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Fast food and sandwich shops in Amite County, MS

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 43 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,402 of 2,222 scored counties
#11 of 61 scored counties in Mississippi

Listings
6
1 chain location (17%)
Official establishments
5
All limited-service restaurants
Household spending a year
$15.6M
On food away from home · $2,667 a household
Spending per listing
$2.6M
15% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
10.3
23% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
12,487
−1.7% 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 6 fast food and sandwich shops in Amite County. One of them (17%) is a chain location, against 79% across the U.S. That is 10.3 per 10,000 households, 23% below the U.S. rate of 13.3.

At $2,667 per household (34% below the U.S. average), households in Amite County spend about $15.6M a year on food away from home. Spread across 6 fast food and sandwich shops, that is $2.6M per shop, 15% below 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 Amite County was 5 in 2023. That is one for every 1,170 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. Official counts also show 4 one-person businesses without payroll.

Population estimates show Amite County declined 1.7% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Groundwork market score for fast food and sandwich shops in Amite County is 43 (lower middle), #1,402 of 2,222 scored counties and #11 of 61 scored counties in Mississippi.

How Amite County compares

The same measures for Mississippi 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 Amite County, MS compared with Mississippi and the U.S.
MeasureAmite CountyMississippiU.S.
Listings per 10k households10.316.813.3
Spending per listing$2.6M$2M$3.1M
Households per official establishment (all limited-service restaurants)1,170459478
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+7.1%+6.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025−1.7%−0.1%+3.1%
Spending per household on food away from home$2,667$3,288$4,070
Median household income$37,222$56,447$80,734
Groundwork market score438

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
3 → 5All limited-service restaurants
Employees, 2023
29
Annual payroll, 2023
$556K
One-person businesses, 2023
4All limited-service restaurants with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
61 chain location
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
5The 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 Amite 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 Amite County

Population, 2025 estimate
12,487−1.7% since 2020
Households
5,850
Median age
48.3
Homes lived in by their owners
82%
Vehicles per household
1.7
Land area
730 sq. mi.
People per square mile
17
Median household income
$37,222+9.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$51,489
Median home value
$100,800
Jobs located here
1,918
Daytime population
9,822Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Fast food and sandwich shops across Mississippi

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

Top counties in Mississippi

Counties in Mississippi ranked for fast food and sandwich shops by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Marshall County, MS62139.9$3.2M+2.6%#657 of 2,222
2Itawamba County, MS551010.4$3.1M+1.3%#943 of 2,222
3Hancock County, MS502512.4$2.9M+1.6%#1,135 of 2,222
4Walthall County, MS4959.5$3.3M+0.4%#1,165 of 2,222
5Madison County, MS487116.2$2.5M+6.5%#1,231 of 2,222
6Yalobusha County, MS47510.0$3M−0.5%#1,253 of 2,222
7George County, MS471212.9$2.6M+8.1%#1,271 of 2,222
8Pearl River County, MS473013.7$2.4M+5.6%#1,283 of 2,222
9Jackson County, MS478915.4$2.3M+3.0%#1,286 of 2,222
10DeSoto County, MS4611916.8$2.4M+6.3%#1,319 of 2,222
11Amite County, MS43610.3$2.6M−1.7%#1,402 of 2,222

Other business types in Amite 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 Amite County, MS?

There are 6 fast food and sandwich shops on map listings in Amite County as of September 2026. One of them (17%) is a chain location. The listings count fast food, sandwich shops, delis and bagel shops. Official counts show 5 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. Another 4 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.

How much do households in Amite County, MS spend on food away from home?

About $15.6M a year, or $2,667 per household. That is 34% below the U.S. average (an index of 66, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 6 fast food and sandwich shops on map listings, it comes to $2.6M 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 5,850 households in Amite County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Amite County has 10.3 fast food and sandwich shops per 10,000 households, 23% below the U.S. rate of 13.3. Spending per shop is $2.6M, 15% below the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the national ratio of fast food and sandwich shops to household spending, Amite County would have about 5, against 6 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,170 households, against one for every 478 across the U.S.

How fast is Amite County, MS growing?

Population estimates put Amite County at 12,487 people in 2025, down 1.7% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 5,850 households. The median household income in Amite County is $37,222 a year, 54% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 9.5% 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. Amite County scores 43 for fast food and sandwich shops (lower middle), #1,402 of 2,222 scored counties.

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