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Fast food and sandwich shops in Hughes County, OK

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 26 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,958 of 2,222 scored counties
#46 of 55 scored counties in Oklahoma

Listings
7
6 chain locations (86%)
Official establishments
7
All limited-service restaurants
Household spending a year
$11.8M
On food away from home · $2,916 a household
Spending per listing
$1.7M
45% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
17.4
31% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
13,455
+0.8% 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

For fast food and sandwich shops, Hughes County has a Groundwork market score of 26 (lower middle): #1,958 of 2,222 scored counties and #46 of 55 scored counties in Oklahoma. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.

As of September 2026, map listings count 7 fast food and sandwich shops in Hughes County. 6 of them (86%) are chain locations, against 79% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 17.4, 31% above the U.S. rate of 13.3.

At $2,916 per household (28% below the U.S. average), households in Hughes County spend about $11.8M a year on food away from home. That is about $1.7M of household spending for each shop on map listings, 45% 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.

In 2023, official counts showed 7 businesses with payroll in Hughes County classed as limited-service restaurants. That is one for every 576 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. Population estimates show Hughes County grew 0.8% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).

How Hughes 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.

Fast food and sandwich shops in Hughes County, OK compared with Oklahoma and the U.S.
MeasureHughes CountyOklahomaU.S.
Listings per 10k households17.415.613.3
Spending per listing$1.7M$2.3M$3.1M
Households per official establishment (all limited-service restaurants)576517478
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+0.5%+6.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025+0.8%+4.0%+3.1%
Spending per household on food away from home$2,916$3,519$4,070
Median household income$51,581$65,039$80,734
Groundwork market score2633

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
5 → 7All limited-service restaurants
Employees, 2023
88
Annual payroll, 2023
$1M
One-person businesses, 2023
0All limited-service restaurants with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
76 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
4The 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 Hughes 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 Hughes County

Population, 2025 estimate
13,455+0.8% since 2020
Households
4,034
Median age
40.0
Homes lived in by their owners
74%
Vehicles per household
1.6
Land area
805 sq. mi.
People per square mile
17
Median household income
$51,581+31.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$62,816
Median home value
$102,000
Jobs located here
2,956
Daytime population
11,504Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Fast food and sandwich shops across Oklahoma

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The highest-scoring counties in Oklahoma for fast food and sandwich shops, numbered among those based in Oklahoma, with Hughes County marked.

Top counties in Oklahoma

Counties in Oklahoma ranked for fast food and sandwich shops by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Rogers County, OK84339.0$4.3M+7.1%#78 of 2,222
2Wagoner County, OK803912.4$3.1M+14.6%#138 of 2,222
3Logan County, OK802413.5$3M+11.5%#139 of 2,222
4Osage County, OK76126.9$5M+2.2%#201 of 2,222
5Canadian County, OK668314.3$2.8M+20.4%#534 of 2,222
6Creek County, OK653211.3$3M+4.4%#557 of 2,222
7Grady County, OK633014.5$2.6M+7.7%#635 of 2,222
8Ottawa County, OK57108.4$3.5M+0.7%#850 of 2,222
9Lincoln County, OK571813.7$2.5M+5.3%#875 of 2,222
10Delaware County, OK542313.4$2.4M+3.8%#1,005 of 2,222
46Hughes County, OK26717.4$1.7M+0.8%#1,958 of 2,222

Other business types in Hughes 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 Hughes County, OK?

Hughes County has 7 fast food and sandwich shops on map listings as of September 2026. 6 of them (86%) are chain locations. The listings count fast food, sandwich shops, delis and bagel shops. Official counts show 7 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.

How much do households in Hughes County, OK spend on food away from home?

About $11.8M a year, or $2,916 per household. That is 28% below the U.S. average (an index of 72, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 7 fast food and sandwich shops on map listings, it comes to $1.7M 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 4,034 households in Hughes County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Hughes County has 17.4 fast food and sandwich shops per 10,000 households, 31% above the U.S. rate of 13.3. Spending per shop is $1.7M, 45% below the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the national ratio of fast food and sandwich shops to household spending, Hughes County would have about 4, against 7 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 576 households, against one for every 478 across the U.S.

How fast is Hughes County, OK growing?

Population estimates put Hughes County at 13,455 people in 2025, up 0.8% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 4,034 households. The median household income in Hughes County is $51,581 a year, 36% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 31.0% 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. Hughes County scores 26 for fast food and sandwich shops (lower middle), #1,958 of 2,222 scored counties.

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