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Fast food and sandwich shops in Delaware County, NY

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 68 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #420 of 2,222 scored counties
#8 of 60 scored counties in New York

Listings
15
7 chain locations (47%)
Official establishments
27
All limited-service restaurants · 0.0% since 2019
Household spending a year
$67.6M
On food away from home · $3,519 a household
Spending per listing
$4.5M
48% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
7.8
41% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
44,305
+0.2% 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

Households in Delaware County spend about $67.6M a year on food away from home, or $3,519 per household, 14% below the U.S. average. That is about $4.5M of household spending for each shop on map listings, 48% above 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 15 fast food and sandwich shops on map listings in Delaware County as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 47% of them, against 79% across the U.S. That is 7.8 per 10,000 households, 41% below the U.S. rate of 13.3.

Official counts show 27 businesses with payroll classed as limited-service restaurants in Delaware County in 2023, unchanged from 2019. That is one for every 711 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. Official counts list 3 one-person businesses without payroll.

Population estimates put the population change in Delaware County from 2020 to 2025 at +0.2%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for fast food and sandwich shops in Delaware County is 68 (upper middle), #420 of 2,222 scored counties and #8 of 60 scored counties in New York. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.

How Delaware 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 Delaware County, NY compared with New York and the U.S.
MeasureDelaware CountyNew YorkU.S.
Listings per 10k households7.814.113.3
Spending per listing$4.5M$3M$3.1M
Households per official establishment (all limited-service restaurants)711433478
Official establishment growth, 2019–20230.0%−0.8%+6.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025+0.2%−0.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on food away from home$3,519$4,270$4,070
Median household income$63,337$85,974$80,734
Groundwork market score6836

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
27 → 27All limited-service restaurants · 0.0% over the period
Employees, 2023
405
Annual payroll, 2023
$8.1M
One-person businesses, 2023
3All limited-service restaurants with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
157 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
22The 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 Delaware 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 Delaware County

Population, 2025 estimate
44,305+0.2% since 2020
Households
19,203
Median age
48.2
Homes lived in by their owners
77%
Vehicles per household
1.7
Land area
1,443 sq. mi.
People per square mile
31
Median household income
$63,337+27.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$85,568
Median home value
$183,100
Jobs located here
14,965
Daytime population
42,128Residents 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 Delaware 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

Other business types in Delaware 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 Delaware County, NY?

As of September 2026, map listings count 15 fast food and sandwich shops in Delaware County. 7 of them (47%) are chain locations. The listings count fast food, sandwich shops, delis and bagel shops. Official counts show 27 businesses with payroll classed as limited-service restaurants in 2023, unchanged 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 also show 3 one-person businesses without payroll.

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

About $67.6M 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 15 fast food and sandwich shops on map listings, it comes to $4.5M 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 19,203 households in Delaware County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Delaware County has 7.8 fast food and sandwich shops per 10,000 households, 41% below the U.S. rate of 13.3. Spending per shop is $4.5M, 48% above the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the U.S. ratio of fast food and sandwich shops to household spending, Delaware County would have about 22, against 15 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 711 households, against one for every 478 across the U.S. The official count held level from 2019 to 2023, against +6.1% for the U.S.

How fast is Delaware County, NY growing?

Population estimates put Delaware County at 44,305 people in 2025, up 0.2% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 19,203 households. Median household income in Delaware County is $63,337, 22% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 27.8%, 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. Delaware County scores 68 for fast food and sandwich shops (upper middle), #420 of 2,222 scored counties.

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