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Fast food and sandwich shops in Toole County, MT

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for fast food and sandwich shops in Toole 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
2
2 chain locations (100%)
Official establishments
6
All limited-service restaurants
Household spending a year
$6.3M
On food away from home · $3,379 a household
Spending per listing
$3.1M
Too few listings to compare
Listings per 10k households
10.8
Too few listings to compare
Population, 2025
5,211
+4.9% 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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 2 fast food and sandwich shops in Toole County. That is 10.8 per 10,000 households.

At $3,379 per household (17% below the U.S. average), households in Toole County spend about $6.3M a year on food away from home. Spread across 2 fast food and sandwich shops, that is $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.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as limited-service restaurants in Toole County was 6 in 2023. That is one for every 309 households, against one for every 478 across the U.S. The official count takes in all limited-service restaurants, not only fast food and sandwich shops: pizza places are counted too.

Population estimates show Toole County grew 4.9% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). Counties under 10,000 people aren’t given a market score, since a few businesses can swing their figures.

How Toole 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 Toole County, MT compared with Montana and the U.S.
MeasureToole CountyMontanaU.S.
Listings per 10k households10.811.713.3
Spending per listing$3.1M$3.2M$3.1M
Households per official establishment (all limited-service restaurants)309569478
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+5.5%+6.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025+4.9%+5.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on food away from home$3,379$3,748$4,070
Median household income$57,731$72,509$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored60

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
6All limited-service restaurants
Employees, 2023
25
Annual payroll, 2023
$602K
One-person businesses, 2023
0All limited-service restaurants with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
22 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
2The 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 Toole 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 Toole County

Population, 2025 estimate
5,211+4.9% since 2020
Households
1,852
Median age
38.8
Homes lived in by their owners
63%
Vehicles per household
2.3
Land area
1,915 sq. mi.
People per square mile
3
Median household income
$57,731
Average household income
$80,358
Median home value
$218,400
Jobs located here
1,688
Daytime population
5,017Residents 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 Toole 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
Toole County, MTNot scored210.8$3.1M+4.9%

Other business types in Toole 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 Toole County, MT?

There are 2 fast food and sandwich shops on map listings in Toole County as of September 2026. The listings count fast food, sandwich shops, delis and bagel shops. Official counts show 6 businesses with payroll classed as limited-service restaurants in 2023. That count covers all limited-service restaurants (pizza places included), not only fast food and sandwich shops.

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

About $6.3M a year, or $3,379 per household. That is 17% below the U.S. average (an index of 83, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 2 fast food and sandwich shops on map listings, it comes to $3.1M per shop. The spending figure covers all food away from home, not only fast food and sandwich shops. It is estimated from the incomes of the 1,852 households in Toole County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Toole County has 2 fast food and sandwich shops on map listings, too few for a steady comparison with the U.S. rate. 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 309 households, against one for every 478 across the U.S.

How fast is Toole County, MT growing?

Population estimates put Toole County at 5,211 people in 2025, up 4.9% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 1,852 households. The median household income in Toole County is $57,731 a year, 28% 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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How the score works · Top markets for fast food and sandwich shops · All 56 business types in Toole County

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