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Fast food and sandwich shops in Deschutes County, OR

How Deschutes 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 73 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #289 of 2,222 scored counties
#4 of 28 scored counties in Oregon

Listings
104
80 chain locations (77%)
Official establishments
156
All limited-service restaurants · −1.3% since 2019
Household spending a year
$368.1M
On food away from home · $4,333 a household
Spending per listing
$3.5M
16% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
12.2
8% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
213,072
+6.8% 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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 104 fast food and sandwich shops in Deschutes County. 80 of them (77%) are chain locations, against 79% across the U.S. That is 12.2 per 10,000 households, 8% below the U.S. rate of 13.3.

Households in Deschutes County spend about $368.1M a year on food away from home, or $4,333 per household, 6% above the U.S. average. That works out to $3.5M per shop, 16% 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 156 businesses with payroll classed as limited-service restaurants in Deschutes County in 2023, down 1.3% from 2019. That is one for every 544 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 36 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 8 SBA-backed loans worth $2.1M have gone to businesses classed as limited-service restaurants in Deschutes County.

Population estimates show Deschutes County grew 6.8% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for fast food and sandwich shops in Deschutes County is 73 (upper middle), #289 of 2,222 scored counties and #4 of 28 scored counties in Oregon. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.

How Deschutes 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 Deschutes County, OR compared with Oregon and the U.S.
MeasureDeschutes CountyOregonU.S.
Listings per 10k households12.211.713.3
Spending per listing$3.5M$3.5M$3.1M
Households per official establishment (all limited-service restaurants)544506478
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023−1.3%+11.0%+6.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025+6.8%+0.7%+3.1%
Spending per household on food away from home$4,333$4,070$4,070
Median household income$92,758$83,011$80,734
Groundwork market score7357

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
158 → 156All limited-service restaurants · −1.3% over the period
Employees, 2023
2,925
Annual payroll, 2023
$77.3M
One-person businesses, 2023
36All limited-service restaurants with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
10480 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
121The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
8
Amount
$2.1M

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

Population, 2025 estimate
213,072+6.8% since 2020
Households
84,933
Median age
43.8
Homes lived in by their owners
70%
Vehicles per household
2.1
Land area
3,018 sq. mi.
People per square mile
68
Median household income
$92,758+38.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$126,342
Median home value
$650,900
Jobs located here
90,452
Daytime population
205,098Residents 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 Deschutes 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 Deschutes 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 Deschutes County, OR?

There are 104 fast food and sandwich shops on map listings in Deschutes County as of September 2026. 80 of them (77%) are chain locations. The listings count fast food, sandwich shops, delis and bagel shops. Official counts show 156 businesses with payroll classed as limited-service restaurants in 2023, down 1.3% from 2019. That count covers all limited-service restaurants (pizza places included), not only fast food and sandwich shops. Another 36 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.

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

About $368.1M a year, or $4,333 per household. That is 6% above the U.S. average (an index of 106, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 104 fast food and sandwich shops on map listings, it comes to $3.5M 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 84,933 households in Deschutes County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Deschutes County has 12.2 fast food and sandwich shops per 10,000 households, 8% below the U.S. rate of 13.3. Spending per shop is $3.5M, 16% above the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the national ratio of fast food and sandwich shops to household spending, Deschutes County would have about 121, against 104 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 544 households, against one for every 478 across the U.S. The official count fell 1.3% from 2019 to 2023, against +6.1% for the U.S.

How fast is Deschutes County, OR growing?

Population estimates put Deschutes County at 213,072 people in 2025, up 6.8% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 84,933 households. The median household income in Deschutes County is $92,758 a year, 15% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 38.4% 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. Deschutes County scores 73 for fast food and sandwich shops (upper middle), #289 of 2,222 scored counties.

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