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Fast food and sandwich shops in Simpson County, MS

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 11 out of 100: Low

Ranked #2,187 of 2,222 scored counties
#54 of 61 scored counties in Mississippi

Listings
26
24 chain locations (92%)
Official establishments
23
All limited-service restaurants · +15.0% since 2019
Household spending a year
$30.8M
On food away from home · $3,224 a household
Spending per listing
$1.2M
61% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
27.2
2.1 times the U.S.
Population, 2025
25,498
−1.5% 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

For fast food and sandwich shops, Simpson County has a Groundwork market score of 11 (low): #2,187 of 2,222 scored counties and #54 of 61 scored counties in Mississippi. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.

At $3,224 per household (21% below the U.S. average), households in Simpson County spend about $30.8M a year on food away from home. Spread across 26 fast food and sandwich shops, that is $1.2M per shop, 61% 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 26 fast food and sandwich shops on map listings in Simpson County as of September 2026. 24 of them (92%) are chain locations, against 79% across the U.S. That is 27.2 per 10,000 households, 2.1 times the U.S. rate of 13.3.

Official counts show 23 businesses with payroll classed as limited-service restaurants in Simpson County in 2023, up 15.0% from 2019. That is one for every 415 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. Population estimates put the population change in Simpson County from 2020 to 2025 at −1.5%, against +3.1% for the U.S.

How Simpson 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 Simpson County, MS compared with Mississippi and the U.S.
MeasureSimpson CountyMississippiU.S.
Listings per 10k households27.216.813.3
Spending per listing$1.2M$2M$3.1M
Households per official establishment (all limited-service restaurants)415459478
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+15.0%+7.1%+6.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025−1.5%−0.1%+3.1%
Spending per household on food away from home$3,224$3,288$4,070
Median household income$56,381$56,447$80,734
Groundwork market score118

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
20 → 23All limited-service restaurants · +15.0% over the period
Employees, 2023
453
Annual payroll, 2023
$6.9M
One-person businesses, 2023
0All limited-service restaurants with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
2624 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
0
Amount
$0

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

Population, 2025 estimate
25,498−1.5% since 2020
Households
9,543
Median age
41.1
Homes lived in by their owners
81%
Vehicles per household
2.1
Land area
589 sq. mi.
People per square mile
44
Median household income
$56,381+28.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$74,917
Median home value
$122,200
Jobs located here
7,443
Daytime population
22,197Residents 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 Simpson 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
54Simpson County, MS112627.2$1.2M−1.5%#2,187 of 2,222

Other business types in Simpson 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 Simpson County, MS?

As of September 2026, map listings count 26 fast food and sandwich shops in Simpson County. 24 of them (92%) are chain locations. The listings count fast food, sandwich shops, delis and bagel shops. Official counts show 23 businesses with payroll classed as limited-service restaurants in 2023, up 15.0% from 2019. The official count takes in all limited-service restaurants, not only fast food and sandwich shops: pizza places are counted too.

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

About $30.8M a year, or $3,224 per household. That is 21% below the U.S. average (an index of 79, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 26 fast food and sandwich shops on map listings, it comes to $1.2M 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 9,543 households in Simpson County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Simpson County has 27.2 fast food and sandwich shops per 10,000 households, 2.1 times the U.S. rate of 13.3. Spending per shop is $1.2M, 61% below the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the U.S. ratio of fast food and sandwich shops to household spending, Simpson County would have about 10, against 26 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 415 households, against one for every 478 across the U.S. The official count rose 15.0% from 2019 to 2023, against +6.1% for the U.S.

How fast is Simpson County, MS growing?

Population estimates put Simpson County at 25,498 people in 2025, down 1.5% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 9,543 households. Median household income in Simpson County is $56,381, 30% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 28.6%, 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. Simpson County scores 11 for fast food and sandwich shops (low), #2,187 of 2,222 scored counties.

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