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Fast food and sandwich shops in Seneca County, NY

How Seneca 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 52 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #1,061 of 2,222 scored counties
#40 of 60 scored counties in New York

Listings
15
12 chain locations (80%)
Official establishments
22
All limited-service restaurants · −4.3% since 2019
Household spending a year
$48.1M
On food away from home · $3,533 a household
Spending per listing
$3.2M
5% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
11.0
17% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
32,883
−1.7% 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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 15 fast food and sandwich shops in Seneca County. 12 of them (80%) are chain locations, against 79% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 11.0, 17% below the U.S. rate of 13.3.

At $3,533 per household (13% below the U.S. average), households in Seneca County spend about $48.1M a year on food away from home. That works out to $3.2M per shop, 5% above 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 22 businesses with payroll classed as limited-service restaurants in Seneca County in 2023, down 4.3% from 2019. That is one for every 618 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. Another 5 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Seneca County declined 1.7%, against +3.1% for the U.S. For fast food and sandwich shops, Seneca County has a Groundwork market score of 52 (upper middle): #1,061 of 2,222 scored counties and #40 of 60 scored counties in New York.

How Seneca 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 Seneca County, NY compared with New York and the U.S.
MeasureSeneca CountyNew YorkU.S.
Listings per 10k households11.014.113.3
Spending per listing$3.2M$3M$3.1M
Households per official establishment (all limited-service restaurants)618433478
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023−4.3%−0.8%+6.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025−1.7%−0.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on food away from home$3,533$4,270$4,070
Median household income$68,089$85,974$80,734
Groundwork market score5236

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
23 → 22All limited-service restaurants · −4.3% over the period
Employees, 2023
263
Annual payroll, 2023
$6.5M
One-person businesses, 2023
5All limited-service restaurants with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
1512 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
16The 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 Seneca 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 Seneca County

Population, 2025 estimate
32,883−1.7% since 2020
Households
13,606
Median age
43.9
Homes lived in by their owners
71%
Vehicles per household
1.7
Land area
324 sq. mi.
People per square mile
102
Median household income
$68,089+24.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$89,874
Median home value
$155,400
Jobs located here
11,145
Daytime population
30,768Residents 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 Seneca 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
40Seneca County, NY521511.0$3.2M−1.7%#1,061 of 2,222

Other business types in Seneca 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 Seneca County, NY?

There are 15 fast food and sandwich shops on map listings in Seneca County as of September 2026. 12 of them (80%) are chain locations. The listings count fast food, sandwich shops, delis and bagel shops. Official counts show 22 businesses with payroll classed as limited-service restaurants in 2023, down 4.3% from 2019. That count covers all limited-service restaurants (pizza places included), not only fast food and sandwich shops. Official counts list 5 one-person businesses without payroll.

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

About $48.1M a year, or $3,533 per household. That is 13% below the U.S. average (an index of 87, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 15 fast food and sandwich shops on map listings, it comes to $3.2M 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 13,606 households in Seneca County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Seneca County has 11.0 fast food and sandwich shops per 10,000 households, 17% 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 national ratio of fast food and sandwich shops to household spending, Seneca County would have about 16, against 15 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 618 households, against one for every 478 across the U.S. The official count fell 4.3% from 2019 to 2023, against +6.1% for the U.S.

How fast is Seneca County, NY growing?

Population estimates put Seneca County at 32,883 people in 2025, down 1.7% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 13,606 households. The median household income in Seneca County is $68,089 a year, 16% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 24.8% 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. Seneca County scores 52 for fast food and sandwich shops (upper middle), #1,061 of 2,222 scored counties.

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