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Fast food and sandwich shops in Fayette County, OH

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 18 out of 100: Low

Ranked #2,089 of 2,222 scored counties
#83 of 84 scored counties in Ohio

Listings
23
21 chain locations (91%)
Official establishments
35
All limited-service restaurants · +6.1% since 2019
Household spending a year
$41.1M
On food away from home · $3,552 a household
Spending per listing
$1.8M
41% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
19.9
50% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
28,552
−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

The Groundwork market score for fast food and sandwich shops in Fayette County is 18 (low), #2,089 of 2,222 scored counties and #83 of 84 scored counties in Ohio. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.

Map listings as of September 2026 show 23 fast food and sandwich shops in Fayette County. Of those, 21 are chain locations, or 91%, against 79% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 19.9, 50% above the U.S. rate of 13.3.

Household spending on food away from home in Fayette County comes to about $41.1M a year: $3,552 per household, 13% below the U.S. average. That is about $1.8M of household spending for each shop on map listings, 41% 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.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as limited-service restaurants in Fayette County was 35 in 2023, up 6.1% from 2019. That is one for every 331 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. Population estimates put the population change in Fayette County from 2020 to 2025 at −1.4%, against +3.1% for the U.S.

How Fayette 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.

Fast food and sandwich shops in Fayette County, OH compared with Ohio and the U.S.
MeasureFayette CountyOhioU.S.
Listings per 10k households19.913.613.3
Spending per listing$1.8M$2.8M$3.1M
Households per official establishment (all limited-service restaurants)331467478
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+6.1%+7.0%+6.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025−1.4%+0.9%+3.1%
Spending per household on food away from home$3,552$3,829$4,070
Median household income$63,275$71,389$80,734
Groundwork market score1831

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
33 → 35All limited-service restaurants · +6.1% over the period
Employees, 2023
701
Annual payroll, 2023
$14M
One-person businesses, 2023
4All limited-service restaurants with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
2321 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
14The 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 Fayette 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 Fayette County

Population, 2025 estimate
28,552−1.4% since 2020
Households
11,582
Median age
40.5
Homes lived in by their owners
65%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
406 sq. mi.
People per square mile
71
Median household income
$63,275+33.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$81,611
Median home value
$170,700
Jobs located here
10,143
Daytime population
27,287Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Fast food and sandwich shops across Ohio

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

Top counties in Ohio

Counties in Ohio ranked for fast food and sandwich shops by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Union County, OH863012.4$3.9M+16.5%#47 of 2,222
2Holmes County, OH81107.5$5.4M+1.7%#106 of 2,222
3Morrow County, OH781410.4$3.7M+3.7%#172 of 2,222
4Warren County, OH7510010.9$4.5M+5.7%#222 of 2,222
5Geauga County, OH743710.3$4.7M+0.3%#244 of 2,222
6Perry County, OH70107.4$4.9M+1.3%#349 of 2,222
7Fairfield County, OH707612.6$3.4M+6.5%#369 of 2,222
8Medina County, OH698311.4$3.9M+1.3%#397 of 2,222
9Champaign County, OH69159.6$3.9M+0.2%#398 of 2,222
10Putnam County, OH67129.1$4.4M0.0%#458 of 2,222
83Fayette County, OH182319.9$1.8M−1.4%#2,089 of 2,222

Other business types in Fayette 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 Fayette County, OH?

There are 23 fast food and sandwich shops on map listings in Fayette County as of September 2026. 21 of them (91%) are chain locations. The listings count fast food, sandwich shops, delis and bagel shops. Official counts show 35 businesses with payroll classed as limited-service restaurants in 2023, up 6.1% 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 Fayette County, OH spend on food away from home?

About $41.1M a year, or $3,552 per household. That is 13% below the U.S. average (an index of 87, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 23 fast food and sandwich shops on map listings, it comes to $1.8M 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 11,582 households in Fayette County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Fayette County has 19.9 fast food and sandwich shops per 10,000 households, 50% above the U.S. rate of 13.3. Spending per shop is $1.8M, 41% below the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the national ratio of fast food and sandwich shops to household spending, Fayette County would have about 14, against 23 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 331 households, against one for every 478 across the U.S. The official count rose 6.1% from 2019 to 2023, against +6.1% for the U.S.

How fast is Fayette County, OH growing?

Population estimates put Fayette County at 28,552 people in 2025, down 1.4% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 11,582 households. The median household income in Fayette County is $63,275 a year, 22% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 33.8% 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. Fayette County scores 18 for fast food and sandwich shops (low), #2,089 of 2,222 scored counties.

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