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Fast food and sandwich shops in Tallahatchie County, MS

The fast food and sandwich shops in Tallahatchie County, MS, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score

Not scored

The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 4.

Listings
4
3 chain locations (75%)
Official establishments
4
All limited-service restaurants
Household spending a year
$11.7M
On food away from home · $2,722 a household
Spending per listing
$2.9M
4% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
9.3
30% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
10,877
−14.0% 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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 4 fast food and sandwich shops in Tallahatchie County. That is 9.3 per 10,000 households, 30% below the U.S. rate of 13.3.

Household spending on food away from home in Tallahatchie County comes to about $11.7M a year: $2,722 per household, 33% below the U.S. average. That is about $2.9M of household spending for each shop on map listings, 4% 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.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as limited-service restaurants in Tallahatchie County was 4 in 2023. That is one for every 1,077 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 show Tallahatchie County declined 14.0% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. With 4 fast food and sandwich shops on map listings, Tallahatchie County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How Tallahatchie 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 Tallahatchie County, MS compared with Mississippi and the U.S.
MeasureTallahatchie CountyMississippiU.S.
Listings per 10k households9.316.813.3
Spending per listing$2.9M$2M$3.1M
Households per official establishment (all limited-service restaurants)1,077459478
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+7.1%+6.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025−14.0%−0.1%+3.1%
Spending per household on food away from home$2,722$3,288$4,070
Median household income$37,466$56,447$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored8

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
6 → 4All limited-service restaurants
Employees, 2023
55
Annual payroll, 2023
$597K
One-person businesses, 2023
0All limited-service restaurants with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
43 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
4The 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 Tallahatchie 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 Tallahatchie County

Population, 2025 estimate
10,877−14.0% since 2020
Households
4,306
Median age
40.0
Homes lived in by their owners
65%
Vehicles per household
1.6
Land area
646 sq. mi.
People per square mile
18
Median household income
$37,466+25.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$55,024
Median home value
$82,300
Jobs located here
2,575
Daytime population
10,833Residents 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 Tallahatchie 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
Tallahatchie County, MSNot scored49.3$2.9M−14.0%

Other business types in Tallahatchie County

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

Questions

How many fast food and sandwich shops are in Tallahatchie County, MS?

There are 4 fast food and sandwich shops on map listings in Tallahatchie County as of September 2026. The listings count fast food, sandwich shops, delis and bagel shops. Official counts show 4 businesses with payroll classed as limited-service restaurants in 2023. That count covers all limited-service restaurants (pizza places included), not only fast food and sandwich shops.

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

About $11.7M a year, or $2,722 per household. That is 33% below the U.S. average (an index of 67, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 4 fast food and sandwich shops on map listings, it comes to $2.9M 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 4,306 households in Tallahatchie County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Tallahatchie County has 9.3 fast food and sandwich shops per 10,000 households, 30% below the U.S. rate of 13.3. Spending per shop is $2.9M, 4% below the U.S. figure of $3.1M. The count on map listings matches the U.S. ratio of fast food and sandwich shops to household spending. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,077 households, against one for every 478 across the U.S.

How fast is Tallahatchie County, MS growing?

Population estimates put Tallahatchie County at 10,877 people in 2025, down 14.0% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 4,306 households. The median household income in Tallahatchie County is $37,466 a year, 54% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 25.5% 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. Tallahatchie County has no market score for fast food and sandwich shops: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 4.

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