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Fast food and sandwich shops in Polk County, OR
The fast food and sandwich shops in Polk County, OR, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 74 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #249 of 2,222 scored counties
#3 of 28 scored counties in Oregon
- Listings
- 33
- 27 chain locations (82%)
- Official establishments
- 53
- All limited-service restaurants · +8.2% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $134.7M
- On food away from home · $4,083 a household
- Spending per listing
- $4.1M
- 34% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 10.0
- 25% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 90,037
- +2.3% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 33 fast food and sandwich shops in Polk County. 27 of them (82%) are chain locations, against 79% across the U.S. That is 10.0 per 10,000 households, 25% below the U.S. rate of 13.3.
At $4,083 per household (in line with the U.S. average), households in Polk County spend about $134.7M a year on food away from home. That works out to $4.1M per shop, 34% 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 53 businesses with payroll classed as limited-service restaurants in Polk County in 2023, up 8.2% from 2019. That is one for every 622 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 8 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $7,000 has gone to businesses classed as limited-service restaurants in Polk County.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Polk County grew 2.3%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). For fast food and sandwich shops, Polk County has a Groundwork market score of 74 (upper middle): #249 of 2,222 scored counties and #3 of 28 scored counties in Oregon. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Polk 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 | Polk County | Oregon | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 10.0 | 11.7 | 13.3 |
| Spending per listing | $4.1M | $3.5M | $3.1M |
| Households per official establishment (all limited-service restaurants) | 622 | 506 | 478 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +8.2% | +11.0% | +6.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.3% | +0.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on food away from home | $4,083 | $4,070 | $4,070 |
| Median household income | $85,118 | $83,011 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 74 | 57 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 49 → 53All limited-service restaurants · +8.2% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 1,034
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $21.2M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 8All limited-service restaurants with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 3327 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 44The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $7,000
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as limited-service restaurants in Polk 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 Polk County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 90,037+2.3% since 2020
- Households
- 32,986
- Median age
- 39.0
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 65%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 741 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 121
- Median household income
- $85,118+35.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $107,909
- Median home value
- $454,700
- Jobs located here
- 21,249
- Daytime population
- 71,489Residents 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 Polk 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 |
Other business types in Polk County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
- Restaurants and cafes61
- Sit-down restaurants71
- Fast food and sandwich shops74
- Pizza75
- Coffee shops and cafes53
- Bakeries and dessert shops68
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Questions
How many fast food and sandwich shops are in Polk County, OR?
There are 33 fast food and sandwich shops on map listings in Polk County as of September 2026. 27 of them (82%) are chain locations. The listings count fast food, sandwich shops, delis and bagel shops. Official counts show 53 businesses with payroll classed as limited-service restaurants in 2023, up 8.2% from 2019. That count covers all limited-service restaurants (pizza places included), not only fast food and sandwich shops. Another 8 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Polk County, OR spend on food away from home?
About $134.7M a year, or $4,083 per household. That is in line with the U.S. average (an index of 100, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 33 fast food and sandwich shops on map listings, it comes to $4.1M 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 32,986 households in Polk County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Polk County, OR compare with the U.S. for fast food and sandwich shops?
Polk County has 10.0 fast food and sandwich shops per 10,000 households, 25% below the U.S. rate of 13.3. Spending per shop is $4.1M, 34% above the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the national ratio of fast food and sandwich shops to household spending, Polk County would have about 44, against 33 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 622 households, against one for every 478 across the U.S. The official count rose 8.2% from 2019 to 2023, against +6.1% for the U.S.
How fast is Polk County, OR growing?
Population estimates put Polk County at 90,037 people in 2025, up 2.3% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 32,986 households. The median household income in Polk County is $85,118 a year, 5% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 35.8% 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. Polk County scores 74 for fast food and sandwich shops (upper middle), #249 of 2,222 scored counties.
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