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Fast food and sandwich shops in Ohio

Every metro area, small-town market and county in Ohio, ranked by the Groundwork market score for fast food and sandwich shops, with competitor counts and household spending for each.

Listings: 6,625; 5,723 chain locations (86%)
Official establishments: 10,404; All limited-service restaurants · +7.0% since 2019
Household spending a year: $18.6B; On food away from home
Listings per 10k households: 13.6; 2% above the U.S.
Spending per listing: $2.8M; 8% below the U.S.
Rank among states: #44 of 51; Market score 31 · Lower middle

A site report maps the fast food and sandwich shops on map listings around any address in Ohio by name and distance, and the spending within reach.

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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

There are 6,625 fast food and sandwich shops on map listings in Ohio as of September 2026. 5,723 of them (86%) are chain locations, against 79% across the U.S. That comes to 13.6 for every 10,000 households, 2% above the U.S. rate of 13.3.

Household spending on food away from home in Ohio comes to about $18.6B a year: $3,829 per household, 6% below the U.S. average. That is about $2.8M of household spending for each shop on map listings, 8% below the U.S. figure of $3.1M. The spending figure covers all food away from home, not only fast food and sandwich shops.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as limited-service restaurants in Ohio was 10,404 in 2023, up 7.0% from 2019. That is one for every 467 households, against one for every 478 across the U.S. Across the U.S., the count rose 6.1% over the same years. That count covers all limited-service restaurants (pizza places included), not only fast food and sandwich shops. Since fiscal 2022, 439 SBA-backed loans worth $156.5M have gone to businesses classed as limited-service restaurants in Ohio.

Among the 50 states and DC, Ohio ranks #44 for fast food and sandwich shops, with a Groundwork market score of 31 (lower middle). Of the 15 scored metro areas in or partly in Ohio, the Columbus metro area scores highest (59). Of the 29 scored small-town markets in or partly in Ohio, the Urbana area scores highest (79).

Every market in Ohio for fast food and sandwich shops

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Numbered by Groundwork market score among the markets based in Ohio, highest first; the U.S. rank compares each market with every other of its kind. A metro area that crosses a state line is listed in each state it reaches, and numbered only in the state its page is under. How the score works.

Metro areas

Metro areas reaching Ohio, ranked for fast food and sandwich shops by Groundwork market score
Market	Score	Listings	Per 10k households	Spending per listing	Population growth	U.S. rank
1Columbus, OH	59	1,191	13.8	$3M	+4.7%	#139 of 387
2Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN	54	1,292	14.2	$2.9M	+2.7%	#175 of 387
3Akron, OH	43	390	13.2	$2.9M	0.0%	#237 of 387
4Springfield, OH	43	68	12.1	$2.9M	−0.4%	#238 of 387
5Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH	41	483	14.0	$2.7M	+1.5%	#250 of 387
6Cleveland, OH	40	1,298	13.9	$2.8M	−0.8%	#258 of 387
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH	35	61	12.3	$2.7M	−3.6%	#284 of 387
7Mansfield, OH	34	69	13.8	$2.4M	−0.1%	#290 of 387
8Toledo, OH	30	364	14.3	$2.6M	−1.0%	#310 of 387
9Sandusky, OH	28	77	15.1	$2.5M	−2.6%	#323 of 387
10Canton-Massillon, OH	27	245	14.7	$2.5M	−0.2%	#327 of 387
11Youngstown-Warren, OH	26	226	12.2	$2.7M	−1.4%	#333 of 387
12Lima, OH	22	58	14.0	$2.5M	−1.2%	#350 of 387
Wheeling, WV-OH	16	88	15.2	$2.2M	−3.6%	#371 of 387
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH	15	224	14.7	$2.3M	−2.6%	#373 of 387

