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Fast food and sandwich shops in Juniata County, PA

How Juniata County, PA 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 72 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #296 of 2,222 scored counties
#10 of 63 scored counties in Pennsylvania

Listings
6
3 chain locations (50%)
Official establishments
9
All limited-service restaurants
Household spending a year
$31.9M
On food away from home · $3,531 a household
Spending per listing
$5.3M
74% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
6.6
50% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
23,403
−0.3% 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 6 fast food and sandwich shops in Juniata County. Of those, 3 are chain locations, or 50%, against 79% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 6.6, 50% below the U.S. rate of 13.3.

Households in Juniata County spend about $31.9M a year on food away from home, or $3,531 per household, 13% below the U.S. average. Spread across 6 fast food and sandwich shops, that is $5.3M per shop, 74% 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.

In 2023, official counts showed 9 businesses with payroll in Juniata County classed as limited-service restaurants. That is one for every 1,003 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.

Population estimates show Juniata County declined 0.3% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. Juniata County scores 72 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for fast food and sandwich shops, ranking #296 of 2,222 scored counties and #10 of 63 scored counties in Pennsylvania. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.

How Juniata 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.

Fast food and sandwich shops in Juniata County, PA compared with Pennsylvania and the U.S.
MeasureJuniata CountyPennsylvaniaU.S.
Listings per 10k households6.611.013.3
Spending per listing$5.3M$3.6M$3.1M
Households per official establishment (all limited-service restaurants)1,003538478
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+2.2%+6.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025−0.3%+0.5%+3.1%
Spending per household on food away from home$3,531$3,973$4,070
Median household income$66,318$77,971$80,734
Groundwork market score7262

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
8 → 9All limited-service restaurants
Employees, 2023
121
Annual payroll, 2023
$2.2M
One-person businesses, 2023
0All limited-service restaurants with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
63 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
10The 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 Juniata 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 Juniata County

Population, 2025 estimate
23,403−0.3% since 2020
Households
9,025
Median age
43.4
Homes lived in by their owners
74%
Vehicles per household
2.1
Land area
391 sq. mi.
People per square mile
60
Median household income
$66,318+23.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$82,850
Median home value
$217,000
Jobs located here
6,650
Daytime population
19,632Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Fast food and sandwich shops across Pennsylvania

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The highest-scoring counties in Pennsylvania for fast food and sandwich shops, numbered among those based in Pennsylvania, with Juniata County marked.

Top counties in Pennsylvania

Counties in Pennsylvania ranked for fast food and sandwich shops by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Pike County, PA86239.5$4.2M+7.2%#45 of 2,222
2Chester County, PA851557.6$6.9M+4.2%#51 of 2,222
3Perry County, PA8473.8$10.1M+2.1%#64 of 2,222
4Butler County, PA78789.7$4.4M+3.2%#163 of 2,222
5Susquehanna County, PA74127.7$4.7M−0.3%#243 of 2,222
6Lancaster County, PA741939.1$4.6M+1.9%#245 of 2,222
7Franklin County, PA74619.6$4M+3.0%#250 of 2,222
8Adams County, PA73338.1$5M+3.6%#272 of 2,222
9Northampton County, PA7312910.5$4M+3.7%#281 of 2,222
10Juniata County, PA7266.6$5.3M−0.3%#296 of 2,222

Other business types in Juniata 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 Juniata County, PA?

There are 6 fast food and sandwich shops on map listings in Juniata County as of September 2026. 3 of them (50%) are chain locations. The listings count fast food, sandwich shops, delis and bagel shops. Official counts show 9 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.

How much do households in Juniata County, PA spend on food away from home?

About $31.9M a year, or $3,531 per household. That is 13% below the U.S. average (an index of 87, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 6 fast food and sandwich shops on map listings, it comes to $5.3M 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 9,025 households in Juniata County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Juniata County has 6.6 fast food and sandwich shops per 10,000 households, 50% below the U.S. rate of 13.3. Spending per shop is $5.3M, 74% above the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the national ratio of fast food and sandwich shops to household spending, Juniata County would have about 10, against 6 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,003 households, against one for every 478 across the U.S.

How fast is Juniata County, PA growing?

Population estimates put Juniata County at 23,403 people in 2025, down 0.3% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 9,025 households. The median household income in Juniata County is $66,318 a year, 18% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 23.1% 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. Juniata County scores 72 for fast food and sandwich shops (upper middle), #296 of 2,222 scored counties.

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