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Fast food and sandwich shops in Obion County, TN

How Obion 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 39 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,524 of 2,222 scored counties
#56 of 84 scored counties in Tennessee

Listings
15
11 chain locations (73%)
Official establishments
17
All limited-service restaurants · −15.0% since 2019
Household spending a year
$38.6M
On food away from home · $3,085 a household
Spending per listing
$2.6M
16% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
12.0
10% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
30,067
−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

Households in Obion County spend about $38.6M a year on food away from home, or $3,085 per household, 24% below the U.S. average. That is about $2.6M of household spending for each shop on map listings, 16% below the U.S. figure of $3.1M. The spending figure covers all food away from home, not only fast food and sandwich shops.

Obion County has 15 fast food and sandwich shops on map listings as of September 2026. 11 of them (73%) are chain locations, against 79% across the U.S. That is 12.0 per 10,000 households, 10% below the U.S. rate of 13.3.

In 2023, official counts showed 17 businesses with payroll in Obion County classed as limited-service restaurants, down 15.0% from 2019. That is one for every 737 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 also show 3 one-person businesses without payroll.

Population estimates show Obion County declined 2.3% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. Obion County scores 39 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for fast food and sandwich shops, ranking #1,524 of 2,222 scored counties and #56 of 84 scored counties in Tennessee.

How Obion 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 Obion County, TN compared with Tennessee and the U.S.
MeasureObion CountyTennesseeU.S.
Listings per 10k households12.015.113.3
Spending per listing$2.6M$2.4M$3.1M
Households per official establishment (all limited-service restaurants)737492478
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023−15.0%+6.2%+6.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025−2.3%+5.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on food away from home$3,085$3,670$4,070
Median household income$54,613$69,595$80,734
Groundwork market score3934

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
20 → 17All limited-service restaurants · −15.0% over the period
Employees, 2023
294
Annual payroll, 2023
$5.2M
One-person businesses, 2023
3All limited-service restaurants with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
1511 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
13The 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 Obion 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 Obion County

Population, 2025 estimate
30,067−2.3% since 2020
Households
12,527
Median age
42.8
Homes lived in by their owners
68%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
545 sq. mi.
People per square mile
56
Median household income
$54,613+37.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$72,466
Median home value
$133,600
Jobs located here
12,524
Daytime population
30,043Residents 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 Obion 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
56Obion County, TN391512.0$2.6M−2.3%#1,524 of 2,222

Other business types in Obion 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 Obion County, TN?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 15 fast food and sandwich shops in Obion County. 11 of them (73%) are chain locations. The listings count fast food, sandwich shops, delis and bagel shops. Official counts show 17 businesses with payroll classed as limited-service restaurants in 2023, down 15.0% 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 Obion County, TN spend on food away from home?

About $38.6M a year, or $3,085 per household. That is 24% below the U.S. average (an index of 76, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 15 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 12,527 households in Obion County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Obion County has 12.0 fast food and sandwich shops per 10,000 households, 10% below the U.S. rate of 13.3. Spending per shop is $2.6M, 16% below the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the U.S. ratio of fast food and sandwich shops to household spending, Obion County would have about 13, against 15 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 737 households, against one for every 478 across the U.S. The official count fell 15.0% from 2019 to 2023, against +6.1% for the U.S.

How fast is Obion County, TN growing?

Population estimates put Obion County at 30,067 people in 2025, down 2.3% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 12,527 households. Median household income in Obion County is $54,613, 32% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 37.9%, 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. Obion County scores 39 for fast food and sandwich shops (lower middle), #1,524 of 2,222 scored counties.

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