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Fast food and sandwich shops in Currituck County, NC

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 56 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #930 of 2,222 scored counties
#36 of 91 scored counties in North Carolina

Listings
21
14 chain locations (67%)
Official establishments
25
All limited-service restaurants · −3.8% since 2019
Household spending a year
$51.1M
On food away from home · $4,313 a household
Spending per listing
$2.4M
20% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
17.7
33% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
33,158
+16.7% 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

At $4,313 per household (6% above the U.S. average), households in Currituck County spend about $51.1M a year on food away from home. Spread across 21 fast food and sandwich shops, that is $2.4M per shop, 20% below 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 21 fast food and sandwich shops on map listings in Currituck County as of September 2026. Of those, 14 are chain locations, or 67%, against 79% across the U.S. That comes to 17.7 for every 10,000 households, 33% above the U.S. rate of 13.3.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as limited-service restaurants in Currituck County was 25 in 2023, down 3.8% from 2019. That is one for every 474 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 put the population change in Currituck County from 2020 to 2025 at +16.7%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). Currituck County scores 56 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for fast food and sandwich shops, ranking #930 of 2,222 scored counties and #36 of 91 scored counties in North Carolina.

How Currituck 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 Currituck County, NC compared with North Carolina and the U.S.
MeasureCurrituck CountyNorth CarolinaU.S.
Listings per 10k households17.713.413.3
Spending per listing$2.4M$2.8M$3.1M
Households per official establishment (all limited-service restaurants)474504478
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023−3.8%+4.7%+6.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025+16.7%+7.2%+3.1%
Spending per household on food away from home$4,313$3,776$4,070
Median household income$93,511$72,388$80,734
Groundwork market score5647

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
26 → 25All limited-service restaurants · −3.8% over the period
Employees, 2023
347
Annual payroll, 2023
$8.5M
One-person businesses, 2023
0All limited-service restaurants with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
2114 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
0
Amount
$0

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

Population, 2025 estimate
33,158+16.7% since 2020
Households
11,845
Median age
42.6
Homes lived in by their owners
87%
Vehicles per household
2.4
Land area
262 sq. mi.
People per square mile
117
Median household income
$93,511+33.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$118,114
Median home value
$378,800
Jobs located here
7,011
Daytime population
23,934Residents 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 Currituck 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
36Currituck County, NC562117.7$2.4M+16.7%#930 of 2,222

Other business types in Currituck 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 Currituck County, NC?

As of September 2026, map listings count 21 fast food and sandwich shops in Currituck County. 14 of them (67%) are chain locations. The listings count fast food, sandwich shops, delis and bagel shops. Official counts show 25 businesses with payroll classed as limited-service restaurants in 2023, down 3.8% from 2019. 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 Currituck County, NC spend on food away from home?

About $51.1M a year, or $4,313 per household. That is 6% above the U.S. average (an index of 106, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 21 fast food and sandwich shops on map listings, it comes to $2.4M 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 11,845 households in Currituck County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Currituck County has 17.7 fast food and sandwich shops per 10,000 households, 33% above the U.S. rate of 13.3. Spending per shop is $2.4M, 20% below the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the U.S. ratio of fast food and sandwich shops to household spending, Currituck County would have about 17, against 21 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 474 households, against one for every 478 across the U.S. The official count fell 3.8% from 2019 to 2023, against +6.1% for the U.S.

How fast is Currituck County, NC growing?

Population estimates put Currituck County at 33,158 people in 2025, up 16.7% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 11,845 households. Median household income in Currituck County is $93,511, 16% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 33.7%, 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. Currituck County scores 56 for fast food and sandwich shops (upper middle), #930 of 2,222 scored counties.

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