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Fast food and sandwich shops in the Youngstown-Warren, OH metro area
The fast food and sandwich shops in the Youngstown-Warren, OH metro area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other metro areas.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 26 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #333 of 387 scored metro areas
#11 of 12 scored metro areas based in Ohio
- Listings
- 226
- 193 chain locations (85%)
- Official establishments
- 421
- All limited-service restaurants · +13.5% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $619.7M
- On food away from home · $3,357 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.7M
- 10% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 12.2
- 8% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 423,678
- −1.4% since 2020
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What this means
For fast food and sandwich shops, the Youngstown-Warren metro area has a Groundwork market score of 26 (lower middle): #333 of 387 scored metro areas and #11 of 12 scored metro areas based in Ohio. That puts it in the bottom quarter of metro areas.
Households in the Youngstown-Warren metro area spend about $619.7M a year on food away from home, or $3,357 per household, 18% below the U.S. average. That is about $2.7M of household spending for each shop on map listings, 10% 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 226 fast food and sandwich shops on map listings in the Youngstown-Warren metro area as of September 2026. Of those, 193 are chain locations, or 85%, against 79% across the U.S. That comes to 12.2 for every 10,000 households, 8% below the U.S. rate of 13.3.
In 2023, official counts showed 421 businesses with payroll in the Youngstown-Warren metro area classed as limited-service restaurants, up 13.5% from 2019. That is one for every 439 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. Since fiscal 2022, 11 SBA-backed loans worth $2.7M have gone to businesses classed as limited-service restaurants in the Youngstown-Warren metro area. Population estimates put the population change in the Youngstown-Warren metro area from 2020 to 2025 at −1.4%, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How the Youngstown-Warren metro 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.
| Measure | Youngstown-Warren metro area | Ohio | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 12.2 | 13.6 | 13.3 |
| Spending per listing | $2.7M | $2.8M | $3.1M |
| Households per official establishment (all limited-service restaurants) | 439 | 467 | 478 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +13.5% | +7.0% | +6.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −1.4% | +0.9% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on food away from home | $3,357 | $3,829 | $4,070 |
| Median household income | $56,713 | $71,389 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 26 | 31 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 421All limited-service restaurants · +13.5% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 7,643
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $131.9M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 63All limited-service restaurants with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 226193 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 203The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 11
- Amount
- $2.7M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as limited-service restaurants in the Youngstown-Warren metro 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 Youngstown-Warren metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 423,678−1.4% since 2020
- Households
- 184,615
- Median age
- 43.6
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 71%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 1,029 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 415
- Median household income
- $56,713
- Average household income
- $76,731
- Median home value
- $149,000
- Jobs located here
- 155,417
- Daytime population
- 405,091Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Ohio market ranked →The highest-scoring metro areas in Ohio for fast food and sandwich shops, numbered among those based in Ohio (a market based in another state is listed without a number), with the Youngstown-Warren metro area marked.
Top metro areas in Ohio
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Columbus, OH | 59 | 1,191 | 13.8 | $3M | +4.7% | #139 of 387 |
| 2Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN | 54 | 1,292 | 14.2 | $2.9M | +2.7% | #175 of 387 |
| 3Akron, OH | 43 | 390 | 13.2 | $2.9M | 0.0% | #237 of 387 |
| 4Springfield, OH | 43 | 68 | 12.1 | $2.9M | −0.4% | #238 of 387 |
| 5Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH | 41 | 483 | 14.0 | $2.7M | +1.5% | #250 of 387 |
| 6Cleveland, OH | 40 | 1,298 | 13.9 | $2.8M | −0.8% | #258 of 387 |
| Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH | 35 | 61 | 12.3 | $2.7M | −3.6% | #284 of 387 |
| 7Mansfield, OH | 34 | 69 | 13.8 | $2.4M | −0.1% | #290 of 387 |
| 8Toledo, OH | 30 | 364 | 14.3 | $2.6M | −1.0% | #310 of 387 |
| 9Sandusky, OH | 28 | 77 | 15.1 | $2.5M | −2.6% | #323 of 387 |
| 11Youngstown-Warren, OH | 26 | 226 | 12.2 | $2.7M | −1.4% | #333 of 387 |
Other business types in the Youngstown-Warren metro area
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
- Restaurants and cafes32
- Sit-down restaurants35
- Fast food and sandwich shops26
- Pizza14
- Coffee shops and cafes49
- Bakeries and dessert shops32
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Questions
How many fast food and sandwich shops are in the Youngstown-Warren, OH metro area?
As of September 2026, map listings count 226 fast food and sandwich shops in the Youngstown-Warren metro area. 193 of them (85%) are chain locations. The listings count fast food, sandwich shops, delis and bagel shops. Official counts show 421 businesses with payroll classed as limited-service restaurants in 2023, up 13.5% from 2019. The official count takes in all limited-service restaurants, not only fast food and sandwich shops: pizza places are counted too. Official counts list 63 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in the Youngstown-Warren, OH metro area spend on food away from home?
About $619.7M a year, or $3,357 per household. That is 18% below the U.S. average (an index of 82, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 226 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 184,615 households in the Youngstown-Warren metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Youngstown-Warren, OH metro area compare with the U.S. for fast food and sandwich shops?
The Youngstown-Warren metro area has 12.2 fast food and sandwich shops per 10,000 households, 8% below the U.S. rate of 13.3. Spending per shop is $2.7M, 10% below the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the U.S. ratio of fast food and sandwich shops to household spending, the Youngstown-Warren metro area would have about 203, against 226 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 439 households, against one for every 478 across the U.S. The official count rose 13.5% from 2019 to 2023, against +6.1% for the U.S.
How fast is the Youngstown-Warren, OH metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Youngstown-Warren metro area at 423,678 people in 2025, down 1.4% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 184,615 households. Median household income in the Youngstown-Warren metro area is $56,713, 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. 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 Youngstown-Warren metro area scores 26 for fast food and sandwich shops (lower middle), #333 of 387 scored metro areas.
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