Food and drink · Small-town market · Tennessee
Fast food and sandwich shops in the Dyersburg, TN area
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for fast food and sandwich shops in the Dyersburg, TN area, set against other small-town markets and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 31 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #438 of 537 scored small-town markets
#15 of 17 scored small-town markets based in Tennessee
- Listings
- 20
- 15 chain locations (75%)
- Official establishments
- 32
- All limited-service restaurants · +18.5% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $48M
- On food away from home · $3,251 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.4M
- 21% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 13.5
- 2% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 36,320
- −1.1% since 2020
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What this means
For fast food and sandwich shops, the Dyersburg area has a Groundwork market score of 31 (lower middle): #438 of 537 scored small-town markets and #15 of 17 scored small-town markets based in Tennessee. That puts it in the bottom quarter of small-town markets.
Household spending on food away from home in the Dyersburg area comes to about $48M a year: $3,251 per household, 20% below the U.S. average. Spread across 20 fast food and sandwich shops, that is $2.4M per shop, 21% 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 20 fast food and sandwich shops on map listings in the Dyersburg area as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 75% of them, against 79% across the U.S. That comes to 13.5 for every 10,000 households, 2% above the U.S. rate of 13.3.
In 2023, official counts showed 32 businesses with payroll in the Dyersburg area classed as limited-service restaurants, up 18.5% from 2019. That is one for every 462 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 Dyersburg area from 2020 to 2025 at −1.1%, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How the Dyersburg area 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 | Dyersburg area | Tennessee | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 13.5 | 15.1 | 13.3 |
| Spending per listing | $2.4M | $2.4M | $3.1M |
| Households per official establishment (all limited-service restaurants) | 462 | 492 | 478 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +18.5% | +6.2% | +6.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −1.1% | +5.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on food away from home | $3,251 | $3,670 | $4,070 |
| Median household income | $58,154 | $69,595 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 31 | 34 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 32All limited-service restaurants · +18.5% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 711
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $12.2M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 3All limited-service restaurants with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 2015 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 16The 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 Dyersburg 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 Dyersburg area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 36,320−1.1% since 2020
- Households
- 14,769
- Median age
- 40.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 62%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 512 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 71
- Median household income
- $58,154+31.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $87,907
- Median home value
- $166,400
- Jobs located here
- 15,590
- Daytime population
- 36,284Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Tennessee market ranked →The highest-scoring small-town markets in Tennessee for fast food and sandwich shops, numbered among those based in Tennessee, with the Dyersburg area marked.
Top small-town markets in Tennessee
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Winchester, TN | 84 | 13 | 7.5 | $4.6M | +6.4% | #12 of 537 |
| 2Fayetteville, TN | 77 | 17 | 11.4 | $3M | +4.3% | #48 of 537 |
| 3Shelbyville, TN | 69 | 26 | 13.3 | $2.6M | +9.7% | #95 of 537 |
| 4Lewisburg, TN | 69 | 19 | 13.9 | $2.6M | +10.5% | #96 of 537 |
| 5Crossville, TN | 63 | 37 | 13.1 | $2.5M | +8.0% | #155 of 537 |
| 6Newport, TN | 60 | 18 | 11.6 | $2.5M | +5.1% | #181 of 537 |
| 7Athens, TN | 60 | 37 | 14.0 | $2.4M | +8.2% | #182 of 537 |
| 8McMinnville, TN | 58 | 20 | 12.3 | $2.5M | +6.5% | #204 of 537 |
| 9Cookeville, TN | 48 | 84 | 14.3 | $2.3M | +7.6% | #294 of 537 |
| 10Union City, TN | 47 | 15 | 12.0 | $2.6M | −2.3% | #299 of 537 |
| 15Dyersburg, TN | 31 | 20 | 13.5 | $2.4M | −1.1% | #438 of 537 |
Other business types in the Dyersburg area
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
- Restaurants and cafes34
- Sit-down restaurants36
- Fast food and sandwich shops31
- Pizza25
- Coffee shops and cafes56
- Bakeries and dessert shops42
Groceries and convenience
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Beauty and personal care
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Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
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Real estate
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Questions
How many fast food and sandwich shops are in the Dyersburg, TN area?
As of September 2026, map listings count 20 fast food and sandwich shops in the Dyersburg area. 15 of them (75%) are chain locations. The listings count fast food, sandwich shops, delis and bagel shops. Official counts show 32 businesses with payroll classed as limited-service restaurants in 2023, up 18.5% from 2019. 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.
How much do households in the Dyersburg, TN area spend on food away from home?
About $48M a year, or $3,251 per household. That is 20% below the U.S. average (an index of 80, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 20 fast food and sandwich shops on map listings, it comes to $2.4M 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 14,769 households in the Dyersburg area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Dyersburg, TN area compare with the U.S. for fast food and sandwich shops?
The Dyersburg area has 13.5 fast food and sandwich shops per 10,000 households, 2% above the U.S. rate of 13.3. Spending per shop is $2.4M, 21% below the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the U.S. ratio of fast food and sandwich shops to household spending, the Dyersburg area would have about 16, against 20 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 462 households, against one for every 478 across the U.S. The official count rose 18.5% from 2019 to 2023, against +6.1% for the U.S.
How fast is the Dyersburg, TN area growing?
Population estimates put the Dyersburg area at 36,320 people in 2025, down 1.1% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 14,769 households. Median household income in the Dyersburg area is $58,154, 28% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 31.6%, 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. 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 Dyersburg area scores 31 for fast food and sandwich shops (lower middle), #438 of 537 scored small-town markets.
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