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Fast food and sandwich shops in Perquimans County, NC

The fast food and sandwich shops in Perquimans County, NC, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score

Not scored

The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 4.

Listings
4
4 chain locations (100%)
Official establishments
3
All limited-service restaurants
Household spending a year
$19.6M
On food away from home · $3,492 a household
Spending per listing
$4.9M
61% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
7.1
47% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
13,490
+3.6% 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 $3,492 per household (14% below the U.S. average), households in Perquimans County spend about $19.6M a year on food away from home. That is about $4.9M of household spending for each shop on map listings, 61% above the U.S. figure of $3.1M. The spending figure covers all food away from home, not only fast food and sandwich shops.

Perquimans County has 4 fast food and sandwich shops on map listings as of September 2026. That is 7.1 per 10,000 households, 47% below the U.S. rate of 13.3.

Official counts show 3 businesses with payroll classed as limited-service restaurants in Perquimans County in 2023. That is one for every 1,871 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.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Perquimans County grew 3.6%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). With 4 fast food and sandwich shops on map listings, Perquimans County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How Perquimans 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 Perquimans County, NC compared with North Carolina and the U.S.
MeasurePerquimans CountyNorth CarolinaU.S.
Listings per 10k households7.113.413.3
Spending per listing$4.9M$2.8M$3.1M
Households per official establishment (all limited-service restaurants)1,871504478
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+4.7%+6.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025+3.6%+7.2%+3.1%
Spending per household on food away from home$3,492$3,776$4,070
Median household income$67,917$72,388$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored47

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
6 → 3All limited-service restaurants
Employees, 2023
83
Annual payroll, 2023
$1.3M
One-person businesses, 2023
3All limited-service restaurants with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
44 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 Perquimans 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 Perquimans County

Population, 2025 estimate
13,490+3.6% since 2020
Households
5,614
Median age
49.9
Homes lived in by their owners
77%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
247 sq. mi.
People per square mile
54
Median household income
$67,917+44.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$82,788
Median home value
$231,700
Jobs located here
2,266
Daytime population
9,990Residents 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 Perquimans 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
Perquimans County, NCNot scored47.1$4.9M+3.6%

Other business types in Perquimans County

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

How many fast food and sandwich shops are in Perquimans County, NC?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 4 fast food and sandwich shops in Perquimans County. The listings count fast food, sandwich shops, delis and bagel shops. Official counts show 3 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 Perquimans County, NC spend on food away from home?

About $19.6M a year, or $3,492 per household. That is 14% below the U.S. average (an index of 86, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 4 fast food and sandwich shops on map listings, it comes to $4.9M 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 5,614 households in Perquimans County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Perquimans County has 7.1 fast food and sandwich shops per 10,000 households, 47% below the U.S. rate of 13.3. Spending per shop is $4.9M, 61% above the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the U.S. ratio of fast food and sandwich shops to household spending, Perquimans County would have about 6, against 4 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,871 households, against one for every 478 across the U.S.

How fast is Perquimans County, NC growing?

Population estimates put Perquimans County at 13,490 people in 2025, up 3.6% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 5,614 households. Median household income in Perquimans County is $67,917, 16% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 44.0%, 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. Perquimans County has no market score for fast food and sandwich shops: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 4.

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