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Fast food and sandwich shops in Warren County, KY
How Warren 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 38 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,582 of 2,222 scored counties
#41 of 82 scored counties in Kentucky
- Listings
- 92
- 84 chain locations (91%)
- Official establishments
- 134
- All limited-service restaurants · +18.6% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $194.8M
- On food away from home · $3,500 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.1M
- 31% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 16.5
- 24% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 149,375
- +10.6% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on food away from home in Warren County comes to about $194.8M a year: $3,500 per household, 14% below the U.S. average. Spread across 92 fast food and sandwich shops, that is $2.1M per shop, 31% 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 92 fast food and sandwich shops on map listings in Warren County as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 91% of them, against 79% across the U.S. That comes to 16.5 for every 10,000 households, 24% above the U.S. rate of 13.3.
In 2023, official counts showed 134 businesses with payroll in Warren County classed as limited-service restaurants, up 18.6% from 2019. That is one for every 415 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. Another 27 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts. Since fiscal 2022, 3 SBA-backed loans worth $542K have gone to businesses classed as limited-service restaurants in Warren County.
Population estimates show Warren County grew 10.6% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for fast food and sandwich shops in Warren County is 38 (lower middle), #1,582 of 2,222 scored counties and #41 of 82 scored counties in Kentucky.
How Warren 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 | Warren County | Kentucky | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 16.5 | 14.8 | 13.3 |
| Spending per listing | $2.1M | $2.4M | $3.1M |
| Households per official establishment (all limited-service restaurants) | 415 | 519 | 478 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +18.6% | +5.7% | +6.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +10.6% | +2.2% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on food away from home | $3,500 | $3,489 | $4,070 |
| Median household income | $65,794 | $63,726 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 38 | 28 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 113 → 134All limited-service restaurants · +18.6% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 3,409
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $61.3M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 27All limited-service restaurants with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 9284 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 64The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 3
- Amount
- $542K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as limited-service restaurants in Warren 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 Warren County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 149,375+10.6% since 2020
- Households
- 55,643
- Median age
- 35.3
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 56%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 542 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 260
- Median household income
- $65,794+25.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $89,648
- Median home value
- $258,000
- Jobs located here
- 68,446
- Daytime population
- 150,532Residents 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 Warren 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 |
| 41Warren County, KY | 38 | 92 | 16.5 | $2.1M | +10.6% | #1,582 of 2,222 |
Other business types in Warren County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
- Restaurants and cafes47
- Sit-down restaurants51
- Fast food and sandwich shops38
- Pizza41
- Coffee shops and cafes60
- Bakeries and dessert shops53
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Questions
How many fast food and sandwich shops are in Warren County, KY?
As of September 2026, map listings count 92 fast food and sandwich shops in Warren County. 84 of them (91%) are chain locations. The listings count fast food, sandwich shops, delis and bagel shops. Official counts show 134 businesses with payroll classed as limited-service restaurants in 2023, up 18.6% 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 list 27 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Warren County, KY spend on food away from home?
About $194.8M a year, or $3,500 per household. That is 14% below the U.S. average (an index of 86, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 92 fast food and sandwich shops on map listings, it comes to $2.1M 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 55,643 households in Warren County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Warren County, KY compare with the U.S. for fast food and sandwich shops?
Warren County has 16.5 fast food and sandwich shops per 10,000 households, 24% above the U.S. rate of 13.3. Spending per shop is $2.1M, 31% below the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the U.S. ratio of fast food and sandwich shops to household spending, Warren County would have about 64, against 92 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 415 households, against one for every 478 across the U.S. The official count rose 18.6% from 2019 to 2023, against +6.1% for the U.S.
How fast is Warren County, KY growing?
Population estimates put Warren County at 149,375 people in 2025, up 10.6% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 55,643 households. Median household income in Warren County is $65,794, 19% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 25.9%, 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. Warren County scores 38 for fast food and sandwich shops (lower middle), #1,582 of 2,222 scored counties.
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