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Fast food and sandwich shops in the Gallipolis, OH area

The fast food and sandwich shops in the Gallipolis, OH area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other small-town markets.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 21 out of 100: Low

Ranked #495 of 537 scored small-town markets
#29 of 29 scored small-town markets based in Ohio

Listings
20
18 chain locations (90%)
Official establishments
32
All limited-service restaurants · +14.3% since 2019
Household spending a year
$38.7M
On food away from home · $3,330 a household
Spending per listing
$1.9M
37% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
17.2
29% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
29,072
−0.5% 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 Gallipolis area scores 21 (low) on the Groundwork market score for fast food and sandwich shops, ranking #495 of 537 scored small-town markets and #29 of 29 scored small-town markets based in Ohio. That puts it in the bottom quarter of small-town markets.

Household spending on food away from home in the Gallipolis area comes to about $38.7M a year: $3,330 per household, 18% below the U.S. average. That works out to $1.9M per shop, 37% 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 Gallipolis area has 20 fast food and sandwich shops on map listings as of September 2026. 18 of them (90%) are chain locations, against 79% across the U.S. That is 17.2 per 10,000 households, 29% above the U.S. rate of 13.3.

In 2023, official counts showed 32 businesses with payroll in the Gallipolis area classed as limited-service restaurants, up 14.3% from 2019. That is one for every 363 households, against one for every 478 across the U.S. That count covers all limited-service restaurants (pizza places included), not only fast food and sandwich shops. Population estimates show the Gallipolis area declined 0.5% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S.

How the Gallipolis area 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 Gallipolis, OH area compared with Ohio and the U.S.
MeasureGallipolis areaOhioU.S.
Listings per 10k households17.213.613.3
Spending per listing$1.9M$2.8M$3.1M
Households per official establishment (all limited-service restaurants)363467478
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+14.3%+7.0%+6.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025−0.5%+0.9%+3.1%
Spending per household on food away from home$3,330$3,829$4,070
Median household income$56,830$71,389$80,734
Groundwork market score2131

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
32All limited-service restaurants · +14.3% over the period
Employees, 2023
535
Annual payroll, 2023
$9.6M
One-person businesses, 2023
0All limited-service restaurants with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
2018 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
13The 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 the Gallipolis area, 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 the Gallipolis area

Population, 2025 estimate
29,072−0.5% since 2020
Households
11,614
Median age
40.7
Homes lived in by their owners
75%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
467 sq. mi.
People per square mile
62
Median household income
$56,830
Average household income
$77,972
Median home value
$155,600
Jobs located here
10,879
Daytime population
28,500Residents 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 small-town markets in Ohio for fast food and sandwich shops, numbered among those based in Ohio, with the Gallipolis area marked.

Top small-town markets in Ohio

Small-town markets in Ohio ranked for fast food and sandwich shops by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Urbana, OH79159.6$3.9M+0.2%#31 of 537
2Greenville, OH70219.9$3.6M−0.7%#86 of 537
3Sidney, OH672513.2$2.9M−0.2%#114 of 537
4Mount Vernon, OH662410.2$3.7M+1.9%#121 of 537
5Bellefontaine, OH652211.2$3.3M+0.4%#130 of 537
6Wilmington, OH652213.1$2.8M+0.6%#134 of 537
7Wooster, OH615712.8$2.9M−0.1%#167 of 537
8Tiffin, OH592812.6$2.8M−1.0%#190 of 537
9Celina, OH572012.2$3.1M+0.5%#211 of 537
10Wapakoneta, OH572412.7$3.1M−1.2%#212 of 537
29Gallipolis, OH212017.2$1.9M−0.5%#495 of 537

Other business types in the Gallipolis area

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 the Gallipolis, OH area?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 20 fast food and sandwich shops in the Gallipolis area. 18 of them (90%) are chain locations. The listings count fast food, sandwich shops, delis and bagel shops. Official counts show 32 businesses with payroll classed as limited-service restaurants in 2023, up 14.3% from 2019. The official count takes in all limited-service restaurants, not only fast food and sandwich shops: pizza places are counted too.

How much do households in the Gallipolis, OH area spend on food away from home?

About $38.7M a year, or $3,330 per household. That is 18% below the U.S. average (an index of 82, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 20 fast food and sandwich shops on map listings, it comes to $1.9M 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 11,614 households in the Gallipolis area and national spending patterns by income.

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

The Gallipolis area has 17.2 fast food and sandwich shops per 10,000 households, 29% above the U.S. rate of 13.3. Spending per shop is $1.9M, 37% below the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the U.S. ratio of fast food and sandwich shops to household spending, the Gallipolis area would have about 13, against 20 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 363 households, against one for every 478 across the U.S. The official count rose 14.3% from 2019 to 2023, against +6.1% for the U.S.

How fast is the Gallipolis, OH area growing?

Population estimates put the Gallipolis area at 29,072 people in 2025, down 0.5% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 11,614 households. Median household income in the Gallipolis area is $56,830, 30% below the U.S. median of $80,734.

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. A small-town market is a town of 10,000 to 50,000 people and the county or counties tied to it by commuting. 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. The Gallipolis area scores 21 for fast food and sandwich shops (low), #495 of 537 scored small-town markets.

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