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Fast food and sandwich shops in Park County, MT

How Park County, MT 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 57 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #859 of 2,222 scored counties
#9 of 17 scored counties in Montana

Listings
10
6 chain locations (60%)
Official establishments
18
All limited-service restaurants
Household spending a year
$31.4M
On food away from home · $3,753 a household
Spending per listing
$3.1M
3% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
12.0
10% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
18,214
+5.7% 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

Households in Park County spend about $31.4M a year on food away from home, or $3,753 per household, 8% below the U.S. average. That works out to $3.1M per shop, 3% above the U.S. figure of $3.1M. The spending figure covers all food away from home, not only fast food and sandwich shops.

There are 10 fast food and sandwich shops on map listings in Park County as of September 2026. 6 of them (60%) are chain locations, against 79% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 12.0, 10% below the U.S. rate of 13.3.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as limited-service restaurants in Park County was 18 in 2023. That is one for every 465 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 7 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $780K has gone to businesses classed as limited-service restaurants in Park County.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Park County grew 5.7%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For fast food and sandwich shops, Park County has a Groundwork market score of 57 (upper middle): #859 of 2,222 scored counties and #9 of 17 scored counties in Montana.

How Park County compares

The same measures for Montana 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 Park County, MT compared with Montana and the U.S.
MeasurePark CountyMontanaU.S.
Listings per 10k households12.011.713.3
Spending per listing$3.1M$3.2M$3.1M
Households per official establishment (all limited-service restaurants)465569478
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+5.5%+6.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025+5.7%+5.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on food away from home$3,753$3,748$4,070
Median household income$70,047$72,509$80,734
Groundwork market score5760

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
18 → 18All limited-service restaurants
Employees, 2023
231
Annual payroll, 2023
$5.9M
One-person businesses, 2023
7All limited-service restaurants with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
106 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
10The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
1
Amount
$780K

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as limited-service restaurants in Park 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 Park County

Population, 2025 estimate
18,214+5.7% since 2020
Households
8,366
Median age
47.2
Homes lived in by their owners
69%
Vehicles per household
2.1
Land area
2,803 sq. mi.
People per square mile
6
Median household income
$70,047+32.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$95,941
Median home value
$467,500
Jobs located here
6,631
Daytime population
15,758Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Fast food and sandwich shops across Montana

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

Top counties in Montana

Counties in Montana ranked for fast food and sandwich shops by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Ravalli County, MT85158.0$4.5M+9.4%#57 of 2,222
2Lewis and Clark County, MT82299.3$4.2M+5.8%#98 of 2,222
3Carbon County, MT75612.9$3M+9.1%#238 of 2,222
4Gallatin County, MT735410.5$4.1M+7.7%#280 of 2,222
5Lincoln County, MT7255.5$5.5M+13.1%#294 of 2,222
6Flathead County, MT705111.5$3.3M+10.1%#372 of 2,222
7Lake County, MT68118.7$4M+6.9%#428 of 2,222
8Fergus County, MT60611.3$2.9M+3.1%#758 of 2,222
9Park County, MT571012.0$3.1M+5.7%#859 of 2,222
10Missoula County, MT567614.4$2.7M+4.4%#925 of 2,222

Other business types in Park 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 Park County, MT?

As of September 2026, map listings count 10 fast food and sandwich shops in Park County. 6 of them (60%) are chain locations. The listings count fast food, sandwich shops, delis and bagel shops. Official counts show 18 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 7 one-person businesses without payroll.

How much do households in Park County, MT spend on food away from home?

About $31.4M a year, or $3,753 per household. That is 8% below the U.S. average (an index of 92, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 10 fast food and sandwich shops on map listings, it comes to $3.1M 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 8,366 households in Park County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Park County has 12.0 fast food and sandwich shops per 10,000 households, 10% below the U.S. rate of 13.3. Spending per shop is $3.1M, 3% 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 465 households, against one for every 478 across the U.S.

How fast is Park County, MT growing?

Population estimates put Park County at 18,214 people in 2025, up 5.7% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 8,366 households. Median household income in Park County is $70,047, 13% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 32.0%, 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. Park County scores 57 for fast food and sandwich shops (upper middle), #859 of 2,222 scored counties.

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