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Fast food and sandwich shops in Robertson County, TN
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for fast food and sandwich shops in Robertson County, TN, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 55 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #962 of 2,222 scored counties
#30 of 84 scored counties in Tennessee
- Listings
- 44
- 42 chain locations (95%)
- Official establishments
- 57
- All limited-service restaurants · +5.6% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $109.1M
- On food away from home · $3,862 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.5M
- 19% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 15.6
- 17% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 80,175
- +9.9% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 44 fast food and sandwich shops in Robertson County. Chain locations make up 95% of them, against 79% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 15.6, 17% above the U.S. rate of 13.3.
Households in Robertson County spend about $109.1M a year on food away from home, or $3,862 per household, 5% below the U.S. average. That is about $2.5M of household spending for each shop on map listings, 19% 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.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as limited-service restaurants in Robertson County was 57 in 2023, up 5.6% from 2019. That is one for every 496 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 7 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $327K has gone to businesses classed as limited-service restaurants in Robertson County.
Population estimates put the population change in Robertson County from 2020 to 2025 at +9.9%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For fast food and sandwich shops, Robertson County has a Groundwork market score of 55 (upper middle): #962 of 2,222 scored counties and #30 of 84 scored counties in Tennessee.
How Robertson 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 | Robertson County | Tennessee | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 15.6 | 15.1 | 13.3 |
| Spending per listing | $2.5M | $2.4M | $3.1M |
| Households per official establishment (all limited-service restaurants) | 496 | 492 | 478 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +5.6% | +6.2% | +6.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +9.9% | +5.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on food away from home | $3,862 | $3,670 | $4,070 |
| Median household income | $83,047 | $69,595 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 55 | 34 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 54 → 57All limited-service restaurants · +5.6% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 1,165
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $19.8M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 7All limited-service restaurants with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 4442 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 36The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $327K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as limited-service restaurants in Robertson 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 Robertson County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 80,175+9.9% since 2020
- Households
- 28,255
- Median age
- 39.3
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 78%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.2
- Land area
- 476 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 159
- Median household income
- $83,047+31.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $101,822
- Median home value
- $335,000
- Jobs located here
- 24,047
- Daytime population
- 61,274Residents 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 |
| 30Robertson County, TN | 55 | 44 | 15.6 | $2.5M | +9.9% | #962 of 2,222 |
Other business types in Robertson County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
- Restaurants and cafes68
- Sit-down restaurants64
- Fast food and sandwich shops55
- Pizza72
- Coffee shops and cafes78
- Bakeries and dessert shops78
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Questions
How many fast food and sandwich shops are in Robertson County, TN?
There are 44 fast food and sandwich shops on map listings in Robertson County as of September 2026. 42 of them (95%) are chain locations. The listings count fast food, sandwich shops, delis and bagel shops. Official counts show 57 businesses with payroll classed as limited-service restaurants in 2023, up 5.6% from 2019. That count covers all limited-service restaurants (pizza places included), not only fast food and sandwich shops. Official counts also show 7 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Robertson County, TN spend on food away from home?
About $109.1M a year, or $3,862 per household. That is 5% below the U.S. average (an index of 95, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 44 fast food and sandwich shops on map listings, it comes to $2.5M 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 28,255 households in Robertson County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Robertson County, TN compare with the U.S. for fast food and sandwich shops?
Robertson County has 15.6 fast food and sandwich shops per 10,000 households, 17% above the U.S. rate of 13.3. Spending per shop is $2.5M, 19% below the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the national ratio of fast food and sandwich shops to household spending, Robertson County would have about 36, against 44 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 496 households, against one for every 478 across the U.S. The official count rose 5.6% from 2019 to 2023, against +6.1% for the U.S.
How fast is Robertson County, TN growing?
Population estimates put Robertson County at 80,175 people in 2025, up 9.9% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 28,255 households. The median household income in Robertson County is $83,047 a year, 3% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 31.2% 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. Robertson County scores 55 for fast food and sandwich shops (upper middle), #962 of 2,222 scored counties.
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