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Fast food and sandwich shops in Tulsa County, OK
How Tulsa County, OK compares with other counties and the U.S. for fast food and sandwich shops: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 40 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,505 of 2,222 scored counties
#25 of 55 scored counties in Oklahoma
- Listings
- 452
- 385 chain locations (85%)
- Official establishments
- 624
- All limited-service restaurants · −0.6% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $1B
- On food away from home · $3,691 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.2M
- 27% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 16.6
- 25% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 698,782
- +4.2% since 2020
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What this means
At $3,691 per household (9% below the U.S. average), households in Tulsa County spend about $1B a year on food away from home. Spread across 452 fast food and sandwich shops, that is $2.2M per shop, 27% 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 452 fast food and sandwich shops on map listings in Tulsa County as of September 2026. Of those, 385 are chain locations, or 85%, against 79% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 16.6, 25% above the U.S. rate of 13.3.
Official counts show 624 businesses with payroll classed as limited-service restaurants in Tulsa County in 2023, down 0.6% from 2019. That is one for every 437 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 list 119 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 15 SBA-backed loans worth $4.3M have gone to businesses classed as limited-service restaurants in Tulsa County.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Tulsa County grew 4.2%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For fast food and sandwich shops, Tulsa County has a Groundwork market score of 40 (lower middle): #1,505 of 2,222 scored counties and #25 of 55 scored counties in Oklahoma.
How Tulsa 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 | Tulsa County | Oklahoma | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 16.6 | 15.6 | 13.3 |
| Spending per listing | $2.2M | $2.3M | $3.1M |
| Households per official establishment (all limited-service restaurants) | 437 | 517 | 478 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −0.6% | +0.5% | +6.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +4.2% | +4.0% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on food away from home | $3,691 | $3,519 | $4,070 |
| Median household income | $69,009 | $65,039 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 40 | 33 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 628 → 624All limited-service restaurants · −0.6% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 13,572
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $244.2M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 119All limited-service restaurants with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 452385 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 330The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 15
- Amount
- $4.3M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as limited-service restaurants in Tulsa 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 Tulsa County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 698,782+4.2% since 2020
- Households
- 272,422
- Median age
- 36.9
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 60%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 570 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 1,194
- Median household income
- $69,009+24.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $98,310
- Median home value
- $230,400
- Jobs located here
- 375,335
- Daytime population
- 760,837Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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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 |
| 25Tulsa County, OK | 40 | 452 | 16.6 | $2.2M | +4.2% | #1,505 of 2,222 |
Other business types in Tulsa County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
- Restaurants and cafes36
- Sit-down restaurants38
- Fast food and sandwich shops40
- Pizza53
- Coffee shops and cafes43
- Bakeries and dessert shops36
Groceries and convenience
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Beauty and personal care
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many fast food and sandwich shops are in Tulsa County, OK?
As of September 2026, map listings count 452 fast food and sandwich shops in Tulsa County. 385 of them (85%) are chain locations. The listings count fast food, sandwich shops, delis and bagel shops. Official counts show 624 businesses with payroll classed as limited-service restaurants in 2023, down 0.6% 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 also show 119 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Tulsa County, OK spend on food away from home?
About $1B a year, or $3,691 per household. That is 9% below the U.S. average (an index of 91, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 452 fast food and sandwich shops on map listings, it comes to $2.2M 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 272,422 households in Tulsa County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Tulsa County, OK compare with the U.S. for fast food and sandwich shops?
Tulsa County has 16.6 fast food and sandwich shops per 10,000 households, 25% above the U.S. rate of 13.3. Spending per shop is $2.2M, 27% below the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the U.S. ratio of fast food and sandwich shops to household spending, Tulsa County would have about 330, against 452 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 437 households, against one for every 478 across the U.S. The official count fell 0.6% from 2019 to 2023, against +6.1% for the U.S.
How fast is Tulsa County, OK growing?
Population estimates put Tulsa County at 698,782 people in 2025, up 4.2% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 272,422 households. Median household income in Tulsa County is $69,009, 15% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 24.3%, 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. Tulsa County scores 40 for fast food and sandwich shops (lower middle), #1,505 of 2,222 scored counties.
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