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Fast food and sandwich shops in Lincoln County, MS

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 26 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,939 of 2,222 scored counties
#30 of 61 scored counties in Mississippi

Listings
17
11 chain locations (65%)
Official establishments
34
All limited-service restaurants · +21.4% since 2019
Household spending a year
$41.9M
On food away from home · $3,188 a household
Spending per listing
$2.5M
19% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
12.9
3% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
35,012
+0.5% 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

Lincoln County scores 26 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for fast food and sandwich shops, ranking #1,939 of 2,222 scored counties and #30 of 61 scored counties in Mississippi. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.

Map listings as of September 2026 show 17 fast food and sandwich shops in Lincoln County. 11 of them (65%) are chain locations, against 79% across the U.S. That is 12.9 per 10,000 households, 3% below the U.S. rate of 13.3.

At $3,188 per household (22% below the U.S. average), households in Lincoln County spend about $41.9M a year on food away from home. That works out to $2.5M per shop, 19% 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.

In 2023, official counts showed 34 businesses with payroll in Lincoln County classed as limited-service restaurants, up 21.4% from 2019. That is one for every 387 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. Population estimates put the population change in Lincoln County from 2020 to 2025 at +0.5%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).

How Lincoln 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 Lincoln County, MS compared with Mississippi and the U.S.
MeasureLincoln CountyMississippiU.S.
Listings per 10k households12.916.813.3
Spending per listing$2.5M$2M$3.1M
Households per official establishment (all limited-service restaurants)387459478
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+21.4%+7.1%+6.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025+0.5%−0.1%+3.1%
Spending per household on food away from home$3,188$3,288$4,070
Median household income$51,119$56,447$80,734
Groundwork market score268

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
28 → 34All limited-service restaurants · +21.4% over the period
Employees, 2023
798
Annual payroll, 2023
$11.7M
One-person businesses, 2023
10All limited-service restaurants with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
1711 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
14The 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 Lincoln 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 Lincoln County

Population, 2025 estimate
35,012+0.5% since 2020
Households
13,158
Median age
41.5
Homes lived in by their owners
75%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
586 sq. mi.
People per square mile
59
Median household income
$51,119+20.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$72,564
Median home value
$155,800
Jobs located here
13,891
Daytime population
33,849Residents 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 Lincoln 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
30Lincoln County, MS261712.9$2.5M+0.5%#1,939 of 2,222

Other business types in Lincoln 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 Lincoln County, MS?

There are 17 fast food and sandwich shops on map listings in Lincoln County as of September 2026. 11 of them (65%) are chain locations. The listings count fast food, sandwich shops, delis and bagel shops. Official counts show 34 businesses with payroll classed as limited-service restaurants in 2023, up 21.4% from 2019. That count covers all limited-service restaurants (pizza places included), not only fast food and sandwich shops. Official counts list 10 one-person businesses without payroll.

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

About $41.9M a year, or $3,188 per household. That is 22% below the U.S. average (an index of 78, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 17 fast food and sandwich shops on map listings, it comes to $2.5M 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 13,158 households in Lincoln County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Lincoln County has 12.9 fast food and sandwich shops per 10,000 households, 3% below the U.S. rate of 13.3. Spending per shop is $2.5M, 19% below the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the national ratio of fast food and sandwich shops to household spending, Lincoln County would have about 14, against 17 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 387 households, against one for every 478 across the U.S. The official count rose 21.4% from 2019 to 2023, against +6.1% for the U.S.

How fast is Lincoln County, MS growing?

Population estimates put Lincoln County at 35,012 people in 2025, up 0.5% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 13,158 households. The median household income in Lincoln County is $51,119 a year, 37% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 20.0% 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. Lincoln County scores 26 for fast food and sandwich shops (lower middle), #1,939 of 2,222 scored counties.

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