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Fast food and sandwich shops in Cooper County, MO
The fast food and sandwich shops in Cooper County, MO, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 36 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,654 of 2,222 scored counties
#57 of 74 scored counties in Missouri
- Listings
- 11
- 10 chain locations (91%)
- Official establishments
- 13
- All limited-service restaurants
- Household spending a year
- $22.1M
- On food away from home · $3,540 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2M
- 34% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 17.6
- 32% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 17,136
- +3.0% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 11 fast food and sandwich shops in Cooper County. 10 of them (91%) are chain locations, against 79% across the U.S. That comes to 17.6 for every 10,000 households, 32% above the U.S. rate of 13.3.
Household spending on food away from home in Cooper County comes to about $22.1M a year: $3,540 per household, 13% below the U.S. average. That is about $2M of household spending for each shop on map listings, 34% 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.
Official counts show 13 businesses with payroll classed as limited-service restaurants in Cooper County in 2023. That is one for every 480 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 Cooper County from 2020 to 2025 at +3.0%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for fast food and sandwich shops in Cooper County is 36 (lower middle), #1,654 of 2,222 scored counties and #57 of 74 scored counties in Missouri.
How Cooper County compares
The same measures for Missouri 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 | Cooper County | Missouri | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 17.6 | 13.3 | 13.3 |
| Spending per listing | $2M | $2.9M | $3.1M |
| Households per official establishment (all limited-service restaurants) | 480 | 521 | 478 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +8.4% | +6.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +3.0% | +1.9% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on food away from home | $3,540 | $3,799 | $4,070 |
| Median household income | $70,625 | $70,702 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 36 | 44 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 12 → 13All limited-service restaurants
- Employees, 2023
- 227
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $3.8M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 0All limited-service restaurants with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 1110 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 7The 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 Cooper 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 Cooper County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 17,136+3.0% since 2020
- Households
- 6,246
- Median age
- 41.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 76%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 565 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 30
- Median household income
- $70,625+33.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $81,395
- Median home value
- $203,500
- Jobs located here
- 4,778
- Daytime population
- 13,983Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Missouri market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Missouri for fast food and sandwich shops, numbered among those based in Missouri, with Cooper County marked.
Top counties in Missouri
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Lincoln County, MO | 92 | 18 | 7.9 | $5.1M | +11.4% | #9 of 2,222 |
| 2Warren County, MO | 89 | 10 | 7.2 | $5.6M | +9.2% | #23 of 2,222 |
| 3Christian County, MO | 80 | 32 | 9.1 | $4.4M | +8.3% | #124 of 2,222 |
| 4Ste. Genevieve County, MO | 76 | 6 | 8.4 | $4.4M | +1.1% | #208 of 2,222 |
| 5Ray County, MO | 75 | 8 | 8.8 | $4.3M | +1.1% | #224 of 2,222 |
| 6Stone County, MO | 75 | 11 | 8.1 | $4.2M | +4.1% | #225 of 2,222 |
| 7Cass County, MO | 75 | 53 | 12.3 | $3.4M | +7.1% | #236 of 2,222 |
| 8Platte County, MO | 74 | 58 | 13.2 | $3.4M | +6.7% | #261 of 2,222 |
| 9McDonald County, MO | 73 | 6 | 7.0 | $4.6M | +3.1% | #274 of 2,222 |
| 10Jefferson County, MO | 73 | 89 | 10.1 | $4M | +2.7% | #282 of 2,222 |
| 57Cooper County, MO | 36 | 11 | 17.6 | $2M | +3.0% | #1,654 of 2,222 |
Other business types in Cooper County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
- Restaurants and cafes38
- Sit-down restaurants46
- Fast food and sandwich shops36
- Pizza36
- Coffee shops and cafes43
- Bakeries and dessert shops48
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Questions
How many fast food and sandwich shops are in Cooper County, MO?
Cooper County has 11 fast food and sandwich shops on map listings as of September 2026. 10 of them (91%) are chain locations. The listings count fast food, sandwich shops, delis and bagel shops. Official counts show 13 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 Cooper County, MO spend on food away from home?
About $22.1M a year, or $3,540 per household. That is 13% below the U.S. average (an index of 87, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 11 fast food and sandwich shops on map listings, it comes to $2M 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 6,246 households in Cooper County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Cooper County, MO compare with the U.S. for fast food and sandwich shops?
Cooper County has 17.6 fast food and sandwich shops per 10,000 households, 32% above the U.S. rate of 13.3. Spending per shop is $2M, 34% below the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the national ratio of fast food and sandwich shops to household spending, Cooper County would have about 7, against 11 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 480 households, against one for every 478 across the U.S.
How fast is Cooper County, MO growing?
Population estimates put Cooper County at 17,136 people in 2025, up 3.0% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 6,246 households. The median household income in Cooper County is $70,625 a year, 13% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 33.9% 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. Cooper County scores 36 for fast food and sandwich shops (lower middle), #1,654 of 2,222 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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