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Fast food and sandwich shops in Hood River County, OR
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for fast food and sandwich shops in Hood River County, OR, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 53 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #1,007 of 2,222 scored counties
#14 of 28 scored counties in Oregon
- Listings
- 10
- 7 chain locations (70%)
- Official establishments
- 29
- All limited-service restaurants · +16.0% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $39M
- On food away from home · $4,361 a household
- Spending per listing
- $3.9M
- 28% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 11.2
- 16% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 23,720
- −0.7% since 2020
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What this means
At $4,361 per household (7% above the U.S. average), households in Hood River County spend about $39M a year on food away from home. That is about $3.9M of household spending for each shop on map listings, 28% 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 10 fast food and sandwich shops on map listings in Hood River County as of September 2026. 7 of them (70%) are chain locations, against 79% across the U.S. That is 11.2 per 10,000 households, 16% below the U.S. rate of 13.3.
In 2023, official counts showed 29 businesses with payroll in Hood River County classed as limited-service restaurants, up 16.0% from 2019. That is one for every 308 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. Official counts also show 3 one-person businesses without payroll.
Population estimates show Hood River County declined 0.7% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. Hood River County scores 53 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for fast food and sandwich shops, ranking #1,007 of 2,222 scored counties and #14 of 28 scored counties in Oregon.
How Hood River 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.
| Measure | Hood River County | Oregon | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 11.2 | 11.7 | 13.3 |
| Spending per listing | $3.9M | $3.5M | $3.1M |
| Households per official establishment (all limited-service restaurants) | 308 | 506 | 478 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +16.0% | +11.0% | +6.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −0.7% | +0.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on food away from home | $4,361 | $4,070 | $4,070 |
| Median household income | $88,947 | $83,011 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 53 | 57 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 25 → 29All limited-service restaurants · +16.0% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 438
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $10.6M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 3All limited-service restaurants with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 107 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 Hood River 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 Hood River County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 23,720−0.7% since 2020
- Households
- 8,939
- Median age
- 42.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 69%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 522 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 46
- Median household income
- $88,947+35.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $124,854
- Median home value
- $660,000
- Jobs located here
- 13,643
- Daytime population
- 25,339Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Oregon market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Oregon for fast food and sandwich shops, numbered among those based in Oregon, with Hood River County marked.
Top counties in Oregon
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Crook County, OR | 91 | 8 | 7.4 | $5.3M | +10.6% | #11 of 2,222 |
| 2Columbia County, OR | 78 | 22 | 10.5 | $3.8M | +2.6% | #171 of 2,222 |
| 3Polk County, OR | 74 | 33 | 10.0 | $4.1M | +2.3% | #249 of 2,222 |
| 4Deschutes County, OR | 73 | 104 | 12.2 | $3.5M | +6.8% | #289 of 2,222 |
| 5Clackamas County, OR | 70 | 175 | 10.7 | $4.3M | +0.9% | #353 of 2,222 |
| 6Washington County, OR | 69 | 259 | 11.0 | $4.3M | +1.8% | #389 of 2,222 |
| 7Yamhill County, OR | 68 | 50 | 12.7 | $3.2M | +2.2% | #445 of 2,222 |
| 8Linn County, OR | 67 | 54 | 10.6 | $3.4M | +3.0% | #479 of 2,222 |
| 9Jefferson County, OR | 67 | 11 | 12.5 | $3M | +4.7% | #491 of 2,222 |
| 10Benton County, OR | 64 | 44 | 11.4 | $3.5M | +4.4% | #577 of 2,222 |
| 14Hood River County, OR | 53 | 10 | 11.2 | $3.9M | −0.7% | #1,007 of 2,222 |
Other business types in Hood River County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
- Restaurants and cafes24
- Sit-down restaurants25
- Fast food and sandwich shops53
- Pizza50
- Coffee shops and cafes23
- Bakeries and dessert shops28
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Questions
How many fast food and sandwich shops are in Hood River County, OR?
As of September 2026, map listings count 10 fast food and sandwich shops in Hood River County. 7 of them (70%) are chain locations. The listings count fast food, sandwich shops, delis and bagel shops. Official counts show 29 businesses with payroll classed as limited-service restaurants in 2023, up 16.0% from 2019. The official count takes in all limited-service restaurants, not only fast food and sandwich shops: pizza places are counted too. Another 3 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Hood River County, OR spend on food away from home?
About $39M a year, or $4,361 per household. That is 7% above the U.S. average (an index of 107, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 10 fast food and sandwich shops on map listings, it comes to $3.9M 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 8,939 households in Hood River County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Hood River County, OR compare with the U.S. for fast food and sandwich shops?
Hood River County has 11.2 fast food and sandwich shops per 10,000 households, 16% below the U.S. rate of 13.3. Spending per shop is $3.9M, 28% above the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the U.S. ratio of fast food and sandwich shops to household spending, Hood River County would have about 13, against 10 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 308 households, against one for every 478 across the U.S. The official count rose 16.0% from 2019 to 2023, against +6.1% for the U.S.
How fast is Hood River County, OR growing?
Population estimates put Hood River County at 23,720 people in 2025, down 0.7% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 8,939 households. Median household income in Hood River County is $88,947, 10% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 35.4%, 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. Hood River County scores 53 for fast food and sandwich shops (upper middle), #1,007 of 2,222 scored counties.
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