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Fast food and sandwich shops in Curry County, OR

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 62 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #636 of 2,222 scored counties
#12 of 28 scored counties in Oregon

Listings
7
5 chain locations (71%)
Official establishments
17
All limited-service restaurants
Household spending a year
$39M
On food away from home · $3,491 a household
Spending per listing
$5.6M
82% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
6.3
53% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
22,621
−3.8% 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

As of September 2026, map listings count 7 fast food and sandwich shops in Curry County. Of those, 5 are chain locations, or 71%, against 79% across the U.S. That is 6.3 per 10,000 households, 53% below the U.S. rate of 13.3.

Households in Curry County spend about $39M a year on food away from home, or $3,491 per household, 14% below the U.S. average. Spread across 7 fast food and sandwich shops, that is $5.6M per shop, 82% above 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.

Official counts show 17 businesses with payroll classed as limited-service restaurants in Curry County in 2023. That is one for every 656 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. Official counts also show 4 one-person businesses without payroll.

Population estimates show Curry County declined 3.8% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. For fast food and sandwich shops, Curry County has a Groundwork market score of 62 (upper middle): #636 of 2,222 scored counties and #12 of 28 scored counties in Oregon.

How Curry 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 Curry County, OR compared with Oregon and the U.S.
MeasureCurry CountyOregonU.S.
Listings per 10k households6.311.713.3
Spending per listing$5.6M$3.5M$3.1M
Households per official establishment (all limited-service restaurants)656506478
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+11.0%+6.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025−3.8%+0.7%+3.1%
Spending per household on food away from home$3,491$4,070$4,070
Median household income$62,244$83,011$80,734
Groundwork market score6257

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
12 → 17All limited-service restaurants
Employees, 2023
293
Annual payroll, 2023
$7M
One-person businesses, 2023
4All limited-service restaurants with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
75 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
13The 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 Curry 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 Curry County

Population, 2025 estimate
22,621−3.8% since 2020
Households
11,159
Median age
56.1
Homes lived in by their owners
74%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
1,628 sq. mi.
People per square mile
14
Median household income
$62,244+28.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$82,583
Median home value
$381,300
Jobs located here
6,519
Daytime population
22,479Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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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 Curry 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
12Curry County, OR6276.3$5.6M−3.8%#636 of 2,222

Other business types in Curry County

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

Questions

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

Curry County has 7 fast food and sandwich shops on map listings as of September 2026. 5 of them (71%) are chain locations. The listings count fast food, sandwich shops, delis and bagel shops. Official counts show 17 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. Another 4 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.

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

About $39M a year, or $3,491 per household. That is 14% below the U.S. average (an index of 86, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 7 fast food and sandwich shops on map listings, it comes to $5.6M 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 11,159 households in Curry County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Curry County has 6.3 fast food and sandwich shops per 10,000 households, 53% below the U.S. rate of 13.3. Spending per shop is $5.6M, 82% above the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the national ratio of fast food and sandwich shops to household spending, Curry County would have about 13, against 7 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 656 households, against one for every 478 across the U.S.

How fast is Curry County, OR growing?

Population estimates put Curry County at 22,621 people in 2025, down 3.8% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 11,159 households. The median household income in Curry County is $62,244 a year, 23% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 28.5% 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. Curry County scores 62 for fast food and sandwich shops (upper middle), #636 of 2,222 scored counties.

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

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