Food and drink · Small-town market · Oklahoma
Fast food and sandwich shops in the Ponca City, OK area
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for fast food and sandwich shops in the Ponca City, OK area, set against other small-town markets and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 22 out of 100: Low
Ranked #486 of 537 scored small-town markets
#13 of 17 scored small-town markets based in Oklahoma
- Listings
- 29
- 28 chain locations (97%)
- Official establishments
- 39
- All limited-service restaurants · +8.3% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $54.7M
- On food away from home · $3,263 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.9M
- 38% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 17.3
- 30% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 43,490
- −0.3% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for fast food and sandwich shops in the Ponca City area is 22 (low), #486 of 537 scored small-town markets and #13 of 17 scored small-town markets based in Oklahoma. That puts it in the bottom quarter of small-town markets.
At $3,263 per household (20% below the U.S. average), households in the Ponca City area spend about $54.7M a year on food away from home. That works out to $1.9M per shop, 38% 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 29 fast food and sandwich shops on map listings in the Ponca City area as of September 2026. 28 of them (97%) are chain locations, against 79% across the U.S. That comes to 17.3 for every 10,000 households, 30% above the U.S. rate of 13.3.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as limited-service restaurants in the Ponca City area was 39 in 2023, up 8.3% from 2019. That is one for every 430 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. Population estimates show the Ponca City area declined 0.3% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How the Ponca City area 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 | Ponca City area | Oklahoma | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 17.3 | 15.6 | 13.3 |
| Spending per listing | $1.9M | $2.3M | $3.1M |
| Households per official establishment (all limited-service restaurants) | 430 | 517 | 478 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +8.3% | +0.5% | +6.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −0.3% | +4.0% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on food away from home | $3,263 | $3,519 | $4,070 |
| Median household income | $58,423 | $65,039 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 22 | 33 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 39All limited-service restaurants · +8.3% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 720
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $12.2M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 6All limited-service restaurants with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 2928 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
- 0
- Amount
- $0
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as limited-service restaurants in the Ponca City 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 Ponca City area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 43,490−0.3% since 2020
- Households
- 16,776
- Median age
- 39.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 69%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 920 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 47
- Median household income
- $58,423+24.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $77,308
- Median home value
- $124,700
- Jobs located here
- 15,500
- Daytime population
- 42,294Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Oklahoma market ranked →The highest-scoring small-town markets in Oklahoma for fast food and sandwich shops, numbered among those based in Oklahoma, with the Ponca City area marked.
Top small-town markets in Oklahoma
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Miami, OK | 64 | 10 | 8.4 | $3.5M | +0.7% | #139 of 537 |
| 2Duncan, OK | 61 | 24 | 13.7 | $2.5M | +3.4% | #171 of 537 |
| 3Bartlesville, OK | 55 | 33 | 15.7 | $2.2M | +2.7% | #236 of 537 |
| 4Tahlequah, OK | 54 | 25 | 13.4 | $2.4M | +4.5% | #245 of 537 |
| 5Durant, OK | 52 | 27 | 14.7 | $2.2M | +10.9% | #268 of 537 |
| 6Ada, OK | 43 | 22 | 14.5 | $2.3M | +1.2% | #341 of 537 |
| 7Altus, OK | 36 | 15 | 15.3 | $2.2M | +0.1% | #403 of 537 |
| 8Shawnee, OK | 34 | 49 | 18.2 | $1.8M | +3.5% | #421 of 537 |
| 9McAlester, OK | 33 | 26 | 14.6 | $2.2M | −1.1% | #428 of 537 |
| 10Ardmore, OK | 31 | 32 | 16.8 | $2M | +1.8% | #443 of 537 |
| 13Ponca City, OK | 22 | 29 | 17.3 | $1.9M | −0.3% | #486 of 537 |
Other business types in the Ponca City area
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
- Restaurants and cafes29
- Sit-down restaurants38
- Fast food and sandwich shops22
- Pizza29
- Coffee shops and cafes39
- Bakeries and dessert shops27
Groceries and convenience
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Beauty and personal care
Fitness and classes
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Questions
How many fast food and sandwich shops are in the Ponca City, OK area?
As of September 2026, map listings count 29 fast food and sandwich shops in the Ponca City area. 28 of them (97%) are chain locations. The listings count fast food, sandwich shops, delis and bagel shops. Official counts show 39 businesses with payroll classed as limited-service restaurants in 2023, up 8.3% 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 6 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in the Ponca City, OK area spend on food away from home?
About $54.7M a year, or $3,263 per household. That is 20% below the U.S. average (an index of 80, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 29 fast food and sandwich shops on map listings, it comes to $1.9M 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 16,776 households in the Ponca City area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Ponca City, OK area compare with the U.S. for fast food and sandwich shops?
The Ponca City area has 17.3 fast food and sandwich shops per 10,000 households, 30% above the U.S. rate of 13.3. Spending per shop is $1.9M, 38% below the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the U.S. ratio of fast food and sandwich shops to household spending, the Ponca City area would have about 18, against 29 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 430 households, against one for every 478 across the U.S. The official count rose 8.3% from 2019 to 2023, against +6.1% for the U.S.
How fast is the Ponca City, OK area growing?
Population estimates put the Ponca City area at 43,490 people in 2025, down 0.3% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 16,776 households. Median household income in the Ponca City area is $58,423, 28% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 24.8%, 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. A small-town market is a town of 10,000 to 50,000 people and the county or counties tied to it by commuting. 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 Ponca City area scores 22 for fast food and sandwich shops (low), #486 of 537 scored small-town markets.
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