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Fast food and sandwich shops in Chester County, SC

The fast food and sandwich shops in Chester County, SC, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 42 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,436 of 2,222 scored counties
#23 of 43 scored counties in South Carolina

Listings
15
13 chain locations (87%)
Official establishments
23
All limited-service restaurants
Household spending a year
$39.7M
On food away from home · $3,020 a household
Spending per listing
$2.6M
13% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
11.4
14% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
33,001
+2.2% 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

Households in Chester County spend about $39.7M a year on food away from home, or $3,020 per household, 26% below the U.S. average. Spread across 15 fast food and sandwich shops, that is $2.6M per shop, 13% 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 15 fast food and sandwich shops on map listings in Chester County as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 87% of them, against 79% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 11.4, 14% below the U.S. rate of 13.3.

Official counts show 23 businesses with payroll classed as limited-service restaurants in Chester County in 2023. That is one for every 572 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 also show 8 one-person businesses without payroll.

Population estimates show Chester County grew 2.2% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). For fast food and sandwich shops, Chester County has a Groundwork market score of 42 (lower middle): #1,436 of 2,222 scored counties and #23 of 43 scored counties in South Carolina.

How Chester 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 Chester County, SC compared with South Carolina and the U.S.
MeasureChester CountySouth CarolinaU.S.
Listings per 10k households11.414.813.3
Spending per listing$2.6M$2.5M$3.1M
Households per official establishment (all limited-service restaurants)572501478
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+10.9%+6.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025+2.2%+8.5%+3.1%
Spending per household on food away from home$3,020$3,660$4,070
Median household income$52,458$69,324$80,734
Groundwork market score4239

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
17 → 23All limited-service restaurants
Employees, 2023
552
Annual payroll, 2023
$8.4M
One-person businesses, 2023
8All limited-service restaurants with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
1513 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
13The 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 Chester 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 Chester County

Population, 2025 estimate
33,001+2.2% since 2020
Households
13,159
Median age
41.9
Homes lived in by their owners
78%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
581 sq. mi.
People per square mile
55
Median household income
$52,458+23.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$68,310
Median home value
$158,300
Jobs located here
10,197
Daytime population
27,098Residents 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 Chester 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
23Chester County, SC421511.4$2.6M+2.2%#1,436 of 2,222

Other business types in Chester 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 Chester County, SC?

As of September 2026, map listings count 15 fast food and sandwich shops in Chester County. 13 of them (87%) are chain locations. The listings count fast food, sandwich shops, delis and bagel shops. Official counts show 23 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. Another 8 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.

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

About $39.7M a year, or $3,020 per household. That is 26% below the U.S. average (an index of 74, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 15 fast food and sandwich shops on map listings, it comes to $2.6M 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 13,159 households in Chester County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Chester County has 11.4 fast food and sandwich shops per 10,000 households, 14% below the U.S. rate of 13.3. Spending per shop is $2.6M, 13% below the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the U.S. ratio of fast food and sandwich shops to household spending, Chester County would have about 13, against 15 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 572 households, against one for every 478 across the U.S.

How fast is Chester County, SC growing?

Population estimates put Chester County at 33,001 people in 2025, up 2.2% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 13,159 households. Median household income in Chester County is $52,458, 35% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 23.6%, 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. Chester County scores 42 for fast food and sandwich shops (lower middle), #1,436 of 2,222 scored counties.

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