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Fast food and sandwich shops in Chautauqua County, NY
The fast food and sandwich shops in Chautauqua County, NY, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 47 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,246 of 2,222 scored counties
#48 of 60 scored counties in New York
- Listings
- 48
- 34 chain locations (71%)
- Official establishments
- 99
- All limited-service restaurants · +7.6% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $176.1M
- On food away from home · $3,299 a household
- Spending per listing
- $3.7M
- 20% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 9.0
- 32% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 124,126
- −2.6% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 48 fast food and sandwich shops in Chautauqua County. 34 of them (71%) are chain locations, against 79% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 9.0, 32% below the U.S. rate of 13.3.
Household spending on food away from home in Chautauqua County comes to about $176.1M a year: $3,299 per household, 19% below the U.S. average. That is about $3.7M of household spending for each shop on map listings, 20% 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.
Official counts show 99 businesses with payroll classed as limited-service restaurants in Chautauqua County in 2023, up 7.6% from 2019. That is one for every 539 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 also show 9 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 4 SBA-backed loans worth $710K have gone to businesses classed as limited-service restaurants in Chautauqua County.
Population estimates show Chautauqua County declined 2.6% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. Chautauqua County scores 47 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for fast food and sandwich shops, ranking #1,246 of 2,222 scored counties and #48 of 60 scored counties in New York.
How Chautauqua 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 | Chautauqua County | New York | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 9.0 | 14.1 | 13.3 |
| Spending per listing | $3.7M | $3M | $3.1M |
| Households per official establishment (all limited-service restaurants) | 539 | 433 | 478 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +7.6% | −0.8% | +6.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −2.6% | −0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on food away from home | $3,299 | $4,270 | $4,070 |
| Median household income | $58,351 | $85,974 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 47 | 36 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 92 → 99All limited-service restaurants · +7.6% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 1,552
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $34.1M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 9All limited-service restaurants with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 4834 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 58The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 4
- Amount
- $710K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as limited-service restaurants in Chautauqua 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 Chautauqua County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 124,126−2.6% since 2020
- Households
- 53,393
- Median age
- 43.3
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 69%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.6
- Land area
- 1,060 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 118
- Median household income
- $58,351+24.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $76,000
- Median home value
- $127,900
- Jobs located here
- 44,855
- Daytime population
- 120,603Residents 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 |
| 48Chautauqua County, NY | 47 | 48 | 9.0 | $3.7M | −2.6% | #1,246 of 2,222 |
Other business types in Chautauqua County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
- Restaurants and cafes20
- Sit-down restaurants20
- Fast food and sandwich shops47
- Pizza28
- Coffee shops and cafes26
- Bakeries and dessert shops25
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Questions
How many fast food and sandwich shops are in Chautauqua County, NY?
Chautauqua County has 48 fast food and sandwich shops on map listings as of September 2026. 34 of them (71%) are chain locations. The listings count fast food, sandwich shops, delis and bagel shops. Official counts show 99 businesses with payroll classed as limited-service restaurants in 2023, up 7.6% from 2019. That count covers all limited-service restaurants (pizza places included), not only fast food and sandwich shops. Another 9 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Chautauqua County, NY spend on food away from home?
About $176.1M a year, or $3,299 per household. That is 19% below the U.S. average (an index of 81, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 48 fast food and sandwich shops on map listings, it comes to $3.7M 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 53,393 households in Chautauqua County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Chautauqua County, NY compare with the U.S. for fast food and sandwich shops?
Chautauqua 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 $3.7M, 20% above the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the national ratio of fast food and sandwich shops to household spending, Chautauqua County would have about 58, against 48 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 rose 7.6% from 2019 to 2023, against +6.1% for the U.S.
How fast is Chautauqua County, NY growing?
Population estimates put Chautauqua County at 124,126 people in 2025, down 2.6% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 53,393 households. The median household income in Chautauqua County is $58,351 a year, 28% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 24.6% 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. Chautauqua County scores 47 for fast food and sandwich shops (lower middle), #1,246 of 2,222 scored counties.
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