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Fast food and sandwich shops in Dodge County, MN

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

Groundwork market score

Not scored

The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 2.

Listings
2
2 chain locations (100%)
Official establishments
7
All limited-service restaurants
Household spending a year
$35M
On food away from home · $4,332 a household
Spending per listing
$17.5M
Too few listings to compare
Listings per 10k households
2.5
Too few listings to compare
Population, 2025
21,376
+2.3% 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 2 fast food and sandwich shops in Dodge County. That is 2.5 per 10,000 households.

At $4,332 per household (6% above the U.S. average), households in Dodge County spend about $35M a year on food away from home. That works out to $17.5M per shop. That spending covers all food away from home, which fast food and sandwich shops share with other businesses in the trade.

In 2023, official counts showed 7 businesses with payroll in Dodge County classed as limited-service restaurants. That is one for every 1,155 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.

Population estimates put the population change in Dodge County from 2020 to 2025 at +2.3%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). With 2 fast food and sandwich shops on map listings, Dodge County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How Dodge 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.

Fast food and sandwich shops in Dodge County, MN compared with Minnesota and the U.S.
MeasureDodge CountyMinnesotaU.S.
Listings per 10k households2.510.513.3
Spending per listing$17.5M$4.1M$3.1M
Households per official establishment (all limited-service restaurants)1,155600478
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+1.9%+6.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025+2.3%+2.1%+3.1%
Spending per household on food away from home$4,332$4,330$4,070
Median household income$95,739$89,062$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored78

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
9 → 7All limited-service restaurants
Employees, 2023
82
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
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 Dodge 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 Dodge County

Population, 2025 estimate
21,376+2.3% since 2020
Households
8,083
Median age
39.0
Homes lived in by their owners
87%
Vehicles per household
2.3
Land area
439 sq. mi.
People per square mile
48
Median household income
$95,739+28.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$111,773
Median home value
$287,700
Jobs located here
5,620
Daytime population
15,087Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Fast food and sandwich shops across Minnesota

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The highest-scoring counties in Minnesota for fast food and sandwich shops, numbered among those based in Minnesota, with Dodge County marked.

Top counties in Minnesota

Counties in Minnesota ranked for fast food and sandwich shops by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Sherburne County, MN93215.9$7.9M+6.8%#6 of 2,222
2Chisago County, MN89167.5$6M+4.3%#19 of 2,222
3Wright County, MN89539.8$4.8M+11.1%#25 of 2,222
4Washington County, MN8610910.3$4.9M+6.9%#41 of 2,222
5Hubbard County, MN8566.7$5.6M+4.6%#52 of 2,222
6Cass County, MN8597.0$5.3M+4.2%#53 of 2,222
7Carver County, MN854611.2$4.7M+6.6%#56 of 2,222
8Isanti County, MN85169.8$4.2M+7.3%#61 of 2,222
9Scott County, MN845710.4$5M+5.1%#74 of 2,222
10Wabasha County, MN8166.6$6.2M+0.7%#103 of 2,222
Dodge County, MNNot scored22.5$17.5M+2.3%

Other business types in Dodge 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 Dodge County, MN?

There are 2 fast food and sandwich shops on map listings in Dodge County as of September 2026. The listings count fast food, sandwich shops, delis and bagel shops. Official counts show 7 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 Dodge County, MN spend on food away from home?

About $35M a year, or $4,332 per household. That is 6% above the U.S. average (an index of 106, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 2 fast food and sandwich shops on map listings, it comes to $17.5M 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 8,083 households in Dodge County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Dodge 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, Dodge County would have about 12, against 2 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,155 households, against one for every 478 across the U.S.

How fast is Dodge County, MN growing?

Population estimates put Dodge County at 21,376 people in 2025, up 2.3% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 8,083 households. The median household income in Dodge County is $95,739 a year, 19% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 28.4% 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. Dodge County has no market score for fast food and sandwich shops: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 2.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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