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Fast food and sandwich shops in Delaware County, OK
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for fast food and sandwich shops in Delaware County, OK, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 54 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #1,005 of 2,222 scored counties
#10 of 55 scored counties in Oklahoma
- Listings
- 23
- 14 chain locations (61%)
- Official establishments
- 17
- All limited-service restaurants
- Household spending a year
- $55.4M
- On food away from home · $3,227 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.4M
- 21% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 13.4
- In line with the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 41,910
- +3.8% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 23 fast food and sandwich shops in Delaware County. Chain locations make up 61% of them, against 79% across the U.S. That comes to 13.4 for every 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 13.3.
At $3,227 per household (21% below the U.S. average), households in Delaware County spend about $55.4M a year on food away from home. Spread across 23 fast food and sandwich shops, that is $2.4M per shop, 21% below 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.
Official counts show 17 businesses with payroll classed as limited-service restaurants in Delaware County in 2023. That is one for every 1,009 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. Official counts also show 6 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $133K has gone to businesses classed as limited-service restaurants in Delaware County.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Delaware County grew 3.8%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). Delaware County scores 54 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for fast food and sandwich shops, ranking #1,005 of 2,222 scored counties and #10 of 55 scored counties in Oklahoma.
How Delaware County compares
The same measures for Oklahoma 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 | Delaware County | Oklahoma | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 13.4 | 15.6 | 13.3 |
| Spending per listing | $2.4M | $2.3M | $3.1M |
| Households per official establishment (all limited-service restaurants) | 1,009 | 517 | 478 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +0.5% | +6.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +3.8% | +4.0% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on food away from home | $3,227 | $3,519 | $4,070 |
| Median household income | $56,676 | $65,039 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 54 | 33 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 12 → 17All limited-service restaurants
- Employees, 2023
- 295
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $5.5M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 6All limited-service restaurants with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 2314 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 18The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $133K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as limited-service restaurants in Delaware 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 Delaware County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 41,910+3.8% since 2020
- Households
- 17,161
- Median age
- 47.2
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 77%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 738 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 56
- Median household income
- $56,676+35.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $77,839
- Median home value
- $175,300
- Jobs located here
- 10,172
- Daytime population
- 36,167Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Oklahoma market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Oklahoma for fast food and sandwich shops, numbered among those based in Oklahoma, with Delaware County marked.
Top counties in Oklahoma
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Rogers County, OK | 84 | 33 | 9.0 | $4.3M | +7.1% | #78 of 2,222 |
| 2Wagoner County, OK | 80 | 39 | 12.4 | $3.1M | +14.6% | #138 of 2,222 |
| 3Logan County, OK | 80 | 24 | 13.5 | $3M | +11.5% | #139 of 2,222 |
| 4Osage County, OK | 76 | 12 | 6.9 | $5M | +2.2% | #201 of 2,222 |
| 5Canadian County, OK | 66 | 83 | 14.3 | $2.8M | +20.4% | #534 of 2,222 |
| 6Creek County, OK | 65 | 32 | 11.3 | $3M | +4.4% | #557 of 2,222 |
| 7Grady County, OK | 63 | 30 | 14.5 | $2.6M | +7.7% | #635 of 2,222 |
| 8Ottawa County, OK | 57 | 10 | 8.4 | $3.5M | +0.7% | #850 of 2,222 |
| 9Lincoln County, OK | 57 | 18 | 13.7 | $2.5M | +5.3% | #875 of 2,222 |
| 10Delaware County, OK | 54 | 23 | 13.4 | $2.4M | +3.8% | #1,005 of 2,222 |
Other business types in Delaware County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
- Restaurants and cafes50
- Sit-down restaurants38
- Fast food and sandwich shops54
- Pizza57
- Coffee shops and cafes55
- Bakeries and dessert shops69
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Questions
How many fast food and sandwich shops are in Delaware County, OK?
Delaware County has 23 fast food and sandwich shops on map listings as of September 2026. 14 of them (61%) are chain locations. The listings count fast food, sandwich shops, delis and bagel shops. Official counts show 17 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 6 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Delaware County, OK spend on food away from home?
About $55.4M a year, or $3,227 per household. That is 21% below the U.S. average (an index of 79, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 23 fast food and sandwich shops on map listings, it comes to $2.4M 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 17,161 households in Delaware County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Delaware County, OK compare with the U.S. for fast food and sandwich shops?
Delaware County has 13.4 fast food and sandwich shops per 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 13.3. Spending per shop is $2.4M, 21% below the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the national ratio of fast food and sandwich shops to household spending, Delaware County would have about 18, against 23 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,009 households, against one for every 478 across the U.S.
How fast is Delaware County, OK growing?
Population estimates put Delaware County at 41,910 people in 2025, up 3.8% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 17,161 households. The median household income in Delaware County is $56,676 a year, 30% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 35.9% 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. Delaware County scores 54 for fast food and sandwich shops (upper middle), #1,005 of 2,222 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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