Small-town markets

Small-town markets reaching Ohio, ranked for fast food and sandwich shops by Groundwork market score
Market	Score	Listings	Per 10k households	Spending per listing	Population growth	U.S. rank
1Urbana, OH	79	15	9.6	$3.9M	+0.2%	#31 of 537
2Greenville, OH	70	21	9.9	$3.6M	−0.7%	#86 of 537
3Sidney, OH	67	25	13.2	$2.9M	−0.2%	#114 of 537
4Mount Vernon, OH	66	24	10.2	$3.7M	+1.9%	#121 of 537
5Bellefontaine, OH	65	22	11.2	$3.3M	+0.4%	#130 of 537
6Wilmington, OH	65	22	13.1	$2.8M	+0.6%	#134 of 537
7Wooster, OH	61	57	12.8	$2.9M	−0.1%	#167 of 537
8Tiffin, OH	59	28	12.6	$2.8M	−1.0%	#190 of 537
9Celina, OH	57	20	12.2	$3.1M	+0.5%	#211 of 537
10Wapakoneta, OH	57	24	12.7	$3.1M	−1.2%	#212 of 537
11Coshocton, OH	55	18	12.2	$2.7M	+1.6%	#232 of 537
12Van Wert, OH	54	15	13.0	$2.7M	+0.3%	#239 of 537
13Defiance, OH	53	21	13.7	$2.7M	+0.1%	#248 of 537
14Findlay, OH	52	40	12.7	$3M	+0.1%	#256 of 537
15Norwalk, OH	48	31	13.2	$2.7M	−0.4%	#291 of 537
16Ashland, OH	45	32	15.4	$2.3M	+0.1%	#324 of 537
17Salem, OH	44	48	11.6	$2.9M	−2.2%	#330 of 537
18Marion, OH	44	29	11.7	$2.9M	−0.4%	#331 of 537
19Fremont, OH	44	37	15.0	$2.3M	−0.4%	#332 of 537
20New Philadelphia-Dover, OH	42	55	14.3	$2.4M	−0.9%	#350 of 537
21Bucyrus, OH	38	25	13.8	$2.4M	−0.3%	#376 of 537
22Chillicothe, OH	37	44	14.8	$2.3M	−0.8%	#388 of 537
23Athens, OH	36	32	13.9	$2.4M	+1.3%	#400 of 537
24Marietta, OH	35	36	14.5	$2.4M	−2.1%	#408 of 537
25Zanesville, OH	34	52	15.1	$2.3M	+0.7%	#415 of 537
26Portsmouth, OH	32	36	12.5	$2.6M	−3.4%	#433 of 537
27Cambridge, OH	23	30	18.4	$1.8M	−0.1%	#481 of 537
28Washington Court House, OH	22	23	19.9	$1.8M	−1.4%	#487 of 537
29Gallipolis, OH	21	20	17.2	$1.9M	−0.5%	#495 of 537

Counties

Counties in Ohio, ranked for fast food and sandwich shops by Groundwork market score
Market	Score	Listings	Per 10k households	Spending per listing	Population growth	U.S. rank
1Union County, OH	86	30	12.4	$3.9M	+16.5%	#47 of 2,222
2Holmes County, OH	81	10	7.5	$5.4M	+1.7%	#106 of 2,222
3Morrow County, OH	78	14	10.4	$3.7M	+3.7%	#172 of 2,222
4Warren County, OH	75	100	10.9	$4.5M	+5.7%	#222 of 2,222
5Geauga County, OH	74	37	10.3	$4.7M	+0.3%	#244 of 2,222
6Perry County, OH	70	10	7.4	$4.9M	+1.3%	#349 of 2,222
7Fairfield County, OH	70	76	12.6	$3.4M	+6.5%	#369 of 2,222
8Medina County, OH	69	83	11.4	$3.9M	+1.3%	#397 of 2,222
9Champaign County, OH	69	15	9.6	$3.9M	+0.2%	#398 of 2,222
10Putnam County, OH	67	12	9.1	$4.4M	0.0%	#458 of 2,222
11Delaware County, OH	67	126	15.3	$3.5M	+12.5%	#475 of 2,222
12Miami County, OH	62	52	11.6	$3.4M	+3.4%	#651 of 2,222
13Licking County, OH	62	87	12.7	$3.3M	+3.8%	#654 of 2,222
14Lorain County, OH	62	159	12.5	$3.1M	+3.1%	#659 of 2,222
15Madison County, OH	62	26	16.6	$2.5M	+7.1%	#669 of 2,222
16Darke County, OH	61	21	9.9	$3.6M	−0.7%	#688 of 2,222
17Highland County, OH	60	12	7.1	$4.8M	+1.1%	#727 of 2,222
18Clermont County, OH	60	119	14.0	$3M	+3.9%	#753 of 2,222
19Knox County, OH	58	24	10.2	$3.7M	+1.9%	#806 of 2,222
20Greene County, OH	58	95	13.9	$3.1M	+3.7%	#822 of 2,222
21Pike County, OH	57	9	8.3	$4M	0.0%	#846 of 2,222
22Carroll County, OH	57	12	10.7	$3.3M	−1.1%	#856 of 2,222
23Shelby County, OH	57	25	13.2	$2.9M	−0.2%	#866 of 2,222
24Logan County, OH	56	22	11.2	$3.3M	+0.4%	#896 of 2,222
25Fulton County, OH	56	20	11.8	$3.3M	−1.9%	#898 of 2,222

