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Fast food and sandwich shops in Douglas County, OR

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for fast food and sandwich shops in Douglas County, OR, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 44 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,375 of 2,222 scored counties
#23 of 28 scored counties in Oregon

Listings
61
42 chain locations (69%)
Official establishments
84
All limited-service restaurants · +25.4% since 2019
Household spending a year
$161.5M
On food away from home · $3,400 a household
Spending per listing
$2.6M
13% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
12.8
4% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
111,951
+0.6% 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 61 fast food and sandwich shops in Douglas County. Of those, 42 are chain locations, or 69%, against 79% across the U.S. That is 12.8 per 10,000 households, 4% below the U.S. rate of 13.3.

Household spending on food away from home in Douglas County comes to about $161.5M a year: $3,400 per household, 16% below the U.S. average. That is about $2.6M of household spending for each shop on map listings, 13% below 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 84 businesses with payroll classed as limited-service restaurants in Douglas County in 2023, up 25.4% from 2019. That is one for every 566 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 16 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 3 SBA-backed loans worth $1.3M have gone to businesses classed as limited-service restaurants in Douglas County.

Population estimates put the population change in Douglas County from 2020 to 2025 at +0.6%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for fast food and sandwich shops in Douglas County is 44 (lower middle), #1,375 of 2,222 scored counties and #23 of 28 scored counties in Oregon.

How Douglas 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 Douglas County, OR compared with Oregon and the U.S.
MeasureDouglas CountyOregonU.S.
Listings per 10k households12.811.713.3
Spending per listing$2.6M$3.5M$3.1M
Households per official establishment (all limited-service restaurants)566506478
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+25.4%+11.0%+6.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025+0.6%+0.7%+3.1%
Spending per household on food away from home$3,400$4,070$4,070
Median household income$61,310$83,011$80,734
Groundwork market score4457

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
67 → 84All limited-service restaurants · +25.4% over the period
Employees, 2023
1,540
Annual payroll, 2023
$30.6M
One-person businesses, 2023
16All limited-service restaurants with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
6142 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
53The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
3
Amount
$1.3M

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

Population, 2025 estimate
111,951+0.6% since 2020
Households
47,519
Median age
46.5
Homes lived in by their owners
73%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
5,036 sq. mi.
People per square mile
22
Median household income
$61,310+29.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$82,417
Median home value
$310,300
Jobs located here
37,255
Daytime population
106,777Residents 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 Douglas 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
23Douglas County, OR446112.8$2.6M+0.6%#1,375 of 2,222

Other business types in Douglas 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 Douglas County, OR?

Douglas County has 61 fast food and sandwich shops on map listings as of September 2026. 42 of them (69%) are chain locations. The listings count fast food, sandwich shops, delis and bagel shops. Official counts show 84 businesses with payroll classed as limited-service restaurants in 2023, up 25.4% from 2019. That count covers all limited-service restaurants (pizza places included), not only fast food and sandwich shops. Another 16 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.

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

About $161.5M a year, or $3,400 per household. That is 16% below the U.S. average (an index of 84, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 61 fast food and sandwich shops on map listings, it comes to $2.6M 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 47,519 households in Douglas County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Douglas County has 12.8 fast food and sandwich shops per 10,000 households, 4% below the U.S. rate of 13.3. Spending per shop is $2.6M, 13% below the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the national ratio of fast food and sandwich shops to household spending, Douglas County would have about 53, against 61 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 566 households, against one for every 478 across the U.S. The official count rose 25.4% from 2019 to 2023, against +6.1% for the U.S.

How fast is Douglas County, OR growing?

Population estimates put Douglas County at 111,951 people in 2025, up 0.6% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 47,519 households. The median household income in Douglas County is $61,310 a year, 24% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 29.7% 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. Douglas County scores 44 for fast food and sandwich shops (lower middle), #1,375 of 2,222 scored counties.

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