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Fast food and sandwich shops in Montgomery County, MO

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

Groundwork market score

Not scored

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

Listings
4
3 chain locations (75%)
Official establishments
7
All limited-service restaurants
Household spending a year
$15.9M
On food away from home · $3,416 a household
Spending per listing
$4M
30% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
8.6
35% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
11,590
+2.6% 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

Household spending on food away from home in Montgomery County comes to about $15.9M a year: $3,416 per household, 16% below the U.S. average. That is about $4M of household spending for each shop on map listings, 30% above the U.S. figure of $3.1M. The spending figure covers all food away from home, not only fast food and sandwich shops.

Montgomery County has 4 fast food and sandwich shops on map listings as of September 2026. That is 8.6 per 10,000 households, 35% below the U.S. rate of 13.3.

Official counts show 7 businesses with payroll classed as limited-service restaurants in Montgomery County in 2023. That is one for every 663 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.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Montgomery County grew 2.6%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). With 4 fast food and sandwich shops on map listings, Montgomery County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How Montgomery 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.

Fast food and sandwich shops in Montgomery County, MO compared with Missouri and the U.S.
MeasureMontgomery CountyMissouriU.S.
Listings per 10k households8.613.313.3
Spending per listing$4M$2.9M$3.1M
Households per official establishment (all limited-service restaurants)663521478
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+8.4%+6.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025+2.6%+1.9%+3.1%
Spending per household on food away from home$3,416$3,799$4,070
Median household income$65,500$70,702$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored44

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
7 → 7All limited-service restaurants
Employees, 2023
116
Annual payroll, 2023
$1.8M
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
5The 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 Montgomery 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 Montgomery County

Population, 2025 estimate
11,590+2.6% since 2020
Households
4,640
Median age
44.5
Homes lived in by their owners
73%
Vehicles per household
2.2
Land area
535 sq. mi.
People per square mile
21
Median household income
$65,500+40.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$77,097
Median home value
$178,700
Jobs located here
2,998
Daytime population
9,517Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Fast food and sandwich shops across Missouri

Every Missouri market ranked →

The highest-scoring counties in Missouri for fast food and sandwich shops, numbered among those based in Missouri, with Montgomery County marked.

Top counties in Missouri

Counties in Missouri ranked for fast food and sandwich shops by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Lincoln County, MO92187.9$5.1M+11.4%#9 of 2,222
2Warren County, MO89107.2$5.6M+9.2%#23 of 2,222
3Christian County, MO80329.1$4.4M+8.3%#124 of 2,222
4Ste. Genevieve County, MO7668.4$4.4M+1.1%#208 of 2,222
5Ray County, MO7588.8$4.3M+1.1%#224 of 2,222
6Stone County, MO75118.1$4.2M+4.1%#225 of 2,222
7Cass County, MO755312.3$3.4M+7.1%#236 of 2,222
8Platte County, MO745813.2$3.4M+6.7%#261 of 2,222
9McDonald County, MO7367.0$4.6M+3.1%#274 of 2,222
10Jefferson County, MO738910.1$4M+2.7%#282 of 2,222
Montgomery County, MONot scored48.6$4M+2.6%

Other business types in Montgomery 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 Montgomery County, MO?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 4 fast food and sandwich shops in Montgomery County. The listings count fast food, sandwich shops, delis and bagel shops. Official counts show 7 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.

How much do households in Montgomery County, MO spend on food away from home?

About $15.9M a year, or $3,416 per household. That is 16% below the U.S. average (an index of 84, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 4 fast food and sandwich shops on map listings, it comes to $4M 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 4,640 households in Montgomery County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Montgomery County has 8.6 fast food and sandwich shops per 10,000 households, 35% below the U.S. rate of 13.3. Spending per shop is $4M, 30% above the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the U.S. ratio of fast food and sandwich shops to household spending, Montgomery County would have about 5, against 4 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 663 households, against one for every 478 across the U.S.

How fast is Montgomery County, MO growing?

Population estimates put Montgomery County at 11,590 people in 2025, up 2.6% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 4,640 households. Median household income in Montgomery County is $65,500, 19% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 40.1%, 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. Montgomery County has no market score for fast food and sandwich shops: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 4.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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