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Fast food and sandwich shops in Abbeville County, SC
How Abbeville County, SC 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 #295 of 2,222 scored counties
#8 of 43 scored counties in South Carolina
- Listings
- 6
- 6 chain locations (100%)
- Official establishments
- 12
- All limited-service restaurants
- Household spending a year
- $32.4M
- On food away from home · $3,314 a household
- Spending per listing
- $5.4M
- 77% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 6.1
- 54% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 24,836
- +2.3% since 2020
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What this means
Households in Abbeville County spend about $32.4M a year on food away from home, or $3,314 per household, 19% below the U.S. average. That works out to $5.4M per shop, 77% above the U.S. figure of $3.1M. The spending figure covers all food away from home, not only fast food and sandwich shops.
There are 6 fast food and sandwich shops on map listings in Abbeville County as of September 2026. All of them are chain locations, against 79% across the U.S. That comes to 6.1 for every 10,000 households, 54% below the U.S. rate of 13.3.
In 2023, official counts showed 12 businesses with payroll in Abbeville County classed as limited-service restaurants. That is one for every 814 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. Official counts list 4 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $86K has gone to businesses classed as limited-service restaurants in Abbeville County.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Abbeville County grew 2.3%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for fast food and sandwich shops in Abbeville County is 72 (upper middle), #295 of 2,222 scored counties and #8 of 43 scored counties in South Carolina. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Abbeville County compares
The same measures for South Carolina 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 | Abbeville County | South Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 6.1 | 14.8 | 13.3 |
| Spending per listing | $5.4M | $2.5M | $3.1M |
| Households per official establishment (all limited-service restaurants) | 814 | 501 | 478 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +10.9% | +6.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.3% | +8.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on food away from home | $3,314 | $3,660 | $4,070 |
| Median household income | $52,935 | $69,324 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 72 | 39 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 12 → 12All limited-service restaurants
- Employees, 2023
- 161
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $2.3M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 4All limited-service restaurants with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 66 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 11The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $86K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as limited-service restaurants in Abbeville 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 Abbeville County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 24,836+2.3% since 2020
- Households
- 9,762
- Median age
- 43.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 78%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 491 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 50
- Median household income
- $52,935+36.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $80,228
- Median home value
- $178,800
- Jobs located here
- 5,595
- Daytime population
- 19,493Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every South Carolina market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in South Carolina for fast food and sandwich shops, numbered among those based in South Carolina, with Abbeville County marked.
Top counties in South Carolina
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Edgefield County, SC | 89 | 6 | 6.1 | $5.8M | +16.1% | #20 of 2,222 |
| 2Oconee County, SC | 77 | 29 | 8.4 | $4.2M | +6.3% | #191 of 2,222 |
| 3Lancaster County, SC | 76 | 43 | 10.7 | $3.7M | +18.3% | #213 of 2,222 |
| 4Beaufort County, SC | 75 | 99 | 12.0 | $3.5M | +8.9% | #233 of 2,222 |
| 5Saluda County, SC | 74 | 5 | 6.5 | $4.9M | +4.1% | #241 of 2,222 |
| 6Dorchester County, SC | 74 | 67 | 10.6 | $3.7M | +10.1% | #257 of 2,222 |
| 7Berkeley County, SC | 74 | 121 | 12.9 | $3M | +18.7% | #266 of 2,222 |
| 8Abbeville County, SC | 72 | 6 | 6.1 | $5.4M | +2.3% | #295 of 2,222 |
| 9York County, SC | 72 | 142 | 12.5 | $3.4M | +8.1% | #315 of 2,222 |
| 10Kershaw County, SC | 66 | 34 | 12.6 | $2.8M | +11.6% | #535 of 2,222 |
Other business types in Abbeville County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
- Restaurants and cafes66
- Sit-down restaurants57
- Fast food and sandwich shops72
- Pizza50
- Coffee shops and cafes47
- Bakeries and dessert shops55
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Questions
How many fast food and sandwich shops are in Abbeville County, SC?
As of September 2026, map listings count 6 fast food and sandwich shops in Abbeville County. 6 of them (100%) are chain locations. The listings count fast food, sandwich shops, delis and bagel shops. Official counts show 12 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. Official counts also show 4 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Abbeville County, SC spend on food away from home?
About $32.4M a year, or $3,314 per household. That is 19% below the U.S. average (an index of 81, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 6 fast food and sandwich shops on map listings, it comes to $5.4M 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 9,762 households in Abbeville County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Abbeville County, SC compare with the U.S. for fast food and sandwich shops?
Abbeville County has 6.1 fast food and sandwich shops per 10,000 households, 54% below the U.S. rate of 13.3. Spending per shop is $5.4M, 77% above the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the U.S. ratio of fast food and sandwich shops to household spending, Abbeville County would have about 11, against 6 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 814 households, against one for every 478 across the U.S.
How fast is Abbeville County, SC growing?
Population estimates put Abbeville County at 24,836 people in 2025, up 2.3% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 9,762 households. Median household income in Abbeville County is $52,935, 34% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 36.6%, 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. Abbeville County scores 72 for fast food and sandwich shops (upper middle), #295 of 2,222 scored counties.
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