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Fast food and sandwich shops in Humphreys County, TN
How Humphreys County, TN 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 36 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,646 of 2,222 scored counties
#66 of 84 scored counties in Tennessee
- Listings
- 11
- 10 chain locations (91%)
- Official establishments
- 15
- All limited-service restaurants
- Household spending a year
- $24.2M
- On food away from home · $3,336 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.2M
- 28% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 15.2
- 14% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 19,646
- +3.4% since 2020
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What this means
Households in Humphreys County spend about $24.2M a year on food away from home, or $3,336 per household, 18% below the U.S. average. That is about $2.2M of household spending for each shop on map listings, 28% below the U.S. figure of $3.1M. The spending figure covers all food away from home, not only fast food and sandwich shops.
Humphreys County has 11 fast food and sandwich shops on map listings as of September 2026. 10 of them (91%) are chain locations, against 79% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 15.2, 14% above the U.S. rate of 13.3.
In 2023, official counts showed 15 businesses with payroll in Humphreys County classed as limited-service restaurants. That is one for every 483 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. Another 4 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
Population estimates show Humphreys County grew 3.4% from 2020 to 2025, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). For fast food and sandwich shops, Humphreys County has a Groundwork market score of 36 (lower middle): #1,646 of 2,222 scored counties and #66 of 84 scored counties in Tennessee.
How Humphreys 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 | Humphreys County | Tennessee | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 15.2 | 15.1 | 13.3 |
| Spending per listing | $2.2M | $2.4M | $3.1M |
| Households per official establishment (all limited-service restaurants) | 483 | 492 | 478 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +6.2% | +6.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +3.4% | +5.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on food away from home | $3,336 | $3,670 | $4,070 |
| Median household income | $60,616 | $69,595 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 36 | 34 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 12 → 15All limited-service restaurants
- Employees, 2023
- 266
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $4.4M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 4All limited-service restaurants with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 1110 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 8The 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 Humphreys 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 Humphreys County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 19,646+3.4% since 2020
- Households
- 7,241
- Median age
- 44.0
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 78%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.2
- Land area
- 531 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 36
- Median household income
- $60,616+32.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $78,659
- Median home value
- $193,400
- Jobs located here
- 5,842
- Daytime population
- 17,857Residents 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 |
| 66Humphreys County, TN | 36 | 11 | 15.2 | $2.2M | +3.4% | #1,646 of 2,222 |
Other business types in Humphreys County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
- Restaurants and cafes43
- Sit-down restaurants48
- Fast food and sandwich shops36
- Pizza32
- Coffee shops and cafes44
- Bakeries and dessert shops46
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Questions
How many fast food and sandwich shops are in Humphreys County, TN?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 11 fast food and sandwich shops in Humphreys County. 10 of them (91%) are chain locations. The listings count fast food, sandwich shops, delis and bagel shops. Official counts show 15 businesses with payroll classed as limited-service restaurants in 2023. The official count takes in all limited-service restaurants, not only fast food and sandwich shops: pizza places are counted too. Official counts list 4 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Humphreys County, TN spend on food away from home?
About $24.2M a year, or $3,336 per household. That is 18% below the U.S. average (an index of 82, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 11 fast food and sandwich shops on map listings, it comes to $2.2M 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 7,241 households in Humphreys County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Humphreys County, TN compare with the U.S. for fast food and sandwich shops?
Humphreys County has 15.2 fast food and sandwich shops per 10,000 households, 14% above the U.S. rate of 13.3. Spending per shop is $2.2M, 28% below the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the U.S. ratio of fast food and sandwich shops to household spending, Humphreys County would have about 8, against 11 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 483 households, against one for every 478 across the U.S.
How fast is Humphreys County, TN growing?
Population estimates put Humphreys County at 19,646 people in 2025, up 3.4% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 7,241 households. Median household income in Humphreys County is $60,616, 25% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 32.7%, 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. Humphreys County scores 36 for fast food and sandwich shops (lower middle), #1,646 of 2,222 scored counties.
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