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Fast food and sandwich shops in Strafford County, NH
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for fast food and sandwich shops in Strafford County, NH, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 76 out of 100: High
Ranked #205 of 2,222 scored counties
#4 of 10 scored counties in New Hampshire
- Listings
- 47
- 33 chain locations (70%)
- Official establishments
- 94
- All limited-service restaurants · +1.1% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $223.2M
- On food away from home · $4,286 a household
- Spending per listing
- $4.7M
- 56% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 9.0
- 32% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 135,043
- +3.0% since 2020
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What this means
For fast food and sandwich shops, Strafford County has a Groundwork market score of 76 (high): #205 of 2,222 scored counties and #4 of 10 scored counties in New Hampshire. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for fast food and sandwich shops.
Households in Strafford County spend about $223.2M a year on food away from home, or $4,286 per household, 5% above the U.S. average. Spread across 47 fast food and sandwich shops, that is $4.7M per shop, 56% above 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 47 fast food and sandwich shops on map listings in Strafford County as of September 2026. Of those, 33 are chain locations, or 70%, against 79% across the U.S. That comes to 9.0 for every 10,000 households, 32% below the U.S. rate of 13.3.
Official counts show 94 businesses with payroll classed as limited-service restaurants in Strafford County in 2023, up 1.1% from 2019. That is one for every 554 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. Since fiscal 2022, 7 SBA-backed loans worth $1.7M have gone to businesses classed as limited-service restaurants in Strafford County. Population estimates show Strafford County grew 3.0% from 2020 to 2025, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Strafford 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 | Strafford County | New Hampshire | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 9.0 | 10.4 | 13.3 |
| Spending per listing | $4.7M | $4.3M | $3.1M |
| Households per official establishment (all limited-service restaurants) | 554 | 518 | 478 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +1.1% | +0.1% | +6.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +3.0% | +2.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on food away from home | $4,286 | $4,493 | $4,070 |
| Median household income | $88,570 | $99,031 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 76 | 77 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 93 → 94All limited-service restaurants · +1.1% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 1,407
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $32.5M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 5All limited-service restaurants with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 4733 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 73The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 7
- Amount
- $1.7M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as limited-service restaurants in Strafford 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 Strafford County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 135,043+3.0% since 2020
- Households
- 52,080
- Median age
- 40.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 67%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 368 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 361
- Median household income
- $88,570+21.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $114,189
- Median home value
- $362,800
- Jobs located here
- 49,807
- Daytime population
- 117,713Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every New Hampshire market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in New Hampshire for fast food and sandwich shops, numbered among those based in New Hampshire, with Strafford County marked.
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 Strafford County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
- Restaurants and cafes65
- Sit-down restaurants70
- Fast food and sandwich shops76
- Pizza67
- Coffee shops and cafes46
- Bakeries and dessert shops44
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Questions
How many fast food and sandwich shops are in Strafford County, NH?
As of September 2026, map listings count 47 fast food and sandwich shops in Strafford County. 33 of them (70%) are chain locations. The listings count fast food, sandwich shops, delis and bagel shops. Official counts show 94 businesses with payroll classed as limited-service restaurants in 2023, up 1.1% from 2019. The official count takes in all limited-service restaurants, not only fast food and sandwich shops: pizza places are counted too. Another 5 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Strafford County, NH spend on food away from home?
About $223.2M a year, or $4,286 per household. That is 5% above the U.S. average (an index of 105, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 47 fast food and sandwich shops on map listings, it comes to $4.7M 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 52,080 households in Strafford County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Strafford County, NH compare with the U.S. for fast food and sandwich shops?
Strafford County has 9.0 fast food and sandwich shops per 10,000 households, 32% below the U.S. rate of 13.3. Spending per shop is $4.7M, 56% above the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the U.S. ratio of fast food and sandwich shops to household spending, Strafford County would have about 73, against 47 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 554 households, against one for every 478 across the U.S. The official count rose 1.1% from 2019 to 2023, against +6.1% for the U.S.
How fast is Strafford County, NH growing?
Population estimates put Strafford County at 135,043 people in 2025, up 3.0% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 52,080 households. Median household income in Strafford County is $88,570, 10% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 21.4%, 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. Strafford County scores 76 for fast food and sandwich shops (high), #205 of 2,222 scored counties.
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