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Fast food and sandwich shops in the Grenada, MS area

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for fast food and sandwich shops in the Grenada, MS area, set against other small-town markets and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 10 out of 100: Low

Ranked #528 of 537 scored small-town markets
#16 of 17 scored small-town markets based in Mississippi

Listings
21
19 chain locations (90%)
Official establishments
30
All limited-service restaurants · −9.1% since 2019
Household spending a year
$38.4M
On food away from home · $3,045 a household
Spending per listing
$1.8M
40% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
16.7
26% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
30,222
−3.6% 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, the Grenada area has a Groundwork market score of 10 (low): #528 of 537 scored small-town markets and #16 of 17 scored small-town markets based in Mississippi. That puts it in the bottom quarter of small-town markets.

Households in the Grenada area spend about $38.4M a year on food away from home, or $3,045 per household, 25% below the U.S. average. That works out to $1.8M per shop, 40% 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 21 fast food and sandwich shops on map listings in the Grenada area as of September 2026. Of those, 19 are chain locations, or 90%, against 79% across the U.S. That comes to 16.7 for every 10,000 households, 26% above the U.S. rate of 13.3.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as limited-service restaurants in the Grenada area was 30 in 2023, down 9.1% from 2019. That is one for every 420 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, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $418K has gone to businesses classed as limited-service restaurants in the Grenada area. Population estimates put the population change in the Grenada area from 2020 to 2025 at −3.6%, against +3.1% for the U.S.

How the Grenada area 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 Grenada, MS area compared with Mississippi and the U.S.
MeasureGrenada areaMississippiU.S.
Listings per 10k households16.716.813.3
Spending per listing$1.8M$2M$3.1M
Households per official establishment (all limited-service restaurants)420459478
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023−9.1%+7.1%+6.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025−3.6%−0.1%+3.1%
Spending per household on food away from home$3,045$3,288$4,070
Median household income$46,897$56,447$80,734
Groundwork market score108

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
30All limited-service restaurants · −9.1% over the period
Employees, 2023
726
Annual payroll, 2023
$10.9M
One-person businesses, 2023
9All limited-service restaurants with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
2119 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
13The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
1
Amount
$418K

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as limited-service restaurants in the Grenada area, 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 the Grenada area

Population, 2025 estimate
30,222−3.6% since 2020
Households
12,601
Median age
41.6
Homes lived in by their owners
70%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
829 sq. mi.
People per square mile
37
Median household income
$46,897
Average household income
$69,263
Median home value
$129,600
Jobs located here
11,738
Daytime population
29,771Residents 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 small-town markets in Mississippi for fast food and sandwich shops, numbered among those based in Mississippi, with the Grenada area marked.

Top small-town markets in Mississippi

Small-town markets in Mississippi ranked for fast food and sandwich shops by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Picayune, MS543013.7$2.4M+5.6%#244 of 537
2Oxford, MS344920.4$1.7M+5.3%#424 of 537
3Brookhaven, MS331712.9$2.5M+0.5%#427 of 537
4Natchez, MS-LA293114.9$1.9M−0.9%#454 of 537
5Greenwood, MS272114.5$2M−8.8%#466 of 537
6Starkville, MS274417.0$1.9M+0.8%#468 of 537
7Tupelo, MS259919.1$1.8M+0.8%#476 of 537
8Corinth, MS252517.3$1.8M−0.5%#477 of 537
9Greenville, MS232414.0$2M−9.4%#479 of 537
10Clarksdale, MS201011.9$2.2M−6.5%#498 of 537
16Grenada, MS102116.7$1.8M−3.6%#528 of 537

Other business types in the Grenada area

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

Questions

How many fast food and sandwich shops are in the Grenada, MS area?

As of September 2026, map listings count 21 fast food and sandwich shops in the Grenada area. 19 of them (90%) are chain locations. The listings count fast food, sandwich shops, delis and bagel shops. Official counts show 30 businesses with payroll classed as limited-service restaurants in 2023, down 9.1% from 2019. The official count takes in all limited-service restaurants, not only fast food and sandwich shops: pizza places are counted too. Official counts list 9 one-person businesses without payroll.

How much do households in the Grenada, MS area spend on food away from home?

About $38.4M a year, or $3,045 per household. That is 25% below the U.S. average (an index of 75, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 21 fast food and sandwich shops on map listings, it comes to $1.8M 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 12,601 households in the Grenada area and national spending patterns by income.

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

The Grenada area has 16.7 fast food and sandwich shops per 10,000 households, 26% above the U.S. rate of 13.3. Spending per shop is $1.8M, 40% below the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the U.S. ratio of fast food and sandwich shops to household spending, the Grenada area would have about 13, against 21 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 420 households, against one for every 478 across the U.S. The official count fell 9.1% from 2019 to 2023, against +6.1% for the U.S.

How fast is the Grenada, MS area growing?

Population estimates put the Grenada area at 30,222 people in 2025, down 3.6% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 12,601 households. Median household income in the Grenada area is $46,897, 42% below the U.S. median of $80,734.

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. A small-town market is a town of 10,000 to 50,000 people and the county or counties tied to it by commuting. 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. The Grenada area scores 10 for fast food and sandwich shops (low), #528 of 537 scored small-town markets.

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