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Fast food and sandwich shops in Morrow County, OH

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for fast food and sandwich shops in Morrow County, OH, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 78 out of 100: High

Ranked #172 of 2,222 scored counties
#3 of 84 scored counties in Ohio

Listings
14
12 chain locations (86%)
Official establishments
16
All limited-service restaurants
Household spending a year
$51.9M
On food away from home · $3,858 a household
Spending per listing
$3.7M
22% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
10.4
22% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
36,305
+3.7% 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 Morrow County is 78 (high), #172 of 2,222 scored counties and #3 of 84 scored counties in Ohio. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for fast food and sandwich shops.

As of September 2026, map listings count 14 fast food and sandwich shops in Morrow County. Of those, 12 are chain locations, or 86%, against 79% across the U.S. That is 10.4 per 10,000 households, 22% below the U.S. rate of 13.3.

Households in Morrow County spend about $51.9M a year on food away from home, or $3,858 per household, 5% below the U.S. average. That works out to $3.7M per shop, 22% 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 Morrow County was 16 in 2023. That is one for every 841 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. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $89K has gone to businesses classed as limited-service restaurants in Morrow County. Population estimates put the population change in Morrow County from 2020 to 2025 at +3.7%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).

How Morrow 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 Morrow County, OH compared with Ohio and the U.S.
MeasureMorrow CountyOhioU.S.
Listings per 10k households10.413.613.3
Spending per listing$3.7M$2.8M$3.1M
Households per official establishment (all limited-service restaurants)841467478
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+7.0%+6.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025+3.7%+0.9%+3.1%
Spending per household on food away from home$3,858$3,829$4,070
Median household income$75,283$71,389$80,734
Groundwork market score7831

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
16 → 16All limited-service restaurants
Employees, 2023
330
Annual payroll, 2023
$4.6M
One-person businesses, 2023
3All limited-service restaurants with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
1412 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
17The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
1
Amount
$89K

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as limited-service restaurants in Morrow 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 Morrow County

Population, 2025 estimate
36,305+3.7% since 2020
Households
13,463
Median age
43.3
Homes lived in by their owners
81%
Vehicles per household
2.3
Land area
406 sq. mi.
People per square mile
87
Median household income
$75,283+26.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$94,154
Median home value
$222,300
Jobs located here
6,230
Daytime population
27,246Residents 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 Morrow 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

Other business types in Morrow 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 Morrow County, OH?

Morrow County has 14 fast food and sandwich shops on map listings as of September 2026. 12 of them (86%) 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. That count covers all limited-service restaurants (pizza places included), not only fast food and sandwich shops. Another 3 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.

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

About $51.9M a year, or $3,858 per household. That is 5% below the U.S. average (an index of 95, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 14 fast food and sandwich shops on map listings, it comes to $3.7M 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 13,463 households in Morrow County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Morrow County has 10.4 fast food and sandwich shops per 10,000 households, 22% below the U.S. rate of 13.3. Spending per shop is $3.7M, 22% above the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the national ratio of fast food and sandwich shops to household spending, Morrow County would have about 17, against 14 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 841 households, against one for every 478 across the U.S.

How fast is Morrow County, OH growing?

Population estimates put Morrow County at 36,305 people in 2025, up 3.7% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 13,463 households. The median household income in Morrow County is $75,283 a year, 7% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 26.6% 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. Morrow County scores 78 for fast food and sandwich shops (high), #172 of 2,222 scored counties.

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