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Fast food and sandwich shops in Estill County, KY

The fast food and sandwich shops in Estill County, KY, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score

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The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 4.

Listings
4
4 chain locations (100%)
Official establishments
8
All limited-service restaurants
Household spending a year
$17.3M
On food away from home · $2,904 a household
Spending per listing
$4.3M
42% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
6.7
50% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
13,962
−1.4% since 2020

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Survey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure

What this means

Household spending on food away from home in Estill County comes to about $17.3M a year: $2,904 per household, 29% below the U.S. average. That works out to $4.3M per shop, 42% above 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 4 fast food and sandwich shops on map listings in Estill County as of September 2026. That comes to 6.7 for every 10,000 households, 50% below the U.S. rate of 13.3.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as limited-service restaurants in Estill County was 8 in 2023. That is one for every 747 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 Estill County declined 1.4%, against +3.1% for the U.S. With 4 fast food and sandwich shops on map listings, Estill County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How Estill 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 Estill County, KY compared with Kentucky and the U.S.
MeasureEstill CountyKentuckyU.S.
Listings per 10k households6.714.813.3
Spending per listing$4.3M$2.4M$3.1M
Households per official establishment (all limited-service restaurants)747519478
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+5.7%+6.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025−1.4%+2.2%+3.1%
Spending per household on food away from home$2,904$3,489$4,070
Median household income$46,051$63,726$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored28

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
8 → 8All limited-service restaurants
Employees, 2023
173
Annual payroll, 2023
$2.5M
One-person businesses, 2023
0All limited-service restaurants with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
44 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
6The 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 Estill 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 Estill County

Population, 2025 estimate
13,962−1.4% since 2020
Households
5,975
Median age
44.8
Homes lived in by their owners
70%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
253 sq. mi.
People per square mile
55
Median household income
$46,051+45.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$60,646
Median home value
$119,500
Jobs located here
2,327
Daytime population
10,655Residents 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 Estill 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
Estill County, KYNot scored46.7$4.3M−1.4%

Other business types in Estill 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 Estill County, KY?

As of September 2026, map listings count 4 fast food and sandwich shops in Estill County. 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 Estill County, KY spend on food away from home?

About $17.3M a year, or $2,904 per household. That is 29% below the U.S. average (an index of 71, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 4 fast food and sandwich shops on map listings, it comes to $4.3M 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 5,975 households in Estill County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Estill County has 6.7 fast food and sandwich shops per 10,000 households, 50% below the U.S. rate of 13.3. Spending per shop is $4.3M, 42% above the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the U.S. ratio of fast food and sandwich shops to household spending, Estill County would have about 6, against 4 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 747 households, against one for every 478 across the U.S.

How fast is Estill County, KY growing?

Population estimates put Estill County at 13,962 people in 2025, down 1.4% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 5,975 households. Median household income in Estill County is $46,051, 43% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 45.3%, 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. Estill County has no market score for fast food and sandwich shops: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 4.

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