Groundwork

Food and drink · County · Oregon

Fast food and sandwich shops in Columbia County, OR

How Columbia County, OR 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 78 out of 100: High

Ranked #171 of 2,222 scored counties
#2 of 28 scored counties in Oregon

Listings
22
16 chain locations (73%)
Official establishments
26
All limited-service restaurants · 0.0% since 2019
Household spending a year
$83.2M
On food away from home · $3,974 a household
Spending per listing
$3.8M
24% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
10.5
21% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
54,091
+2.6% since 2020

See the fast food and sandwich shops around any address in Columbia County

The site report maps the fast food and sandwich shops on map listings near the address, by name and distance, and sizes the households and spending around it. Or open the report at the center of Columbia County. Signed out, you see a blurred preview; on an account, each report is one action.

Free10 actions over 3 days, no card

Survey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure

What this means

Columbia County scores 78 (high) on the Groundwork market score for fast food and sandwich shops, ranking #171 of 2,222 scored counties and #2 of 28 scored counties in Oregon. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for fast food and sandwich shops.

At $3,974 per household (2% below the U.S. average), households in Columbia County spend about $83.2M a year on food away from home. That works out to $3.8M per shop, 24% above 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 22 fast food and sandwich shops on map listings in Columbia County as of September 2026. 16 of them (73%) are chain locations, against 79% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 10.5, 21% below the U.S. rate of 13.3.

Official counts show 26 businesses with payroll classed as limited-service restaurants in Columbia County in 2023, unchanged from 2019. That is one for every 805 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. Since fiscal 2022, 3 SBA-backed loans worth $2.2M have gone to businesses classed as limited-service restaurants in Columbia County. Population estimates show Columbia County grew 2.6% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).

How Columbia 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 Columbia County, OR compared with Oregon and the U.S.
MeasureColumbia CountyOregonU.S.
Listings per 10k households10.511.713.3
Spending per listing$3.8M$3.5M$3.1M
Households per official establishment (all limited-service restaurants)805506478
Official establishment growth, 2019–20230.0%+11.0%+6.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025+2.6%+0.7%+3.1%
Spending per household on food away from home$3,974$4,070$4,070
Median household income$87,458$83,011$80,734
Groundwork market score7857

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
26 → 26All limited-service restaurants · 0.0% over the period
Employees, 2023
498
Annual payroll, 2023
$11.3M
One-person businesses, 2023
5All limited-service restaurants with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
2216 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
27The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
3
Amount
$2.2M

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as limited-service restaurants in Columbia 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 Columbia County

Population, 2025 estimate
54,091+2.6% since 2020
Households
20,928
Median age
44.0
Homes lived in by their owners
76%
Vehicles per household
2.3
Land area
659 sq. mi.
People per square mile
81
Median household income
$87,458+40.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$100,740
Median home value
$421,600
Jobs located here
11,194
Daytime population
38,631Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

Looking at a specific site in Columbia County?

These figures cover the whole county. A site report draws rings around one address and counts what’s inside them: households, spending, jobs, and the fast food and sandwich shops on map listings by name and distance.

Or open the report at the center of Columbia County. Signed out, you see a blurred preview; on an account, each report is one action.

Free10 actions over 3 days, no card

Fast food and sandwich shops across Oregon

Every Oregon market ranked →

The highest-scoring counties in Oregon for fast food and sandwich shops, numbered among those based in Oregon, with Columbia 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

Other business types in Columbia County

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Funeral services

Questions

How many fast food and sandwich shops are in Columbia County, OR?

As of September 2026, map listings count 22 fast food and sandwich shops in Columbia County. 16 of them (73%) are chain locations. The listings count fast food, sandwich shops, delis and bagel shops. Official counts show 26 businesses with payroll classed as limited-service restaurants in 2023, unchanged 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 5 one-person businesses without payroll.

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

About $83.2M a year, or $3,974 per household. That is 2% below the U.S. average (an index of 98, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 22 fast food and sandwich shops on map listings, it comes to $3.8M 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 20,928 households in Columbia County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Columbia County has 10.5 fast food and sandwich shops per 10,000 households, 21% below the U.S. rate of 13.3. Spending per shop is $3.8M, 24% above the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the U.S. ratio of fast food and sandwich shops to household spending, Columbia County would have about 27, against 22 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 805 households, against one for every 478 across the U.S. The official count held level from 2019 to 2023, against +6.1% for the U.S.

How fast is Columbia County, OR growing?

Population estimates put Columbia County at 54,091 people in 2025, up 2.6% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 20,928 households. Median household income in Columbia County is $87,458, 8% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 40.5%, 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. Columbia County scores 78 for fast food and sandwich shops (high), #171 of 2,222 scored counties.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

Run a Groundwork site report on an address in Columbia County. It maps the fast food and sandwich shops on map listings near the site and sizes the households and spending within the distance you choose. New accounts get 10 actions over 3 days, no card.

How the score works · Top markets for fast food and sandwich shops · All 56 business types in Columbia County

Screening a site or an acquisition in Columbia County?

A site report maps the competitors on map listings near an address and sizes the households and spending around it.

The button opens the report at the center of Columbia County. Signed out, you see a blurred preview; on an account, each report is one action.

Run a site report See plans
Free10 actions over 3 days, no card

Screening many markets at once? Talk to us

This product uses the Census Bureau Data API but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.

Figures are estimates for research only. Not investment or real estate advice.