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Fast food and sandwich shops in Forest County, PA
The fast food and sandwich shops in Forest County, PA, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score
Not scored
Counties under 10,000 people aren’t scored, since a few businesses can swing their figures.
- Listings
- 2
- 1 chain location (50%)
- Official establishments
- 3
- All limited-service restaurants
- Household spending a year
- $5.8M
- On food away from home · $3,009 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.9M
- Too few listings to compare
- Listings per 10k households
- 10.4
- Too few listings to compare
- Population, 2025
- 6,614
- −5.1% since 2020
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What this means
Households in Forest County spend about $5.8M a year on food away from home, or $3,009 per household, 26% below the U.S. average. That is about $2.9M of household spending for each shop on map listings. The spending figure covers all food away from home, not only fast food and sandwich shops.
There are 2 fast food and sandwich shops on map listings in Forest County as of September 2026. That is 10.4 per 10,000 households.
In 2023, official counts showed 3 businesses with payroll in Forest County classed as limited-service restaurants. That is one for every 640 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.
Population estimates show Forest County declined 5.1% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. Counties under 10,000 people aren’t given a market score, since a few businesses can swing their figures.
How Forest County compares
The same measures for Pennsylvania 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 | Forest County | Pennsylvania | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 10.4 | 11.0 | 13.3 |
| Spending per listing | $2.9M | $3.6M | $3.1M |
| Households per official establishment (all limited-service restaurants) | 640 | 538 | 478 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +2.2% | +6.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −5.1% | +0.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on food away from home | $3,009 | $3,973 | $4,070 |
| Median household income | $52,191 | $77,971 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | Not scored | 62 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 3All limited-service restaurants
- Employees, 2023
- 17
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $264K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 0All limited-service restaurants with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 21 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 2The 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 Forest 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 Forest County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 6,614−5.1% since 2020
- Households
- 1,920
- Median age
- 50.6
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 78%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 427 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 16
- Median household income
- $52,191
- Average household income
- $64,867
- Median home value
- $115,300
- Jobs located here
- 1,738
- Daytime population
- 6,691Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Pennsylvania
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Pike County, PA | 86 | 23 | 9.5 | $4.2M | +7.2% | #45 of 2,222 |
| 2Chester County, PA | 85 | 155 | 7.6 | $6.9M | +4.2% | #51 of 2,222 |
| 3Perry County, PA | 84 | 7 | 3.8 | $10.1M | +2.1% | #64 of 2,222 |
| 4Butler County, PA | 78 | 78 | 9.7 | $4.4M | +3.2% | #163 of 2,222 |
| 5Susquehanna County, PA | 74 | 12 | 7.7 | $4.7M | −0.3% | #243 of 2,222 |
| 6Lancaster County, PA | 74 | 193 | 9.1 | $4.6M | +1.9% | #245 of 2,222 |
| 7Franklin County, PA | 74 | 61 | 9.6 | $4M | +3.0% | #250 of 2,222 |
| 8Adams County, PA | 73 | 33 | 8.1 | $5M | +3.6% | #272 of 2,222 |
| 9Northampton County, PA | 73 | 129 | 10.5 | $4M | +3.7% | #281 of 2,222 |
| 10Juniata County, PA | 72 | 6 | 6.6 | $5.3M | −0.3% | #296 of 2,222 |
| Forest County, PA | Not scored | 2 | 10.4 | $2.9M | −5.1% |
Other business types in Forest County
None has a Groundwork market score here. Counties under 10,000 people aren’t scored, since a few businesses can swing their figures.
Food and drink
- Restaurants and cafes
- Sit-down restaurants
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- Pizza
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Questions
How many fast food and sandwich shops are in Forest County, PA?
As of September 2026, map listings count 2 fast food and sandwich shops in Forest County. The listings count fast food, sandwich shops, delis and bagel shops. Official counts show 3 businesses with payroll classed as limited-service restaurants in 2023. 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 Forest County, PA spend on food away from home?
About $5.8M a year, or $3,009 per household. That is 26% below the U.S. average (an index of 74, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 2 fast food and sandwich shops on map listings, it comes to $2.9M 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 1,920 households in Forest County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Forest County, PA compare with the U.S. for fast food and sandwich shops?
Forest County has 2 fast food and sandwich shops on map listings, too few for a steady comparison with the U.S. rate. 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 640 households, against one for every 478 across the U.S.
How fast is Forest County, PA growing?
Population estimates put Forest County at 6,614 people in 2025, down 5.1% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 1,920 households. Median household income in Forest County is $52,191, 35% below the U.S. median of $80,734.
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. The score leaves out counties under 10,000 people, where a handful of businesses would swing it.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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