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Fast food and sandwich shops in Suffolk County, NY
How Suffolk 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 44 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,377 of 2,222 scored counties
#54 of 60 scored counties in New York
- Listings
- 1,019
- 402 chain locations (39%)
- Official establishments
- 1,486
- All limited-service restaurants · +5.0% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $2.6B
- On food away from home · $5,231 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.5M
- 17% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 20.6
- 55% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 1,546,090
- +1.6% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 1,019 fast food and sandwich shops in Suffolk County. Of those, 402 are chain locations, or 39%, against 79% across the U.S. That comes to 20.6 for every 10,000 households, 55% above the U.S. rate of 13.3.
At $5,231 per household (29% above the U.S. average), households in Suffolk County spend about $2.6B a year on food away from home. Spread across 1,019 fast food and sandwich shops, that is $2.5M per shop, 17% 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.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as limited-service restaurants in Suffolk County was 1,486 in 2023, up 5.0% from 2019. That is one for every 333 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 also show 204 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 47 SBA-backed loans worth $23.1M have gone to businesses classed as limited-service restaurants in Suffolk County.
Population estimates show Suffolk County grew 1.6% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). For fast food and sandwich shops, Suffolk County has a Groundwork market score of 44 (lower middle): #1,377 of 2,222 scored counties and #54 of 60 scored counties in New York.
How Suffolk 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 | Suffolk County | New York | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 20.6 | 14.1 | 13.3 |
| Spending per listing | $2.5M | $3M | $3.1M |
| Households per official establishment (all limited-service restaurants) | 333 | 433 | 478 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +5.0% | −0.8% | +6.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.6% | −0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on food away from home | $5,231 | $4,270 | $4,070 |
| Median household income | $130,686 | $85,974 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 44 | 36 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 1,415 → 1,486All limited-service restaurants · +5.0% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 17,568
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $420.1M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 204All limited-service restaurants with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 1,019402 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 848The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 47
- Amount
- $23.1M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as limited-service restaurants in Suffolk 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 Suffolk County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 1,546,090+1.6% since 2020
- Households
- 494,405
- Median age
- 42.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 82%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 898 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 1,620
- Median household income
- $130,686+29.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $167,491
- Median home value
- $578,400
- Jobs located here
- 624,016
- Daytime population
- 1,340,805Residents 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 |
| 54Suffolk County, NY | 44 | 1,019 | 20.6 | $2.5M | +1.6% | #1,377 of 2,222 |
Other business types in Suffolk County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
- Restaurants and cafes45
- Sit-down restaurants44
- Fast food and sandwich shops44
- Pizza52
- Coffee shops and cafes55
- Bakeries and dessert shops41
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Questions
How many fast food and sandwich shops are in Suffolk County, NY?
There are 1,019 fast food and sandwich shops on map listings in Suffolk County as of September 2026. 402 of them (39%) are chain locations. The listings count fast food, sandwich shops, delis and bagel shops. Official counts show 1,486 businesses with payroll classed as limited-service restaurants in 2023, up 5.0% from 2019. That count covers all limited-service restaurants (pizza places included), not only fast food and sandwich shops. Another 204 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Suffolk County, NY spend on food away from home?
About $2.6B a year, or $5,231 per household. That is 29% above the U.S. average (an index of 129, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 1,019 fast food and sandwich shops on map listings, it comes to $2.5M 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 494,405 households in Suffolk County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Suffolk County, NY compare with the U.S. for fast food and sandwich shops?
Suffolk County has 20.6 fast food and sandwich shops per 10,000 households, 55% above the U.S. rate of 13.3. Spending per shop is $2.5M, 17% below the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the national ratio of fast food and sandwich shops to household spending, Suffolk County would have about 848, against 1,019 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 333 households, against one for every 478 across the U.S. The official count rose 5.0% from 2019 to 2023, against +6.1% for the U.S.
How fast is Suffolk County, NY growing?
Population estimates put Suffolk County at 1,546,090 people in 2025, up 1.6% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 494,405 households. The median household income in Suffolk County is $130,686 a year, 62% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 29.4% 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. Suffolk County scores 44 for fast food and sandwich shops (lower middle), #1,377 of 2,222 scored counties.
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