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Fast food and sandwich shops in Woodford County, KY

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 61 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #722 of 2,222 scored counties
#18 of 82 scored counties in Kentucky

Listings
17
15 chain locations (88%)
Official establishments
17
All limited-service restaurants · −15.0% since 2019
Household spending a year
$43.3M
On food away from home · $4,008 a household
Spending per listing
$2.5M
16% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
15.7
18% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
27,883
+3.7% 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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 17 fast food and sandwich shops in Woodford County. 15 of them (88%) are chain locations, against 79% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 15.7, 18% above the U.S. rate of 13.3.

Household spending on food away from home in Woodford County comes to about $43.3M a year: $4,008 per household, 2% below the U.S. average. That works out to $2.5M per shop, 16% 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.

Official counts show 17 businesses with payroll classed as limited-service restaurants in Woodford County in 2023, down 15.0% from 2019. That is one for every 636 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. Official counts list 8 one-person businesses without payroll.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Woodford County grew 3.7%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for fast food and sandwich shops in Woodford County is 61 (upper middle), #722 of 2,222 scored counties and #18 of 82 scored counties in Kentucky.

How Woodford 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 Woodford County, KY compared with Kentucky and the U.S.
MeasureWoodford CountyKentuckyU.S.
Listings per 10k households15.714.813.3
Spending per listing$2.5M$2.4M$3.1M
Households per official establishment (all limited-service restaurants)636519478
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023−15.0%+5.7%+6.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025+3.7%+2.2%+3.1%
Spending per household on food away from home$4,008$3,489$4,070
Median household income$83,788$63,726$80,734
Groundwork market score6128

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
20 → 17All limited-service restaurants · −15.0% over the period
Employees, 2023
440
Annual payroll, 2023
$7.2M
One-person businesses, 2023
8All limited-service restaurants with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
1715 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
14The 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 Woodford 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 Woodford County

Population, 2025 estimate
27,883+3.7% since 2020
Households
10,814
Median age
41.8
Homes lived in by their owners
72%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
190 sq. mi.
People per square mile
144
Median household income
$83,788+31.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$105,856
Median home value
$299,700
Jobs located here
10,169
Daytime population
24,761Residents 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 Woodford 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
18Woodford County, KY611715.7$2.5M+3.7%#722 of 2,222

Other business types in Woodford 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 Woodford County, KY?

There are 17 fast food and sandwich shops on map listings in Woodford County as of September 2026. 15 of them (88%) are chain locations. The listings count fast food, sandwich shops, delis and bagel shops. Official counts show 17 businesses with payroll classed as limited-service restaurants in 2023, down 15.0% from 2019. That count covers all limited-service restaurants (pizza places included), not only fast food and sandwich shops. Official counts also show 8 one-person businesses without payroll.

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

About $43.3M a year, or $4,008 per household. That is 2% below the U.S. average (an index of 98, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 17 fast food and sandwich shops on map listings, it comes to $2.5M 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 10,814 households in Woodford County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Woodford County has 15.7 fast food and sandwich shops per 10,000 households, 18% above the U.S. rate of 13.3. Spending per shop is $2.5M, 16% below the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the national ratio of fast food and sandwich shops to household spending, Woodford County would have about 14, against 17 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 636 households, against one for every 478 across the U.S. The official count fell 15.0% from 2019 to 2023, against +6.1% for the U.S.

How fast is Woodford County, KY growing?

Population estimates put Woodford County at 27,883 people in 2025, up 3.7% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 10,814 households. The median household income in Woodford County is $83,788 a year, 4% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 31.3% from the 2015–2019 survey, 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. Woodford County scores 61 for fast food and sandwich shops (upper middle), #722 of 2,222 scored counties.

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