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Fast food and sandwich shops in Chickasaw County, MS
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for fast food and sandwich shops in Chickasaw County, MS, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 31 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,815 of 2,222 scored counties
#24 of 61 scored counties in Mississippi
- Listings
- 9
- 7 chain locations (78%)
- Official establishments
- 8
- All limited-service restaurants
- Household spending a year
- $18.3M
- On food away from home · $2,736 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2M
- 33% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 13.5
- 2% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 16,730
- −2.0% since 2020
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What this means
For fast food and sandwich shops, Chickasaw County has a Groundwork market score of 31 (lower middle): #1,815 of 2,222 scored counties and #24 of 61 scored counties in Mississippi. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Household spending on food away from home in Chickasaw County comes to about $18.3M a year: $2,736 per household, 33% below the U.S. average. Spread across 9 fast food and sandwich shops, that is $2M per shop, 33% below 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 9 fast food and sandwich shops on map listings in Chickasaw County as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 78% of them, against 79% across the U.S. That is 13.5 per 10,000 households, 2% above the U.S. rate of 13.3.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as limited-service restaurants in Chickasaw County was 8 in 2023. That is one for every 834 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. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Chickasaw County declined 2.0%, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How Chickasaw 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.
| Measure | Chickasaw County | Mississippi | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 13.5 | 16.8 | 13.3 |
| Spending per listing | $2M | $2M | $3.1M |
| Households per official establishment (all limited-service restaurants) | 834 | 459 | 478 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +7.1% | +6.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −2.0% | −0.1% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on food away from home | $2,736 | $3,288 | $4,070 |
| Median household income | $43,586 | $56,447 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 31 | 8 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 7 → 8All limited-service restaurants
- Employees, 2023
- 195
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $2.8M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 8All limited-service restaurants with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 97 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 6The 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 Chickasaw 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 Chickasaw County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 16,730−2.0% since 2020
- Households
- 6,674
- Median age
- 37.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 70%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 502 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 34
- Median household income
- $43,586+19.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $56,911
- Median home value
- $109,800
- Jobs located here
- 4,543
- Daytime population
- 14,467Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Mississippi market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Mississippi for fast food and sandwich shops, numbered among those based in Mississippi, with Chickasaw County marked.
Top counties in Mississippi
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Marshall County, MS | 62 | 13 | 9.9 | $3.2M | +2.6% | #657 of 2,222 |
| 2Itawamba County, MS | 55 | 10 | 10.4 | $3.1M | +1.3% | #943 of 2,222 |
| 3Hancock County, MS | 50 | 25 | 12.4 | $2.9M | +1.6% | #1,135 of 2,222 |
| 4Walthall County, MS | 49 | 5 | 9.5 | $3.3M | +0.4% | #1,165 of 2,222 |
| 5Madison County, MS | 48 | 71 | 16.2 | $2.5M | +6.5% | #1,231 of 2,222 |
| 6Yalobusha County, MS | 47 | 5 | 10.0 | $3M | −0.5% | #1,253 of 2,222 |
| 7George County, MS | 47 | 12 | 12.9 | $2.6M | +8.1% | #1,271 of 2,222 |
| 8Pearl River County, MS | 47 | 30 | 13.7 | $2.4M | +5.6% | #1,283 of 2,222 |
| 9Jackson County, MS | 47 | 89 | 15.4 | $2.3M | +3.0% | #1,286 of 2,222 |
| 10DeSoto County, MS | 46 | 119 | 16.8 | $2.4M | +6.3% | #1,319 of 2,222 |
| 24Chickasaw County, MS | 31 | 9 | 13.5 | $2M | −2.0% | #1,815 of 2,222 |
Other business types in Chickasaw County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
- Restaurants and cafes43
- Sit-down restaurants52
- Fast food and sandwich shops31
- Pizza
- Coffee shops and cafes16
- Bakeries and dessert shops18
Groceries and convenience
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Questions
How many fast food and sandwich shops are in Chickasaw County, MS?
As of September 2026, map listings count 9 fast food and sandwich shops in Chickasaw County. 7 of them (78%) are chain locations. The listings count fast food, sandwich shops, delis and bagel shops. Official counts show 8 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. Official counts list 8 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Chickasaw County, MS spend on food away from home?
About $18.3M a year, or $2,736 per household. That is 33% below the U.S. average (an index of 67, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 9 fast food and sandwich shops on map listings, it comes to $2M 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 6,674 households in Chickasaw County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Chickasaw County, MS compare with the U.S. for fast food and sandwich shops?
Chickasaw County has 13.5 fast food and sandwich shops per 10,000 households, 2% above the U.S. rate of 13.3. Spending per shop is $2M, 33% below the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the U.S. ratio of fast food and sandwich shops to household spending, Chickasaw County would have about 6, against 9 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 834 households, against one for every 478 across the U.S.
How fast is Chickasaw County, MS growing?
Population estimates put Chickasaw County at 16,730 people in 2025, down 2.0% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 6,674 households. Median household income in Chickasaw County is $43,586, 46% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 19.3%, 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. Chickasaw County scores 31 for fast food and sandwich shops (lower middle), #1,815 of 2,222 scored counties.
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