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Fast food and sandwich shops in Bedford County, TN
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for fast food and sandwich shops in Bedford County, TN, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 60 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #765 of 2,222 scored counties
#22 of 84 scored counties in Tennessee
- Listings
- 26
- 22 chain locations (85%)
- Official establishments
- 30
- All limited-service restaurants · +15.4% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $68M
- On food away from home · $3,488 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.6M
- 14% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 13.3
- In line with the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 55,273
- +9.7% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on food away from home in Bedford County comes to about $68M a year: $3,488 per household, 14% below the U.S. average. Spread across 26 fast food and sandwich shops, that is $2.6M per shop, 14% 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 26 fast food and sandwich shops on map listings in Bedford County as of September 2026. 22 of them (85%) are chain locations, against 79% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 13.3, in line with the U.S. rate of 13.3.
Official counts show 30 businesses with payroll classed as limited-service restaurants in Bedford County in 2023, up 15.4% from 2019. That is one for every 650 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 list 8 one-person businesses without payroll.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Bedford County grew 9.7%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for fast food and sandwich shops in Bedford County is 60 (upper middle), #765 of 2,222 scored counties and #22 of 84 scored counties in Tennessee.
How Bedford County compares
The same measures for Tennessee 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 | Bedford County | Tennessee | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 13.3 | 15.1 | 13.3 |
| Spending per listing | $2.6M | $2.4M | $3.1M |
| Households per official establishment (all limited-service restaurants) | 650 | 492 | 478 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +15.4% | +6.2% | +6.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +9.7% | +5.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on food away from home | $3,488 | $3,670 | $4,070 |
| Median household income | $67,225 | $69,595 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 60 | 34 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 26 → 30All limited-service restaurants · +15.4% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 656
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $11.1M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 8All limited-service restaurants with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 2622 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 22The 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 Bedford 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 Bedford County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 55,273+9.7% since 2020
- Households
- 19,505
- Median age
- 37.0
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 72%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.3
- Land area
- 474 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 110
- Median household income
- $67,225+33.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $86,190
- Median home value
- $281,200
- Jobs located here
- 17,181
- Daytime population
- 45,569Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Tennessee
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Fayette County, TN | 88 | 15 | 8.7 | $4.6M | +7.7% | #31 of 2,222 |
| 2Hickman County, TN | 82 | 6 | 6.4 | $5.4M | +5.0% | #92 of 2,222 |
| 3Morgan County, TN | 79 | 5 | 7.0 | $4.8M | +5.3% | #143 of 2,222 |
| 4Grainger County, TN | 78 | 6 | 6.2 | $4.9M | +9.2% | #158 of 2,222 |
| 5Franklin County, TN | 77 | 13 | 7.5 | $4.6M | +6.4% | #186 of 2,222 |
| 6Tipton County, TN | 75 | 20 | 8.8 | $4.2M | +2.0% | #226 of 2,222 |
| 7Meigs County, TN | 75 | 5 | 9.6 | $3.5M | +10.8% | #234 of 2,222 |
| 8Union County, TN | 74 | 7 | 8.8 | $3.7M | +8.1% | #256 of 2,222 |
| 9Sumner County, TN | 74 | 101 | 12.9 | $3.2M | +9.2% | #264 of 2,222 |
| 10Williamson County, TN | 71 | 123 | 13.3 | $4M | +9.0% | #329 of 2,222 |
| 22Bedford County, TN | 60 | 26 | 13.3 | $2.6M | +9.7% | #765 of 2,222 |
Other business types in Bedford County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
- Restaurants and cafes65
- Sit-down restaurants59
- Fast food and sandwich shops60
- Pizza79
- Coffee shops and cafes70
- Bakeries and dessert shops74
Groceries and convenience
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Beauty and personal care
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many fast food and sandwich shops are in Bedford County, TN?
As of September 2026, map listings count 26 fast food and sandwich shops in Bedford County. 22 of them (85%) are chain locations. The listings count fast food, sandwich shops, delis and bagel shops. Official counts show 30 businesses with payroll classed as limited-service restaurants in 2023, up 15.4% 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 8 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Bedford County, TN spend on food away from home?
About $68M a year, or $3,488 per household. That is 14% below the U.S. average (an index of 86, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 26 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 19,505 households in Bedford County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Bedford County, TN compare with the U.S. for fast food and sandwich shops?
Bedford County 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 $2.6M, 14% below the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the U.S. ratio of fast food and sandwich shops to household spending, Bedford County would have about 22, against 26 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 650 households, against one for every 478 across the U.S. The official count rose 15.4% from 2019 to 2023, against +6.1% for the U.S.
How fast is Bedford County, TN growing?
Population estimates put Bedford County at 55,273 people in 2025, up 9.7% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 19,505 households. Median household income in Bedford County is $67,225, 17% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 33.3%, 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. Bedford County scores 60 for fast food and sandwich shops (upper middle), #765 of 2,222 scored counties.
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