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Fast food and sandwich shops in the Ontario, OR-ID area

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for fast food and sandwich shops in the Ontario, OR-ID area, set against other small-town markets and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 60 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #179 of 537 scored small-town markets
#5 of 12 scored small-town markets based in Oregon

Listings
25
23 chain locations (92%)
Official establishments
35
All limited-service restaurants · +34.6% since 2019
Household spending a year
$66.8M
On food away from home · $3,345 a household
Spending per listing
$2.7M
12% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
12.5
6% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
60,085
+5.0% 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

At $3,345 per household (18% below the U.S. average), households in the Ontario area spend about $66.8M a year on food away from home. That is about $2.7M of household spending for each shop on map listings, 12% below the U.S. figure of $3.1M. The spending figure covers all food away from home, not only fast food and sandwich shops.

The Ontario area has 25 fast food and sandwich shops on map listings as of September 2026. 23 of them (92%) are chain locations, against 79% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 12.5, 6% below the U.S. rate of 13.3.

In 2023, official counts showed 35 businesses with payroll in the Ontario area classed as limited-service restaurants, up 34.6% from 2019. That is one for every 571 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.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of the Ontario area grew 5.0%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for fast food and sandwich shops in the Ontario area is 60 (upper middle), #179 of 537 scored small-town markets and #5 of 12 scored small-town markets based in Oregon.

How the Ontario area 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 Ontario, OR-ID area compared with Oregon and the U.S.
MeasureOntario areaOregonU.S.
Listings per 10k households12.511.713.3
Spending per listing$2.7M$3.5M$3.1M
Households per official establishment (all limited-service restaurants)571506478
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+34.6%+11.0%+6.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025+5.0%+0.7%+3.1%
Spending per household on food away from home$3,345$4,070$4,070
Median household income$62,568$83,011$80,734
Groundwork market score6057

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
35All limited-service restaurants · +34.6% over the period
Employees, 2023
662
Annual payroll, 2023
$12.4M
One-person businesses, 2023
0All limited-service restaurants with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
2523 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
22The 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 the Ontario area, 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 the Ontario area

Population, 2025 estimate
60,085+5.0% since 2020
Households
19,984
Median age
38.1
Homes lived in by their owners
69%
Vehicles per household
2.2
Land area
10,295 sq. mi.
People per square mile
6
Median household income
$62,568+33.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$77,468
Median home value
$308,900
Jobs located here
20,489
Daytime population
56,677Residents 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 small-town markets in Oregon for fast food and sandwich shops, numbered among those based in Oregon, with the Ontario area marked.

Top small-town markets in Oregon

Small-town markets in Oregon ranked for fast food and sandwich shops by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Brookings, OR6676.3$5.6M−3.8%#117 of 537
2Newport, OR65187.8$4.4M+0.3%#128 of 537
3Hermiston-Pendleton, OR654313.0$2.7M+1.8%#135 of 537
4Coos Bay-North Bend, OR613110.8$3.2M−1.5%#166 of 537
5Ontario, OR-ID602512.5$2.7M+5.0%#179 of 537
6Hood River, OR581011.2$3.9M−0.7%#198 of 537
7Roseburg, OR536112.8$2.6M+0.6%#249 of 537
8The Dalles, OR51109.5$3.7M−1.1%#271 of 537
9Klamath Falls, OR494013.8$2.4M+0.9%#285 of 537
10Astoria, OR422614.5$2.6M−0.6%#348 of 537

Other business types in the Ontario area

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 the Ontario, OR-ID area?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 25 fast food and sandwich shops in the Ontario area. 23 of them (92%) are chain locations. The listings count fast food, sandwich shops, delis and bagel shops. Official counts show 35 businesses with payroll classed as limited-service restaurants in 2023, up 34.6% from 2019. The official count takes in all limited-service restaurants, not only fast food and sandwich shops: pizza places are counted too.

How much do households in the Ontario, OR-ID area spend on food away from home?

About $66.8M a year, or $3,345 per household. That is 18% below the U.S. average (an index of 82, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 25 fast food and sandwich shops on map listings, it comes to $2.7M 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 19,984 households in the Ontario area and national spending patterns by income.

How does the Ontario, OR-ID area compare with the U.S. for fast food and sandwich shops?

The Ontario area 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 $2.7M, 12% below the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the U.S. ratio of fast food and sandwich shops to household spending, the Ontario area would have about 22, against 25 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 571 households, against one for every 478 across the U.S. The official count rose 34.6% from 2019 to 2023, against +6.1% for the U.S.

How fast is the Ontario, OR-ID area growing?

Population estimates put the Ontario area at 60,085 people in 2025, up 5.0% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 19,984 households. Median household income in the Ontario area is $62,568, 23% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 33.3%, 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. A small-town market is a town of 10,000 to 50,000 people and the county or counties tied to it by commuting. 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. The Ontario area scores 60 for fast food and sandwich shops (upper middle), #179 of 537 scored small-town markets.

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