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Fast food and sandwich shops in Jefferson County, OR

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 67 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #491 of 2,222 scored counties
#9 of 28 scored counties in Oregon

Listings
11
10 chain locations (91%)
Official establishments
13
All limited-service restaurants
Household spending a year
$33M
On food away from home · $3,742 a household
Spending per listing
$3M
2% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
12.5
6% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
25,740
+4.7% 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 11 fast food and sandwich shops in Jefferson County. Chain locations make up 91% of them, against 79% across the U.S. That is 12.5 per 10,000 households, 6% below the U.S. rate of 13.3.

Household spending on food away from home in Jefferson County comes to about $33M a year: $3,742 per household, 8% below the U.S. average. That is about $3M of household spending for each shop on map listings, 2% 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.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as limited-service restaurants in Jefferson County was 13 in 2023. That is one for every 678 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 list 3 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 4 SBA-backed loans worth $1.9M have gone to businesses classed as limited-service restaurants in Jefferson County.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Jefferson County grew 4.7%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for fast food and sandwich shops in Jefferson County is 67 (upper middle), #491 of 2,222 scored counties and #9 of 28 scored counties in Oregon. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.

How Jefferson 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 Jefferson County, OR compared with Oregon and the U.S.
MeasureJefferson CountyOregonU.S.
Listings per 10k households12.511.713.3
Spending per listing$3M$3.5M$3.1M
Households per official establishment (all limited-service restaurants)678506478
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+11.0%+6.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025+4.7%+0.7%+3.1%
Spending per household on food away from home$3,742$4,070$4,070
Median household income$76,260$83,011$80,734
Groundwork market score6757

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
13 → 13All limited-service restaurants
Employees, 2023
343
Annual payroll, 2023
$6.4M
One-person businesses, 2023
3All limited-service restaurants with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
1110 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
11The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
4
Amount
$1.9M

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

Population, 2025 estimate
25,740+4.7% since 2020
Households
8,814
Median age
40.8
Homes lived in by their owners
72%
Vehicles per household
2.4
Land area
1,782 sq. mi.
People per square mile
14
Median household income
$76,260+43.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$93,094
Median home value
$374,200
Jobs located here
6,510
Daytime population
21,055Residents 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 Jefferson 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 Jefferson County

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

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Questions

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

There are 11 fast food and sandwich shops on map listings in Jefferson County as of September 2026. 10 of them (91%) are chain locations. The listings count fast food, sandwich shops, delis and bagel shops. Official counts show 13 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. Official counts also show 3 one-person businesses without payroll.

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

About $33M a year, or $3,742 per household. That is 8% below the U.S. average (an index of 92, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 11 fast food and sandwich shops on map listings, it comes to $3M 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 8,814 households in Jefferson County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Jefferson County has 12.5 fast food and sandwich shops per 10,000 households, 6% below the U.S. rate of 13.3. Spending per shop is $3M, 2% below the U.S. figure of $3.1M. The count on map listings matches the U.S. ratio of fast food and sandwich shops to household spending. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 678 households, against one for every 478 across the U.S.

How fast is Jefferson County, OR growing?

Population estimates put Jefferson County at 25,740 people in 2025, up 4.7% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 8,814 households. The median household income in Jefferson County is $76,260 a year, 6% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 43.1% 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. Jefferson County scores 67 for fast food and sandwich shops (upper middle), #491 of 2,222 scored counties.

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