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Fast food and sandwich shops in Osceola County, MI

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 70 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #350 of 2,222 scored counties
#14 of 72 scored counties in Michigan

Listings
7
6 chain locations (86%)
Official establishments
12
All limited-service restaurants
Household spending a year
$31.1M
On food away from home · $3,323 a household
Spending per listing
$4.4M
46% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
7.5
44% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
23,516
+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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 7 fast food and sandwich shops in Osceola County. 6 of them (86%) are chain locations, against 79% across the U.S. That comes to 7.5 for every 10,000 households, 44% below the U.S. rate of 13.3.

Household spending on food away from home in Osceola County comes to about $31.1M a year: $3,323 per household, 18% below the U.S. average. That is about $4.4M of household spending for each shop on map listings, 46% 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.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as limited-service restaurants in Osceola County was 12 in 2023. That is one for every 780 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 $120K has gone to businesses classed as limited-service restaurants in Osceola County.

Population estimates put the population change in Osceola County from 2020 to 2025 at +2.7%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). Osceola County scores 70 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for fast food and sandwich shops, ranking #350 of 2,222 scored counties and #14 of 72 scored counties in Michigan. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.

How Osceola 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 Osceola County, MI compared with Michigan and the U.S.
MeasureOsceola CountyMichiganU.S.
Listings per 10k households7.512.813.3
Spending per listing$4.4M$3M$3.1M
Households per official establishment (all limited-service restaurants)780514478
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+7.8%+6.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025+2.7%+0.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on food away from home$3,323$3,875$4,070
Median household income$58,267$72,875$80,734
Groundwork market score7044

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
10 → 12All limited-service restaurants
Employees, 2023
256
Annual payroll, 2023
$4.9M
One-person businesses, 2023
0All limited-service restaurants with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
76 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
10The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
1
Amount
$120K

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

Population, 2025 estimate
23,516+2.7% since 2020
Households
9,356
Median age
43.8
Homes lived in by their owners
84%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
566 sq. mi.
People per square mile
41
Median household income
$58,267+32.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$75,575
Median home value
$155,400
Jobs located here
7,150
Daytime population
21,888Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Fast food and sandwich shops across Michigan

Every Michigan market ranked →

The highest-scoring counties in Michigan for fast food and sandwich shops, numbered among those based in Michigan, with Osceola 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
14Osceola County, MI7077.5$4.4M+2.7%#350 of 2,222

Other business types in Osceola 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 Osceola County, MI?

There are 7 fast food and sandwich shops on map listings in Osceola County as of September 2026. 6 of them (86%) are chain locations. The listings count fast food, sandwich shops, delis and bagel shops. Official counts show 12 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 Osceola County, MI spend on food away from home?

About $31.1M a year, or $3,323 per household. That is 18% below the U.S. average (an index of 82, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 7 fast food and sandwich shops on map listings, it comes to $4.4M 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 9,356 households in Osceola County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Osceola County has 7.5 fast food and sandwich shops per 10,000 households, 44% below the U.S. rate of 13.3. Spending per shop is $4.4M, 46% above the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the national ratio of fast food and sandwich shops to household spending, Osceola County would have about 10, against 7 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 780 households, against one for every 478 across the U.S.

How fast is Osceola County, MI growing?

Population estimates put Osceola County at 23,516 people in 2025, up 2.7% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 9,356 households. The median household income in Osceola County is $58,267 a year, 28% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 32.3% 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. Osceola County scores 70 for fast food and sandwich shops (upper middle), #350 of 2,222 scored counties.

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