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Fast food and sandwich shops in McLeod County, MN
How McLeod County, MN 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 73 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #271 of 2,222 scored counties
#20 of 53 scored counties in Minnesota
- Listings
- 12
- 12 chain locations (100%)
- Official establishments
- 23
- All limited-service restaurants · −8.0% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $60.1M
- On food away from home · $3,952 a household
- Spending per listing
- $5M
- 64% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 7.9
- 41% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 36,631
- −0.3% since 2020
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What this means
At $3,952 per household (3% below the U.S. average), households in McLeod County spend about $60.1M a year on food away from home. Spread across 12 fast food and sandwich shops, that is $5M per shop, 64% 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 12 fast food and sandwich shops on map listings in McLeod County as of September 2026. All of them are chain locations, against 79% across the U.S. That comes to 7.9 for every 10,000 households, 41% below the U.S. rate of 13.3.
Official counts show 23 businesses with payroll classed as limited-service restaurants in McLeod County in 2023, down 8.0% from 2019. That is one for every 662 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, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $262K have gone to businesses classed as limited-service restaurants in McLeod County.
Population estimates show McLeod County declined 0.3% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. For fast food and sandwich shops, McLeod County has a Groundwork market score of 73 (upper middle): #271 of 2,222 scored counties and #20 of 53 scored counties in Minnesota. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How McLeod 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 | McLeod County | Minnesota | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 7.9 | 10.5 | 13.3 |
| Spending per listing | $5M | $4.1M | $3.1M |
| Households per official establishment (all limited-service restaurants) | 662 | 600 | 478 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −8.0% | +1.9% | +6.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −0.3% | +2.1% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on food away from home | $3,952 | $4,330 | $4,070 |
| Median household income | $80,084 | $89,062 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 73 | 78 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 25 → 23All limited-service restaurants · −8.0% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 464
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $8.5M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 0All limited-service restaurants with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 1212 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 20The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 2
- Amount
- $262K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as limited-service restaurants in McLeod 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 McLeod County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 36,631−0.3% since 2020
- Households
- 15,215
- Median age
- 42.2
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 77%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 492 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 75
- Median household income
- $80,084+28.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $99,958
- Median home value
- $246,100
- Jobs located here
- 16,606
- Daytime population
- 33,985Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Minnesota market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Minnesota for fast food and sandwich shops, numbered among those based in Minnesota, with McLeod County marked.
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 |
| 20McLeod County, MN | 73 | 12 | 7.9 | $5M | −0.3% | #271 of 2,222 |
Other business types in McLeod County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
- Restaurants and cafes70
- Sit-down restaurants66
- Fast food and sandwich shops73
- Pizza53
- Coffee shops and cafes66
- Bakeries and dessert shops78
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Questions
How many fast food and sandwich shops are in McLeod County, MN?
As of September 2026, map listings count 12 fast food and sandwich shops in McLeod County. 12 of them (100%) are chain locations. The listings count fast food, sandwich shops, delis and bagel shops. Official counts show 23 businesses with payroll classed as limited-service restaurants in 2023, down 8.0% from 2019. 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 McLeod County, MN spend on food away from home?
About $60.1M a year, or $3,952 per household. That is 3% below the U.S. average (an index of 97, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 12 fast food and sandwich shops on map listings, it comes to $5M 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 15,215 households in McLeod County and national spending patterns by income.
How does McLeod County, MN compare with the U.S. for fast food and sandwich shops?
McLeod County has 7.9 fast food and sandwich shops per 10,000 households, 41% below the U.S. rate of 13.3. Spending per shop is $5M, 64% above the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the U.S. ratio of fast food and sandwich shops to household spending, McLeod County would have about 20, against 12 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 662 households, against one for every 478 across the U.S. The official count fell 8.0% from 2019 to 2023, against +6.1% for the U.S.
How fast is McLeod County, MN growing?
Population estimates put McLeod County at 36,631 people in 2025, down 0.3% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 15,215 households. Median household income in McLeod County is $80,084, in line with the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 28.9%, 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. McLeod County scores 73 for fast food and sandwich shops (upper middle), #271 of 2,222 scored counties.
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