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Fast food and sandwich shops in New York County, NY

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 32 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,782 of 2,222 scored counties
#59 of 60 scored counties in New York

Listings
1,714
547 chain locations (32%)
Official establishments
2,574
All limited-service restaurants · −6.6% since 2019
Household spending a year
$3.8B
On food away from home · $4,825 a household
Spending per listing
$2.2M
28% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
22.0
65% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
1,664,862
−1.3% 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

The Groundwork market score for fast food and sandwich shops in New York County is 32 (lower middle), #1,782 of 2,222 scored counties and #59 of 60 scored counties in New York. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.

Households in New York County spend about $3.8B a year on food away from home, or $4,825 per household, 19% above the U.S. average. That is about $2.2M of household spending for each shop on map listings, 28% below 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 1,714 fast food and sandwich shops on map listings in New York County as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 32% of them, against 79% across the U.S. That comes to 22.0 for every 10,000 households, 65% above the U.S. rate of 13.3.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as limited-service restaurants in New York County was 2,574 in 2023, down 6.6% from 2019. That is one for every 302 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. Since fiscal 2022, 60 SBA-backed loans worth $27.7M have gone to businesses classed as limited-service restaurants in New York County. Population estimates put the population change in New York County from 2020 to 2025 at −1.3%, against +3.1% for the U.S.

How New York 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 New York County, NY compared with New York and the U.S.
MeasureNew York CountyNew YorkU.S.
Listings per 10k households22.014.113.3
Spending per listing$2.2M$3M$3.1M
Households per official establishment (all limited-service restaurants)302433478
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023−6.6%−0.8%+6.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025−1.3%−0.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on food away from home$4,825$4,270$4,070
Median household income$103,931$85,974$80,734
Groundwork market score3236

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
2,757 → 2,574All limited-service restaurants · −6.6% over the period
Employees, 2023
34,978
Annual payroll, 2023
$1.1B
One-person businesses, 2023
275All limited-service restaurants with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
1,714547 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
1,231The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
60
Amount
$27.7M

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as limited-service restaurants in New York 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 New York County

Population, 2025 estimate
1,664,862−1.3% since 2020
Households
778,281
Median age
40.7
Homes lived in by their owners
25%
Vehicles per household
0.3
Land area
23 sq. mi.
People per square mile
71,884
Median household income
$103,931+20.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$194,106
Median home value
$1,090,500
Jobs located here
2,508,325
Daytime population
3,351,624Residents 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 New York 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
59New York County, NY321,71422.0$2.2M−1.3%#1,782 of 2,222

Other business types in New York 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 New York County, NY?

As of September 2026, map listings count 1,714 fast food and sandwich shops in New York County. 547 of them (32%) are chain locations. The listings count fast food, sandwich shops, delis and bagel shops. Official counts show 2,574 businesses with payroll classed as limited-service restaurants in 2023, down 6.6% 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 275 one-person businesses without payroll.

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

About $3.8B a year, or $4,825 per household. That is 19% above the U.S. average (an index of 119, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 1,714 fast food and sandwich shops on map listings, it comes to $2.2M 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 778,281 households in New York County and national spending patterns by income.

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

New York County has 22.0 fast food and sandwich shops per 10,000 households, 65% above the U.S. rate of 13.3. Spending per shop is $2.2M, 28% below the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the U.S. ratio of fast food and sandwich shops to household spending, New York County would have about 1,231, against 1,714 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 302 households, against one for every 478 across the U.S. The official count fell 6.6% from 2019 to 2023, against +6.1% for the U.S.

How fast is New York County, NY growing?

Population estimates put New York County at 1,664,862 people in 2025, down 1.3% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 778,281 households. Median household income in New York County is $103,931, 29% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 20.1%, 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. New York County scores 32 for fast food and sandwich shops (lower middle), #1,782 of 2,222 scored counties.

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