Food and drink · Small-town market · Minnesota
Fast food and sandwich shops in the Fairmont, MN area
The fast food and sandwich shops in the Fairmont, MN area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other small-town markets.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 62 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #162 of 537 scored small-town markets
#13 of 18 scored small-town markets based in Minnesota
- Listings
- 10
- 10 chain locations (100%)
- Official establishments
- 11
- All limited-service restaurants
- Household spending a year
- $30.8M
- On food away from home · $3,480 a household
- Spending per listing
- $3.1M
- In line with the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 11.3
- 15% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 19,440
- −2.8% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on food away from home in the Fairmont area comes to about $30.8M a year: $3,480 per household, 15% below the U.S. average. That works out to $3.1M per shop, in line with 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 10 fast food and sandwich shops on map listings in the Fairmont area as of September 2026. All of them are chain locations, against 79% across the U.S. That is 11.3 per 10,000 households, 15% below the U.S. rate of 13.3.
Official counts show 11 businesses with payroll classed as limited-service restaurants in the Fairmont area in 2023. That is one for every 804 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 the Fairmont area from 2020 to 2025 at −2.8%, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Groundwork market score for fast food and sandwich shops in the Fairmont area is 62 (upper middle), #162 of 537 scored small-town markets and #13 of 18 scored small-town markets based in Minnesota.
How the Fairmont area 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 | Fairmont area | Minnesota | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 11.3 | 10.5 | 13.3 |
| Spending per listing | $3.1M | $4.1M | $3.1M |
| Households per official establishment (all limited-service restaurants) | 804 | 600 | 478 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +1.9% | +6.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −2.8% | +2.1% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on food away from home | $3,480 | $4,330 | $4,070 |
| Median household income | $59,507 | $89,062 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 62 | 78 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 11All limited-service restaurants
- Employees, 2023
- 225
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $3.7M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 0All limited-service restaurants with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 1010 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
- 0
- Amount
- $0
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as limited-service restaurants in the Fairmont area, 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 the Fairmont area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 19,440−2.8% since 2020
- Households
- 8,839
- Median age
- 44.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 69%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 712 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 28
- Median household income
- $59,507+12.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $82,458
- Median home value
- $163,500
- Jobs located here
- 8,052
- Daytime population
- 18,159Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Minnesota market ranked →The highest-scoring small-town markets in Minnesota for fast food and sandwich shops, numbered among those based in Minnesota (a market based in another state is listed without a number), with the Fairmont area marked.
Top small-town markets in Minnesota
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Detroit Lakes, MN | 86 | 10 | 6.9 | $5.5M | +0.9% | #9 of 537 |
| 2Brainerd, MN | 85 | 43 | 10.2 | $3.7M | +4.3% | #11 of 537 |
| Wahpeton, ND-MN | 83 | 9 | 9.5 | $4M | 0.0% | #17 of 537 |
| 3Alexandria, MN | 81 | 20 | 11.4 | $3.4M | +2.6% | #22 of 537 |
| 4Red Wing, MN | 80 | 19 | 9.6 | $4.2M | +1.3% | #23 of 537 |
| 5Austin, MN | 80 | 17 | 10.8 | $3.5M | +2.3% | #25 of 537 |
| 6Hutchinson, MN | 79 | 12 | 7.9 | $5M | −0.3% | #28 of 537 |
| 7Fergus Falls, MN | 79 | 26 | 10.3 | $3.7M | +1.6% | #34 of 537 |
| 8Faribault-Northfield, MN | 78 | 29 | 12.3 | $3.3M | +4.2% | #41 of 537 |
| 9Grand Rapids, MN | 77 | 21 | 11.3 | $3.2M | +0.9% | #46 of 537 |
| 13Fairmont, MN | 62 | 10 | 11.3 | $3.1M | −2.8% | #162 of 537 |
Other business types in the Fairmont area
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
- Restaurants and cafes65
- Sit-down restaurants53
- Fast food and sandwich shops62
- Pizza53
- Coffee shops and cafes47
- Bakeries and dessert shops55
Groceries and convenience
Auto
Beauty and personal care
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many fast food and sandwich shops are in the Fairmont, MN area?
As of September 2026, map listings count 10 fast food and sandwich shops in the Fairmont area. 10 of them (100%) are chain locations. The listings count fast food, sandwich shops, delis and bagel shops. Official counts show 11 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 the Fairmont, MN area spend on food away from home?
About $30.8M a year, or $3,480 per household. That is 15% below the U.S. average (an index of 85, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 10 fast food and sandwich shops on map listings, it comes to $3.1M 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 8,839 households in the Fairmont area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Fairmont, MN area compare with the U.S. for fast food and sandwich shops?
The Fairmont area has 11.3 fast food and sandwich shops per 10,000 households, 15% below the U.S. rate of 13.3. Spending per shop is $3.1M, in line with the U.S. figure of $3.1M. The count on map listings matches the U.S. ratio of fast food and sandwich shops to household spending. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 804 households, against one for every 478 across the U.S.
How fast is the Fairmont, MN area growing?
Population estimates put the Fairmont area at 19,440 people in 2025, down 2.8% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 8,839 households. Median household income in the Fairmont area is $59,507, 26% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 12.7%, 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. A small-town market is a town of 10,000 to 50,000 people and the county or counties tied to it by commuting. 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 Fairmont area scores 62 for fast food and sandwich shops (upper middle), #162 of 537 scored small-town markets.
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