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Counties in Ohio, ranked for fast food and sandwich shops by Groundwork market score, continued
Market	Score	Listings	Per 10k households	Spending per listing	Population growth	U.S. rank
26Brown County, OH	56	23	13.4	$2.7M	+1.6%	#923 of 2,222
27Pickaway County, OH	56	35	16.0	$2.4M	+7.4%	#931 of 2,222
28Henry County, OH	54	14	12.2	$3.1M	−0.2%	#981 of 2,222
29Clinton County, OH	54	22	13.1	$2.8M	+0.6%	#996 of 2,222
30Wayne County, OH	52	57	12.8	$2.9M	−0.1%	#1,069 of 2,222
31Auglaize County, OH	51	24	12.7	$3.1M	−1.2%	#1,099 of 2,222
32Ottawa County, OH	50	20	10.8	$3.6M	−2.0%	#1,121 of 2,222
33Franklin County, OH	50	772	14.0	$2.9M	+2.8%	#1,137 of 2,222
34Seneca County, OH	50	28	12.6	$2.8M	−1.0%	#1,141 of 2,222
35Monroe County, OH	49	6	10.6	$3.2M	−2.7%	#1,169 of 2,222
36Mercer County, OH	49	20	12.2	$3.1M	+0.5%	#1,171 of 2,222
37Lake County, OH	49	141	13.9	$2.9M	−0.1%	#1,174 of 2,222
38Jefferson County, OH	48	27	9.9	$3.3M	−2.4%	#1,205 of 2,222
39Hamilton County, OH	48	504	14.2	$2.8M	+1.0%	#1,221 of 2,222
40Portage County, OH	47	89	13.6	$2.8M	+1.0%	#1,260 of 2,222
41Butler County, OH	47	234	15.9	$2.6M	+2.4%	#1,275 of 2,222
42Hardin County, OH	46	14	11.9	$2.9M	−2.1%	#1,299 of 2,222
43Coshocton County, OH	46	18	12.2	$2.7M	+1.6%	#1,306 of 2,222
44Wood County, OH	46	84	15.5	$2.5M	+1.5%	#1,312 of 2,222
45Noble County, OH	45	5	10.8	$3.2M	+1.3%	#1,331 of 2,222
46Summit County, OH	45	301	13.0	$3M	−0.3%	#1,334 of 2,222
47Van Wert County, OH	45	15	13.0	$2.7M	+0.3%	#1,336 of 2,222
48Clark County, OH	44	68	12.1	$2.9M	−0.4%	#1,366 of 2,222
49Defiance County, OH	44	21	13.7	$2.7M	+0.1%	#1,373 of 2,222
50Hancock County, OH	43	40	12.7	$3M	+0.1%	#1,393 of 2,222
51Huron County, OH	40	31	13.2	$2.7M	−0.4%	#1,489 of 2,222
52Preble County, OH	40	26	15.5	$2.3M	−0.8%	#1,503 of 2,222
53Hocking County, OH	39	15	13.0	$2.6M	−1.9%	#1,521 of 2,222
54Lawrence County, OH	38	24	10.6	$3.1M	−4.2%	#1,556 of 2,222
55Columbiana County, OH	38	48	11.6	$2.9M	−2.2%	#1,557 of 2,222
56Marion County, OH	38	29	11.7	$2.9M	−0.4%	#1,559 of 2,222
57Ashland County, OH	38	32	15.4	$2.3M	+0.1%	#1,571 of 2,222
58Adams County, OH	37	12	11.5	$2.7M	+1.5%	#1,592 of 2,222
59Montgomery County, OH	37	336	14.5	$2.5M	+0.5%	#1,600 of 2,222
60Richland County, OH	37	69	13.8	$2.4M	−0.1%	#1,604 of 2,222
61Sandusky County, OH	37	37	15.0	$2.3M	−0.4%	#1,609 of 2,222
62Tuscarawas County, OH	35	55	14.3	$2.4M	−0.9%	#1,668 of 2,222
63Meigs County, OH	34	10	11.0	$2.7M	−2.6%	#1,695 of 2,222
64Wyandot County, OH	34	13	14.4	$2.5M	−1.4%	#1,696 of 2,222
65Cuyahoga County, OH	33	816	14.7	$2.5M	−2.3%	#1,736 of 2,222
66Stark County, OH	33	233	14.9	$2.4M	−0.2%	#1,739 of 2,222
67Mahoning County, OH	32	115	11.7	$2.9M	−1.4%	#1,767 of 2,222
68Trumbull County, OH	32	111	12.8	$2.6M	−1.3%	#1,769 of 2,222
69Crawford County, OH	32	25	13.8	$2.4M	−0.3%	#1,775 of 2,222
70Ross County, OH	32	44	14.8	$2.3M	−0.8%	#1,777 of 2,222
71Lucas County, OH	31	260	14.2	$2.5M	−1.7%	#1,801 of 2,222
72Williams County, OH	31	23	14.9	$2.3M	−1.4%	#1,805 of 2,222
73Allen County, OH	30	58	14.0	$2.5M	−1.2%	#1,836 of 2,222
74Washington County, OH	29	36	14.5	$2.4M	−2.1%	#1,866 of 2,222
75Scioto County, OH	28	36	12.5	$2.6M	−3.4%	#1,889 of 2,222
76Athens County, OH	28	32	13.9	$2.4M	+1.3%	#1,892 of 2,222
77Muskingum County, OH	27	52	15.1	$2.3M	+0.7%	#1,921 of 2,222
78Erie County, OH	26	57	17.5	$2.1M	−2.9%	#1,950 of 2,222
79Belmont County, OH	23	42	15.4	$2.2M	−2.8%	#1,996 of 2,222
80Ashtabula County, OH	22	62	15.8	$2.1M	−0.8%	#2,014 of 2,222
81Jackson County, OH	22	24	18.6	$1.8M	+0.5%	#2,021 of 2,222
82Guernsey County, OH	21	30	18.4	$1.8M	−0.1%	#2,040 of 2,222
83Fayette County, OH	18	23	19.9	$1.8M	−1.4%	#2,089 of 2,222
84Gallia County, OH	17	20	17.2	$1.9M	−0.5%	#2,103 of 2,222
Paulding County, OH	Not scored	3	3.9	$9.2M	−0.4%
Harrison County, OH	Not scored	3	5.0	$6.4M	−2.9%
Morgan County, OH	Not scored	2	3.5	$9.3M	−0.9%
Vinton County, OH	Not scored	3	5.6	$5.9M	−1.2%

