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Fast food and sandwich shops in Oscoda County, MI

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

Groundwork market score

Not scored

Counties under 10,000 people aren’t scored, since a few businesses can swing their figures.

Listings
2
2 chain locations (100%)
Official establishments
4
All limited-service restaurants
Household spending a year
$11.3M
On food away from home · $2,985 a household
Spending per listing
$5.7M
Too few listings to compare
Listings per 10k households
5.3
Too few listings to compare
Population, 2025
8,723
+6.0% 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 2 fast food and sandwich shops in Oscoda County. That is 5.3 per 10,000 households.

Household spending on food away from home in Oscoda County comes to about $11.3M a year: $2,985 per household, 27% below the U.S. average. That is about $5.7M of household spending for each shop on map listings. 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 Oscoda County was 4 in 2023. That is one for every 947 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 Oscoda County grew 6.0%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). Counties under 10,000 people aren’t given a market score, since a few businesses can swing their figures.

How Oscoda 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 Oscoda County, MI compared with Michigan and the U.S.
MeasureOscoda CountyMichiganU.S.
Listings per 10k households5.312.813.3
Spending per listing$5.7M$3M$3.1M
Households per official establishment (all limited-service restaurants)947514478
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+7.8%+6.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025+6.0%+0.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on food away from home$2,985$3,875$4,070
Median household income$49,515$72,875$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored44

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
6 → 4All limited-service restaurants
Employees, 2023
57
Annual payroll, 2023
$1.1M
One-person businesses, 2023
0All limited-service restaurants with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
22 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
4The 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 Oscoda 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 Oscoda County

Population, 2025 estimate
8,723+6.0% since 2020
Households
3,788
Median age
50.7
Homes lived in by their owners
87%
Vehicles per household
1.7
Land area
566 sq. mi.
People per square mile
15
Median household income
$49,515
Average household income
$61,414
Median home value
$125,500
Jobs located here
1,700
Daytime population
7,573Residents 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 Oscoda 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
Oscoda County, MINot scored25.3$5.7M+6.0%

Other business types in Oscoda County

None has a Groundwork market score here. Counties under 10,000 people aren’t scored, since a few businesses can swing their figures.

Questions

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

Oscoda County has 2 fast food and sandwich shops on map listings as of September 2026. The listings count fast food, sandwich shops, delis and bagel shops. Official counts show 4 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 Oscoda County, MI spend on food away from home?

About $11.3M a year, or $2,985 per household. That is 27% below the U.S. average (an index of 73, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 2 fast food and sandwich shops on map listings, it comes to $5.7M 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 3,788 households in Oscoda County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Oscoda County has 2 fast food and sandwich shops on map listings, too few for a steady comparison with the U.S. rate. At the national ratio of fast food and sandwich shops to household spending, Oscoda County would have about 4, against 2 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 947 households, against one for every 478 across the U.S.

How fast is Oscoda County, MI growing?

Population estimates put Oscoda County at 8,723 people in 2025, up 6.0% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 3,788 households. The median household income in Oscoda County is $49,515 a year, 39% below the U.S. median of $80,734.

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. The score leaves out counties under 10,000 people, where a handful of businesses would swing it.

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How the score works · Top markets for fast food and sandwich shops · All 56 business types in Oscoda County

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