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Fast food and sandwich shops in Moniteau County, MO
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for fast food and sandwich shops in Moniteau County, MO, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 58 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #818 of 2,222 scored counties
#21 of 74 scored counties in Missouri
- Listings
- 6
- 5 chain locations (83%)
- Official establishments
- 9
- All limited-service restaurants
- Household spending a year
- $19.7M
- On food away from home · $3,434 a household
- Spending per listing
- $3.3M
- 7% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 10.5
- 21% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 15,428
- +1.4% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on food away from home in Moniteau County comes to about $19.7M a year: $3,434 per household, 16% below the U.S. average. That is about $3.3M of household spending for each shop on map listings, 7% above the U.S. figure of $3.1M. The spending figure covers all food away from home, not only fast food and sandwich shops.
Moniteau County has 6 fast food and sandwich shops on map listings as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 83% of them, against 79% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 10.5, 21% below the U.S. rate of 13.3.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as limited-service restaurants in Moniteau County was 9 in 2023. That is one for every 637 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. Official counts list 6 one-person businesses without payroll.
Population estimates show Moniteau County grew 1.4% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for fast food and sandwich shops in Moniteau County is 58 (upper middle), #818 of 2,222 scored counties and #21 of 74 scored counties in Missouri.
How Moniteau 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 | Moniteau County | Missouri | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 10.5 | 13.3 | 13.3 |
| Spending per listing | $3.3M | $2.9M | $3.1M |
| Households per official establishment (all limited-service restaurants) | 637 | 521 | 478 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +8.4% | +6.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.4% | +1.9% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on food away from home | $3,434 | $3,799 | $4,070 |
| Median household income | $65,715 | $70,702 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 58 | 44 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 9 → 9All limited-service restaurants
- Employees, 2023
- 148
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $2.2M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 6All limited-service restaurants with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 65 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 6The 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 Moniteau 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 Moniteau County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 15,428+1.4% since 2020
- Households
- 5,729
- Median age
- 38.9
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 79%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.2
- Land area
- 415 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 37
- Median household income
- $65,715+13.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $80,840
- Median home value
- $181,900
- Jobs located here
- 3,967
- Daytime population
- 12,458Residents 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 Moniteau 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 |
| 21Moniteau County, MO | 58 | 6 | 10.5 | $3.3M | +1.4% | #818 of 2,222 |
Other business types in Moniteau County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
- Restaurants and cafes61
- Sit-down restaurants54
- Fast food and sandwich shops58
- Pizza43
- Coffee shops and cafes45
- Bakeries and dessert shops
Groceries and convenience
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Beauty and personal care
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
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Funeral services
Questions
How many fast food and sandwich shops are in Moniteau County, MO?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 6 fast food and sandwich shops in Moniteau County. 5 of them (83%) are chain locations. The listings count fast food, sandwich shops, delis and bagel shops. Official counts show 9 businesses with payroll classed as limited-service restaurants in 2023. The official count takes in all limited-service restaurants, not only fast food and sandwich shops: pizza places are counted too. Official counts also show 6 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Moniteau County, MO spend on food away from home?
About $19.7M a year, or $3,434 per household. That is 16% below the U.S. average (an index of 84, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 6 fast food and sandwich shops on map listings, it comes to $3.3M 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 5,729 households in Moniteau County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Moniteau County, MO compare with the U.S. for fast food and sandwich shops?
Moniteau County has 10.5 fast food and sandwich shops per 10,000 households, 21% below the U.S. rate of 13.3. Spending per shop is $3.3M, 7% above 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 637 households, against one for every 478 across the U.S.
How fast is Moniteau County, MO growing?
Population estimates put Moniteau County at 15,428 people in 2025, up 1.4% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 5,729 households. Median household income in Moniteau County is $65,715, 19% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 13.3%, 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. Moniteau County scores 58 for fast food and sandwich shops (upper middle), #818 of 2,222 scored counties.
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