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Fast food and sandwich shops in Midland County, MI
How Midland 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 63 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #609 of 2,222 scored counties
#18 of 72 scored counties in Michigan
- Listings
- 38
- 34 chain locations (89%)
- Official establishments
- 66
- All limited-service restaurants · +3.1% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $141.2M
- On food away from home · $4,035 a household
- Spending per listing
- $3.7M
- 22% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 10.9
- 18% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 83,754
- +0.3% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 38 fast food and sandwich shops in Midland County. Chain locations make up 89% of them, against 79% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 10.9, 18% below the U.S. rate of 13.3.
At $4,035 per household (in line with the U.S. average), households in Midland County spend about $141.2M a year on food away from home. That is about $3.7M of household spending for each shop on map listings, 22% 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.
Official counts show 66 businesses with payroll classed as limited-service restaurants in Midland County in 2023, up 3.1% from 2019. That is one for every 530 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 4 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $1M have gone to businesses classed as limited-service restaurants in Midland County.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Midland County grew 0.3%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for fast food and sandwich shops in Midland County is 63 (upper middle), #609 of 2,222 scored counties and #18 of 72 scored counties in Michigan.
How Midland 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 | Midland County | Michigan | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 10.9 | 12.8 | 13.3 |
| Spending per listing | $3.7M | $3M | $3.1M |
| Households per official establishment (all limited-service restaurants) | 530 | 514 | 478 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +3.1% | +7.8% | +6.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +0.3% | +0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on food away from home | $4,035 | $3,875 | $4,070 |
| Median household income | $77,705 | $72,875 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 63 | 44 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 64 → 66All limited-service restaurants · +3.1% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 1,453
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $26.2M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 4All limited-service restaurants with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 3834 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 46The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 2
- Amount
- $1M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as limited-service restaurants in Midland 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 Midland County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 83,754+0.3% since 2020
- Households
- 34,993
- Median age
- 42.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 78%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 518 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 162
- Median household income
- $77,705+24.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $104,160
- Median home value
- $195,400
- Jobs located here
- 33,850
- Daytime population
- 84,932Residents 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 Midland 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 |
| 18Midland County, MI | 63 | 38 | 10.9 | $3.7M | +0.3% | #609 of 2,222 |
Other business types in Midland County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
- Restaurants and cafes69
- Sit-down restaurants75
- Fast food and sandwich shops63
- Pizza65
- Coffee shops and cafes54
- Bakeries and dessert shops58
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Questions
How many fast food and sandwich shops are in Midland County, MI?
There are 38 fast food and sandwich shops on map listings in Midland County as of September 2026. 34 of them (89%) are chain locations. The listings count fast food, sandwich shops, delis and bagel shops. Official counts show 66 businesses with payroll classed as limited-service restaurants in 2023, up 3.1% from 2019. That count covers all limited-service restaurants (pizza places included), not only fast food and sandwich shops. Official counts also show 4 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Midland County, MI spend on food away from home?
About $141.2M a year, or $4,035 per household. That is in line with the U.S. average (an index of 99, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 38 fast food and sandwich shops on map listings, it comes to $3.7M 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 34,993 households in Midland County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Midland County, MI compare with the U.S. for fast food and sandwich shops?
Midland County has 10.9 fast food and sandwich shops per 10,000 households, 18% below the U.S. rate of 13.3. Spending per shop is $3.7M, 22% above the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the national ratio of fast food and sandwich shops to household spending, Midland County would have about 46, against 38 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 530 households, against one for every 478 across the U.S. The official count rose 3.1% from 2019 to 2023, against +6.1% for the U.S.
How fast is Midland County, MI growing?
Population estimates put Midland County at 83,754 people in 2025, up 0.3% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 34,993 households. The median household income in Midland County is $77,705 a year, 4% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 24.1% 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. Midland County scores 63 for fast food and sandwich shops (upper middle), #609 of 2,222 scored counties.
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