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Fast food and sandwich shops in Washoe County, NV
The fast food and sandwich shops in Washoe County, NV, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 62 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #655 of 2,222 scored counties
#3 of 9 scored counties in Nevada
- Listings
- 256
- 217 chain locations (85%)
- Official establishments
- 426
- All limited-service restaurants · +11.5% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $836.8M
- On food away from home · $4,199 a household
- Spending per listing
- $3.3M
- 7% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 12.8
- 4% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 509,386
- +4.4% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 256 fast food and sandwich shops in Washoe County. 217 of them (85%) are chain locations, against 79% across the U.S. That is 12.8 per 10,000 households, 4% below the U.S. rate of 13.3.
Households in Washoe County spend about $836.8M a year on food away from home, or $4,199 per household, 3% above the U.S. average. That is about $3.3M of household spending for each shop on map listings, 7% 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.
In 2023, official counts showed 426 businesses with payroll in Washoe County classed as limited-service restaurants, up 11.5% from 2019. That is one for every 468 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. Official counts also show 61 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 19 SBA-backed loans worth $8.2M have gone to businesses classed as limited-service restaurants in Washoe County.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Washoe County grew 4.4%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For fast food and sandwich shops, Washoe County has a Groundwork market score of 62 (upper middle): #655 of 2,222 scored counties and #3 of 9 scored counties in Nevada.
How Washoe 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.
| Measure | Washoe County | Nevada | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 12.8 | 15.6 | 13.3 |
| Spending per listing | $3.3M | $2.5M | $3.1M |
| Households per official establishment (all limited-service restaurants) | 468 | 402 | 478 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +11.5% | +13.9% | +6.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +4.4% | +5.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on food away from home | $4,199 | $3,930 | $4,070 |
| Median household income | $88,096 | $78,260 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 62 | 35 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 382 → 426All limited-service restaurants · +11.5% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 7,248
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $163.6M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 61All limited-service restaurants with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 256217 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 274The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 19
- Amount
- $8.2M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as limited-service restaurants in Washoe 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 Washoe County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 509,386+4.4% since 2020
- Households
- 199,296
- Median age
- 40.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 60%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 6,316 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 79
- Median household income
- $88,096+36.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $120,937
- Median home value
- $539,900
- Jobs located here
- 242,902
- Daytime population
- 492,944Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Nevada market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Nevada for fast food and sandwich shops, numbered among those based in Nevada, with Washoe County marked.
Top counties in Nevada
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Lyon County, NV | 70 | 32 | 13.5 | $2.9M | +9.5% | #378 of 2,222 |
| 2Nye County, NV | 64 | 26 | 11.7 | $2.9M | +10.3% | #591 of 2,222 |
| 3Washoe County, NV | 62 | 256 | 12.8 | $3.3M | +4.4% | #655 of 2,222 |
| 4Douglas County, NV | 58 | 31 | 14.5 | $3M | +1.2% | #827 of 2,222 |
| 5Clark County, NV | 44 | 1,382 | 16.0 | $2.4M | +5.8% | #1,381 of 2,222 |
| 6Elko County, NV | 37 | 43 | 21.9 | $1.8M | +2.1% | #1,631 of 2,222 |
| 7Churchill County, NV | 34 | 16 | 16.8 | $2.2M | +1.1% | #1,705 of 2,222 |
| 8Humboldt County, NV | 32 | 13 | 18.8 | $2M | 0.0% | #1,783 of 2,222 |
| 9Carson City, NV | 31 | 48 | 20.3 | $1.8M | −0.2% | #1,824 of 2,222 |
Other business types in Washoe County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
- Restaurants and cafes55
- Sit-down restaurants60
- Fast food and sandwich shops62
- Pizza68
- Coffee shops and cafes50
- Bakeries and dessert shops61
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Questions
How many fast food and sandwich shops are in Washoe County, NV?
Washoe County has 256 fast food and sandwich shops on map listings as of September 2026. 217 of them (85%) are chain locations. The listings count fast food, sandwich shops, delis and bagel shops. Official counts show 426 businesses with payroll classed as limited-service restaurants in 2023, up 11.5% from 2019. That count covers all limited-service restaurants (pizza places included), not only fast food and sandwich shops. Another 61 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Washoe County, NV spend on food away from home?
About $836.8M a year, or $4,199 per household. That is 3% above the U.S. average (an index of 103, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 256 fast food and sandwich shops on map listings, it comes to $3.3M 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 199,296 households in Washoe County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Washoe County, NV compare with the U.S. for fast food and sandwich shops?
Washoe County has 12.8 fast food and sandwich shops per 10,000 households, 4% below the U.S. rate of 13.3. Spending per shop is $3.3M, 7% above the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the national ratio of fast food and sandwich shops to household spending, Washoe County would have about 274, against 256 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 468 households, against one for every 478 across the U.S. The official count rose 11.5% from 2019 to 2023, against +6.1% for the U.S.
How fast is Washoe County, NV growing?
Population estimates put Washoe County at 509,386 people in 2025, up 4.4% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 199,296 households. The median household income in Washoe County is $88,096 a year, 9% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 36.0% 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. Washoe County scores 62 for fast food and sandwich shops (upper middle), #655 of 2,222 scored counties.
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