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Fast food and sandwich shops in Lawrence County, MO
How Lawrence County, MO 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 48 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,223 of 2,222 scored counties
#42 of 74 scored counties in Missouri
- Listings
- 18
- 16 chain locations (89%)
- Official establishments
- 28
- All limited-service restaurants · +27.3% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $49.4M
- On food away from home · $3,384 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.7M
- 10% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 12.3
- 8% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 39,401
- +3.7% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 18 fast food and sandwich shops in Lawrence County. Of those, 16 are chain locations, or 89%, against 79% across the U.S. That is 12.3 per 10,000 households, 8% below the U.S. rate of 13.3.
Household spending on food away from home in Lawrence County comes to about $49.4M a year: $3,384 per household, 17% below the U.S. average. That works out to $2.7M per shop, 10% 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 Lawrence County was 28 in 2023, up 27.3% from 2019. That is one for every 522 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. Official counts list 9 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $50K has gone to businesses classed as limited-service restaurants in Lawrence County.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Lawrence County grew 3.7%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). Lawrence County scores 48 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for fast food and sandwich shops, ranking #1,223 of 2,222 scored counties and #42 of 74 scored counties in Missouri.
How Lawrence 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 | Lawrence County | Missouri | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 12.3 | 13.3 | 13.3 |
| Spending per listing | $2.7M | $2.9M | $3.1M |
| Households per official establishment (all limited-service restaurants) | 522 | 521 | 478 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +27.3% | +8.4% | +6.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +3.7% | +1.9% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on food away from home | $3,384 | $3,799 | $4,070 |
| Median household income | $61,215 | $70,702 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 48 | 44 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 22 → 28All limited-service restaurants · +27.3% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 512
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $9.1M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 9All limited-service restaurants with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 1816 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 16The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $50K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as limited-service restaurants in Lawrence 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 Lawrence County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 39,401+3.7% since 2020
- Households
- 14,602
- Median age
- 40.2
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 74%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 612 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 63
- Median household income
- $61,215+36.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $74,676
- Median home value
- $175,100
- Jobs located here
- 8,611
- Daytime population
- 29,516Residents 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 Lawrence 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 |
| 42Lawrence County, MO | 48 | 18 | 12.3 | $2.7M | +3.7% | #1,223 of 2,222 |
Other business types in Lawrence County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
- Restaurants and cafes65
- Sit-down restaurants67
- Fast food and sandwich shops48
- Pizza37
- Coffee shops and cafes59
- Bakeries and dessert shops72
Groceries and convenience
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Beauty and personal care
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Questions
How many fast food and sandwich shops are in Lawrence County, MO?
Lawrence County has 18 fast food and sandwich shops on map listings as of September 2026. 16 of them (89%) are chain locations. The listings count fast food, sandwich shops, delis and bagel shops. Official counts show 28 businesses with payroll classed as limited-service restaurants in 2023, up 27.3% from 2019. That count covers all limited-service restaurants (pizza places included), not only fast food and sandwich shops. Official counts also show 9 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Lawrence County, MO spend on food away from home?
About $49.4M a year, or $3,384 per household. That is 17% below the U.S. average (an index of 83, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 18 fast food and sandwich shops on map listings, it comes to $2.7M 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 14,602 households in Lawrence County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Lawrence County, MO compare with the U.S. for fast food and sandwich shops?
Lawrence County has 12.3 fast food and sandwich shops per 10,000 households, 8% below the U.S. rate of 13.3. Spending per shop is $2.7M, 10% below the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the national ratio of fast food and sandwich shops to household spending, Lawrence County would have about 16, against 18 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 522 households, against one for every 478 across the U.S. The official count rose 27.3% from 2019 to 2023, against +6.1% for the U.S.
How fast is Lawrence County, MO growing?
Population estimates put Lawrence County at 39,401 people in 2025, up 3.7% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 14,602 households. The median household income in Lawrence County is $61,215 a year, 24% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 36.8% 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. Lawrence County scores 48 for fast food and sandwich shops (lower middle), #1,223 of 2,222 scored counties.
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