Food and drink · Small-town market · North Carolina
Fast food and sandwich shops in the Brevard, NC area
The fast food and sandwich shops in the Brevard, NC area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other small-town markets.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 63 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #150 of 537 scored small-town markets
#2 of 23 scored small-town markets based in North Carolina
- Listings
- 17
- 12 chain locations (71%)
- Official establishments
- 28
- All limited-service restaurants
- Household spending a year
- $51.5M
- On food away from home · $3,534 a household
- Spending per listing
- $3M
- In line with the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 11.7
- 12% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 34,211
- +2.9% since 2020
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What this means
Households in the Brevard area spend about $51.5M a year on food away from home, or $3,534 per household, 13% below the U.S. average. Spread across 17 fast food and sandwich shops, that is $3M per shop, in line with 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 17 fast food and sandwich shops on map listings in the Brevard area as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 71% of them, against 79% across the U.S. That is 11.7 per 10,000 households, 12% below the U.S. rate of 13.3.
Official counts show 28 businesses with payroll classed as limited-service restaurants in the Brevard area in 2023. That is one for every 521 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. Another 3 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $5.4M have gone to businesses classed as limited-service restaurants in the Brevard area.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of the Brevard area grew 2.9%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). The Brevard area scores 63 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for fast food and sandwich shops, ranking #150 of 537 scored small-town markets and #2 of 23 scored small-town markets based in North Carolina.
How the Brevard area 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.
| Measure | Brevard area | North Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 11.7 | 13.4 | 13.3 |
| Spending per listing | $3M | $2.8M | $3.1M |
| Households per official establishment (all limited-service restaurants) | 521 | 504 | 478 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +4.7% | +6.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.9% | +7.2% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on food away from home | $3,534 | $3,776 | $4,070 |
| Median household income | $66,184 | $72,388 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 63 | 47 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 28All limited-service restaurants
- Employees, 2023
- 455
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $9.6M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 3All limited-service restaurants with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 1712 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 17The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 2
- Amount
- $5.4M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as limited-service restaurants in the Brevard area, 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 the Brevard area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 34,211+2.9% since 2020
- Households
- 14,584
- Median age
- 50.3
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 75%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 378 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 89
- Median household income
- $66,184+31.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $88,954
- Median home value
- $373,600
- Jobs located here
- 9,403
- Daytime population
- 30,592Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every North Carolina market ranked →The highest-scoring small-town markets in North Carolina for fast food and sandwich shops, numbered among those based in North Carolina, with the Brevard area marked.
Top small-town markets in North Carolina
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Anderson Creek, NC | 76 | 50 | 10.0 | $3.6M | +12.3% | #50 of 537 |
| 2Brevard, NC | 63 | 17 | 11.7 | $3M | +2.9% | #150 of 537 |
| 3Forest City, NC | 57 | 29 | 10.9 | $2.8M | +2.1% | #214 of 537 |
| 4Washington, NC | 55 | 19 | 9.8 | $3.4M | 0.0% | #226 of 537 |
| 5New Bern, NC | 52 | 70 | 13.3 | $2.6M | +3.6% | #259 of 537 |
| 6Albemarle, NC | 52 | 35 | 13.9 | $2.4M | +9.8% | #263 of 537 |
| 7North Wilkesboro, NC | 51 | 30 | 11.1 | $2.7M | +0.6% | #273 of 537 |
| 8Morehead City, NC | 50 | 55 | 17.2 | $2.2M | +4.1% | #279 of 537 |
| 9Shelby-Kings Mountain, NC | 46 | 53 | 13.6 | $2.4M | +3.4% | #313 of 537 |
| 10Waynesville, NC | 45 | 39 | 14.4 | $2.4M | +1.9% | #321 of 537 |
Other business types in the Brevard area
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
- Restaurants and cafes42
- Sit-down restaurants45
- Fast food and sandwich shops63
- Pizza50
- Coffee shops and cafes42
- Bakeries and dessert shops47
Groceries and convenience
Auto
Beauty and personal care
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many fast food and sandwich shops are in the Brevard, NC area?
As of September 2026, map listings count 17 fast food and sandwich shops in the Brevard area. 12 of them (71%) are chain locations. The listings count fast food, sandwich shops, delis and bagel shops. Official counts show 28 businesses with payroll classed as limited-service restaurants in 2023. The official count takes in all limited-service restaurants, not only fast food and sandwich shops: pizza places are counted too. Official counts list 3 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in the Brevard, NC area spend on food away from home?
About $51.5M a year, or $3,534 per household. That is 13% below the U.S. average (an index of 87, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 17 fast food and sandwich shops on map listings, it comes to $3M 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 14,584 households in the Brevard area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Brevard, NC area compare with the U.S. for fast food and sandwich shops?
The Brevard area 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 $3M, in line with the U.S. figure of $3.1M. The count on map listings matches the U.S. ratio of fast food and sandwich shops to household spending. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 521 households, against one for every 478 across the U.S.
How fast is the Brevard, NC area growing?
Population estimates put the Brevard area at 34,211 people in 2025, up 2.9% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 14,584 households. Median household income in the Brevard area is $66,184, 18% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 31.8%, 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. A small-town market is a town of 10,000 to 50,000 people and the county or counties tied to it by commuting. 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. The Brevard area scores 63 for fast food and sandwich shops (upper middle), #150 of 537 scored small-town markets.
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