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Fast food and sandwich shops in the Gloversville, NY area

How the Gloversville, NY area compares with other small-town markets and the U.S. for fast food and sandwich shops: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 60 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #176 of 537 scored small-town markets
#10 of 14 scored small-town markets based in New York

Listings
25
12 chain locations (48%)
Official establishments
36
All limited-service restaurants · −7.7% since 2019
Household spending a year
$80M
On food away from home · $3,500 a household
Spending per listing
$3.2M
5% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
10.9
18% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
52,216
−1.6% 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

At $3,500 per household (14% below the U.S. average), households in the Gloversville area spend about $80M a year on food away from home. That works out to $3.2M per shop, 5% 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 25 fast food and sandwich shops on map listings in the Gloversville area as of September 2026. 12 of them (48%) are chain locations, against 79% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 10.9, 18% below the U.S. rate of 13.3.

Official counts show 36 businesses with payroll classed as limited-service restaurants in the Gloversville area in 2023, down 7.7% from 2019. That is one for every 635 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 also show 9 one-person businesses without payroll.

Population estimates put the population change in the Gloversville area from 2020 to 2025 at −1.6%, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Groundwork market score for fast food and sandwich shops in the Gloversville area is 60 (upper middle), #176 of 537 scored small-town markets and #10 of 14 scored small-town markets based in New York.

How the Gloversville area 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 Gloversville, NY area compared with New York and the U.S.
MeasureGloversville areaNew YorkU.S.
Listings per 10k households10.914.113.3
Spending per listing$3.2M$3M$3.1M
Households per official establishment (all limited-service restaurants)635433478
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023−7.7%−0.8%+6.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025−1.6%−0.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on food away from home$3,500$4,270$4,070
Median household income$66,533$85,974$80,734
Groundwork market score6036

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
36All limited-service restaurants · −7.7% over the period
Employees, 2023
429
Annual payroll, 2023
$8.8M
One-person businesses, 2023
9All limited-service restaurants with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
2512 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
26The 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 the Gloversville area, 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 the Gloversville area

Population, 2025 estimate
52,216−1.6% since 2020
Households
22,866
Median age
44.8
Homes lived in by their owners
71%
Vehicles per household
1.6
Land area
496 sq. mi.
People per square mile
106
Median household income
$66,533+31.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$86,340
Median home value
$163,100
Jobs located here
16,231
Daytime population
46,527Residents 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 small-town markets in New York for fast food and sandwich shops, numbered among those based in New York, with the Gloversville area marked.

Top small-town markets in New York

Small-town markets in New York ranked for fast food and sandwich shops by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Oneonta, NY752912.5$2.9M+3.8%#57 of 537
2Monticello, NY71299.2$4.2M+2.7%#78 of 537
3Hudson, NY693513.1$3.2M−2.1%#92 of 537
4Auburn, NY68237.3$4.9M−2.3%#97 of 537
5Corning, NY68379.4$3.8M−1.6%#101 of 537
6Batavia, NY683012.1$3M+0.2%#106 of 537
7Plattsburgh, NY663510.4$3.5M−2.0%#122 of 537
8Olean, NY62257.8$4.2M−2.1%#158 of 537
9Seneca Falls, NY611511.0$3.2M−1.7%#165 of 537
10Gloversville, NY602510.9$3.2M−1.6%#176 of 537

Other business types in the Gloversville area

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 the Gloversville, NY area?

As of September 2026, map listings count 25 fast food and sandwich shops in the Gloversville area. 12 of them (48%) are chain locations. The listings count fast food, sandwich shops, delis and bagel shops. Official counts show 36 businesses with payroll classed as limited-service restaurants in 2023, down 7.7% from 2019. The official count takes in all limited-service restaurants, not only fast food and sandwich shops: pizza places are counted too. Another 9 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.

How much do households in the Gloversville, NY area spend on food away from home?

About $80M a year, or $3,500 per household. That is 14% below the U.S. average (an index of 86, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 25 fast food and sandwich shops on map listings, it comes to $3.2M 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 22,866 households in the Gloversville area and national spending patterns by income.

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

The Gloversville area has 10.9 fast food and sandwich shops per 10,000 households, 18% below the U.S. rate of 13.3. Spending per shop is $3.2M, 5% above the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the U.S. ratio of fast food and sandwich shops to household spending, the Gloversville area would have about 26, against 25 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 635 households, against one for every 478 across the U.S. The official count fell 7.7% from 2019 to 2023, against +6.1% for the U.S.

How fast is the Gloversville, NY area growing?

Population estimates put the Gloversville area at 52,216 people in 2025, down 1.6% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 22,866 households. Median household income in the Gloversville area is $66,533, 18% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 31.8%, 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. A small-town market is a town of 10,000 to 50,000 people and the county or counties tied to it by commuting. 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. The Gloversville area scores 60 for fast food and sandwich shops (upper middle), #176 of 537 scored small-town markets.

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