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Fast food and sandwich shops in Ravalli County, MT

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 85 out of 100: High

Ranked #57 of 2,222 scored counties
#1 of 17 scored counties in Montana

Listings
15
12 chain locations (80%)
Official establishments
18
All limited-service restaurants · −10.0% since 2019
Household spending a year
$67.9M
On food away from home · $3,639 a household
Spending per listing
$4.5M
48% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
8.0
40% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
48,582
+9.4% since 2020

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The Groundwork market score for fast food and sandwich shops in Ravalli County is 85 (high), #57 of 2,222 scored counties and #1 of 17 scored counties in Montana. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for fast food and sandwich shops.

Household spending on food away from home in Ravalli County comes to about $67.9M a year: $3,639 per household, 11% below the U.S. average. That works out to $4.5M per shop, 48% 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 15 fast food and sandwich shops on map listings in Ravalli County as of September 2026. Of those, 12 are chain locations, or 80%, against 79% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 8.0, 40% below the U.S. rate of 13.3.

In 2023, official counts showed 18 businesses with payroll in Ravalli County classed as limited-service restaurants, down 10.0% from 2019. That is one for every 1,037 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. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $1.3M have gone to businesses classed as limited-service restaurants in Ravalli County. Population estimates show Ravalli County grew 9.4% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).

How Ravalli 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 Ravalli County, MT compared with Montana and the U.S.
MeasureRavalli CountyMontanaU.S.
Listings per 10k households8.011.713.3
Spending per listing$4.5M$3.2M$3.1M
Households per official establishment (all limited-service restaurants)1,037569478
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023−10.0%+5.5%+6.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025+9.4%+5.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on food away from home$3,639$3,748$4,070
Median household income$71,283$72,509$80,734
Groundwork market score8560

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
20 → 18All limited-service restaurants · −10.0% over the period
Employees, 2023
309
Annual payroll, 2023
$5.9M
One-person businesses, 2023
4All limited-service restaurants with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
1512 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
22The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
2
Amount
$1.3M

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

Population, 2025 estimate
48,582+9.4% since 2020
Households
18,661
Median age
48.6
Homes lived in by their owners
79%
Vehicles per household
2.3
Land area
2,391 sq. mi.
People per square mile
20
Median household income
$71,283+34.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$93,389
Median home value
$476,600
Jobs located here
14,115
Daytime population
42,116Residents 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 Ravalli 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 Ravalli County

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

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Questions

How many fast food and sandwich shops are in Ravalli County, MT?

As of September 2026, map listings count 15 fast food and sandwich shops in Ravalli County. 12 of them (80%) 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, down 10.0% from 2019. The official count takes in all limited-service restaurants, not only fast food and sandwich shops: pizza places are counted too. Another 4 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.

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

About $67.9M a year, or $3,639 per household. That is 11% below the U.S. average (an index of 89, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 15 fast food and sandwich shops on map listings, it comes to $4.5M 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 18,661 households in Ravalli County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Ravalli County has 8.0 fast food and sandwich shops per 10,000 households, 40% below the U.S. rate of 13.3. Spending per shop is $4.5M, 48% above the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the U.S. ratio of fast food and sandwich shops to household spending, Ravalli County would have about 22, against 15 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,037 households, against one for every 478 across the U.S. The official count fell 10.0% from 2019 to 2023, against +6.1% for the U.S.

How fast is Ravalli County, MT growing?

Population estimates put Ravalli County at 48,582 people in 2025, up 9.4% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 18,661 households. Median household income in Ravalli County is $71,283, 12% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 34.4%, 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. Ravalli County scores 85 for fast food and sandwich shops (high), #57 of 2,222 scored counties.

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