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Fast food and sandwich shops in Antrim County, MI

How Antrim County, MI 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 85 out of 100: High

Ranked #50 of 2,222 scored counties
#2 of 72 scored counties in Michigan

Listings
6
5 chain locations (83%)
Official establishments
13
All limited-service restaurants
Household spending a year
$41.5M
On food away from home · $3,736 a household
Spending per listing
$6.9M
2.3 times the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
5.4
59% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
24,698
+5.3% 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

The Groundwork market score for fast food and sandwich shops in Antrim County is 85 (high), #50 of 2,222 scored counties and #2 of 72 scored counties in Michigan. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for fast food and sandwich shops.

As of September 2026, map listings count 6 fast food and sandwich shops in Antrim County. 5 of them (83%) are chain locations, against 79% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 5.4, 59% below the U.S. rate of 13.3.

At $3,736 per household (8% below the U.S. average), households in Antrim County spend about $41.5M a year on food away from home. That is about $6.9M of household spending for each shop on map listings, 2.3 times 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 13 businesses with payroll classed as limited-service restaurants in Antrim County in 2023. That is one for every 854 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 $150K has gone to businesses classed as limited-service restaurants in Antrim County. Population estimates put the population change in Antrim County from 2020 to 2025 at +5.3%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).

How Antrim County compares

The same measures for Michigan 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 Antrim County, MI compared with Michigan and the U.S.
MeasureAntrim CountyMichiganU.S.
Listings per 10k households5.412.813.3
Spending per listing$6.9M$3M$3.1M
Households per official establishment (all limited-service restaurants)854514478
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+7.8%+6.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025+5.3%+0.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on food away from home$3,736$3,875$4,070
Median household income$72,054$72,875$80,734
Groundwork market score8544

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
16 → 13All limited-service restaurants
Employees, 2023
124
Annual payroll, 2023
$2.9M
One-person businesses, 2023
0All limited-service restaurants with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
65 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
1
Amount
$150K

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

Population, 2025 estimate
24,698+5.3% since 2020
Households
11,100
Median age
51.2
Homes lived in by their owners
86%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
476 sq. mi.
People per square mile
51
Median household income
$72,054+28.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$93,682
Median home value
$255,500
Jobs located here
4,614
Daytime population
20,391Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Fast food and sandwich shops across Michigan

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The highest-scoring counties in Michigan for fast food and sandwich shops, numbered among those based in Michigan, with Antrim County marked.

Top counties in Michigan

Counties in Michigan ranked for fast food and sandwich shops by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Barry County, MI85124.9$8M+2.2%#49 of 2,222
2Antrim County, MI8565.4$6.9M+5.3%#50 of 2,222
3Leelanau County, MI8488.3$5.5M+3.0%#68 of 2,222
4Cass County, MI8094.2$9M+0.2%#116 of 2,222
5Clinton County, MI79299.2$4.6M+1.6%#145 of 2,222
6Kalkaska County, MI7867.7$4.5M+4.3%#160 of 2,222
7Oceana County, MI7765.8$6M+1.7%#177 of 2,222
8Livingston County, MI777910.3$4.6M+1.7%#187 of 2,222
9Ottawa County, MI7711810.6$4.1M+3.9%#192 of 2,222
10Newaygo County, MI75157.6$4.5M+3.1%#221 of 2,222

Other business types in Antrim County

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

How many fast food and sandwich shops are in Antrim County, MI?

Antrim County has 6 fast food and sandwich shops on map listings as of September 2026. 5 of them (83%) are chain locations. The listings count fast food, sandwich shops, delis and bagel shops. Official counts show 13 businesses with payroll classed as limited-service restaurants in 2023. That count covers all limited-service restaurants (pizza places included), not only fast food and sandwich shops.

How much do households in Antrim County, MI spend on food away from home?

About $41.5M a year, or $3,736 per household. That is 8% below the U.S. average (an index of 92, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 6 fast food and sandwich shops on map listings, it comes to $6.9M 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 11,100 households in Antrim County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Antrim County has 5.4 fast food and sandwich shops per 10,000 households, 59% below the U.S. rate of 13.3. Spending per shop is $6.9M, 2.3 times the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the national ratio of fast food and sandwich shops to household spending, Antrim County would have about 14, against 6 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 854 households, against one for every 478 across the U.S.

How fast is Antrim County, MI growing?

Population estimates put Antrim County at 24,698 people in 2025, up 5.3% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 11,100 households. The median household income in Antrim County is $72,054 a year, 11% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 28.3% 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. Antrim County scores 85 for fast food and sandwich shops (high), #50 of 2,222 scored counties.

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