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Fast food and sandwich shops in Coos County, NH
How Coos County, NH 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 64 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #566 of 2,222 scored counties
#7 of 10 scored counties in New Hampshire
- Listings
- 11
- 8 chain locations (73%)
- Official establishments
- 18
- All limited-service restaurants · −28.0% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $46.4M
- On food away from home · $3,313 a household
- Spending per listing
- $4.2M
- 38% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 7.9
- 41% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 31,343
- +0.4% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 11 fast food and sandwich shops in Coos County. Of those, 8 are chain locations, or 73%, against 79% across the U.S. That is 7.9 per 10,000 households, 41% below the U.S. rate of 13.3.
Household spending on food away from home in Coos County comes to about $46.4M a year: $3,313 per household, 19% below the U.S. average. That is about $4.2M of household spending for each shop on map listings, 38% 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 18 businesses with payroll classed as limited-service restaurants in Coos County in 2023, down 28.0% from 2019. That is one for every 778 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 list 5 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $55K has gone to businesses classed as limited-service restaurants in Coos County.
Population estimates show Coos County grew 0.4% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for fast food and sandwich shops in Coos County is 64 (upper middle), #566 of 2,222 scored counties and #7 of 10 scored counties in New Hampshire.
How Coos County compares
The same measures for New Hampshire 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 | Coos County | New Hampshire | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 7.9 | 10.4 | 13.3 |
| Spending per listing | $4.2M | $4.3M | $3.1M |
| Households per official establishment (all limited-service restaurants) | 778 | 518 | 478 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −28.0% | +0.1% | +6.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +0.4% | +2.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on food away from home | $3,313 | $4,493 | $4,070 |
| Median household income | $57,677 | $99,031 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 64 | 77 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 25 → 18All limited-service restaurants · −28.0% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 175
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $3.9M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 5All limited-service restaurants with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 118 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 15The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $55K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as limited-service restaurants in Coos 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 Coos County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 31,343+0.4% since 2020
- Households
- 14,002
- Median age
- 48.8
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 74%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 1,795 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 17
- Median household income
- $57,677+22.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $83,445
- Median home value
- $188,900
- Jobs located here
- 11,577
- Daytime population
- 27,944Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in New Hampshire
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Cheshire County, NH | 80 | 24 | 7.8 | $5.1M | +2.3% | #118 of 2,222 |
| 2Sullivan County, NH | 78 | 16 | 9.6 | $4.1M | +2.1% | #167 of 2,222 |
| 3Hillsborough County, NH | 76 | 161 | 9.5 | $4.9M | +2.5% | #203 of 2,222 |
| 4Strafford County, NH | 76 | 47 | 9.0 | $4.7M | +3.0% | #205 of 2,222 |
| 5Merrimack County, NH | 76 | 58 | 9.5 | $4.6M | +2.6% | #207 of 2,222 |
| 6Rockingham County, NH | 67 | 144 | 11.3 | $4.4M | +3.0% | #459 of 2,222 |
| 7Coos County, NH | 64 | 11 | 7.9 | $4.2M | +0.4% | #566 of 2,222 |
| 8Grafton County, NH | 63 | 41 | 11.0 | $3.8M | +2.2% | #604 of 2,222 |
| 9Belknap County, NH | 53 | 39 | 14.8 | $2.9M | +2.1% | #1,026 of 2,222 |
| 10Carroll County, NH | 52 | 36 | 16.5 | $2.5M | +5.0% | #1,084 of 2,222 |
Other business types in Coos County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
- Restaurants and cafes29
- Sit-down restaurants23
- Fast food and sandwich shops64
- Pizza37
- Coffee shops and cafes58
- Bakeries and dessert shops36
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Questions
How many fast food and sandwich shops are in Coos County, NH?
Coos County has 11 fast food and sandwich shops on map listings as of September 2026. 8 of them (73%) are chain locations. The listings count fast food, sandwich shops, delis and bagel shops. Official counts show 18 businesses with payroll classed as limited-service restaurants in 2023, down 28.0% from 2019. That count covers all limited-service restaurants (pizza places included), not only fast food and sandwich shops. Official counts also show 5 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Coos County, NH spend on food away from home?
About $46.4M a year, or $3,313 per household. That is 19% below the U.S. average (an index of 81, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 11 fast food and sandwich shops on map listings, it comes to $4.2M 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 14,002 households in Coos County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Coos County, NH compare with the U.S. for fast food and sandwich shops?
Coos County has 7.9 fast food and sandwich shops per 10,000 households, 41% below the U.S. rate of 13.3. Spending per shop is $4.2M, 38% above the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the national ratio of fast food and sandwich shops to household spending, Coos County would have about 15, against 11 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 778 households, against one for every 478 across the U.S. The official count fell 28.0% from 2019 to 2023, against +6.1% for the U.S.
How fast is Coos County, NH growing?
Population estimates put Coos County at 31,343 people in 2025, up 0.4% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 14,002 households. The median household income in Coos County is $57,677 a year, 29% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 22.4% 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. Coos County scores 64 for fast food and sandwich shops (upper middle), #566 of 2,222 scored counties.
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