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Fast food and sandwich shops in Roscommon County, MI

How Roscommon 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 53 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #1,033 of 2,222 scored counties
#40 of 72 scored counties in Michigan

Listings
14
13 chain locations (93%)
Official establishments
14
All limited-service restaurants
Household spending a year
$37.9M
On food away from home · $3,270 a household
Spending per listing
$2.7M
11% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
12.1
9% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
23,914
+1.9% 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

Households in Roscommon County spend about $37.9M a year on food away from home, or $3,270 per household, 20% below the U.S. average. That is about $2.7M of household spending for each shop on map listings, 11% below 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 14 fast food and sandwich shops on map listings in Roscommon County as of September 2026. Of those, 13 are chain locations, or 93%, against 79% across the U.S. That is 12.1 per 10,000 households, 9% below the U.S. rate of 13.3.

Official counts show 14 businesses with payroll classed as limited-service restaurants in Roscommon County in 2023. That is one for every 827 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 Roscommon County from 2020 to 2025 at +1.9%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). Roscommon County scores 53 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for fast food and sandwich shops, ranking #1,033 of 2,222 scored counties and #40 of 72 scored counties in Michigan.

How Roscommon 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 Roscommon County, MI compared with Michigan and the U.S.
MeasureRoscommon CountyMichiganU.S.
Listings per 10k households12.112.813.3
Spending per listing$2.7M$3M$3.1M
Households per official establishment (all limited-service restaurants)827514478
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+7.8%+6.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025+1.9%+0.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on food away from home$3,270$3,875$4,070
Median household income$55,246$72,875$80,734
Groundwork market score5344

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
15 → 14All limited-service restaurants
Employees, 2023
246
Annual payroll, 2023
$5M
One-person businesses, 2023
0All limited-service restaurants with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
1413 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
12The 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 Roscommon 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 Roscommon County

Population, 2025 estimate
23,914+1.9% since 2020
Households
11,579
Median age
55.1
Homes lived in by their owners
85%
Vehicles per household
1.7
Land area
520 sq. mi.
People per square mile
46
Median household income
$55,246+31.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$77,936
Median home value
$158,700
Jobs located here
5,588
Daytime population
22,322Residents 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 Roscommon 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
40Roscommon County, MI531412.1$2.7M+1.9%#1,033 of 2,222

Other business types in Roscommon 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 Roscommon County, MI?

As of September 2026, map listings count 14 fast food and sandwich shops in Roscommon County. 13 of them (93%) are chain locations. The listings count fast food, sandwich shops, delis and bagel shops. Official counts show 14 businesses with payroll classed as limited-service restaurants in 2023. The official count takes in all limited-service restaurants, not only fast food and sandwich shops: pizza places are counted too.

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

About $37.9M a year, or $3,270 per household. That is 20% below the U.S. average (an index of 80, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 14 fast food and sandwich shops on map listings, it comes to $2.7M 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 11,579 households in Roscommon County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Roscommon County has 12.1 fast food and sandwich shops per 10,000 households, 9% below the U.S. rate of 13.3. Spending per shop is $2.7M, 11% below the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the U.S. ratio of fast food and sandwich shops to household spending, Roscommon County would have about 12, against 14 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 827 households, against one for every 478 across the U.S.

How fast is Roscommon County, MI growing?

Population estimates put Roscommon County at 23,914 people in 2025, up 1.9% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 11,579 households. Median household income in Roscommon County is $55,246, 32% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 31.4%, 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. Roscommon County scores 53 for fast food and sandwich shops (upper middle), #1,033 of 2,222 scored counties.

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