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Fast food and sandwich shops in Oglala Lakota County, SD

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

Groundwork market score

Not scored

The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 1.

Listings
1
1 chain location (100%)
Official establishments
4
All limited-service restaurants
Household spending a year
$8.2M
On food away from home · $2,802 a household
Spending per listing
$8.2M
Too few listings to compare
Listings per 10k households
3.4
Too few listings to compare
Population, 2025
13,338
−2.3% 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

As of September 2026, map listings count 1 fast food or sandwich shop in Oglala Lakota County. That is 3.4 per 10,000 households.

Household spending on food away from home in Oglala Lakota County comes to about $8.2M a year: $2,802 per household, 31% below the U.S. average. That works out to $8.2M per shop. 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 Oglala Lakota County was 4 in 2023. That is one for every 731 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.

Population estimates put the population change in Oglala Lakota County from 2020 to 2025 at −2.3%, against +3.1% for the U.S. With 1 fast food or sandwich shop on map listings, Oglala Lakota County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How Oglala Lakota 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.

Fast food and sandwich shops in Oglala Lakota County, SD compared with South Dakota and the U.S.
MeasureOglala Lakota CountySouth DakotaU.S.
Listings per 10k households3.413.513.3
Spending per listing$8.2M$2.9M$3.1M
Households per official establishment (all limited-service restaurants)731587478
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+9.9%+6.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025−2.3%+5.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on food away from home$2,802$3,849$4,070
Median household income$41,417$75,081$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored59

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
4All limited-service restaurants
Employees, 2023
58
Annual payroll, 2023
$1.1M
One-person businesses, 2023
0All limited-service restaurants with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
11 chain location
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
3The 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 Oglala Lakota 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 Oglala Lakota County

Population, 2025 estimate
13,338−2.3% since 2020
Households
2,923
Median age
27.7
Homes lived in by their owners
51%
Vehicles per household
1.4
Land area
2,094 sq. mi.
People per square mile
6
Median household income
$41,417+29.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$54,084
Median home value
$52,900
Jobs located here
3,851
Daytime population
15,275Residents 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 counties in South Dakota for fast food and sandwich shops, numbered among those based in South Dakota, with Oglala Lakota County marked.

Top counties in South Dakota

Counties in South Dakota ranked for fast food and sandwich shops by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Lincoln County, SD922910.4$4.4M+17.5%#10 of 2,222
2Union County, SD9068.2$5.3M+3.3%#15 of 2,222
3Meade County, SD8397.5$5.2M+2.7%#86 of 2,222
4Lake County, SD66612.7$3.1M−0.2%#530 of 2,222
5Butte County, SD61716.3$2.4M+5.5%#726 of 2,222
6Hughes County, SD571013.8$2.9M−0.9%#865 of 2,222
7Beadle County, SD571013.3$2.7M+2.4%#871 of 2,222
8Brookings County, SD561813.0$2.9M+9.6%#915 of 2,222
9Lawrence County, SD551814.9$2.5M+14.0%#963 of 2,222
10Minnehaha County, SD5213015.3$2.6M+7.6%#1,076 of 2,222
Oglala Lakota County, SDNot scored13.4$8.2M−2.3%

Other business types in Oglala Lakota County

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

How many fast food and sandwich shops are in Oglala Lakota County, SD?

Oglala Lakota County has 1 fast food or sandwich shop on map listings as of September 2026. The listings count fast food, sandwich shops, delis and bagel shops. Official counts show 4 businesses with payroll classed as limited-service restaurants in 2023. That count covers all limited-service restaurants (pizza places included), not only fast food and sandwich shops.

How much do households in Oglala Lakota County, SD spend on food away from home?

About $8.2M a year, or $2,802 per household. That is 31% below the U.S. average (an index of 69, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 1 fast food or sandwich shop on map listings, it comes to $8.2M 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 2,923 households in Oglala Lakota County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Oglala Lakota County, SD compare with the U.S. for fast food and sandwich shops?

Oglala Lakota County has 1 fast food or sandwich shop on map listings, too few for a steady comparison with the U.S. rate. At the national ratio of fast food and sandwich shops to household spending, Oglala Lakota County would have about 3, against 1 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 731 households, against one for every 478 across the U.S.

How fast is Oglala Lakota County, SD growing?

Population estimates put Oglala Lakota County at 13,338 people in 2025, down 2.3% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 2,923 households. The median household income in Oglala Lakota County is $41,417 a year, 49% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 29.4% 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. Oglala Lakota County has no market score for fast food and sandwich shops: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 1.

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