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Fast food and sandwich shops in Champaign County, OH
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for fast food and sandwich shops in Champaign County, OH, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 69 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #398 of 2,222 scored counties
#9 of 84 scored counties in Ohio
- Listings
- 15
- 12 chain locations (80%)
- Official establishments
- 21
- All limited-service restaurants · +5.0% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $58.4M
- On food away from home · $3,734 a household
- Spending per listing
- $3.9M
- 28% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 9.6
- 28% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 38,820
- +0.2% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 15 fast food and sandwich shops in Champaign County. Of those, 12 are chain locations, or 80%, against 79% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 9.6, 28% below the U.S. rate of 13.3.
Households in Champaign County spend about $58.4M a year on food away from home, or $3,734 per household, 8% below the U.S. average. That is about $3.9M of household spending for each shop on map listings, 28% 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 Champaign County was 21 in 2023, up 5.0% from 2019. That is one for every 745 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 6 one-person businesses without payroll.
Population estimates show Champaign County grew 0.2% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for fast food and sandwich shops in Champaign County is 69 (upper middle), #398 of 2,222 scored counties and #9 of 84 scored counties in Ohio. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Champaign County compares
The same measures for Ohio 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 | Champaign County | Ohio | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 9.6 | 13.6 | 13.3 |
| Spending per listing | $3.9M | $2.8M | $3.1M |
| Households per official establishment (all limited-service restaurants) | 745 | 467 | 478 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +5.0% | +7.0% | +6.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +0.2% | +0.9% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on food away from home | $3,734 | $3,829 | $4,070 |
| Median household income | $75,556 | $71,389 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 69 | 31 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 20 → 21All limited-service restaurants · +5.0% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 431
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $6.8M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 6All limited-service restaurants with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 1512 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 19The 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 Champaign 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 Champaign County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 38,820+0.2% since 2020
- Households
- 15,646
- Median age
- 42.9
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 77%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 429 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 90
- Median household income
- $75,556+25.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $89,744
- Median home value
- $204,000
- Jobs located here
- 10,575
- Daytime population
- 32,816Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Ohio market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Ohio for fast food and sandwich shops, numbered among those based in Ohio, with Champaign County marked.
Top counties in Ohio
| 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 |
Other business types in Champaign County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
- Restaurants and cafes70
- Sit-down restaurants74
- Fast food and sandwich shops69
- Pizza49
- Coffee shops and cafes46
- Bakeries and dessert shops55
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Questions
How many fast food and sandwich shops are in Champaign County, OH?
There are 15 fast food and sandwich shops on map listings in Champaign County as of September 2026. 12 of them (80%) are chain locations. The listings count fast food, sandwich shops, delis and bagel shops. Official counts show 21 businesses with payroll classed as limited-service restaurants in 2023, up 5.0% from 2019. That count covers all limited-service restaurants (pizza places included), not only fast food and sandwich shops. Official counts also show 6 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Champaign County, OH spend on food away from home?
About $58.4M a year, or $3,734 per household. That is 8% below the U.S. average (an index of 92, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 15 fast food and sandwich shops on map listings, it comes to $3.9M 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 15,646 households in Champaign County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Champaign County, OH compare with the U.S. for fast food and sandwich shops?
Champaign County has 9.6 fast food and sandwich shops per 10,000 households, 28% below the U.S. rate of 13.3. Spending per shop is $3.9M, 28% above the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the national ratio of fast food and sandwich shops to household spending, Champaign County would have about 19, against 15 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 745 households, against one for every 478 across the U.S. The official count rose 5.0% from 2019 to 2023, against +6.1% for the U.S.
How fast is Champaign County, OH growing?
Population estimates put Champaign County at 38,820 people in 2025, up 0.2% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 15,646 households. The median household income in Champaign County is $75,556 a year, 6% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 25.7% 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. Champaign County scores 69 for fast food and sandwich shops (upper middle), #398 of 2,222 scored counties.
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