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Fast food and sandwich shops in Aitkin County, MN
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for fast food and sandwich shops in Aitkin County, MN, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score
Not scored
The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 4.
- Listings
- 4
- 4 chain locations (100%)
- Official establishments
- 10
- All limited-service restaurants
- Household spending a year
- $24.3M
- On food away from home · $3,365 a household
- Spending per listing
- $6.1M
- 99% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 5.5
- 59% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 16,252
- +3.5% since 2020
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What this means
Households in Aitkin County spend about $24.3M a year on food away from home, or $3,365 per household, 17% below the U.S. average. That is about $6.1M of household spending for each shop on map listings, 99% above 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 4 fast food and sandwich shops on map listings in Aitkin County as of September 2026. That comes to 5.5 for every 10,000 households, 59% below the U.S. rate of 13.3.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as limited-service restaurants in Aitkin County was 10 in 2023. That is one for every 722 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. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $25K has gone to businesses classed as limited-service restaurants in Aitkin County.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Aitkin County grew 3.5%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). With 4 fast food and sandwich shops on map listings, Aitkin County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.
How Aitkin County compares
The same measures for Minnesota 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 | Aitkin County | Minnesota | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 5.5 | 10.5 | 13.3 |
| Spending per listing | $6.1M | $4.1M | $3.1M |
| Households per official establishment (all limited-service restaurants) | 722 | 600 | 478 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +1.9% | +6.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +3.5% | +2.1% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on food away from home | $3,365 | $4,330 | $4,070 |
| Median household income | $60,833 | $89,062 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | Not scored | 78 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 8 → 10All limited-service restaurants
- Employees, 2023
- 137
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $2.9M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 0All limited-service restaurants with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 44 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 8The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $25K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as limited-service restaurants in Aitkin 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 Aitkin County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 16,252+3.5% since 2020
- Households
- 7,222
- Median age
- 54.8
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 85%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 1,821 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 9
- Median household income
- $60,833+23.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $77,208
- Median home value
- $255,800
- Jobs located here
- 4,487
- Daytime population
- 13,541Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Minnesota
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Sherburne County, MN | 93 | 21 | 5.9 | $7.9M | +6.8% | #6 of 2,222 |
| 2Chisago County, MN | 89 | 16 | 7.5 | $6M | +4.3% | #19 of 2,222 |
| 3Wright County, MN | 89 | 53 | 9.8 | $4.8M | +11.1% | #25 of 2,222 |
| 4Washington County, MN | 86 | 109 | 10.3 | $4.9M | +6.9% | #41 of 2,222 |
| 5Hubbard County, MN | 85 | 6 | 6.7 | $5.6M | +4.6% | #52 of 2,222 |
| 6Cass County, MN | 85 | 9 | 7.0 | $5.3M | +4.2% | #53 of 2,222 |
| 7Carver County, MN | 85 | 46 | 11.2 | $4.7M | +6.6% | #56 of 2,222 |
| 8Isanti County, MN | 85 | 16 | 9.8 | $4.2M | +7.3% | #61 of 2,222 |
| 9Scott County, MN | 84 | 57 | 10.4 | $5M | +5.1% | #74 of 2,222 |
| 10Wabasha County, MN | 81 | 6 | 6.6 | $6.2M | +0.7% | #103 of 2,222 |
| Aitkin County, MN | Not scored | 4 | 5.5 | $6.1M | +3.5% |
Other business types in Aitkin County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
- Restaurants and cafes46
- Sit-down restaurants34
- Fast food and sandwich shops
- Pizza
- Coffee shops and cafes59
- Bakeries and dessert shops55
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Questions
How many fast food and sandwich shops are in Aitkin County, MN?
As of September 2026, map listings count 4 fast food and sandwich shops in Aitkin County. The listings count fast food, sandwich shops, delis and bagel shops. Official counts show 10 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 Aitkin County, MN spend on food away from home?
About $24.3M a year, or $3,365 per household. That is 17% below the U.S. average (an index of 83, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 4 fast food and sandwich shops on map listings, it comes to $6.1M 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 7,222 households in Aitkin County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Aitkin County, MN compare with the U.S. for fast food and sandwich shops?
Aitkin County has 5.5 fast food and sandwich shops per 10,000 households, 59% below the U.S. rate of 13.3. Spending per shop is $6.1M, 99% above the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the U.S. ratio of fast food and sandwich shops to household spending, Aitkin County would have about 8, against 4 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 722 households, against one for every 478 across the U.S.
How fast is Aitkin County, MN growing?
Population estimates put Aitkin County at 16,252 people in 2025, up 3.5% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 7,222 households. Median household income in Aitkin County is $60,833, 25% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 23.3%, 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. Aitkin County has no market score for fast food and sandwich shops: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 4.
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