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Fast food and sandwich shops in Williams County, ND

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 66 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #502 of 2,222 scored counties
#5 of 13 scored counties in North Dakota

Listings
16
15 chain locations (94%)
Official establishments
30
All limited-service restaurants · +15.4% since 2019
Household spending a year
$64.7M
On food away from home · $4,269 a household
Spending per listing
$4M
33% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
10.6
20% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
41,767
+1.4% 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 16 fast food and sandwich shops in Williams County. Chain locations make up 94% of them, against 79% across the U.S. That is 10.6 per 10,000 households, 20% below the U.S. rate of 13.3.

Household spending on food away from home in Williams County comes to about $64.7M a year: $4,269 per household, 5% above the U.S. average. That is about $4M of household spending for each shop on map listings, 33% 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.

Official counts show 30 businesses with payroll classed as limited-service restaurants in Williams County in 2023, up 15.4% from 2019. That is one for every 505 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 4 one-person businesses without payroll.

Population estimates put the population change in Williams County from 2020 to 2025 at +1.4%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). For fast food and sandwich shops, Williams County has a Groundwork market score of 66 (upper middle): #502 of 2,222 scored counties and #5 of 13 scored counties in North Dakota. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.

How Williams 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 Williams County, ND compared with North Dakota and the U.S.
MeasureWilliams CountyNorth DakotaU.S.
Listings per 10k households10.612.813.3
Spending per listing$4M$3.1M$3.1M
Households per official establishment (all limited-service restaurants)505649478
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+15.4%+2.6%+6.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025+1.4%+2.5%+3.1%
Spending per household on food away from home$4,269$3,940$4,070
Median household income$85,595$76,657$80,734
Groundwork market score6663

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
26 → 30All limited-service restaurants · +15.4% over the period
Employees, 2023
659
Annual payroll, 2023
$14.5M
One-person businesses, 2023
4All limited-service restaurants with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
1615 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
21The 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 Williams 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 Williams County

Population, 2025 estimate
41,767+1.4% since 2020
Households
15,154
Median age
33.3
Homes lived in by their owners
53%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
2,078 sq. mi.
People per square mile
19
Median household income
$85,595−1.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$117,741
Median home value
$284,800
Jobs located here
25,521
Daytime population
44,045Residents 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 Williams 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 Williams 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 Williams County, ND?

There are 16 fast food and sandwich shops on map listings in Williams County as of September 2026. 15 of them (94%) are chain locations. The listings count fast food, sandwich shops, delis and bagel shops. Official counts show 30 businesses with payroll classed as limited-service restaurants in 2023, up 15.4% from 2019. That count covers all limited-service restaurants (pizza places included), not only fast food and sandwich shops. Another 4 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.

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

About $64.7M a year, or $4,269 per household. That is 5% above the U.S. average (an index of 105, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 16 fast food and sandwich shops on map listings, it comes to $4M 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 15,154 households in Williams County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Williams County has 10.6 fast food and sandwich shops per 10,000 households, 20% below the U.S. rate of 13.3. Spending per shop is $4M, 33% above the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the national ratio of fast food and sandwich shops to household spending, Williams County would have about 21, against 16 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 505 households, against one for every 478 across the U.S. The official count rose 15.4% from 2019 to 2023, against +6.1% for the U.S.

How fast is Williams County, ND growing?

Population estimates put Williams County at 41,767 people in 2025, up 1.4% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 15,154 households. The median household income in Williams County is $85,595 a year, 6% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That fell 1.8% 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. Williams County scores 66 for fast food and sandwich shops (upper middle), #502 of 2,222 scored counties.

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