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Fast food and sandwich shops in Pearl River County, MS
How Pearl River County, MS compares with other counties and the U.S. for fast food and sandwich shops: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 47 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,283 of 2,222 scored counties
#8 of 61 scored counties in Mississippi
- Listings
- 30
- 23 chain locations (77%)
- Official establishments
- 37
- All limited-service restaurants · +8.8% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $71.6M
- On food away from home · $3,274 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.4M
- 22% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 13.7
- 3% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 59,363
- +5.6% since 2020
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What this means
At $3,274 per household (20% below the U.S. average), households in Pearl River County spend about $71.6M a year on food away from home. That is about $2.4M of household spending for each shop on map listings, 22% 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 30 fast food and sandwich shops on map listings in Pearl River County as of September 2026. 23 of them (77%) are chain locations, against 79% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 13.7, 3% above the U.S. rate of 13.3.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as limited-service restaurants in Pearl River County was 37 in 2023, up 8.8% from 2019. That is one for every 591 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. Official counts also show 12 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $537K have gone to businesses classed as limited-service restaurants in Pearl River County.
Population estimates put the population change in Pearl River County from 2020 to 2025 at +5.6%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). Pearl River County scores 47 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for fast food and sandwich shops, ranking #1,283 of 2,222 scored counties and #8 of 61 scored counties in Mississippi.
How Pearl River 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 | Pearl River County | Mississippi | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 13.7 | 16.8 | 13.3 |
| Spending per listing | $2.4M | $2M | $3.1M |
| Households per official establishment (all limited-service restaurants) | 591 | 459 | 478 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +8.8% | +7.1% | +6.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +5.6% | −0.1% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on food away from home | $3,274 | $3,288 | $4,070 |
| Median household income | $58,135 | $56,447 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 47 | 8 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 34 → 37All limited-service restaurants · +8.8% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 776
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $10.1M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 12All limited-service restaurants with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 3023 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 24The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 2
- Amount
- $537K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as limited-service restaurants in Pearl River 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 Pearl River County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 59,363+5.6% since 2020
- Households
- 21,880
- Median age
- 41.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 80%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 812 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 71
- Median household income
- $58,135+24.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $75,551
- Median home value
- $182,300
- Jobs located here
- 11,097
- Daytime population
- 47,617Residents 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 Pearl River 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 |
Other business types in Pearl River County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
- Restaurants and cafes52
- Sit-down restaurants55
- Fast food and sandwich shops47
- Pizza69
- Coffee shops and cafes39
- Bakeries and dessert shops42
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Questions
How many fast food and sandwich shops are in Pearl River County, MS?
As of September 2026, map listings count 30 fast food and sandwich shops in Pearl River County. 23 of them (77%) are chain locations. The listings count fast food, sandwich shops, delis and bagel shops. Official counts show 37 businesses with payroll classed as limited-service restaurants in 2023, up 8.8% from 2019. The official count takes in all limited-service restaurants, not only fast food and sandwich shops: pizza places are counted too. Another 12 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Pearl River County, MS spend on food away from home?
About $71.6M a year, or $3,274 per household. That is 20% below the U.S. average (an index of 80, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 30 fast food and sandwich shops on map listings, it comes to $2.4M 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 21,880 households in Pearl River County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Pearl River County, MS compare with the U.S. for fast food and sandwich shops?
Pearl River County has 13.7 fast food and sandwich shops per 10,000 households, 3% above the U.S. rate of 13.3. Spending per shop is $2.4M, 22% below the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the U.S. ratio of fast food and sandwich shops to household spending, Pearl River County would have about 24, against 30 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 591 households, against one for every 478 across the U.S. The official count rose 8.8% from 2019 to 2023, against +6.1% for the U.S.
How fast is Pearl River County, MS growing?
Population estimates put Pearl River County at 59,363 people in 2025, up 5.6% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 21,880 households. Median household income in Pearl River County is $58,135, 28% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 24.0%, 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. Pearl River County scores 47 for fast food and sandwich shops (lower middle), #1,283 of 2,222 scored counties.
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