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Fast food and sandwich shops in Rolette County, ND

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 49 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,184 of 2,222 scored counties
#9 of 13 scored counties in North Dakota

Listings
5
2 chain locations (40%)
Official establishments
3
All limited-service restaurants
Household spending a year
$13.1M
On food away from home · $3,471 a household
Spending per listing
$2.6M
14% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
13.3
In line with the U.S.
Population, 2025
11,688
−4.1% 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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 5 fast food and sandwich shops in Rolette County. Chain locations make up 40% of them, against 79% across the U.S. That is 13.3 per 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 13.3.

At $3,471 per household (15% below the U.S. average), households in Rolette County spend about $13.1M a year on food away from home. That works out to $2.6M per shop, 14% below 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.

Official counts show 3 businesses with payroll classed as limited-service restaurants in Rolette County in 2023. That is one for every 1,256 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.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Rolette County declined 4.1%, against +3.1% for the U.S. For fast food and sandwich shops, Rolette County has a Groundwork market score of 49 (lower middle): #1,184 of 2,222 scored counties and #9 of 13 scored counties in North Dakota.

How Rolette 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.

Fast food and sandwich shops in Rolette County, ND compared with North Dakota and the U.S.
MeasureRolette CountyNorth DakotaU.S.
Listings per 10k households13.312.813.3
Spending per listing$2.6M$3.1M$3.1M
Households per official establishment (all limited-service restaurants)1,256649478
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+2.6%+6.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025−4.1%+2.5%+3.1%
Spending per household on food away from home$3,471$3,940$4,070
Median household income$59,517$76,657$80,734
Groundwork market score4963

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
6 → 3All limited-service restaurants
Employees, 2023
24
Annual payroll, 2023
$434K
One-person businesses, 2023
0All limited-service restaurants with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
52 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
4The 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 Rolette 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 Rolette County

Population, 2025 estimate
11,688−4.1% since 2020
Households
3,769
Median age
33.7
Homes lived in by their owners
63%
Vehicles per household
2.3
Land area
903 sq. mi.
People per square mile
13
Median household income
$59,517+37.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$76,773
Median home value
$103,800
Jobs located here
4,280
Daytime population
12,010Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Fast food and sandwich shops across North Dakota

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The highest-scoring counties in North Dakota for fast food and sandwich shops, numbered among those based in North Dakota, with Rolette County marked.

Top counties in North Dakota

Counties in North Dakota ranked for fast food and sandwich shops by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Morton County, ND84117.9$5.1M+3.8%#72 of 2,222
2McKenzie County, ND82813.3$3.5M+2.8%#102 of 2,222
3Richland County, ND7768.8$4.4M+1.2%#189 of 2,222
4Burleigh County, ND695413.1$3.2M+4.7%#411 of 2,222
5Williams County, ND661610.6$4M+1.4%#502 of 2,222
6Cass County, ND6113115.6$2.5M+9.1%#723 of 2,222
7Stark County, ND541914.0$2.8M+0.5%#997 of 2,222
8Grand Forks County, ND524514.4$2.6M+1.9%#1,075 of 2,222
9Rolette County, ND49513.3$2.6M−4.1%#1,184 of 2,222
10Barnes County, ND47714.3$2.5M−2.7%#1,276 of 2,222

Other business types in Rolette 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 Rolette County, ND?

There are 5 fast food and sandwich shops on map listings in Rolette County as of September 2026. 2 of them (40%) are chain locations. 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. That count covers all limited-service restaurants (pizza places included), not only fast food and sandwich shops.

How much do households in Rolette County, ND spend on food away from home?

About $13.1M a year, or $3,471 per household. That is 15% below the U.S. average (an index of 85, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 5 fast food and sandwich shops on map listings, it comes to $2.6M 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 3,769 households in Rolette County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Rolette County has 13.3 fast food and sandwich shops per 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 13.3. Spending per shop is $2.6M, 14% below the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the national ratio of fast food and sandwich shops to household spending, Rolette County would have about 4, against 5 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,256 households, against one for every 478 across the U.S.

How fast is Rolette County, ND growing?

Population estimates put Rolette County at 11,688 people in 2025, down 4.1% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 3,769 households. The median household income in Rolette County is $59,517 a year, 26% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 37.9% 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. Rolette County scores 49 for fast food and sandwich shops (lower middle), #1,184 of 2,222 scored counties.

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