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Fast food and sandwich shops in Lawrence County, SD
How Lawrence County, SD 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 55 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #963 of 2,222 scored counties
#9 of 16 scored counties in South Dakota
- Listings
- 18
- 17 chain locations (94%)
- Official establishments
- 23
- All limited-service restaurants · 0.0% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $44.6M
- On food away from home · $3,698 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.5M
- 19% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 14.9
- 12% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 29,459
- +14.0% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 18 fast food and sandwich shops in Lawrence County. 17 of them (94%) are chain locations, against 79% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 14.9, 12% above the U.S. rate of 13.3.
Households in Lawrence County spend about $44.6M a year on food away from home, or $3,698 per household, 9% below the U.S. average. That works out to $2.5M per shop, 19% below the U.S. figure of $3.1M. That spending covers all food away from home, which fast food and sandwich shops share with other businesses in the trade.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as limited-service restaurants in Lawrence County was 23 in 2023, unchanged from 2019. That is one for every 524 households, against one for every 478 across the U.S. The official count takes in all limited-service restaurants, not only fast food and sandwich shops: pizza places are counted too. Another 3 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts. Since fiscal 2022, 3 SBA-backed loans worth $1.4M have gone to businesses classed as limited-service restaurants in Lawrence County.
Population estimates show Lawrence County grew 14.0% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for fast food and sandwich shops in Lawrence County is 55 (upper middle), #963 of 2,222 scored counties and #9 of 16 scored counties in South Dakota.
How Lawrence County 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.
| Measure | Lawrence County | South Dakota | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 14.9 | 13.5 | 13.3 |
| Spending per listing | $2.5M | $2.9M | $3.1M |
| Households per official establishment (all limited-service restaurants) | 524 | 587 | 478 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | 0.0% | +9.9% | +6.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +14.0% | +5.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on food away from home | $3,698 | $3,849 | $4,070 |
| Median household income | $73,384 | $75,081 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 55 | 59 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 23 → 23All limited-service restaurants · 0.0% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 421
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $8M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 3All limited-service restaurants with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 1817 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 15The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 3
- Amount
- $1.4M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as limited-service restaurants in Lawrence 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 Lawrence County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 29,459+14.0% since 2020
- Households
- 12,054
- Median age
- 44.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 65%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 800 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 34
- Median household income
- $73,384+39.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $94,174
- Median home value
- $346,500
- Jobs located here
- 13,155
- Daytime population
- 27,824Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every South Dakota market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in South Dakota for fast food and sandwich shops, numbered among those based in South Dakota, with Lawrence County marked.
Top counties in South Dakota
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Lincoln County, SD | 92 | 29 | 10.4 | $4.4M | +17.5% | #10 of 2,222 |
| 2Union County, SD | 90 | 6 | 8.2 | $5.3M | +3.3% | #15 of 2,222 |
| 3Meade County, SD | 83 | 9 | 7.5 | $5.2M | +2.7% | #86 of 2,222 |
| 4Lake County, SD | 66 | 6 | 12.7 | $3.1M | −0.2% | #530 of 2,222 |
| 5Butte County, SD | 61 | 7 | 16.3 | $2.4M | +5.5% | #726 of 2,222 |
| 6Hughes County, SD | 57 | 10 | 13.8 | $2.9M | −0.9% | #865 of 2,222 |
| 7Beadle County, SD | 57 | 10 | 13.3 | $2.7M | +2.4% | #871 of 2,222 |
| 8Brookings County, SD | 56 | 18 | 13.0 | $2.9M | +9.6% | #915 of 2,222 |
| 9Lawrence County, SD | 55 | 18 | 14.9 | $2.5M | +14.0% | #963 of 2,222 |
| 10Minnehaha County, SD | 52 | 130 | 15.3 | $2.6M | +7.6% | #1,076 of 2,222 |
Other business types in Lawrence County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
- Restaurants and cafes35
- Sit-down restaurants37
- Fast food and sandwich shops55
- Pizza55
- Coffee shops and cafes35
- Bakeries and dessert shops62
Groceries and convenience
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Beauty and personal care
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Health care
Child care
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Funeral services
Questions
How many fast food and sandwich shops are in Lawrence County, SD?
There are 18 fast food and sandwich shops on map listings in Lawrence County as of September 2026. 17 of them (94%) 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, unchanged from 2019. That count covers all limited-service restaurants (pizza places included), not only fast food and sandwich shops. Official counts list 3 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Lawrence County, SD spend on food away from home?
About $44.6M a year, or $3,698 per household. That is 9% below the U.S. average (an index of 91, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 18 fast food and sandwich shops on map listings, it comes to $2.5M per shop. The spending figure covers all food away from home, not only fast food and sandwich shops. It is estimated from the incomes of the 12,054 households in Lawrence County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Lawrence County, SD compare with the U.S. for fast food and sandwich shops?
Lawrence County has 14.9 fast food and sandwich shops per 10,000 households, 12% above the U.S. rate of 13.3. Spending per shop is $2.5M, 19% below the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the national ratio of fast food and sandwich shops to household spending, Lawrence County would have about 15, against 18 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 524 households, against one for every 478 across the U.S. The official count held level from 2019 to 2023, against +6.1% for the U.S.
How fast is Lawrence County, SD growing?
Population estimates put Lawrence County at 29,459 people in 2025, up 14.0% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 12,054 households. The median household income in Lawrence County is $73,384 a year, 9% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 39.4% from the 2015–2019 survey, 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. Lawrence County scores 55 for fast food and sandwich shops (upper middle), #963 of 2,222 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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