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Fast food and sandwich shops in Bamberg County, SC

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for fast food and sandwich shops in Bamberg County, SC, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 6 out of 100: Very low

Ranked #2,210 of 2,222 scored counties
#43 of 43 scored counties in South Carolina

Listings
8
6 chain locations (75%)
Official establishments
12
All limited-service restaurants
Household spending a year
$13.1M
On food away from home · $2,816 a household
Spending per listing
$1.6M
46% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
17.2
29% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
12,796
−3.5% 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

For fast food and sandwich shops, Bamberg County has a Groundwork market score of 6 (very low): #2,210 of 2,222 scored counties and #43 of 43 scored counties in South Carolina. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.

Household spending on food away from home in Bamberg County comes to about $13.1M a year: $2,816 per household, 31% below the U.S. average. Spread across 8 fast food and sandwich shops, that is $1.6M per shop, 46% below 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 8 fast food and sandwich shops on map listings in Bamberg County as of September 2026. 6 of them (75%) are chain locations, against 79% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 17.2, 29% above the U.S. rate of 13.3.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as limited-service restaurants in Bamberg County was 12 in 2023. That is one for every 387 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 put the population change in Bamberg County from 2020 to 2025 at −3.5%, against +3.1% for the U.S.

How Bamberg 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.

Fast food and sandwich shops in Bamberg County, SC compared with South Carolina and the U.S.
MeasureBamberg CountySouth CarolinaU.S.
Listings per 10k households17.214.813.3
Spending per listing$1.6M$2.5M$3.1M
Households per official establishment (all limited-service restaurants)387501478
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+10.9%+6.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025−3.5%+8.5%+3.1%
Spending per household on food away from home$2,816$3,660$4,070
Median household income$44,370$69,324$80,734
Groundwork market score639

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
14 → 12All limited-service restaurants
Employees, 2023
152
Annual payroll, 2023
$2.5M
One-person businesses, 2023
0All limited-service restaurants with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
86 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
4The 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 Bamberg 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 Bamberg County

Population, 2025 estimate
12,796−3.5% since 2020
Households
4,644
Median age
43.3
Homes lived in by their owners
70%
Vehicles per household
1.7
Land area
393 sq. mi.
People per square mile
33
Median household income
$44,370+41.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$57,606
Median home value
$97,800
Jobs located here
3,526
Daytime population
10,638Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Fast food and sandwich shops across South Carolina

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

Top counties in South Carolina

Counties in South Carolina ranked for fast food and sandwich shops by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Edgefield County, SC8966.1$5.8M+16.1%#20 of 2,222
2Oconee County, SC77298.4$4.2M+6.3%#191 of 2,222
3Lancaster County, SC764310.7$3.7M+18.3%#213 of 2,222
4Beaufort County, SC759912.0$3.5M+8.9%#233 of 2,222
5Saluda County, SC7456.5$4.9M+4.1%#241 of 2,222
6Dorchester County, SC746710.6$3.7M+10.1%#257 of 2,222
7Berkeley County, SC7412112.9$3M+18.7%#266 of 2,222
8Abbeville County, SC7266.1$5.4M+2.3%#295 of 2,222
9York County, SC7214212.5$3.4M+8.1%#315 of 2,222
10Kershaw County, SC663412.6$2.8M+11.6%#535 of 2,222
43Bamberg County, SC6817.2$1.6M−3.5%#2,210 of 2,222

Other business types in Bamberg 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 Bamberg County, SC?

As of September 2026, map listings count 8 fast food and sandwich shops in Bamberg County. 6 of them (75%) 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.

How much do households in Bamberg County, SC spend on food away from home?

About $13.1M a year, or $2,816 per household. That is 31% below the U.S. average (an index of 69, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 8 fast food and sandwich shops on map listings, it comes to $1.6M 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 4,644 households in Bamberg County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Bamberg County has 17.2 fast food and sandwich shops per 10,000 households, 29% above the U.S. rate of 13.3. Spending per shop is $1.6M, 46% below the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the U.S. ratio of fast food and sandwich shops to household spending, Bamberg County would have about 4, against 8 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 387 households, against one for every 478 across the U.S.

How fast is Bamberg County, SC growing?

Population estimates put Bamberg County at 12,796 people in 2025, down 3.5% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 4,644 households. Median household income in Bamberg County is $44,370, 45% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 41.2%, 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. Bamberg County scores 6 for fast food and sandwich shops (very low), #2,210 of 2,222 scored counties.

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