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Fast food and sandwich shops in Martin County, MN

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 53 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #1,017 of 2,222 scored counties
#45 of 53 scored counties 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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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 10 fast food and sandwich shops in Martin County. All of them are chain locations, against 79% across the U.S. That comes to 11.3 for every 10,000 households, 15% below the U.S. rate of 13.3.

Households in Martin County spend about $30.8M a year on food away from home, or $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. 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 Martin County was 11 in 2023. That is one for every 804 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 Martin County from 2020 to 2025 at −2.8%, against +3.1% for the U.S. Martin County scores 53 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for fast food and sandwich shops, ranking #1,017 of 2,222 scored counties and #45 of 53 scored counties in Minnesota.

How Martin 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 Martin County, MN compared with Minnesota and the U.S.
MeasureMartin CountyMinnesotaU.S.
Listings per 10k households11.310.513.3
Spending per listing$3.1M$4.1M$3.1M
Households per official establishment (all limited-service restaurants)804600478
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/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 score5378

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
13 → 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 Martin 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 Martin County

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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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 Martin 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
45Martin County, MN531011.3$3.1M−2.8%#1,017 of 2,222

Other business types in Martin County

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

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Questions

How many fast food and sandwich shops are in Martin County, MN?

Martin County has 10 fast food and sandwich shops on map listings as of September 2026. 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. That count covers all limited-service restaurants (pizza places included), not only fast food and sandwich shops.

How much do households in Martin County, MN 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. The spending figure covers all food away from home, not only fast food and sandwich shops. It is estimated from the incomes of the 8,839 households in Martin County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Martin County 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 Martin County, MN growing?

Population estimates put Martin County at 19,440 people in 2025, down 2.8% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 8,839 households. The median household income in Martin County is $59,507 a year, 26% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 12.7% 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. Martin County scores 53 for fast food and sandwich shops (upper middle), #1,017 of 2,222 scored counties.

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