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Fast food and sandwich shops in Meigs County, OH

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 34 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,695 of 2,222 scored counties
#63 of 84 scored counties in Ohio

Listings
10
8 chain locations (80%)
Official establishments
16
All limited-service restaurants
Household spending a year
$27.2M
On food away from home · $2,991 a household
Spending per listing
$2.7M
11% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
11.0
17% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
21,587
−2.6% 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

Meigs County scores 34 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for fast food and sandwich shops, ranking #1,695 of 2,222 scored counties and #63 of 84 scored counties in Ohio. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.

At $2,991 per household (27% below the U.S. average), households in Meigs County spend about $27.2M a year on food away from home. That works out to $2.7M per shop, 11% below the U.S. figure of $3.1M. The spending figure covers all food away from home, not only fast food and sandwich shops.

Meigs County has 10 fast food and sandwich shops on map listings as of September 2026. 8 of them (80%) are chain locations, against 79% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 11.0, 17% below the U.S. rate of 13.3.

In 2023, official counts showed 16 businesses with payroll in Meigs County classed as limited-service restaurants. That is one for every 569 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. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Meigs County declined 2.6%, against +3.1% for the U.S.

How Meigs 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 Meigs County, OH compared with Ohio and the U.S.
MeasureMeigs CountyOhioU.S.
Listings per 10k households11.013.613.3
Spending per listing$2.7M$2.8M$3.1M
Households per official establishment (all limited-service restaurants)569467478
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+7.0%+6.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025−2.6%+0.9%+3.1%
Spending per household on food away from home$2,991$3,829$4,070
Median household income$46,873$71,389$80,734
Groundwork market score3431

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
18 → 16All limited-service restaurants
Employees, 2023
280
Annual payroll, 2023
$5.5M
One-person businesses, 2023
0All limited-service restaurants with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
108 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
9The 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 Meigs 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 Meigs County

Population, 2025 estimate
21,587−2.6% since 2020
Households
9,102
Median age
44.3
Homes lived in by their owners
75%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
430 sq. mi.
People per square mile
51
Median household income
$46,873+4.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$61,476
Median home value
$119,300
Jobs located here
3,729
Daytime population
16,998Residents 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 Meigs 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
63Meigs County, OH341011.0$2.7M−2.6%#1,695 of 2,222

Other business types in Meigs 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 Meigs County, OH?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 10 fast food and sandwich shops in Meigs County. 8 of them (80%) are chain locations. The listings count fast food, sandwich shops, delis and bagel shops. Official counts show 16 businesses with payroll classed as limited-service restaurants in 2023. 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 Meigs County, OH spend on food away from home?

About $27.2M a year, or $2,991 per household. That is 27% below the U.S. average (an index of 73, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 10 fast food and sandwich shops on map listings, it comes to $2.7M 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 9,102 households in Meigs County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Meigs County has 11.0 fast food and sandwich shops per 10,000 households, 17% below the U.S. rate of 13.3. Spending per shop is $2.7M, 11% below the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the U.S. ratio of fast food and sandwich shops to household spending, Meigs County would have about 9, against 10 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 569 households, against one for every 478 across the U.S.

How fast is Meigs County, OH growing?

Population estimates put Meigs County at 21,587 people in 2025, down 2.6% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 9,102 households. Median household income in Meigs County is $46,873, 42% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 4.4%, 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. Meigs County scores 34 for fast food and sandwich shops (lower middle), #1,695 of 2,222 scored counties.

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

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