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Fast food and sandwich shops in Caswell County, NC
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for fast food and sandwich shops in Caswell County, NC, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 69 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #381 of 2,222 scored counties
#16 of 91 scored counties in North Carolina
- Listings
- 5
- 4 chain locations (80%)
- Official establishments
- 6
- All limited-service restaurants
- Household spending a year
- $27.9M
- On food away from home · $3,154 a household
- Spending per listing
- $5.6M
- 83% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 5.7
- 57% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 22,563
- +0.4% since 2020
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What this means
Households in Caswell County spend about $27.9M a year on food away from home, or $3,154 per household, 23% below the U.S. average. That works out to $5.6M per shop, 83% above the U.S. figure of $3.1M. The spending figure covers all food away from home, not only fast food and sandwich shops.
Caswell County has 5 fast food and sandwich shops on map listings as of September 2026. 4 of them (80%) are chain locations, against 79% across the U.S. That comes to 5.7 for every 10,000 households, 57% below the U.S. rate of 13.3.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as limited-service restaurants in Caswell County was 6 in 2023. That is one for every 1,472 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.
Population estimates show Caswell County grew 0.4% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). For fast food and sandwich shops, Caswell County has a Groundwork market score of 69 (upper middle): #381 of 2,222 scored counties and #16 of 91 scored counties in North Carolina. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Caswell 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.
| Measure | Caswell County | North Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 5.7 | 13.4 | 13.3 |
| Spending per listing | $5.6M | $2.8M | $3.1M |
| Households per official establishment (all limited-service restaurants) | 1,472 | 504 | 478 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +4.7% | +6.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +0.4% | +7.2% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on food away from home | $3,154 | $3,776 | $4,070 |
| Median household income | $59,755 | $72,388 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 69 | 47 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 9 → 6All limited-service restaurants
- Employees, 2023
- 115
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $1.9M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 0All limited-service restaurants with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 54 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 9The 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 Caswell 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 Caswell County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 22,563+0.4% since 2020
- Households
- 8,830
- Median age
- 45.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 75%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.2
- Land area
- 426 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 53
- Median household income
- $59,755+30.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $73,666
- Median home value
- $164,500
- Jobs located here
- 3,054
- Daytime population
- 15,946Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every North Carolina market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in North Carolina for fast food and sandwich shops, numbered among those based in North Carolina, with Caswell County marked.
Top counties in North Carolina
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Chatham County, NC | 90 | 28 | 8.5 | $5.3M | +11.0% | #14 of 2,222 |
| 2Franklin County, NC | 86 | 23 | 8.1 | $4.5M | +18.8% | #43 of 2,222 |
| 3Hoke County, NC | 84 | 13 | 6.8 | $5.1M | +9.0% | #70 of 2,222 |
| 4Polk County, NC | 83 | 6 | 6.7 | $5.5M | +6.0% | #85 of 2,222 |
| 5Union County, NC | 83 | 103 | 12.2 | $3.8M | +11.7% | #90 of 2,222 |
| 6Orange County, NC | 80 | 57 | 9.9 | $4.4M | +6.1% | #123 of 2,222 |
| 7Lincoln County, NC | 78 | 36 | 9.8 | $4.1M | +13.2% | #168 of 2,222 |
| 8Madison County, NC | 76 | 5 | 6.0 | $5.6M | +5.9% | #199 of 2,222 |
| 9Moore County, NC | 75 | 44 | 10.0 | $4M | +10.3% | #227 of 2,222 |
| 10Henderson County, NC | 74 | 48 | 9.4 | $3.9M | +5.0% | #251 of 2,222 |
| 16Caswell County, NC | 69 | 5 | 5.7 | $5.6M | +0.4% | #381 of 2,222 |
Other business types in Caswell County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
- Restaurants and cafes70
- Sit-down restaurants70
- Fast food and sandwich shops69
- Pizza
- Coffee shops and cafes
- Bakeries and dessert shops
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 Caswell County, NC?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 5 fast food and sandwich shops in Caswell County. 4 of them (80%) are chain locations. The listings count fast food, sandwich shops, delis and bagel shops. Official counts show 6 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.
How much do households in Caswell County, NC spend on food away from home?
About $27.9M a year, or $3,154 per household. That is 23% below the U.S. average (an index of 77, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 5 fast food and sandwich shops on map listings, it comes to $5.6M 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 8,830 households in Caswell County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Caswell County, NC compare with the U.S. for fast food and sandwich shops?
Caswell County has 5.7 fast food and sandwich shops per 10,000 households, 57% below the U.S. rate of 13.3. Spending per shop is $5.6M, 83% above the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the U.S. ratio of fast food and sandwich shops to household spending, Caswell County would have about 9, against 5 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,472 households, against one for every 478 across the U.S.
How fast is Caswell County, NC growing?
Population estimates put Caswell County at 22,563 people in 2025, up 0.4% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 8,830 households. Median household income in Caswell County is $59,755, 26% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 30.7%, 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. Caswell County scores 69 for fast food and sandwich shops (upper middle), #381 of 2,222 scored counties.
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