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Fast food and sandwich shops in Holt County, NE

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for fast food and sandwich shops in Holt County, NE, 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
4 chain locations (100%)
Official establishments
5
All limited-service restaurants
Household spending a year
$14.4M
On food away from home · $3,561 a household
Spending per listing
$3.6M
18% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
9.9
26% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
10,067
−0.3% 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

As of September 2026, map listings count 4 fast food and sandwich shops in Holt County. Per 10,000 households, that is 9.9, 26% below the U.S. rate of 13.3.

Household spending on food away from home in Holt County comes to about $14.4M a year: $3,561 per household, 13% below the U.S. average. That works out to $3.6M per shop, 18% above the U.S. figure of $3.1M. That spending covers all food away from home, which fast food and sandwich shops share with other businesses in the trade.

Official counts show 5 businesses with payroll classed as limited-service restaurants in Holt County in 2023. That is one for every 810 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 Holt County declined 0.3% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. With 4 fast food and sandwich shops on map listings, Holt County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How Holt County compares

The same measures for Nebraska 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 Holt County, NE compared with Nebraska and the U.S.
MeasureHolt CountyNebraskaU.S.
Listings per 10k households9.914.513.3
Spending per listing$3.6M$2.7M$3.1M
Households per official establishment (all limited-service restaurants)810526478
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+6.4%+6.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025−0.3%+2.8%+3.1%
Spending per household on food away from home$3,561$3,946$4,070
Median household income$68,513$76,475$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored48

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
6 → 5All limited-service restaurants
Employees, 2023
113
Annual payroll, 2023
$2.3M
One-person businesses, 2023
0All limited-service restaurants with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
44 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 Holt 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 Holt County

Population, 2025 estimate
10,067−0.3% since 2020
Households
4,050
Median age
42.9
Homes lived in by their owners
72%
Vehicles per household
2.4
Land area
2,412 sq. mi.
People per square mile
4
Median household income
$68,513+13.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$95,600
Median home value
$165,100
Jobs located here
4,132
Daytime population
11,812Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Fast food and sandwich shops across Nebraska

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

Top counties in Nebraska

Counties in Nebraska ranked for fast food and sandwich shops by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Saunders County, NE9189.0$4.8M+6.0%#12 of 2,222
2Cass County, NE871110.2$4.3M+3.9%#35 of 2,222
3Washington County, NE8667.1$6.2M+1.8%#39 of 2,222
4Sarpy County, NE779112.3$3.8M+9.0%#194 of 2,222
5Custer County, NE63511.1$3.2M0.0%#618 of 2,222
6Gage County, NE601111.8$3M+0.2%#750 of 2,222
7Seward County, NE59913.3$3M+2.3%#789 of 2,222
8Saline County, NE59815.6$2.5M+1.9%#801 of 2,222
9Douglas County, NE5634614.5$2.9M+3.6%#916 of 2,222
10Lancaster County, NE4919914.8$2.6M+3.4%#1,185 of 2,222
Holt County, NENot scored49.9$3.6M−0.3%

Other business types in Holt 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 Holt County, NE?

Holt County has 4 fast food and sandwich shops on map listings as of September 2026. The listings count fast food, sandwich shops, delis and bagel shops. Official counts show 5 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 Holt County, NE spend on food away from home?

About $14.4M a year, or $3,561 per household. That is 13% below the U.S. average (an index of 87, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 4 fast food and sandwich shops on map listings, it comes to $3.6M 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 4,050 households in Holt County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Holt County has 9.9 fast food and sandwich shops per 10,000 households, 26% below the U.S. rate of 13.3. Spending per shop is $3.6M, 18% above the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the national ratio of fast food and sandwich shops to household spending, Holt County would have about 5, against 4 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 810 households, against one for every 478 across the U.S.

How fast is Holt County, NE growing?

Population estimates put Holt County at 10,067 people in 2025, down 0.3% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 4,050 households. The median household income in Holt County is $68,513 a year, 15% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 13.5% from the 2015–2019 survey, 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. Holt 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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How the score works · Top markets for fast food and sandwich shops · All 56 business types in Holt County

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