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Fast food and sandwich shops in Cayuga County, NY

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 62 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #638 of 2,222 scored counties
#17 of 60 scored counties in New York

Listings
23
16 chain locations (70%)
Official establishments
51
All limited-service restaurants · +4.1% since 2019
Household spending a year
$112.8M
On food away from home · $3,578 a household
Spending per listing
$4.9M
61% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
7.3
45% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
74,365
−2.3% since 2020

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Survey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure

What this means

Map listings as of September 2026 show 23 fast food and sandwich shops in Cayuga County. Of those, 16 are chain locations, or 70%, against 79% across the U.S. That is 7.3 per 10,000 households, 45% below the U.S. rate of 13.3.

Household spending on food away from home in Cayuga County comes to about $112.8M a year: $3,578 per household, 12% below the U.S. average. That is about $4.9M of household spending for each shop on map listings, 61% 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 Cayuga County was 51 in 2023, up 4.1% from 2019. That is one for every 618 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 7 one-person businesses without payroll.

Population estimates show Cayuga County declined 2.3% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. Cayuga County scores 62 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for fast food and sandwich shops, ranking #638 of 2,222 scored counties and #17 of 60 scored counties in New York.

How Cayuga 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 Cayuga County, NY compared with New York and the U.S.
MeasureCayuga CountyNew YorkU.S.
Listings per 10k households7.314.113.3
Spending per listing$4.9M$3M$3.1M
Households per official establishment (all limited-service restaurants)618433478
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+4.1%−0.8%+6.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025−2.3%−0.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on food away from home$3,578$4,270$4,070
Median household income$67,904$85,974$80,734
Groundwork market score6236

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
49 → 51All limited-service restaurants · +4.1% over the period
Employees, 2023
611
Annual payroll, 2023
$12.4M
One-person businesses, 2023
7All limited-service restaurants with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
2316 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
37The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
0
Amount
$0

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

Population, 2025 estimate
74,365−2.3% since 2020
Households
31,524
Median age
44.5
Homes lived in by their owners
71%
Vehicles per household
1.7
Land area
692 sq. mi.
People per square mile
109
Median household income
$67,904+16.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$86,583
Median home value
$171,000
Jobs located here
25,171
Daytime population
65,706Residents 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 Cayuga 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
17Cayuga County, NY62237.3$4.9M−2.3%#638 of 2,222

Other business types in Cayuga 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 Cayuga County, NY?

There are 23 fast food and sandwich shops on map listings in Cayuga County as of September 2026. 16 of them (70%) are chain locations. The listings count fast food, sandwich shops, delis and bagel shops. Official counts show 51 businesses with payroll classed as limited-service restaurants in 2023, up 4.1% from 2019. That count covers all limited-service restaurants (pizza places included), not only fast food and sandwich shops. Official counts also show 7 one-person businesses without payroll.

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

About $112.8M a year, or $3,578 per household. That is 12% below the U.S. average (an index of 88, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 23 fast food and sandwich shops on map listings, it comes to $4.9M 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 31,524 households in Cayuga County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Cayuga County has 7.3 fast food and sandwich shops per 10,000 households, 45% below the U.S. rate of 13.3. Spending per shop is $4.9M, 61% above the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the national ratio of fast food and sandwich shops to household spending, Cayuga County would have about 37, against 23 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 618 households, against one for every 478 across the U.S. The official count rose 4.1% from 2019 to 2023, against +6.1% for the U.S.

How fast is Cayuga County, NY growing?

Population estimates put Cayuga County at 74,365 people in 2025, down 2.3% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 31,524 households. The median household income in Cayuga County is $67,904 a year, 16% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 16.3% 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. Cayuga County scores 62 for fast food and sandwich shops (upper middle), #638 of 2,222 scored counties.

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