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Fast food and sandwich shops in Weakley County, TN

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for fast food and sandwich shops in Weakley County, TN, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 38 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,564 of 2,222 scored counties
#59 of 84 scored counties in Tennessee

Listings
16
14 chain locations (88%)
Official establishments
24
All limited-service restaurants · +14.3% since 2019
Household spending a year
$41M
On food away from home · $3,063 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
33,261
+1.1% 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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 16 fast food and sandwich shops in Weakley County. Chain locations make up 88% of them, against 79% across the U.S. That is 12.0 per 10,000 households, 10% below the U.S. rate of 13.3.

Households in Weakley County spend about $41M a year on food away from home, or $3,063 per household, 25% below the U.S. average. That works out to $2.6M per shop, 16% 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 Weakley County was 24 in 2023, up 14.3% from 2019. That is one for every 558 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 also show 5 one-person businesses without payroll.

Population estimates show Weakley County grew 1.1% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). For fast food and sandwich shops, Weakley County has a Groundwork market score of 38 (lower middle): #1,564 of 2,222 scored counties and #59 of 84 scored counties in Tennessee.

How Weakley 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 Weakley County, TN compared with Tennessee and the U.S.
MeasureWeakley 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)558492478
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+14.3%+6.2%+6.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025+1.1%+5.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on food away from home$3,063$3,670$4,070
Median household income$51,880$69,595$80,734
Groundwork market score3834

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
21 → 24All limited-service restaurants · +14.3% over the period
Employees, 2023
479
Annual payroll, 2023
$7.9M
One-person businesses, 2023
5All limited-service restaurants with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
1614 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 Weakley 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 Weakley County

Population, 2025 estimate
33,261+1.1% since 2020
Households
13,384
Median age
39.2
Homes lived in by their owners
66%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
580 sq. mi.
People per square mile
57
Median household income
$51,880+29.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$67,337
Median home value
$151,200
Jobs located here
11,085
Daytime population
30,829Residents 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 Weakley 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
59Weakley County, TN381612.0$2.6M+1.1%#1,564 of 2,222

Other business types in Weakley 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 Weakley County, TN?

There are 16 fast food and sandwich shops on map listings in Weakley County as of September 2026. 14 of them (88%) are chain locations. The listings count fast food, sandwich shops, delis and bagel shops. Official counts show 24 businesses with payroll classed as limited-service restaurants in 2023, up 14.3% from 2019. That count covers all limited-service restaurants (pizza places included), not only fast food and sandwich shops. Another 5 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.

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

About $41M a year, or $3,063 per household. That is 25% below the U.S. average (an index of 75, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 16 fast food and sandwich shops on map listings, it comes to $2.6M 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 13,384 households in Weakley County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Weakley 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 national ratio of fast food and sandwich shops to household spending, Weakley County would have about 13, against 16 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 558 households, against one for every 478 across the U.S. The official count rose 14.3% from 2019 to 2023, against +6.1% for the U.S.

How fast is Weakley County, TN growing?

Population estimates put Weakley County at 33,261 people in 2025, up 1.1% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 13,384 households. The median household income in Weakley County is $51,880 a year, 36% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 29.9% 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. Weakley County scores 38 for fast food and sandwich shops (lower middle), #1,564 of 2,222 scored counties.

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