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Fast food and sandwich shops in Pike County, KY

How Pike County, KY compares with other counties and the U.S. for fast food and sandwich shops: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 9 out of 100: Very low

Ranked #2,194 of 2,222 scored counties
#80 of 82 scored counties in Kentucky

Listings
43
39 chain locations (91%)
Official establishments
53
All limited-service restaurants · −3.6% since 2019
Household spending a year
$70.1M
On food away from home · $2,887 a household
Spending per listing
$1.6M
47% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
17.7
33% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
54,721
−6.4% since 2020

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What this means

The Groundwork market score for fast food and sandwich shops in Pike County is 9 (very low), #2,194 of 2,222 scored counties and #80 of 82 scored counties in Kentucky. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.

Households in Pike County spend about $70.1M a year on food away from home, or $2,887 per household, 29% below the U.S. average. That works out to $1.6M per shop, 47% 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 43 fast food and sandwich shops on map listings in Pike County as of September 2026. Of those, 39 are chain locations, or 91%, against 79% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 17.7, 33% above the U.S. rate of 13.3.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as limited-service restaurants in Pike County was 53 in 2023, down 3.6% from 2019. That is one for every 458 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. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $280K have gone to businesses classed as limited-service restaurants in Pike County. Population estimates put the population change in Pike County from 2020 to 2025 at −6.4%, against +3.1% for the U.S.

How Pike 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 Pike County, KY compared with Kentucky and the U.S.
MeasurePike CountyKentuckyU.S.
Listings per 10k households17.714.813.3
Spending per listing$1.6M$2.4M$3.1M
Households per official establishment (all limited-service restaurants)458519478
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023−3.6%+5.7%+6.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025−6.4%+2.2%+3.1%
Spending per household on food away from home$2,887$3,489$4,070
Median household income$44,312$63,726$80,734
Groundwork market score928

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
55 → 53All limited-service restaurants · −3.6% over the period
Employees, 2023
1,140
Annual payroll, 2023
$21.3M
One-person businesses, 2023
6All limited-service restaurants with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
4339 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
23The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
2
Amount
$280K

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

Population, 2025 estimate
54,721−6.4% since 2020
Households
24,284
Median age
42.7
Homes lived in by their owners
75%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
786 sq. mi.
People per square mile
72
Median household income
$44,312+27.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$62,085
Median home value
$112,000
Jobs located here
19,887
Daytime population
57,040Residents 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 Pike 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
80Pike County, KY94317.7$1.6M−6.4%#2,194 of 2,222

Other business types in Pike 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 Pike County, KY?

As of September 2026, map listings count 43 fast food and sandwich shops in Pike County. 39 of them (91%) are chain locations. The listings count fast food, sandwich shops, delis and bagel shops. Official counts show 53 businesses with payroll classed as limited-service restaurants in 2023, down 3.6% from 2019. The official count takes in all limited-service restaurants, not only fast food and sandwich shops: pizza places are counted too. Official counts also show 6 one-person businesses without payroll.

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

About $70.1M a year, or $2,887 per household. That is 29% below the U.S. average (an index of 71, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 43 fast food and sandwich shops on map listings, it comes to $1.6M 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 24,284 households in Pike County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Pike County has 17.7 fast food and sandwich shops per 10,000 households, 33% above the U.S. rate of 13.3. Spending per shop is $1.6M, 47% below the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the U.S. ratio of fast food and sandwich shops to household spending, Pike County would have about 23, against 43 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 458 households, against one for every 478 across the U.S. The official count fell 3.6% from 2019 to 2023, against +6.1% for the U.S.

How fast is Pike County, KY growing?

Population estimates put Pike County at 54,721 people in 2025, down 6.4% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 24,284 households. Median household income in Pike County is $44,312, 45% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 27.1%, 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. Pike County scores 9 for fast food and sandwich shops (very low), #2,194 of 2,222 scored counties.

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