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Fast food and sandwich shops in the Huron, SD area

The fast food and sandwich shops in the Huron, SD area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other small-town markets.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 69 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #93 of 537 scored small-town markets
#2 of 9 scored small-town markets based in South Dakota

Listings
10
8 chain locations (80%)
Official establishments
11
All limited-service restaurants
Household spending a year
$26.9M
On food away from home · $3,575 a household
Spending per listing
$2.7M
12% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
13.3
In line with the U.S.
Population, 2025
19,624
+2.4% 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

At $3,575 per household (12% below the U.S. average), households in the Huron area spend about $26.9M a year on food away from home. Spread across 10 fast food and sandwich shops, that is $2.7M per shop, 12% 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 10 fast food and sandwich shops on map listings in the Huron area as of September 2026. Of those, 8 are chain locations, or 80%, against 79% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 13.3, in line with the U.S. rate of 13.3.

In 2023, official counts showed 11 businesses with payroll in the Huron area classed as limited-service restaurants. That is one for every 685 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 the Huron area from 2020 to 2025 at +2.4%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). For fast food and sandwich shops, the Huron area has a Groundwork market score of 69 (upper middle): #93 of 537 scored small-town markets and #2 of 9 scored small-town markets based in South Dakota. That puts it in the top quarter of small-town markets.

How the Huron area compares

The same measures for South Dakota 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 Huron, SD area compared with South Dakota and the U.S.
MeasureHuron areaSouth DakotaU.S.
Listings per 10k households13.313.513.3
Spending per listing$2.7M$2.9M$3.1M
Households per official establishment (all limited-service restaurants)685587478
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+9.9%+6.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025+2.4%+5.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on food away from home$3,575$3,849$4,070
Median household income$67,681$75,081$80,734
Groundwork market score6959

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
11All limited-service restaurants
Employees, 2023
242
Annual payroll, 2023
$5M
One-person businesses, 2023
0All limited-service restaurants with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
108 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
9The 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 the Huron area, 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 the Huron area

Population, 2025 estimate
19,624+2.4% since 2020
Households
7,536
Median age
37.8
Homes lived in by their owners
73%
Vehicles per household
2.1
Land area
1,259 sq. mi.
People per square mile
15
Median household income
$67,681
Average household income
$86,374
Median home value
$175,100
Jobs located here
8,288
Daytime population
18,287Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Fast food and sandwich shops across South Dakota

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The highest-scoring small-town markets in South Dakota for fast food and sandwich shops, numbered among those based in South Dakota, with the Huron area marked.

Top small-town markets in South Dakota

Small-town markets in South Dakota ranked for fast food and sandwich shops by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Pierre, SD751011.7$3.4M−0.5%#54 of 537
2Huron, SD691013.3$2.7M+2.4%#93 of 537
3Brookings, SD641813.0$2.9M+9.6%#145 of 537
4Spearfish, SD631814.9$2.5M+14.0%#154 of 537
5Watertown, SD611814.4$2.5M+4.3%#170 of 537
6Aberdeen, SD592312.8$2.9M−1.5%#189 of 537
7Mitchell, SD411917.3$2.1M+0.6%#363 of 537
8Yankton, SD402121.7$1.7M+1.5%#371 of 537
9Vermillion, SD381221.6$1.6M+0.2%#387 of 537

Other business types in the Huron area

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 the Huron, SD area?

As of September 2026, map listings count 10 fast food and sandwich shops in the Huron area. 8 of them (80%) are chain locations. The listings count fast food, sandwich shops, delis and bagel shops. Official counts show 11 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 the Huron, SD area spend on food away from home?

About $26.9M a year, or $3,575 per household. That is 12% below the U.S. average (an index of 88, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 10 fast food and sandwich shops on map listings, it comes to $2.7M 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 7,536 households in the Huron area and national spending patterns by income.

How does the Huron, SD area compare with the U.S. for fast food and sandwich shops?

The Huron area has 13.3 fast food and sandwich shops per 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 13.3. Spending per shop is $2.7M, 12% below the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the U.S. ratio of fast food and sandwich shops to household spending, the Huron area would have about 9, against 10 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 685 households, against one for every 478 across the U.S.

How fast is the Huron, SD area growing?

Population estimates put the Huron area at 19,624 people in 2025, up 2.4% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 7,536 households. Median household income in the Huron area is $67,681, 16% below the U.S. median of $80,734.

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. A small-town market is a town of 10,000 to 50,000 people and the county or counties tied to it by commuting. 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. The Huron area scores 69 for fast food and sandwich shops (upper middle), #93 of 537 scored small-town markets.

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