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Fast food and sandwich shops in Clinton County, MI
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for fast food and sandwich shops in Clinton County, MI, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 79 out of 100: High
Ranked #145 of 2,222 scored counties
#5 of 72 scored counties in Michigan
- Listings
- 29
- 23 chain locations (79%)
- Official establishments
- 44
- All limited-service restaurants · −6.4% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $134.7M
- On food away from home · $4,259 a household
- Spending per listing
- $4.6M
- 52% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 9.2
- 31% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 80,432
- +1.6% since 2020
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What this means
For fast food and sandwich shops, Clinton County has a Groundwork market score of 79 (high): #145 of 2,222 scored counties and #5 of 72 scored counties in Michigan. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for fast food and sandwich shops.
Household spending on food away from home in Clinton County comes to about $134.7M a year: $4,259 per household, 5% above the U.S. average. That works out to $4.6M per shop, 52% 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 29 fast food and sandwich shops on map listings in Clinton County as of September 2026. 23 of them (79%) are chain locations, against 79% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 9.2, 31% below the U.S. rate of 13.3.
Official counts show 44 businesses with payroll classed as limited-service restaurants in Clinton County in 2023, down 6.4% from 2019. That is one for every 719 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. Population estimates put the population change in Clinton County from 2020 to 2025 at +1.6%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Clinton 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.
| Measure | Clinton County | Michigan | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 9.2 | 12.8 | 13.3 |
| Spending per listing | $4.6M | $3M | $3.1M |
| Households per official establishment (all limited-service restaurants) | 719 | 514 | 478 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −6.4% | +7.8% | +6.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.6% | +0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on food away from home | $4,259 | $3,875 | $4,070 |
| Median household income | $88,210 | $72,875 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 79 | 44 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 47 → 44All limited-service restaurants · −6.4% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 760
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $13.3M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 8All limited-service restaurants with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 2923 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 44The 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 Clinton 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 Clinton County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 80,432+1.6% since 2020
- Households
- 31,639
- Median age
- 41.8
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 82%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 567 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 140
- Median household income
- $88,210+25.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $112,690
- Median home value
- $259,500
- Jobs located here
- 19,511
- Daytime population
- 64,429Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Michigan market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Michigan for fast food and sandwich shops, numbered among those based in Michigan, with Clinton County marked.
Top counties in Michigan
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Barry County, MI | 85 | 12 | 4.9 | $8M | +2.2% | #49 of 2,222 |
| 2Antrim County, MI | 85 | 6 | 5.4 | $6.9M | +5.3% | #50 of 2,222 |
| 3Leelanau County, MI | 84 | 8 | 8.3 | $5.5M | +3.0% | #68 of 2,222 |
| 4Cass County, MI | 80 | 9 | 4.2 | $9M | +0.2% | #116 of 2,222 |
| 5Clinton County, MI | 79 | 29 | 9.2 | $4.6M | +1.6% | #145 of 2,222 |
| 6Kalkaska County, MI | 78 | 6 | 7.7 | $4.5M | +4.3% | #160 of 2,222 |
| 7Oceana County, MI | 77 | 6 | 5.8 | $6M | +1.7% | #177 of 2,222 |
| 8Livingston County, MI | 77 | 79 | 10.3 | $4.6M | +1.7% | #187 of 2,222 |
| 9Ottawa County, MI | 77 | 118 | 10.6 | $4.1M | +3.9% | #192 of 2,222 |
| 10Newaygo County, MI | 75 | 15 | 7.6 | $4.5M | +3.1% | #221 of 2,222 |
Other business types in Clinton County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
- Restaurants and cafes83
- Sit-down restaurants84
- Fast food and sandwich shops79
- Pizza78
- Coffee shops and cafes76
- Bakeries and dessert shops72
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Questions
How many fast food and sandwich shops are in Clinton County, MI?
As of September 2026, map listings count 29 fast food and sandwich shops in Clinton County. 23 of them (79%) are chain locations. The listings count fast food, sandwich shops, delis and bagel shops. Official counts show 44 businesses with payroll classed as limited-service restaurants in 2023, down 6.4% from 2019. The official count takes in all limited-service restaurants, not only fast food and sandwich shops: pizza places are counted too. Another 8 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Clinton County, MI spend on food away from home?
About $134.7M a year, or $4,259 per household. That is 5% above the U.S. average (an index of 105, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 29 fast food and sandwich shops on map listings, it comes to $4.6M 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 31,639 households in Clinton County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Clinton County, MI compare with the U.S. for fast food and sandwich shops?
Clinton County has 9.2 fast food and sandwich shops per 10,000 households, 31% below the U.S. rate of 13.3. Spending per shop is $4.6M, 52% above the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the U.S. ratio of fast food and sandwich shops to household spending, Clinton County would have about 44, against 29 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 719 households, against one for every 478 across the U.S. The official count fell 6.4% from 2019 to 2023, against +6.1% for the U.S.
How fast is Clinton County, MI growing?
Population estimates put Clinton County at 80,432 people in 2025, up 1.6% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 31,639 households. Median household income in Clinton County is $88,210, 9% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 25.3%, 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. Clinton County scores 79 for fast food and sandwich shops (high), #145 of 2,222 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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