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Fast food and sandwich shops in Ulster County, NY

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for fast food and sandwich shops in Ulster County, NY, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 60 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #735 of 2,222 scored counties
#22 of 60 scored counties in New York

Listings
87
39 chain locations (45%)
Official establishments
156
All limited-service restaurants · −1.3% since 2019
Household spending a year
$311.4M
On food away from home · $4,193 a household
Spending per listing
$3.6M
17% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
11.7
12% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
183,330
+1.1% 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

Households in Ulster County spend about $311.4M a year on food away from home, or $4,193 per household, 3% above the U.S. average. That is about $3.6M of household spending for each shop on map listings, 17% above 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 87 fast food and sandwich shops on map listings in Ulster County as of September 2026. Of those, 39 are chain locations, or 45%, against 79% across the U.S. That comes to 11.7 for every 10,000 households, 12% below the U.S. rate of 13.3.

In 2023, official counts showed 156 businesses with payroll in Ulster County classed as limited-service restaurants, down 1.3% from 2019. That is one for every 476 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. Official counts also show 19 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 4 SBA-backed loans worth $1.7M have gone to businesses classed as limited-service restaurants in Ulster County.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Ulster County grew 1.1%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). For fast food and sandwich shops, Ulster County has a Groundwork market score of 60 (upper middle): #735 of 2,222 scored counties and #22 of 60 scored counties in New York.

How Ulster 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 Ulster County, NY compared with New York and the U.S.
MeasureUlster CountyNew YorkU.S.
Listings per 10k households11.714.113.3
Spending per listing$3.6M$3M$3.1M
Households per official establishment (all limited-service restaurants)476433478
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023−1.3%−0.8%+6.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025+1.1%−0.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on food away from home$4,193$4,270$4,070
Median household income$86,271$85,974$80,734
Groundwork market score6036

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
158 → 156All limited-service restaurants · −1.3% over the period
Employees, 2023
1,538
Annual payroll, 2023
$33.6M
One-person businesses, 2023
19All limited-service restaurants with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
8739 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
102The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
4
Amount
$1.7M

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

Population, 2025 estimate
183,330+1.1% since 2020
Households
74,278
Median age
45.2
Homes lived in by their owners
70%
Vehicles per household
1.7
Land area
1,124 sq. mi.
People per square mile
162
Median household income
$86,271+34.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$117,353
Median home value
$352,500
Jobs located here
57,240
Daytime population
161,256Residents 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 Ulster 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
22Ulster County, NY608711.7$3.6M+1.1%#735 of 2,222

Other business types in Ulster 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 Ulster County, NY?

As of September 2026, map listings count 87 fast food and sandwich shops in Ulster County. 39 of them (45%) are chain locations. The listings count fast food, sandwich shops, delis and bagel shops. Official counts show 156 businesses with payroll classed as limited-service restaurants in 2023, down 1.3% from 2019. The official count takes in all limited-service restaurants, not only fast food and sandwich shops: pizza places are counted too. Another 19 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.

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

About $311.4M a year, or $4,193 per household. That is 3% above the U.S. average (an index of 103, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 87 fast food and sandwich shops on map listings, it comes to $3.6M 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 74,278 households in Ulster County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Ulster County has 11.7 fast food and sandwich shops per 10,000 households, 12% below the U.S. rate of 13.3. Spending per shop is $3.6M, 17% above the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the U.S. ratio of fast food and sandwich shops to household spending, Ulster County would have about 102, against 87 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 476 households, against one for every 478 across the U.S. The official count fell 1.3% from 2019 to 2023, against +6.1% for the U.S.

How fast is Ulster County, NY growing?

Population estimates put Ulster County at 183,330 people in 2025, up 1.1% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 74,278 households. Median household income in Ulster County is $86,271, 7% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 34.2%, 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. Ulster County scores 60 for fast food and sandwich shops (upper middle), #735 of 2,222 scored counties.

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