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Fast food and sandwich shops in Broome County, NY
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for fast food and sandwich shops in Broome County, NY, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 43 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,399 of 2,222 scored counties
#55 of 60 scored counties in New York
- Listings
- 106
- 85 chain locations (80%)
- Official establishments
- 145
- All limited-service restaurants · −5.8% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $288.6M
- On food away from home · $3,519 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.7M
- 11% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 12.9
- 3% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 195,736
- −1.2% since 2020
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What this means
Households in Broome County spend about $288.6M a year on food away from home, or $3,519 per household, 14% below the U.S. average. Spread across 106 fast food and sandwich shops, that is $2.7M per shop, 11% below 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 106 fast food and sandwich shops on map listings in Broome County as of September 2026. 85 of them (80%) are chain locations, against 79% across the U.S. That comes to 12.9 for every 10,000 households, 3% below the U.S. rate of 13.3.
Official counts show 145 businesses with payroll classed as limited-service restaurants in Broome County in 2023, down 5.8% from 2019. That is one for every 566 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. Another 27 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts. Since fiscal 2022, 5 SBA-backed loans worth $2.5M have gone to businesses classed as limited-service restaurants in Broome County.
Population estimates show Broome County declined 1.2% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. Broome County scores 43 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for fast food and sandwich shops, ranking #1,399 of 2,222 scored counties and #55 of 60 scored counties in New York.
How Broome 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.
| Measure | Broome County | New York | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 12.9 | 14.1 | 13.3 |
| Spending per listing | $2.7M | $3M | $3.1M |
| Households per official establishment (all limited-service restaurants) | 566 | 433 | 478 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −5.8% | −0.8% | +6.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −1.2% | −0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on food away from home | $3,519 | $4,270 | $4,070 |
| Median household income | $62,616 | $85,974 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 43 | 36 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 154 → 145All limited-service restaurants · −5.8% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 2,747
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $50.4M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 27All limited-service restaurants with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 10685 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 95The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 5
- Amount
- $2.5M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as limited-service restaurants in Broome 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 Broome County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 195,736−1.2% since 2020
- Households
- 82,005
- Median age
- 40.8
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 65%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.5
- Land area
- 706 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 280
- Median household income
- $62,616+19.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $86,128
- Median home value
- $154,900
- Jobs located here
- 82,220
- Daytime population
- 201,023Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in New York
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Saratoga County, NY | 81 | 83 | 8.1 | $5.6M | +2.3% | #105 of 2,222 |
| 2Schoharie County, NY | 76 | 11 | 8.6 | $4.3M | +1.4% | #209 of 2,222 |
| 3Orleans County, NY | 71 | 9 | 5.5 | $6.3M | −0.5% | #322 of 2,222 |
| 4Wayne County, NY | 69 | 26 | 6.8 | $5.5M | +0.1% | #382 of 2,222 |
| 5Tompkins County, NY | 69 | 38 | 8.8 | $4.5M | −1.4% | #388 of 2,222 |
| 6Tioga County, NY | 69 | 19 | 9.3 | $4M | −1.9% | #394 of 2,222 |
| 7Washington County, NY | 68 | 13 | 5.3 | $6.8M | −2.9% | #418 of 2,222 |
| 8Delaware County, NY | 68 | 15 | 7.8 | $4.5M | +0.2% | #420 of 2,222 |
| 9Lewis County, NY | 68 | 9 | 8.1 | $4.3M | −0.3% | #422 of 2,222 |
| 10Rensselaer County, NY | 67 | 65 | 9.7 | $4.2M | −0.2% | #463 of 2,222 |
| 55Broome County, NY | 43 | 106 | 12.9 | $2.7M | −1.2% | #1,399 of 2,222 |
Other business types in Broome County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
- Restaurants and cafes39
- Sit-down restaurants43
- Fast food and sandwich shops43
- Pizza50
- Coffee shops and cafes38
- Bakeries and dessert shops30
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Questions
How many fast food and sandwich shops are in Broome County, NY?
As of September 2026, map listings count 106 fast food and sandwich shops in Broome County. 85 of them (80%) are chain locations. The listings count fast food, sandwich shops, delis and bagel shops. Official counts show 145 businesses with payroll classed as limited-service restaurants in 2023, down 5.8% 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 27 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Broome County, NY spend on food away from home?
About $288.6M a year, or $3,519 per household. That is 14% below the U.S. average (an index of 86, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 106 fast food and sandwich shops on map listings, it comes to $2.7M 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 82,005 households in Broome County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Broome County, NY compare with the U.S. for fast food and sandwich shops?
Broome County has 12.9 fast food and sandwich shops per 10,000 households, 3% below the U.S. rate of 13.3. Spending per shop is $2.7M, 11% below the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the U.S. ratio of fast food and sandwich shops to household spending, Broome County would have about 95, against 106 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 566 households, against one for every 478 across the U.S. The official count fell 5.8% from 2019 to 2023, against +6.1% for the U.S.
How fast is Broome County, NY growing?
Population estimates put Broome County at 195,736 people in 2025, down 1.2% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 82,005 households. Median household income in Broome County is $62,616, 22% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 19.9%, 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. Broome County scores 43 for fast food and sandwich shops (lower middle), #1,399 of 2,222 scored counties.
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