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Fast food and sandwich shops in Harrison County, OH

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

Groundwork market score

Not scored

The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 3.

Listings
3
2 chain locations (67%)
Official establishments
9
All limited-service restaurants
Household spending a year
$19.1M
On food away from home · $3,212 a household
Spending per listing
$6.4M
2.1 times the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
5.0
62% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
14,070
−2.9% 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

As of September 2026, map listings count 3 fast food and sandwich shops in Harrison County. That is 5.0 per 10,000 households, 62% below the U.S. rate of 13.3.

Household spending on food away from home in Harrison County comes to about $19.1M a year: $3,212 per household, 21% below the U.S. average. That works out to $6.4M per shop, 2.1 times 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 Harrison County was 9 in 2023. That is one for every 661 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 Harrison County from 2020 to 2025 at −2.9%, against +3.1% for the U.S. With 3 fast food and sandwich shops on map listings, Harrison County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How Harrison 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 Harrison County, OH compared with Ohio and the U.S.
MeasureHarrison CountyOhioU.S.
Listings per 10k households5.013.613.3
Spending per listing$6.4M$2.8M$3.1M
Households per official establishment (all limited-service restaurants)661467478
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+7.0%+6.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025−2.9%+0.9%+3.1%
Spending per household on food away from home$3,212$3,829$4,070
Median household income$54,414$71,389$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored31

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
8 → 9All limited-service restaurants
Employees, 2023
67
Annual payroll, 2023
$1M
One-person businesses, 2023
0All limited-service restaurants with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
32 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
6The 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 Harrison 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 Harrison County

Population, 2025 estimate
14,070−2.9% since 2020
Households
5,948
Median age
44.8
Homes lived in by their owners
76%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
402 sq. mi.
People per square mile
36
Median household income
$54,414+9.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$73,322
Median home value
$121,500
Jobs located here
3,551
Daytime population
12,141Residents 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 Harrison 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
Harrison County, OHNot scored35.0$6.4M−2.9%

Other business types in Harrison County

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

How many fast food and sandwich shops are in Harrison County, OH?

Harrison County has 3 fast food and sandwich shops on map listings as of September 2026. The listings count fast food, sandwich shops, delis and bagel shops. Official counts show 9 businesses with payroll classed as limited-service restaurants in 2023. That count covers all limited-service restaurants (pizza places included), not only fast food and sandwich shops.

How much do households in Harrison County, OH spend on food away from home?

About $19.1M a year, or $3,212 per household. That is 21% below the U.S. average (an index of 79, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 3 fast food and sandwich shops on map listings, it comes to $6.4M 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 5,948 households in Harrison County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Harrison County has 5.0 fast food and sandwich shops per 10,000 households, 62% below the U.S. rate of 13.3. Spending per shop is $6.4M, 2.1 times the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the national ratio of fast food and sandwich shops to household spending, Harrison County would have about 6, against 3 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 661 households, against one for every 478 across the U.S.

How fast is Harrison County, OH growing?

Population estimates put Harrison County at 14,070 people in 2025, down 2.9% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 5,948 households. The median household income in Harrison County is $54,414 a year, 33% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 9.5% 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. Harrison County has no market score for fast food and sandwich shops: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 3.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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How the score works · Top markets for fast food and sandwich shops · All 56 business types in Harrison County

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