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Fast food and sandwich shops in Rankin County, MS
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for fast food and sandwich shops in Rankin County, MS, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 34 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,718 of 2,222 scored counties
#19 of 61 scored counties in Mississippi
- Listings
- 115
- 107 chain locations (93%)
- Official establishments
- 186
- All limited-service restaurants · +14.1% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $232.8M
- On food away from home · $3,872 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2M
- 34% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 19.1
- 44% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 162,181
- +3.2% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for fast food and sandwich shops in Rankin County is 34 (lower middle), #1,718 of 2,222 scored counties and #19 of 61 scored counties in Mississippi. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Household spending on food away from home in Rankin County comes to about $232.8M a year: $3,872 per household, 5% below the U.S. average. That works out to $2M per shop, 34% below the U.S. figure of $3.1M. The spending figure covers all food away from home, not only fast food and sandwich shops.
Rankin County has 115 fast food and sandwich shops on map listings as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 93% of them, against 79% across the U.S. That comes to 19.1 for every 10,000 households, 44% above the U.S. rate of 13.3.
In 2023, official counts showed 186 businesses with payroll in Rankin County classed as limited-service restaurants, up 14.1% from 2019. That is one for every 323 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, 4 SBA-backed loans worth $3.4M have gone to businesses classed as limited-service restaurants in Rankin County. Population estimates put the population change in Rankin County from 2020 to 2025 at +3.2%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Rankin 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 | Rankin County | Mississippi | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 19.1 | 16.8 | 13.3 |
| Spending per listing | $2M | $2M | $3.1M |
| Households per official establishment (all limited-service restaurants) | 323 | 459 | 478 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +14.1% | +7.1% | +6.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +3.2% | −0.1% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on food away from home | $3,872 | $3,288 | $4,070 |
| Median household income | $79,357 | $56,447 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 34 | 8 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 163 → 186All limited-service restaurants · +14.1% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 4,008
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $72.1M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 23All limited-service restaurants with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 115107 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 76The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 4
- Amount
- $3.4M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as limited-service restaurants in Rankin 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 Rankin County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 162,181+3.2% since 2020
- Households
- 60,133
- Median age
- 39.9
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 77%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 776 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 205
- Median household income
- $79,357+20.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $100,005
- Median home value
- $237,400
- Jobs located here
- 73,389
- Daytime population
- 161,778Residents 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 Rankin 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 |
| 19Rankin County, MS | 34 | 115 | 19.1 | $2M | +3.2% | #1,718 of 2,222 |
Other business types in Rankin County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
- Restaurants and cafes45
- Sit-down restaurants59
- Fast food and sandwich shops34
- Pizza52
- Coffee shops and cafes41
- Bakeries and dessert shops37
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Questions
How many fast food and sandwich shops are in Rankin County, MS?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 115 fast food and sandwich shops in Rankin County. 107 of them (93%) are chain locations. The listings count fast food, sandwich shops, delis and bagel shops. Official counts show 186 businesses with payroll classed as limited-service restaurants in 2023, up 14.1% 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 23 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Rankin County, MS spend on food away from home?
About $232.8M a year, or $3,872 per household. That is 5% below the U.S. average (an index of 95, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 115 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 60,133 households in Rankin County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Rankin County, MS compare with the U.S. for fast food and sandwich shops?
Rankin County has 19.1 fast food and sandwich shops per 10,000 households, 44% above the U.S. rate of 13.3. Spending per shop is $2M, 34% below the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the U.S. ratio of fast food and sandwich shops to household spending, Rankin County would have about 76, against 115 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 323 households, against one for every 478 across the U.S. The official count rose 14.1% from 2019 to 2023, against +6.1% for the U.S.
How fast is Rankin County, MS growing?
Population estimates put Rankin County at 162,181 people in 2025, up 3.2% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 60,133 households. Median household income in Rankin County is $79,357, 2% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 20.3%, 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. Rankin County scores 34 for fast food and sandwich shops (lower middle), #1,718 of 2,222 scored counties.
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