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Fast food and sandwich shops in Hardin County, TN

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 36 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,643 of 2,222 scored counties
#65 of 84 scored counties in Tennessee

Listings
15
13 chain locations (87%)
Official establishments
21
All limited-service restaurants
Household spending a year
$33.5M
On food away from home · $3,047 a household
Spending per listing
$2.2M
27% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
13.6
2% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
27,983
+3.8% 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 15 fast food and sandwich shops in Hardin County. Chain locations make up 87% of them, against 79% across the U.S. That is 13.6 per 10,000 households, 2% above the U.S. rate of 13.3.

Household spending on food away from home in Hardin County comes to about $33.5M a year: $3,047 per household, 25% below the U.S. average. That is about $2.2M of household spending for each shop on map listings, 27% 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.

In 2023, official counts showed 21 businesses with payroll in Hardin County classed as limited-service restaurants. 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. Official counts list 5 one-person businesses without payroll.

Population estimates show Hardin County grew 3.8% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For fast food and sandwich shops, Hardin County has a Groundwork market score of 36 (lower middle): #1,643 of 2,222 scored counties and #65 of 84 scored counties in Tennessee.

How Hardin 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.

Fast food and sandwich shops in Hardin County, TN compared with Tennessee and the U.S.
MeasureHardin CountyTennesseeU.S.
Listings per 10k households13.615.113.3
Spending per listing$2.2M$2.4M$3.1M
Households per official establishment (all limited-service restaurants)524492478
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+6.2%+6.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025+3.8%+5.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on food away from home$3,047$3,670$4,070
Median household income$49,956$69,595$80,734
Groundwork market score3634

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
15 → 21All limited-service restaurants
Employees, 2023
499
Annual payroll, 2023
$8.2M
One-person businesses, 2023
5All limited-service restaurants with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
1513 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
11The 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 Hardin 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 Hardin County

Population, 2025 estimate
27,983+3.8% since 2020
Households
11,001
Median age
44.6
Homes lived in by their owners
78%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
578 sq. mi.
People per square mile
47
Median household income
$49,956+22.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$69,024
Median home value
$160,400
Jobs located here
7,748
Daytime population
24,880Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Fast food and sandwich shops across Tennessee

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The highest-scoring counties in Tennessee for fast food and sandwich shops, numbered among those based in Tennessee, with Hardin County marked.

Top counties in Tennessee

Counties in Tennessee ranked for fast food and sandwich shops by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Fayette County, TN88158.7$4.6M+7.7%#31 of 2,222
2Hickman County, TN8266.4$5.4M+5.0%#92 of 2,222
3Morgan County, TN7957.0$4.8M+5.3%#143 of 2,222
4Grainger County, TN7866.2$4.9M+9.2%#158 of 2,222
5Franklin County, TN77137.5$4.6M+6.4%#186 of 2,222
6Tipton County, TN75208.8$4.2M+2.0%#226 of 2,222
7Meigs County, TN7559.6$3.5M+10.8%#234 of 2,222
8Union County, TN7478.8$3.7M+8.1%#256 of 2,222
9Sumner County, TN7410112.9$3.2M+9.2%#264 of 2,222
10Williamson County, TN7112313.3$4M+9.0%#329 of 2,222
65Hardin County, TN361513.6$2.2M+3.8%#1,643 of 2,222

Other business types in Hardin County

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 Hardin County, TN?

Hardin County has 15 fast food and sandwich shops on map listings as of September 2026. 13 of them (87%) are chain locations. The listings count fast food, sandwich shops, delis and bagel shops. Official counts show 21 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. Official counts also show 5 one-person businesses without payroll.

How much do households in Hardin County, TN spend on food away from home?

About $33.5M a year, or $3,047 per household. That is 25% below the U.S. average (an index of 75, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 15 fast food and sandwich shops on map listings, it comes to $2.2M 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 11,001 households in Hardin County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Hardin County, TN compare with the U.S. for fast food and sandwich shops?

Hardin County has 13.6 fast food and sandwich shops per 10,000 households, 2% above the U.S. rate of 13.3. Spending per shop is $2.2M, 27% below the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the national ratio of fast food and sandwich shops to household spending, Hardin County would have about 11, against 15 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.

How fast is Hardin County, TN growing?

Population estimates put Hardin County at 27,983 people in 2025, up 3.8% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 11,001 households. The median household income in Hardin County is $49,956 a year, 38% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 22.8% 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. Hardin County scores 36 for fast food and sandwich shops (lower middle), #1,643 of 2,222 scored counties.

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