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Fast food and sandwich shops in Copiah County, MS

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for fast food and sandwich shops in Copiah County, MS, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 24 out of 100: Low

Ranked #1,983 of 2,222 scored counties
#32 of 61 scored counties in Mississippi

Listings
15
10 chain locations (67%)
Official establishments
18
All limited-service restaurants
Household spending a year
$31.1M
On food away from home · $3,089 a household
Spending per listing
$2.1M
32% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
14.9
12% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
27,497
−2.7% 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

For fast food and sandwich shops, Copiah County has a Groundwork market score of 24 (low): #1,983 of 2,222 scored counties and #32 of 61 scored counties in Mississippi. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.

As of September 2026, map listings count 15 fast food and sandwich shops in Copiah County. Of those, 10 are chain locations, or 67%, against 79% across the U.S. That is 14.9 per 10,000 households, 12% above the U.S. rate of 13.3.

Households in Copiah County spend about $31.1M a year on food away from home, or $3,089 per household, 24% below the U.S. average. That is about $2.1M of household spending for each shop on map listings, 32% 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 Copiah County was 18 in 2023. That is one for every 559 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. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $53K has gone to businesses classed as limited-service restaurants in Copiah County. Population estimates show Copiah County declined 2.7% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S.

How Copiah 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 Copiah County, MS compared with Mississippi and the U.S.
MeasureCopiah CountyMississippiU.S.
Listings per 10k households14.916.813.3
Spending per listing$2.1M$2M$3.1M
Households per official establishment (all limited-service restaurants)559459478
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+7.1%+6.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025−2.7%−0.1%+3.1%
Spending per household on food away from home$3,089$3,288$4,070
Median household income$49,089$56,447$80,734
Groundwork market score248

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
16 → 18All limited-service restaurants
Employees, 2023
377
Annual payroll, 2023
$4.3M
One-person businesses, 2023
12All limited-service restaurants with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
1510 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
1
Amount
$53K

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as limited-service restaurants in Copiah 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 Copiah County

Population, 2025 estimate
27,497−2.7% since 2020
Households
10,060
Median age
40.1
Homes lived in by their owners
74%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
777 sq. mi.
People per square mile
36
Median household income
$49,089+16.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$78,358
Median home value
$114,100
Jobs located here
6,176
Daytime population
22,252Residents 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 Copiah 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
32Copiah County, MS241514.9$2.1M−2.7%#1,983 of 2,222

Other business types in Copiah 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 Copiah County, MS?

Copiah County has 15 fast food and sandwich shops on map listings as of September 2026. 10 of them (67%) are chain locations. The listings count fast food, sandwich shops, delis and bagel shops. Official counts show 18 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. Official counts list 12 one-person businesses without payroll.

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

About $31.1M a year, or $3,089 per household. That is 24% below the U.S. average (an index of 76, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 15 fast food and sandwich shops on map listings, it comes to $2.1M 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 10,060 households in Copiah County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Copiah County has 14.9 fast food and sandwich shops per 10,000 households, 12% above the U.S. rate of 13.3. Spending per shop is $2.1M, 32% below the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the national ratio of fast food and sandwich shops to household spending, Copiah County would have about 10, against 15 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 559 households, against one for every 478 across the U.S.

How fast is Copiah County, MS growing?

Population estimates put Copiah County at 27,497 people in 2025, down 2.7% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 10,060 households. The median household income in Copiah County is $49,089 a year, 39% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 16.5% 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. Copiah County scores 24 for fast food and sandwich shops (low), #1,983 of 2,222 scored counties.

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