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Fast food and sandwich shops in Bronx County, NY

The fast food and sandwich shops in Bronx County, NY, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 30 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,835 of 2,222 scored counties
#60 of 60 scored counties in New York

Listings
671
237 chain locations (35%)
Official establishments
991
All limited-service restaurants · −0.7% since 2019
Household spending a year
$1.7B
On food away from home · $3,170 a household
Spending per listing
$2.5M
17% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
12.6
5% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
1,406,332
−3.8% since 2020

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What this means

Bronx County scores 30 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for fast food and sandwich shops, ranking #1,835 of 2,222 scored counties and #60 of 60 scored counties in New York. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.

Household spending on food away from home in Bronx County comes to about $1.7B a year: $3,170 per household, 22% below the U.S. average. That is about $2.5M of household spending for each shop on map listings, 17% below the U.S. figure of $3.1M. The spending figure covers all food away from home, not only fast food and sandwich shops.

Bronx County has 671 fast food and sandwich shops on map listings as of September 2026. Of those, 237 are chain locations, or 35%, against 79% across the U.S. That is 12.6 per 10,000 households, 5% below the U.S. rate of 13.3.

In 2023, official counts showed 991 businesses with payroll in Bronx County classed as limited-service restaurants, down 0.7% from 2019. That is one for every 539 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, 9 SBA-backed loans worth $4.4M have gone to businesses classed as limited-service restaurants in Bronx County. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Bronx County declined 3.8%, against +3.1% for the U.S.

How Bronx County compares

The same measures for New York 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 Bronx County, NY compared with New York and the U.S.
MeasureBronx CountyNew YorkU.S.
Listings per 10k households12.614.113.3
Spending per listing$2.5M$3M$3.1M
Households per official establishment (all limited-service restaurants)539433478
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023−0.7%−0.8%+6.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025−3.8%−0.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on food away from home$3,170$4,270$4,070
Median household income$48,676$85,974$80,734
Groundwork market score3036

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
998 → 991All limited-service restaurants · −0.7% over the period
Employees, 2023
9,633
Annual payroll, 2023
$226.5M
One-person businesses, 2023
401All limited-service restaurants with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
671237 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
555The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
9
Amount
$4.4M

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as limited-service restaurants in Bronx 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 Bronx County

Population, 2025 estimate
1,406,332−3.8% since 2020
Households
534,100
Median age
37.0
Homes lived in by their owners
20%
Vehicles per household
0.6
Land area
42 sq. mi.
People per square mile
33,286
Median household income
$48,676+21.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$71,653
Median home value
$529,500
Jobs located here
340,956
Daytime population
1,168,925Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Fast food and sandwich shops across New York

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

Top counties in New York

Counties in New York ranked for fast food and sandwich shops by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Saratoga County, NY81838.1$5.6M+2.3%#105 of 2,222
2Schoharie County, NY76118.6$4.3M+1.4%#209 of 2,222
3Orleans County, NY7195.5$6.3M−0.5%#322 of 2,222
4Wayne County, NY69266.8$5.5M+0.1%#382 of 2,222
5Tompkins County, NY69388.8$4.5M−1.4%#388 of 2,222
6Tioga County, NY69199.3$4M−1.9%#394 of 2,222
7Washington County, NY68135.3$6.8M−2.9%#418 of 2,222
8Delaware County, NY68157.8$4.5M+0.2%#420 of 2,222
9Lewis County, NY6898.1$4.3M−0.3%#422 of 2,222
10Rensselaer County, NY67659.7$4.2M−0.2%#463 of 2,222
60Bronx County, NY3067112.6$2.5M−3.8%#1,835 of 2,222

Other business types in Bronx 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 Bronx County, NY?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 671 fast food and sandwich shops in Bronx County. 237 of them (35%) are chain locations. The listings count fast food, sandwich shops, delis and bagel shops. Official counts show 991 businesses with payroll classed as limited-service restaurants in 2023, down 0.7% 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 list 401 one-person businesses without payroll.

How much do households in Bronx County, NY spend on food away from home?

About $1.7B a year, or $3,170 per household. That is 22% below the U.S. average (an index of 78, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 671 fast food and sandwich shops on map listings, it comes to $2.5M 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 534,100 households in Bronx County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Bronx County has 12.6 fast food and sandwich shops per 10,000 households, 5% below the U.S. rate of 13.3. Spending per shop is $2.5M, 17% below the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the U.S. ratio of fast food and sandwich shops to household spending, Bronx County would have about 555, against 671 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 539 households, against one for every 478 across the U.S. The official count fell 0.7% from 2019 to 2023, against +6.1% for the U.S.

How fast is Bronx County, NY growing?

Population estimates put Bronx County at 1,406,332 people in 2025, down 3.8% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 534,100 households. Median household income in Bronx County is $48,676, 40% below 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. Bronx County scores 30 for fast food and sandwich shops (lower middle), #1,835 of 2,222 scored counties.

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