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Fast food and sandwich shops in Madison County, NY

How Madison County, NY compares with other counties and the U.S. for fast food and sandwich shops: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 48 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,229 of 2,222 scored counties
#47 of 60 scored counties in New York

Listings
38
27 chain locations (71%)
Official establishments
46
All limited-service restaurants · +4.6% since 2019
Household spending a year
$100.6M
On food away from home · $3,832 a household
Spending per listing
$2.6M
13% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
14.5
9% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
67,120
−1.2% 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

As of September 2026, map listings count 38 fast food and sandwich shops in Madison County. Chain locations make up 71% of them, against 79% across the U.S. That comes to 14.5 for every 10,000 households, 9% above the U.S. rate of 13.3.

Households in Madison County spend about $100.6M a year on food away from home, or $3,832 per household, 6% below the U.S. average. That is about $2.6M of household spending for each shop on map listings, 13% below 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 46 businesses with payroll classed as limited-service restaurants in Madison County in 2023, up 4.6% from 2019. That is one for every 571 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 14 one-person businesses without payroll.

Population estimates show Madison County declined 1.2% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Groundwork market score for fast food and sandwich shops in Madison County is 48 (lower middle), #1,229 of 2,222 scored counties and #47 of 60 scored counties in New York.

How Madison 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 Madison County, NY compared with New York and the U.S.
MeasureMadison CountyNew YorkU.S.
Listings per 10k households14.514.113.3
Spending per listing$2.6M$3M$3.1M
Households per official establishment (all limited-service restaurants)571433478
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+4.6%−0.8%+6.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025−1.2%−0.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on food away from home$3,832$4,270$4,070
Median household income$75,499$85,974$80,734
Groundwork market score4836

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
44 → 46All limited-service restaurants · +4.6% over the period
Employees, 2023
590
Annual payroll, 2023
$12.7M
One-person businesses, 2023
14All limited-service restaurants with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
3827 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
33The 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 Madison 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 Madison County

Population, 2025 estimate
67,120−1.2% since 2020
Households
26,252
Median age
42.6
Homes lived in by their owners
78%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
655 sq. mi.
People per square mile
103
Median household income
$75,499+22.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$97,121
Median home value
$184,600
Jobs located here
21,340
Daytime population
58,101Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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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 Madison 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
47Madison County, NY483814.5$2.6M−1.2%#1,229 of 2,222

Other business types in Madison 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 Madison County, NY?

Madison County has 38 fast food and sandwich shops on map listings as of September 2026. 27 of them (71%) are chain locations. The listings count fast food, sandwich shops, delis and bagel shops. Official counts show 46 businesses with payroll classed as limited-service restaurants in 2023, up 4.6% from 2019. That count covers all limited-service restaurants (pizza places included), not only fast food and sandwich shops. Official counts also show 14 one-person businesses without payroll.

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

About $100.6M a year, or $3,832 per household. That is 6% below the U.S. average (an index of 94, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 38 fast food and sandwich shops on map listings, it comes to $2.6M 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 26,252 households in Madison County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Madison County has 14.5 fast food and sandwich shops per 10,000 households, 9% above the U.S. rate of 13.3. Spending per shop is $2.6M, 13% below the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the national ratio of fast food and sandwich shops to household spending, Madison County would have about 33, against 38 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 571 households, against one for every 478 across the U.S. The official count rose 4.6% from 2019 to 2023, against +6.1% for the U.S.

How fast is Madison County, NY growing?

Population estimates put Madison County at 67,120 people in 2025, down 1.2% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 26,252 households. The median household income in Madison County is $75,499 a year, 6% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 22.5% 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. Madison County scores 48 for fast food and sandwich shops (lower middle), #1,229 of 2,222 scored counties.

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