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Fast food and sandwich shops in Nassau County, NY
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for fast food and sandwich shops in Nassau County, NY, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 46 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,303 of 2,222 scored counties
#50 of 60 scored counties in New York
- Listings
- 908
- 346 chain locations (38%)
- Official establishments
- 1,430
- All limited-service restaurants · +1.5% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $2.5B
- On food away from home · $5,547 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.8M
- 8% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 19.8
- 49% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 1,398,939
- +0.6% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 908 fast food and sandwich shops in Nassau County. Of those, 346 are chain locations, or 38%, against 79% across the U.S. That is 19.8 per 10,000 households, 49% above the U.S. rate of 13.3.
At $5,547 per household (36% above the U.S. average), households in Nassau County spend about $2.5B a year on food away from home. That works out to $2.8M per shop, 8% 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 1,430 businesses with payroll classed as limited-service restaurants in Nassau County in 2023, up 1.5% from 2019. That is one for every 320 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 228 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 33 SBA-backed loans worth $14.2M have gone to businesses classed as limited-service restaurants in Nassau County.
Population estimates show Nassau County grew 0.6% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for fast food and sandwich shops in Nassau County is 46 (lower middle), #1,303 of 2,222 scored counties and #50 of 60 scored counties in New York.
How Nassau 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 | Nassau County | New York | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 19.8 | 14.1 | 13.3 |
| Spending per listing | $2.8M | $3M | $3.1M |
| Households per official establishment (all limited-service restaurants) | 320 | 433 | 478 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +1.5% | −0.8% | +6.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +0.6% | −0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on food away from home | $5,547 | $4,270 | $4,070 |
| Median household income | $146,202 | $85,974 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 46 | 36 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 1,409 → 1,430All limited-service restaurants · +1.5% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 15,875
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $395.4M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 228All limited-service restaurants with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 908346 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 833The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 33
- Amount
- $14.2M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as limited-service restaurants in Nassau 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 Nassau County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 1,398,939+0.6% since 2020
- Households
- 458,166
- Median age
- 42.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 82%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 285 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 4,884
- Median household income
- $146,202+25.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $191,703
- Median home value
- $684,700
- Jobs located here
- 639,475
- Daytime population
- 1,328,680Residents 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 |
| 50Nassau County, NY | 46 | 908 | 19.8 | $2.8M | +0.6% | #1,303 of 2,222 |
Other business types in Nassau County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
- Restaurants and cafes46
- Sit-down restaurants42
- Fast food and sandwich shops46
- Pizza58
- Coffee shops and cafes53
- Bakeries and dessert shops38
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Questions
How many fast food and sandwich shops are in Nassau County, NY?
There are 908 fast food and sandwich shops on map listings in Nassau County as of September 2026. 346 of them (38%) are chain locations. The listings count fast food, sandwich shops, delis and bagel shops. Official counts show 1,430 businesses with payroll classed as limited-service restaurants in 2023, up 1.5% from 2019. That count covers all limited-service restaurants (pizza places included), not only fast food and sandwich shops. Official counts also show 228 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Nassau County, NY spend on food away from home?
About $2.5B a year, or $5,547 per household. That is 36% above the U.S. average (an index of 136, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 908 fast food and sandwich shops on map listings, it comes to $2.8M 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 458,166 households in Nassau County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Nassau County, NY compare with the U.S. for fast food and sandwich shops?
Nassau County has 19.8 fast food and sandwich shops per 10,000 households, 49% above the U.S. rate of 13.3. Spending per shop is $2.8M, 8% below the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the national ratio of fast food and sandwich shops to household spending, Nassau County would have about 833, against 908 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 320 households, against one for every 478 across the U.S. The official count rose 1.5% from 2019 to 2023, against +6.1% for the U.S.
How fast is Nassau County, NY growing?
Population estimates put Nassau County at 1,398,939 people in 2025, up 0.6% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 458,166 households. The median household income in Nassau County is $146,202 a year, 81% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 25.9% 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. Nassau County scores 46 for fast food and sandwich shops (lower middle), #1,303 of 2,222 scored counties.
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