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Fast food and sandwich shops in Anson County, NC

How Anson County, NC 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 10 out of 100: Low

Ranked #2,191 of 2,222 scored counties
#90 of 91 scored counties in North Carolina

Listings
16
13 chain locations (81%)
Official establishments
19
All limited-service restaurants
Household spending a year
$24.5M
On food away from home · $2,868 a household
Spending per listing
$1.5M
50% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
18.7
41% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
21,758
−2.1% 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

The Groundwork market score for fast food and sandwich shops in Anson County is 10 (low), #2,191 of 2,222 scored counties and #90 of 91 scored counties in North Carolina. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.

As of September 2026, map listings count 16 fast food and sandwich shops in Anson County. 13 of them (81%) are chain locations, against 79% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 18.7, 41% above the U.S. rate of 13.3.

Households in Anson County spend about $24.5M a year on food away from home, or $2,868 per household, 30% below the U.S. average. That is about $1.5M of household spending for each shop on map listings, 50% 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 Anson County was 19 in 2023. That is one for every 450 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. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Anson County declined 2.1%, against +3.1% for the U.S.

How Anson County compares

The same measures for North Carolina 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 Anson County, NC compared with North Carolina and the U.S.
MeasureAnson CountyNorth CarolinaU.S.
Listings per 10k households18.713.413.3
Spending per listing$1.5M$2.8M$3.1M
Households per official establishment (all limited-service restaurants)450504478
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+4.7%+6.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025−2.1%+7.2%+3.1%
Spending per household on food away from home$2,868$3,776$4,070
Median household income$47,302$72,388$80,734
Groundwork market score1047

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
17 → 19All limited-service restaurants
Employees, 2023
384
Annual payroll, 2023
$6.5M
One-person businesses, 2023
3All limited-service restaurants with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
1613 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
8The 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 Anson 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 Anson County

Population, 2025 estimate
21,758−2.1% since 2020
Households
8,548
Median age
42.6
Homes lived in by their owners
69%
Vehicles per household
2.1
Land area
532 sq. mi.
People per square mile
42
Median household income
$47,302+17.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$61,087
Median home value
$148,600
Jobs located here
6,675
Daytime population
18,537Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Fast food and sandwich shops across North Carolina

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The highest-scoring counties in North Carolina for fast food and sandwich shops, numbered among those based in North Carolina, with Anson County marked.

Top counties in North Carolina

Counties in North Carolina ranked for fast food and sandwich shops by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Chatham County, NC90288.5$5.3M+11.0%#14 of 2,222
2Franklin County, NC86238.1$4.5M+18.8%#43 of 2,222
3Hoke County, NC84136.8$5.1M+9.0%#70 of 2,222
4Polk County, NC8366.7$5.5M+6.0%#85 of 2,222
5Union County, NC8310312.2$3.8M+11.7%#90 of 2,222
6Orange County, NC80579.9$4.4M+6.1%#123 of 2,222
7Lincoln County, NC78369.8$4.1M+13.2%#168 of 2,222
8Madison County, NC7656.0$5.6M+5.9%#199 of 2,222
9Moore County, NC754410.0$4M+10.3%#227 of 2,222
10Henderson County, NC74489.4$3.9M+5.0%#251 of 2,222
90Anson County, NC101618.7$1.5M−2.1%#2,191 of 2,222

Other business types in Anson 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 Anson County, NC?

Anson County has 16 fast food and sandwich shops on map listings as of September 2026. 13 of them (81%) are chain locations. The listings count fast food, sandwich shops, delis and bagel shops. Official counts show 19 businesses with payroll classed as limited-service restaurants in 2023. That count covers all limited-service restaurants (pizza places included), not only fast food and sandwich shops. Another 3 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.

How much do households in Anson County, NC spend on food away from home?

About $24.5M a year, or $2,868 per household. That is 30% below the U.S. average (an index of 70, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 16 fast food and sandwich shops on map listings, it comes to $1.5M 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 8,548 households in Anson County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Anson County has 18.7 fast food and sandwich shops per 10,000 households, 41% above the U.S. rate of 13.3. Spending per shop is $1.5M, 50% below the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the national ratio of fast food and sandwich shops to household spending, Anson County would have about 8, against 16 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 450 households, against one for every 478 across the U.S.

How fast is Anson County, NC growing?

Population estimates put Anson County at 21,758 people in 2025, down 2.1% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 8,548 households. The median household income in Anson County is $47,302 a year, 41% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 17.6% 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. Anson County scores 10 for fast food and sandwich shops (low), #2,191 of 2,222 scored counties.

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