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Fast food and sandwich shops in Burleigh County, ND
How Burleigh County, ND compares with other counties and the U.S. for fast food and sandwich shops: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 69 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #411 of 2,222 scored counties
#4 of 13 scored counties in North Dakota
- Listings
- 54
- 48 chain locations (89%)
- Official establishments
- 74
- All limited-service restaurants · +17.5% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $174.2M
- On food away from home · $4,222 a household
- Spending per listing
- $3.2M
- 6% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 13.1
- 2% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 103,251
- +4.7% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 54 fast food and sandwich shops in Burleigh County. 48 of them (89%) are chain locations, against 79% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 13.1, 2% below the U.S. rate of 13.3.
At $4,222 per household (4% above the U.S. average), households in Burleigh County spend about $174.2M a year on food away from home. That is about $3.2M of household spending for each shop on map listings, 6% above 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.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as limited-service restaurants in Burleigh County was 74 in 2023, up 17.5% from 2019. That is one for every 558 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 list 9 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 4 SBA-backed loans worth $5.8M have gone to businesses classed as limited-service restaurants in Burleigh County.
Population estimates show Burleigh County grew 4.7% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for fast food and sandwich shops in Burleigh County is 69 (upper middle), #411 of 2,222 scored counties and #4 of 13 scored counties in North Dakota. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Burleigh County compares
The same measures for North Dakota 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 | Burleigh County | North Dakota | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 13.1 | 12.8 | 13.3 |
| Spending per listing | $3.2M | $3.1M | $3.1M |
| Households per official establishment (all limited-service restaurants) | 558 | 649 | 478 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +17.5% | +2.6% | +6.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +4.7% | +2.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on food away from home | $4,222 | $3,940 | $4,070 |
| Median household income | $86,851 | $76,657 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 69 | 63 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 63 → 74All limited-service restaurants · +17.5% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 1,457
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $33.2M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 9All limited-service restaurants with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 5448 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 57The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 4
- Amount
- $5.8M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as limited-service restaurants in Burleigh 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 Burleigh County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 103,251+4.7% since 2020
- Households
- 41,269
- Median age
- 39.3
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 71%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 1,633 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 62
- Median household income
- $86,851+21.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $110,470
- Median home value
- $324,000
- Jobs located here
- 59,122
- Daytime population
- 107,970Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every North Dakota market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in North Dakota for fast food and sandwich shops, numbered among those based in North Dakota, with Burleigh County marked.
Top counties in North Dakota
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Morton County, ND | 84 | 11 | 7.9 | $5.1M | +3.8% | #72 of 2,222 |
| 2McKenzie County, ND | 82 | 8 | 13.3 | $3.5M | +2.8% | #102 of 2,222 |
| 3Richland County, ND | 77 | 6 | 8.8 | $4.4M | +1.2% | #189 of 2,222 |
| 4Burleigh County, ND | 69 | 54 | 13.1 | $3.2M | +4.7% | #411 of 2,222 |
| 5Williams County, ND | 66 | 16 | 10.6 | $4M | +1.4% | #502 of 2,222 |
| 6Cass County, ND | 61 | 131 | 15.6 | $2.5M | +9.1% | #723 of 2,222 |
| 7Stark County, ND | 54 | 19 | 14.0 | $2.8M | +0.5% | #997 of 2,222 |
| 8Grand Forks County, ND | 52 | 45 | 14.4 | $2.6M | +1.9% | #1,075 of 2,222 |
| 9Rolette County, ND | 49 | 5 | 13.3 | $2.6M | −4.1% | #1,184 of 2,222 |
| 10Barnes County, ND | 47 | 7 | 14.3 | $2.5M | −2.7% | #1,276 of 2,222 |
Other business types in Burleigh County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
- Restaurants and cafes67
- Sit-down restaurants75
- Fast food and sandwich shops69
- Pizza77
- Coffee shops and cafes43
- Bakeries and dessert shops66
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Questions
How many fast food and sandwich shops are in Burleigh County, ND?
Burleigh County has 54 fast food and sandwich shops on map listings as of September 2026. 48 of them (89%) are chain locations. The listings count fast food, sandwich shops, delis and bagel shops. Official counts show 74 businesses with payroll classed as limited-service restaurants in 2023, up 17.5% from 2019. That count covers all limited-service restaurants (pizza places included), not only fast food and sandwich shops. Official counts also show 9 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Burleigh County, ND spend on food away from home?
About $174.2M a year, or $4,222 per household. That is 4% above the U.S. average (an index of 104, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 54 fast food and sandwich shops on map listings, it comes to $3.2M 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 41,269 households in Burleigh County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Burleigh County, ND compare with the U.S. for fast food and sandwich shops?
Burleigh County has 13.1 fast food and sandwich shops per 10,000 households, 2% below the U.S. rate of 13.3. Spending per shop is $3.2M, 6% above the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the national ratio of fast food and sandwich shops to household spending, Burleigh County would have about 57, against 54 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 558 households, against one for every 478 across the U.S. The official count rose 17.5% from 2019 to 2023, against +6.1% for the U.S.
How fast is Burleigh County, ND growing?
Population estimates put Burleigh County at 103,251 people in 2025, up 4.7% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 41,269 households. The median household income in Burleigh County is $86,851 a year, 8% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 21.4% 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. Burleigh County scores 69 for fast food and sandwich shops (upper middle), #411 of 2,222 scored counties.
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