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Fast food and sandwich shops in Elko County, NV

How Elko County, NV 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 37 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,631 of 2,222 scored counties
#6 of 9 scored counties in Nevada

Listings
43
41 chain locations (95%)
Official establishments
42
All limited-service restaurants · +2.4% since 2019
Household spending a year
$78M
On food away from home · $3,974 a household
Spending per listing
$1.8M
41% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
21.9
65% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
54,815
+2.1% 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

At $3,974 per household (2% below the U.S. average), households in Elko County spend about $78M a year on food away from home. That works out to $1.8M per shop, 41% below 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 43 fast food and sandwich shops on map listings in Elko County as of September 2026. 41 of them (95%) are chain locations, against 79% across the U.S. That comes to 21.9 for every 10,000 households, 65% above the U.S. rate of 13.3.

Official counts show 42 businesses with payroll classed as limited-service restaurants in Elko County in 2023, up 2.4% from 2019. That is one for every 467 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 9 one-person businesses without payroll.

Population estimates put the population change in Elko County from 2020 to 2025 at +2.1%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for fast food and sandwich shops in Elko County is 37 (lower middle), #1,631 of 2,222 scored counties and #6 of 9 scored counties in Nevada.

How Elko County compares

The same measures for Nevada 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 Elko County, NV compared with Nevada and the U.S.
MeasureElko CountyNevadaU.S.
Listings per 10k households21.915.613.3
Spending per listing$1.8M$2.5M$3.1M
Households per official establishment (all limited-service restaurants)467402478
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+2.4%+13.9%+6.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025+2.1%+5.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on food away from home$3,974$3,930$4,070
Median household income$86,487$78,260$80,734
Groundwork market score3735

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
41 → 42All limited-service restaurants · +2.4% over the period
Employees, 2023
671
Annual payroll, 2023
$15.3M
One-person businesses, 2023
9All limited-service restaurants with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
4341 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
26The 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 Elko 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 Elko County

Population, 2025 estimate
54,815+2.1% since 2020
Households
19,627
Median age
36.3
Homes lived in by their owners
71%
Vehicles per household
2.1
Land area
17,173 sq. mi.
People per square mile
3
Median household income
$86,487+6.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$101,650
Median home value
$301,400
Jobs located here
22,857
Daytime population
52,062Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Fast food and sandwich shops across Nevada

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

Top counties in Nevada

Counties in Nevada ranked for fast food and sandwich shops by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Lyon County, NV703213.5$2.9M+9.5%#378 of 2,222
2Nye County, NV642611.7$2.9M+10.3%#591 of 2,222
3Washoe County, NV6225612.8$3.3M+4.4%#655 of 2,222
4Douglas County, NV583114.5$3M+1.2%#827 of 2,222
5Clark County, NV441,38216.0$2.4M+5.8%#1,381 of 2,222
6Elko County, NV374321.9$1.8M+2.1%#1,631 of 2,222
7Churchill County, NV341616.8$2.2M+1.1%#1,705 of 2,222
8Humboldt County, NV321318.8$2M0.0%#1,783 of 2,222
9Carson City, NV314820.3$1.8M−0.2%#1,824 of 2,222

Other business types in Elko 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 Elko County, NV?

As of September 2026, map listings count 43 fast food and sandwich shops in Elko County. 41 of them (95%) are chain locations. The listings count fast food, sandwich shops, delis and bagel shops. Official counts show 42 businesses with payroll classed as limited-service restaurants in 2023, up 2.4% from 2019. 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 9 one-person businesses without payroll.

How much do households in Elko County, NV spend on food away from home?

About $78M a year, or $3,974 per household. That is 2% below the U.S. average (an index of 98, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 43 fast food and sandwich shops on map listings, it comes to $1.8M 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 19,627 households in Elko County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Elko County has 21.9 fast food and sandwich shops per 10,000 households, 65% above the U.S. rate of 13.3. Spending per shop is $1.8M, 41% below the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the U.S. ratio of fast food and sandwich shops to household spending, Elko County would have about 26, against 43 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 467 households, against one for every 478 across the U.S. The official count rose 2.4% from 2019 to 2023, against +6.1% for the U.S.

How fast is Elko County, NV growing?

Population estimates put Elko County at 54,815 people in 2025, up 2.1% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 19,627 households. Median household income in Elko County is $86,487, 7% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 6.5%, 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. Elko County scores 37 for fast food and sandwich shops (lower middle), #1,631 of 2,222 scored counties.

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