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Fast food and sandwich shops in Herkimer County, NY
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for fast food and sandwich shops in Herkimer County, NY, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 50 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #1,123 of 2,222 scored counties
#44 of 60 scored counties in New York
- Listings
- 26
- 19 chain locations (73%)
- Official establishments
- 49
- All limited-service restaurants · +16.7% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $90.6M
- On food away from home · $3,520 a household
- Spending per listing
- $3.5M
- 14% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 10.1
- 24% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 59,219
- −1.4% since 2020
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What this means
At $3,520 per household (14% below the U.S. average), households in Herkimer County spend about $90.6M a year on food away from home. That is about $3.5M of household spending for each shop on map listings, 14% 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 26 fast food and sandwich shops on map listings in Herkimer County as of September 2026. Of those, 19 are chain locations, or 73%, against 79% across the U.S. That is 10.1 per 10,000 households, 24% below the U.S. rate of 13.3.
In 2023, official counts showed 49 businesses with payroll in Herkimer County classed as limited-service restaurants, up 16.7% from 2019. That is one for every 525 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 12 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $10K has gone to businesses classed as limited-service restaurants in Herkimer County.
Population estimates put the population change in Herkimer County from 2020 to 2025 at −1.4%, against +3.1% for the U.S. For fast food and sandwich shops, Herkimer County has a Groundwork market score of 50 (upper middle): #1,123 of 2,222 scored counties and #44 of 60 scored counties in New York.
How Herkimer 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 | Herkimer County | New York | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 10.1 | 14.1 | 13.3 |
| Spending per listing | $3.5M | $3M | $3.1M |
| Households per official establishment (all limited-service restaurants) | 525 | 433 | 478 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +16.7% | −0.8% | +6.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −1.4% | −0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on food away from home | $3,520 | $4,270 | $4,070 |
| Median household income | $68,515 | $85,974 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 50 | 36 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 42 → 49All limited-service restaurants · +16.7% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 468
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $8.7M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 12All limited-service restaurants with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 2619 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 30The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $10K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as limited-service restaurants in Herkimer 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 Herkimer County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 59,219−1.4% since 2020
- Households
- 25,741
- Median age
- 44.8
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 77%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 1,411 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 42
- Median household income
- $68,515+25.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $86,546
- Median home value
- $147,700
- Jobs located here
- 15,576
- Daytime population
- 47,951Residents 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 |
| 44Herkimer County, NY | 50 | 26 | 10.1 | $3.5M | −1.4% | #1,123 of 2,222 |
Other business types in Herkimer County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
- Restaurants and cafes41
- Sit-down restaurants45
- Fast food and sandwich shops50
- Pizza34
- Coffee shops and cafes52
- Bakeries and dessert shops39
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Questions
How many fast food and sandwich shops are in Herkimer County, NY?
As of September 2026, map listings count 26 fast food and sandwich shops in Herkimer County. 19 of them (73%) are chain locations. The listings count fast food, sandwich shops, delis and bagel shops. Official counts show 49 businesses with payroll classed as limited-service restaurants in 2023, up 16.7% from 2019. The official count takes in all limited-service restaurants, not only fast food and sandwich shops: pizza places are counted too. Another 12 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Herkimer County, NY spend on food away from home?
About $90.6M a year, or $3,520 per household. That is 14% below the U.S. average (an index of 86, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 26 fast food and sandwich shops on map listings, it comes to $3.5M 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 25,741 households in Herkimer County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Herkimer County, NY compare with the U.S. for fast food and sandwich shops?
Herkimer County has 10.1 fast food and sandwich shops per 10,000 households, 24% below the U.S. rate of 13.3. Spending per shop is $3.5M, 14% above the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the U.S. ratio of fast food and sandwich shops to household spending, Herkimer County would have about 30, against 26 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 525 households, against one for every 478 across the U.S. The official count rose 16.7% from 2019 to 2023, against +6.1% for the U.S.
How fast is Herkimer County, NY growing?
Population estimates put Herkimer County at 59,219 people in 2025, down 1.4% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 25,741 households. Median household income in Herkimer County is $68,515, 15% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 25.4%, 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. Herkimer County scores 50 for fast food and sandwich shops (upper middle), #1,123 of 2,222 scored counties.
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