Markets with fewer than 5 fast food and sandwich shops on map listings, and counties under 10,000 people, aren’t scored; they’re listed last in each table.

Questions

How many fast food and sandwich shops are in Ohio?

As of September 2026, map listings count 6,625 fast food and sandwich shops in Ohio. 5,723 of them (86%) are chain locations. The listings count fast food, sandwich shops, delis and bagel shops. Official counts show 10,404 businesses with payroll classed as limited-service restaurants in 2023, up 7.0% from 2019. The official count takes in all limited-service restaurants, not only fast food and sandwich shops: pizza places are counted too. Official counts list 1,574 one-person businesses without payroll.

How much do households in Ohio spend on food away from home?

About $18.6B a year, or $3,829 per household. That is 6% below the U.S. average (an index of 94, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 6,625 fast food and sandwich shops on map listings, it comes to $2.8M 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 4,863,191 households in Ohio and national spending patterns by income.

How does Ohio compare with the U.S. for fast food and sandwich shops?

Ohio has 13.6 fast food and sandwich shops per 10,000 households, 2% above the U.S. rate of 13.3. Spending per shop is $2.8M, 8% below the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the U.S. ratio of fast food and sandwich shops to household spending, Ohio would have about 6,103, against 6,625 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 467 households, against one for every 478 across the U.S. The official count rose 7.0% from 2019 to 2023, against +6.1% for the U.S.

Which market in Ohio has the highest market score for fast food and sandwich shops?

Among 15 scored metro areas in or partly in Ohio, the Columbus metro area scores highest, at 59 (upper middle). Among 29 scored small-town markets in or partly in Ohio, the Urbana area scores highest, at 79 (high). Among 84 scored counties in Ohio, Union County scores highest, at 86 (high). Scores compare each market with others of its kind across the U.S.

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. Ohio scores 31 for fast food and sandwich shops (lower middle), #44 of the 50 states and DC.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

Run a Groundwork site report on an address in Ohio. It maps the fast food and sandwich shops on map listings near the site and sizes the households and spending within the distance you choose. New accounts get 10 actions over 3 days, no card.

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