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Fast food and sandwich shops in Santa Fe County, NM
The fast food and sandwich shops in Santa Fe County, NM, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 67 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #462 of 2,222 scored counties
#3 of 24 scored counties in New Mexico
- Listings
- 67
- 55 chain locations (82%)
- Official establishments
- 133
- All limited-service restaurants · +18.8% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $283.7M
- On food away from home · $4,008 a household
- Spending per listing
- $4.2M
- 39% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 9.5
- 29% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 156,907
- +1.2% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 67 fast food and sandwich shops in Santa Fe County. Chain locations make up 82% of them, against 79% across the U.S. That comes to 9.5 for every 10,000 households, 29% below the U.S. rate of 13.3.
Household spending on food away from home in Santa Fe County comes to about $283.7M a year: $4,008 per household, 2% below the U.S. average. That works out to $4.2M per shop, 39% 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.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as limited-service restaurants in Santa Fe County was 133 in 2023, up 18.8% from 2019. That is one for every 532 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. Another 14 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $4.9M have gone to businesses classed as limited-service restaurants in Santa Fe County.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Santa Fe County grew 1.2%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for fast food and sandwich shops in Santa Fe County is 67 (upper middle), #462 of 2,222 scored counties and #3 of 24 scored counties in New Mexico. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Santa Fe County compares
The same measures for New Mexico 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 | Santa Fe County | New Mexico | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 9.5 | 12.9 | 13.3 |
| Spending per listing | $4.2M | $2.7M | $3.1M |
| Households per official establishment (all limited-service restaurants) | 532 | 507 | 478 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +18.8% | +6.8% | +6.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.2% | +0.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on food away from home | $4,008 | $3,547 | $4,070 |
| Median household income | $79,071 | $64,059 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 67 | 30 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 112 → 133All limited-service restaurants · +18.8% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 2,359
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $62.2M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 14All limited-service restaurants with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 6755 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 93The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 2
- Amount
- $4.9M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as limited-service restaurants in Santa Fe 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 Santa Fe County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 156,907+1.2% since 2020
- Households
- 70,767
- Median age
- 48.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 72%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 1,910 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 82
- Median household income
- $79,071+29.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $111,955
- Median home value
- $446,300
- Jobs located here
- 64,012
- Daytime population
- 157,387Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every New Mexico market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in New Mexico for fast food and sandwich shops, numbered among those based in New Mexico, with Santa Fe County marked.
Top counties in New Mexico
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Sandoval County, NM | 84 | 54 | 9.5 | $4.3M | +6.9% | #79 of 2,222 |
| 2Los Alamos County, NM | 69 | 5 | 6.1 | $9.1M | 0.0% | #380 of 2,222 |
| 3Santa Fe County, NM | 67 | 67 | 9.5 | $4.2M | +1.2% | #462 of 2,222 |
| 4Rio Arriba County, NM | 62 | 12 | 7.7 | $4.3M | −1.0% | #639 of 2,222 |
| 5Valencia County, NM | 58 | 32 | 11.6 | $2.9M | +7.2% | #831 of 2,222 |
| 6Otero County, NM | 58 | 28 | 11.4 | $2.9M | +3.7% | #832 of 2,222 |
| 7Doña Ana County, NM | 56 | 95 | 11.2 | $2.9M | +4.1% | #914 of 2,222 |
| 8Torrance County, NM | 55 | 8 | 13.2 | $2.4M | +6.9% | #967 of 2,222 |
| 9Taos County, NM | 52 | 15 | 9.6 | $3.5M | +0.3% | #1,054 of 2,222 |
| 10Eddy County, NM | 45 | 36 | 15.2 | $2.5M | +0.3% | #1,349 of 2,222 |
Other business types in Santa Fe County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
- Restaurants and cafes39
- Sit-down restaurants36
- Fast food and sandwich shops67
- Pizza70
- Coffee shops and cafes37
- Bakeries and dessert shops41
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Questions
How many fast food and sandwich shops are in Santa Fe County, NM?
Santa Fe County has 67 fast food and sandwich shops on map listings as of September 2026. 55 of them (82%) are chain locations. The listings count fast food, sandwich shops, delis and bagel shops. Official counts show 133 businesses with payroll classed as limited-service restaurants in 2023, up 18.8% from 2019. That count covers all limited-service restaurants (pizza places included), not only fast food and sandwich shops. Official counts list 14 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Santa Fe County, NM spend on food away from home?
About $283.7M a year, or $4,008 per household. That is 2% below the U.S. average (an index of 98, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 67 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 70,767 households in Santa Fe County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Santa Fe County, NM compare with the U.S. for fast food and sandwich shops?
Santa Fe County has 9.5 fast food and sandwich shops per 10,000 households, 29% below the U.S. rate of 13.3. Spending per shop is $4.2M, 39% above the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the national ratio of fast food and sandwich shops to household spending, Santa Fe County would have about 93, against 67 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 532 households, against one for every 478 across the U.S. The official count rose 18.8% from 2019 to 2023, against +6.1% for the U.S.
How fast is Santa Fe County, NM growing?
Population estimates put Santa Fe County at 156,907 people in 2025, up 1.2% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 70,767 households. The median household income in Santa Fe County is $79,071 a year, 2% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 29.2% 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. Santa Fe County scores 67 for fast food and sandwich shops (upper middle), #462 of 2,222 scored counties.
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