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Fast food and sandwich shops in Huron County, MI

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 46 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,293 of 2,222 scored counties
#53 of 72 scored counties in Michigan

Listings
13
12 chain locations (92%)
Official establishments
27
All limited-service restaurants · +8.0% since 2019
Household spending a year
$47.2M
On food away from home · $3,337 a household
Spending per listing
$3.6M
19% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
9.2
31% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
30,530
−2.7% 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

As of September 2026, map listings count 13 fast food and sandwich shops in Huron County. Chain locations make up 92% of them, against 79% across the U.S. That comes to 9.2 for every 10,000 households, 31% below the U.S. rate of 13.3.

Household spending on food away from home in Huron County comes to about $47.2M a year: $3,337 per household, 18% below the U.S. average. That is about $3.6M of household spending for each shop on map listings, 19% above 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.

In 2023, official counts showed 27 businesses with payroll in Huron County classed as limited-service restaurants, up 8.0% from 2019. That is one for every 524 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.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Huron County declined 2.7%, against +3.1% for the U.S. For fast food and sandwich shops, Huron County has a Groundwork market score of 46 (lower middle): #1,293 of 2,222 scored counties and #53 of 72 scored counties in Michigan.

How Huron 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 Huron County, MI compared with Michigan and the U.S.
MeasureHuron CountyMichiganU.S.
Listings per 10k households9.212.813.3
Spending per listing$3.6M$3M$3.1M
Households per official establishment (all limited-service restaurants)524514478
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+8.0%+7.8%+6.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025−2.7%+0.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on food away from home$3,337$3,875$4,070
Median household income$58,870$72,875$80,734
Groundwork market score4644

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
25 → 27All limited-service restaurants · +8.0% over the period
Employees, 2023
494
Annual payroll, 2023
$7.5M
One-person businesses, 2023
0All limited-service restaurants with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
1312 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
16The 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 Huron 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 Huron County

Population, 2025 estimate
30,530−2.7% since 2020
Households
14,150
Median age
48.4
Homes lived in by their owners
82%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
836 sq. mi.
People per square mile
37
Median household income
$58,870+21.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$76,624
Median home value
$154,300
Jobs located here
11,589
Daytime population
29,753Residents 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 Huron 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
53Huron County, MI46139.2$3.6M−2.7%#1,293 of 2,222

Other business types in Huron 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 Huron County, MI?

Huron County has 13 fast food and sandwich shops on map listings as of September 2026. 12 of them (92%) are chain locations. The listings count fast food, sandwich shops, delis and bagel shops. Official counts show 27 businesses with payroll classed as limited-service restaurants in 2023, up 8.0% from 2019. That count covers all limited-service restaurants (pizza places included), not only fast food and sandwich shops.

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

About $47.2M a year, or $3,337 per household. That is 18% below the U.S. average (an index of 82, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 13 fast food and sandwich shops on map listings, it comes to $3.6M 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 14,150 households in Huron County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Huron 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 $3.6M, 19% above the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the national ratio of fast food and sandwich shops to household spending, Huron County would have about 16, against 13 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 524 households, against one for every 478 across the U.S. The official count rose 8.0% from 2019 to 2023, against +6.1% for the U.S.

How fast is Huron County, MI growing?

Population estimates put Huron County at 30,530 people in 2025, down 2.7% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 14,150 households. The median household income in Huron County is $58,870 a year, 27% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 21.9% 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. Huron County scores 46 for fast food and sandwich shops (lower middle), #1,293 of 2,222 scored counties.

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