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Fast food and sandwich shops in Pamlico County, NC
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for fast food and sandwich shops in Pamlico County, NC, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 53 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #1,018 of 2,222 scored counties
#40 of 91 scored counties in North Carolina
- Listings
- 6
- 4 chain locations (67%)
- Official establishments
- 10
- All limited-service restaurants
- Household spending a year
- $18.2M
- On food away from home · $3,340 a household
- Spending per listing
- $3M
- In line with the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 11.0
- 17% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 12,758
- +3.7% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 6 fast food and sandwich shops in Pamlico County. Chain locations make up 67% of them, against 79% across the U.S. That comes to 11.0 for every 10,000 households, 17% below the U.S. rate of 13.3.
Household spending on food away from home in Pamlico County comes to about $18.2M a year: $3,340 per household, 18% below the U.S. average. That works out to $3M per shop, in line with 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.
In 2023, official counts showed 10 businesses with payroll in Pamlico County classed as limited-service restaurants. That is one for every 546 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. Official counts also show 3 one-person businesses without payroll.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Pamlico County grew 3.7%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). Pamlico County scores 53 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for fast food and sandwich shops, ranking #1,018 of 2,222 scored counties and #40 of 91 scored counties in North Carolina.
How Pamlico 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 | Pamlico County | North Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 11.0 | 13.4 | 13.3 |
| Spending per listing | $3M | $2.8M | $3.1M |
| Households per official establishment (all limited-service restaurants) | 546 | 504 | 478 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +4.7% | +6.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +3.7% | +7.2% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on food away from home | $3,340 | $3,776 | $4,070 |
| Median household income | $59,717 | $72,388 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 53 | 47 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 12 → 10All limited-service restaurants
- Employees, 2023
- 187
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $3.2M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 3All limited-service restaurants with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 64 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 6The 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 Pamlico 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 Pamlico County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 12,758+3.7% since 2020
- Households
- 5,456
- Median age
- 52.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 83%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 337 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 37
- Median household income
- $59,717+27.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $78,618
- Median home value
- $216,800
- Jobs located here
- 3,289
- Daytime population
- 11,007Residents 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 Pamlico 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 |
| 40Pamlico County, NC | 53 | 6 | 11.0 | $3M | +3.7% | #1,018 of 2,222 |
Other business types in Pamlico County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
- Restaurants and cafes53
- Sit-down restaurants55
- Fast food and sandwich shops53
- Pizza
- Coffee shops and cafes30
- Bakeries and dessert shops
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Questions
How many fast food and sandwich shops are in Pamlico County, NC?
Pamlico County has 6 fast food and sandwich shops on map listings as of September 2026. 4 of them (67%) are chain locations. The listings count fast food, sandwich shops, delis and bagel shops. Official counts show 10 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 Pamlico County, NC spend on food away from home?
About $18.2M a year, or $3,340 per household. That is 18% below the U.S. average (an index of 82, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 6 fast food and sandwich shops on map listings, it comes to $3M 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 5,456 households in Pamlico County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Pamlico County, NC compare with the U.S. for fast food and sandwich shops?
Pamlico County has 11.0 fast food and sandwich shops per 10,000 households, 17% 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 546 households, against one for every 478 across the U.S.
How fast is Pamlico County, NC growing?
Population estimates put Pamlico County at 12,758 people in 2025, up 3.7% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 5,456 households. The median household income in Pamlico County is $59,717 a year, 26% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 27.8% 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. Pamlico County scores 53 for fast food and sandwich shops (upper middle), #1,018 of 2,222 scored counties.
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