15.2 | $2.1M | +3.6% | #385 of 537 |
| 7Murray, KY | 37 | 22 | 14.4 | $2.2M | +4.9% | #389 of 537 |
| 8Somerset, KY | 36 | 41 | 15.6 | $2M | +3.5% | #404 of 537 |
| 9Campbellsville, KY | 34 | 26 | 17.7 | $1.8M | +3.4% | #422 of 537 |
| 10Madisonville, KY | 31 | 30 | 16.3 | $1.9M | −0.5% | #444 of 537 |
| 13Corbin, KY | 23 | 97 | 17.2 | $1.7M | +0.1% | #482 of 537 |
Other business types in the Corbin area
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
- Restaurants and cafes60
- Sit-down restaurants57
- Fast food and sandwich shops23
- Pizza22
- Coffee shops and cafes66
- Bakeries and dessert shops63
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Questions
How many fast food and sandwich shops are in the Corbin, KY area?
There are 97 fast food and sandwich shops on map listings in the Corbin area as of September 2026. 90 of them (93%) are chain locations. The listings count fast food, sandwich shops, delis and bagel shops. Official counts show 105 businesses with payroll classed as limited-service restaurants in 2023, up 1.0% from 2019. That count covers all limited-service restaurants (pizza places included), not only fast food and sandwich shops. Official counts list 10 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in the Corbin, KY area spend on food away from home?
About $165.9M a year, or $2,934 per household. That is 28% below the U.S. average (an index of 72, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 97 fast food and sandwich shops on map listings, it comes to $1.7M 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 56,536 households in the Corbin area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Corbin, KY area compare with the U.S. for fast food and sandwich shops?
The Corbin area has 17.2 fast food and sandwich shops per 10,000 households, 29% above the U.S. rate of 13.3. Spending per shop is $1.7M, 44% below the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the national ratio of fast food and sandwich shops to household spending, the Corbin area would have about 54, against 97 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 538 households, against one for every 478 across the U.S. The official count rose 1.0% from 2019 to 2023, against +6.1% for the U.S.
How fast is the Corbin, KY area growing?
Population estimates put the Corbin area at 150,040 people in 2025, up 0.1% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 56,536 households. The median household income in the Corbin area is $46,363 a year, 43% below the U.S. median of $80,734.
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 Corbin area scores 23 for fast food and sandwich shops (low), #482 of 537 scored small-town markets.
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