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Fast food and sandwich shops in Multnomah County, OR
How Multnomah 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 49 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,161 of 2,222 scored counties
#18 of 28 scored counties in Oregon
- Listings
- 432
- 267 chain locations (62%)
- Official establishments
- 817
- All limited-service restaurants · +10.3% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $1.5B
- On food away from home · $4,286 a household
- Spending per listing
- $3.5M
- 14% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 12.3
- 8% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 795,391
- −2.6% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 432 fast food and sandwich shops in Multnomah County. 267 of them (62%) are chain locations, against 79% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 12.3, 8% below the U.S. rate of 13.3.
Households in Multnomah County spend about $1.5B a year on food away from home, or $4,286 per household, 5% above the U.S. average. That works out to $3.5M per shop, 14% 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 817 businesses with payroll classed as limited-service restaurants in Multnomah County in 2023, up 10.3% from 2019. That is one for every 428 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. Another 184 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts. Since fiscal 2022, 25 SBA-backed loans worth $8.1M have gone to businesses classed as limited-service restaurants in Multnomah County.
Population estimates show Multnomah County declined 2.6% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. Multnomah County scores 49 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for fast food and sandwich shops, ranking #1,161 of 2,222 scored counties and #18 of 28 scored counties in Oregon.
How Multnomah 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 | Multnomah County | Oregon | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 12.3 | 11.7 | 13.3 |
| Spending per listing | $3.5M | $3.5M | $3.1M |
| Households per official establishment (all limited-service restaurants) | 428 | 506 | 478 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +10.3% | +11.0% | +6.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −2.6% | +0.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on food away from home | $4,286 | $4,070 | $4,070 |
| Median household income | $88,766 | $83,011 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 49 | 57 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 741 → 817All limited-service restaurants · +10.3% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 12,581
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $335.3M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 184All limited-service restaurants with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 432267 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 492The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 25
- Amount
- $8.1M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as limited-service restaurants in Multnomah 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 Multnomah County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 795,391−2.6% since 2020
- Households
- 349,803
- Median age
- 39.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 53%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.5
- Land area
- 431 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 1,860
- Median household income
- $88,766+28.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $122,099
- Median home value
- $552,700
- Jobs located here
- 522,256
- Daytime population
- 927,649Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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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 |
| 18Multnomah County, OR | 49 | 432 | 12.3 | $3.5M | −2.6% | #1,161 of 2,222 |
Other business types in Multnomah County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
- Restaurants and cafes23
- Sit-down restaurants23
- Fast food and sandwich shops49
- Pizza49
- Coffee shops and cafes22
- Bakeries and dessert shops34
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Questions
How many fast food and sandwich shops are in Multnomah County, OR?
Multnomah County has 432 fast food and sandwich shops on map listings as of September 2026. 267 of them (62%) are chain locations. The listings count fast food, sandwich shops, delis and bagel shops. Official counts show 817 businesses with payroll classed as limited-service restaurants in 2023, up 10.3% from 2019. That count covers all limited-service restaurants (pizza places included), not only fast food and sandwich shops. Official counts list 184 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Multnomah County, OR spend on food away from home?
About $1.5B a year, or $4,286 per household. That is 5% above the U.S. average (an index of 105, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 432 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 349,803 households in Multnomah County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Multnomah County, OR compare with the U.S. for fast food and sandwich shops?
Multnomah County has 12.3 fast food and sandwich shops per 10,000 households, 8% below the U.S. rate of 13.3. Spending per shop is $3.5M, 14% above the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the national ratio of fast food and sandwich shops to household spending, Multnomah County would have about 492, against 432 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 428 households, against one for every 478 across the U.S. The official count rose 10.3% from 2019 to 2023, against +6.1% for the U.S.
How fast is Multnomah County, OR growing?
Population estimates put Multnomah County at 795,391 people in 2025, down 2.6% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 349,803 households. The median household income in Multnomah County is $88,766 a year, 10% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 28.3% 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. Multnomah County scores 49 for fast food and sandwich shops (lower middle), #1,161 of 2,222 scored counties.
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