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Fast food and sandwich shops in Baker County, OR

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 36 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,645 of 2,222 scored counties
#25 of 28 scored counties in Oregon

Listings
11
9 chain locations (82%)
Official establishments
12
All limited-service restaurants
Household spending a year
$24.3M
On food away from home · $3,305 a household
Spending per listing
$2.2M
28% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
15.0
13% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
16,658
−0.4% 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

Household spending on food away from home in Baker County comes to about $24.3M a year: $3,305 per household, 19% below the U.S. average. That works out to $2.2M per shop, 28% 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 11 fast food and sandwich shops on map listings in Baker County as of September 2026. Of those, 9 are chain locations, or 82%, against 79% across the U.S. That comes to 15.0 for every 10,000 households, 13% above the U.S. rate of 13.3.

In 2023, official counts showed 12 businesses with payroll in Baker County classed as limited-service restaurants. That is one for every 613 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 put the population change in Baker County from 2020 to 2025 at −0.4%, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Groundwork market score for fast food and sandwich shops in Baker County is 36 (lower middle), #1,645 of 2,222 scored counties and #25 of 28 scored counties in Oregon.

How Baker County compares

The same measures for Oregon 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 Baker County, OR compared with Oregon and the U.S.
MeasureBaker CountyOregonU.S.
Listings per 10k households15.011.713.3
Spending per listing$2.2M$3.5M$3.1M
Households per official establishment (all limited-service restaurants)613506478
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+11.0%+6.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025−0.4%+0.7%+3.1%
Spending per household on food away from home$3,305$4,070$4,070
Median household income$60,936$83,011$80,734
Groundwork market score3657

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
9 → 12All limited-service restaurants
Employees, 2023
164
Annual payroll, 2023
$3.8M
One-person businesses, 2023
0All limited-service restaurants with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
119 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
8The 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 Baker 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 Baker County

Population, 2025 estimate
16,658−0.4% since 2020
Households
7,355
Median age
46.4
Homes lived in by their owners
71%
Vehicles per household
2.1
Land area
3,068 sq. mi.
People per square mile
5
Median household income
$60,936+32.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$76,443
Median home value
$285,600
Jobs located here
5,330
Daytime population
16,084Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Fast food and sandwich shops across Oregon

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

Top counties in Oregon

Counties in Oregon ranked for fast food and sandwich shops by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Crook County, OR9187.4$5.3M+10.6%#11 of 2,222
2Columbia County, OR782210.5$3.8M+2.6%#171 of 2,222
3Polk County, OR743310.0$4.1M+2.3%#249 of 2,222
4Deschutes County, OR7310412.2$3.5M+6.8%#289 of 2,222
5Clackamas County, OR7017510.7$4.3M+0.9%#353 of 2,222
6Washington County, OR6925911.0$4.3M+1.8%#389 of 2,222
7Yamhill County, OR685012.7$3.2M+2.2%#445 of 2,222
8Linn County, OR675410.6$3.4M+3.0%#479 of 2,222
9Jefferson County, OR671112.5$3M+4.7%#491 of 2,222
10Benton County, OR644411.4$3.5M+4.4%#577 of 2,222
25Baker County, OR361115.0$2.2M−0.4%#1,645 of 2,222

Other business types in Baker 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 Baker County, OR?

As of September 2026, map listings count 11 fast food and sandwich shops in Baker County. 9 of them (82%) are chain locations. The listings count fast food, sandwich shops, delis and bagel shops. Official counts show 12 businesses with payroll classed as limited-service restaurants in 2023. The official count takes in all limited-service restaurants, not only fast food and sandwich shops: pizza places are counted too.

How much do households in Baker County, OR spend on food away from home?

About $24.3M a year, or $3,305 per household. That is 19% below the U.S. average (an index of 81, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 11 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 7,355 households in Baker County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Baker County has 15.0 fast food and sandwich shops per 10,000 households, 13% above the U.S. rate of 13.3. Spending per shop is $2.2M, 28% below the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the U.S. ratio of fast food and sandwich shops to household spending, Baker County would have about 8, against 11 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 613 households, against one for every 478 across the U.S.

How fast is Baker County, OR growing?

Population estimates put Baker County at 16,658 people in 2025, down 0.4% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 7,355 households. Median household income in Baker County is $60,936, 25% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 32.5%, 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. Baker County scores 36 for fast food and sandwich shops (lower middle), #1,645 of 2,222 scored counties.

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