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Fast food and sandwich shops in Florence County, SC
How Florence 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 19 out of 100: Low
Ranked #2,076 of 2,222 scored counties
#38 of 43 scored counties in South Carolina
- Listings
- 114
- 102 chain locations (89%)
- Official establishments
- 136
- All limited-service restaurants · +13.3% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $176.6M
- On food away from home · $3,341 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.5M
- 49% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 21.6
- 62% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 138,504
- +1.2% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for fast food and sandwich shops in Florence County is 19 (low), #2,076 of 2,222 scored counties and #38 of 43 scored counties in South Carolina. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Household spending on food away from home in Florence County comes to about $176.6M a year: $3,341 per household, 18% below the U.S. average. Spread across 114 fast food and sandwich shops, that is $1.5M per shop, 49% 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 114 fast food and sandwich shops on map listings in Florence County as of September 2026. Of those, 102 are chain locations, or 89%, against 79% across the U.S. That is 21.6 per 10,000 households, 62% above the U.S. rate of 13.3.
In 2023, official counts showed 136 businesses with payroll in Florence County classed as limited-service restaurants, up 13.3% from 2019. That is one for every 389 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 Florence County grew 1.2% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Florence 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 | Florence County | South Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 21.6 | 14.8 | 13.3 |
| Spending per listing | $1.5M | $2.5M | $3.1M |
| Households per official establishment (all limited-service restaurants) | 389 | 501 | 478 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +13.3% | +10.9% | +6.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.2% | +8.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on food away from home | $3,341 | $3,660 | $4,070 |
| Median household income | $58,305 | $69,324 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 19 | 39 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 120 → 136All limited-service restaurants · +13.3% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 3,251
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $53.8M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 26All limited-service restaurants with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 114102 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 58The 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 Florence 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 Florence County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 138,504+1.2% since 2020
- Households
- 52,856
- Median age
- 39.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 65%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 801 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 171
- Median household income
- $58,305+23.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $81,478
- Median home value
- $177,900
- Jobs located here
- 69,647
- Daytime population
- 148,526Residents 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 Florence 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 |
| 38Florence County, SC | 19 | 114 | 21.6 | $1.5M | +1.2% | #2,076 of 2,222 |
Other business types in Florence County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
- Restaurants and cafes25
- Sit-down restaurants28
- Fast food and sandwich shops19
- Pizza38
- Coffee shops and cafes51
- Bakeries and dessert shops39
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Questions
How many fast food and sandwich shops are in Florence County, SC?
As of September 2026, map listings count 114 fast food and sandwich shops in Florence County. 102 of them (89%) are chain locations. The listings count fast food, sandwich shops, delis and bagel shops. Official counts show 136 businesses with payroll classed as limited-service restaurants in 2023, up 13.3% from 2019. 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 26 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Florence County, SC spend on food away from home?
About $176.6M a year, or $3,341 per household. That is 18% below the U.S. average (an index of 82, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 114 fast food and sandwich shops on map listings, it comes to $1.5M 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 52,856 households in Florence County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Florence County, SC compare with the U.S. for fast food and sandwich shops?
Florence County has 21.6 fast food and sandwich shops per 10,000 households, 62% above the U.S. rate of 13.3. Spending per shop is $1.5M, 49% below the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the U.S. ratio of fast food and sandwich shops to household spending, Florence County would have about 58, against 114 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 389 households, against one for every 478 across the U.S. The official count rose 13.3% from 2019 to 2023, against +6.1% for the U.S.
How fast is Florence County, SC growing?
Population estimates put Florence County at 138,504 people in 2025, up 1.2% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 52,856 households. Median household income in Florence County is $58,305, 28% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 23.9%, 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. Florence County scores 19 for fast food and sandwich shops (low), #2,076 of 2,222 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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