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Fast food and sandwich shops in Wayne County, OH

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 52 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #1,069 of 2,222 scored counties
#30 of 84 scored counties in Ohio

Listings
57
49 chain locations (86%)
Official establishments
79
All limited-service restaurants · +6.8% since 2019
Household spending a year
$166.3M
On food away from home · $3,748 a household
Spending per listing
$2.9M
4% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
12.8
4% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
116,758
−0.1% 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

Households in Wayne County spend about $166.3M a year on food away from home, or $3,748 per household, 8% below the U.S. average. That works out to $2.9M per shop, 4% below the U.S. figure of $3.1M. The spending figure covers all food away from home, not only fast food and sandwich shops.

There are 57 fast food and sandwich shops on map listings in Wayne County as of September 2026. 49 of them (86%) are chain locations, against 79% across the U.S. That is 12.8 per 10,000 households, 4% below the U.S. rate of 13.3.

In 2023, official counts showed 79 businesses with payroll in Wayne County classed as limited-service restaurants, up 6.8% from 2019. That is one for every 562 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. Official counts also show 13 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $2.9M has gone to businesses classed as limited-service restaurants in Wayne County.

Population estimates put the population change in Wayne County from 2020 to 2025 at −0.1%, against +3.1% for the U.S. For fast food and sandwich shops, Wayne County has a Groundwork market score of 52 (upper middle): #1,069 of 2,222 scored counties and #30 of 84 scored counties in Ohio.

How Wayne 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 Wayne County, OH compared with Ohio and the U.S.
MeasureWayne CountyOhioU.S.
Listings per 10k households12.813.613.3
Spending per listing$2.9M$2.8M$3.1M
Households per official establishment (all limited-service restaurants)562467478
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+6.8%+7.0%+6.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025−0.1%+0.9%+3.1%
Spending per household on food away from home$3,748$3,829$4,070
Median household income$73,574$71,389$80,734
Groundwork market score5231

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
74 → 79All limited-service restaurants · +6.8% over the period
Employees, 2023
1,297
Annual payroll, 2023
$21.6M
One-person businesses, 2023
13All limited-service restaurants with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
5749 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
55The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
1
Amount
$2.9M

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

Population, 2025 estimate
116,758−0.1% since 2020
Households
44,365
Median age
39.4
Homes lived in by their owners
77%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
555 sq. mi.
People per square mile
210
Median household income
$73,574+26.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$91,644
Median home value
$222,100
Jobs located here
48,576
Daytime population
113,893Residents 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 Wayne 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
30Wayne County, OH525712.8$2.9M−0.1%#1,069 of 2,222

Other business types in Wayne 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 Wayne County, OH?

As of September 2026, map listings count 57 fast food and sandwich shops in Wayne County. 49 of them (86%) are chain locations. The listings count fast food, sandwich shops, delis and bagel shops. Official counts show 79 businesses with payroll classed as limited-service restaurants in 2023, up 6.8% from 2019. The official count takes in all limited-service restaurants, not only fast food and sandwich shops: pizza places are counted too. Another 13 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.

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

About $166.3M a year, or $3,748 per household. That is 8% below the U.S. average (an index of 92, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 57 fast food and sandwich shops on map listings, it comes to $2.9M 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 44,365 households in Wayne County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Wayne County has 12.8 fast food and sandwich shops per 10,000 households, 4% below the U.S. rate of 13.3. Spending per shop is $2.9M, 4% below the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the U.S. ratio of fast food and sandwich shops to household spending, Wayne County would have about 55, against 57 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 562 households, against one for every 478 across the U.S. The official count rose 6.8% from 2019 to 2023, against +6.1% for the U.S.

How fast is Wayne County, OH growing?

Population estimates put Wayne County at 116,758 people in 2025, down 0.1% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 44,365 households. Median household income in Wayne County is $73,574, 9% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 26.2%, 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. Wayne County scores 52 for fast food and sandwich shops (upper middle), #1,069 of 2,222 scored counties.

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