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Fast food and sandwich shops in Rosebud County, MT

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

Groundwork market score

Not scored

Counties under 10,000 people aren’t scored, since a few businesses can swing their figures.

Listings
4
2 chain locations (50%)
Official establishments
4
All limited-service restaurants
Household spending a year
$10.2M
On food away from home · $3,314 a household
Spending per listing
$2.5M
17% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
13.0
2% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
8,253
−0.7% 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 Rosebud County spend about $10.2M a year on food away from home, or $3,314 per household, 19% below the U.S. average. Spread across 4 fast food and sandwich shops, that is $2.5M per shop, 17% below the U.S. figure of $3.1M. The spending figure covers all food away from home, not only fast food and sandwich shops.

Rosebud County has 4 fast food and sandwich shops on map listings as of September 2026. That is 13.0 per 10,000 households, 2% below the U.S. rate of 13.3.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as limited-service restaurants in Rosebud County was 4 in 2023. That is one for every 768 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 Rosebud County declined 0.7%, against +3.1% for the U.S. Counties under 10,000 people aren’t given a market score, since a few businesses can swing their figures.

How Rosebud 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 Rosebud County, MT compared with Montana and the U.S.
MeasureRosebud CountyMontanaU.S.
Listings per 10k households13.011.713.3
Spending per listing$2.5M$3.2M$3.1M
Households per official establishment (all limited-service restaurants)768569478
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+5.5%+6.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025−0.7%+5.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on food away from home$3,314$3,748$4,070
Median household income$49,914$72,509$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored60

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
5 → 4All limited-service restaurants
Employees, 2023
45
Annual payroll, 2023
$716K
One-person businesses, 2023
0All limited-service restaurants with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
42 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
3The 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 Rosebud 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 Rosebud County

Population, 2025 estimate
8,253−0.7% since 2020
Households
3,070
Median age
37.6
Homes lived in by their owners
64%
Vehicles per household
2.2
Land area
5,008 sq. mi.
People per square mile
2
Median household income
$49,914
Average household income
$76,442
Median home value
$182,400
Jobs located here
3,441
Daytime population
8,826Residents 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 Rosebud 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
Rosebud County, MTNot scored413.0$2.5M−0.7%

Other business types in Rosebud County

None has a Groundwork market score here. Counties under 10,000 people aren’t scored, since a few businesses can swing their figures.

Questions

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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 4 fast food and sandwich shops in Rosebud County. The listings count fast food, sandwich shops, delis and bagel shops. Official counts show 4 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 Rosebud County, MT spend on food away from home?

About $10.2M a year, or $3,314 per household. That is 19% below the U.S. average (an index of 81, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 4 fast food and sandwich shops on map listings, it comes to $2.5M 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 3,070 households in Rosebud County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Rosebud County has 13.0 fast food and sandwich shops per 10,000 households, 2% below the U.S. rate of 13.3. Spending per shop is $2.5M, 17% below the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the U.S. ratio of fast food and sandwich shops to household spending, Rosebud County would have about 3, against 4 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 768 households, against one for every 478 across the U.S.

How fast is Rosebud County, MT growing?

Population estimates put Rosebud County at 8,253 people in 2025, down 0.7% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 3,070 households. Median household income in Rosebud County is $49,914, 38% below the U.S. median of $80,734.

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. The score leaves out counties under 10,000 people, where a handful of businesses would swing it.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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