Market rankings · Texas
Fast food and sandwich shops in Texas
Every metro area, small-town market and county in Texas, ranked by the Groundwork market score for fast food and sandwich shops, with competitor counts and household spending for each.
- Listings
- 17,240
- 15,075 chain locations (87%)
- Official establishments
- 24,360
- All limited-service restaurants · +9.0% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $43.6B
- On food away from home
- Listings per 10k households
- 15.7
- 18% above the U.S.
- Spending per listing
- $2.5M
- 17% below the U.S.
- Rank among states
- #35 of 51
- Market score 43 · Lower middle
A site report maps the fast food and sandwich shops on map listings around any address in Texas by name and distance, and the spending within reach.
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What this means
There are 17,240 fast food and sandwich shops on map listings in Texas as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 87% of them, against 79% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 15.7, 18% above the U.S. rate of 13.3.
Household spending on food away from home in Texas comes to about $43.6B a year: $3,970 per household, 2% below the U.S. average. That is about $2.5M of household spending for each shop on map listings, 17% below the U.S. figure of $3.1M. The spending figure covers all food away from home, not only fast food and sandwich shops.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as limited-service restaurants in Texas was 24,360 in 2023, up 9.0% from 2019. That is one for every 451 households, against one for every 478 across the U.S. Across the U.S., the count rose 6.1% over the same years. That count covers all limited-service restaurants (pizza places included), not only fast food and sandwich shops. Since fiscal 2022, 746 SBA-backed loans worth $466.2M have gone to businesses classed as limited-service restaurants in Texas.
Among the 50 states and DC, Texas ranks #35 for fast food and sandwich shops, with a Groundwork market score of 43 (lower middle). Of the 26 scored metro areas in or partly in Texas, the Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos metro area scores highest (84). Of the 41 scored small-town markets in or partly in Texas, the Fredericksburg area scores highest (80).
Every market in Texas for fast food and sandwich shops
Download the ranking (CSV)Numbered by Groundwork market score among the markets based in Texas, highest first; the U.S. rank compares each market with every other of its kind. A metro area that crosses a state line is listed in each state it reaches, and numbered only in the state its page is under. How the score works.
Metro areas
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX | 84 | 1,202 | 12.1 | $3.7M | +14.0% | #13 of 387 |
| 2Midland, TX | 59 | 109 | 15.7 | $2.8M | +9.8% | #142 of 387 |
| 3Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX | 57 | 4,003 | 15.0 | $2.7M | +10.3% | #159 of 387 |
| 4Sherman-Denison, TX | 56 | 83 | 15.0 | $2.5M | +12.8% | #162 of 387 |
| 5Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | 53 | 4,609 | 15.9 | $2.7M | +10.6% | #180 of 387 |
| 6San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX | 51 | 1,444 | 14.9 | $2.6M | +9.5% | #191 of 387 |
| 7Odessa, TX | 44 | 89 | 13.8 | $2.7M | +5.0% | #233 of 387 |
| 8Killeen-Temple, TX | 39 | 284 | 16.0 | $2.2M | +7.2% | #268 of 387 |
| 9McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX | 32 | 509 | 18.8 | $1.7M | +5.6% | #306 of 387 |
| 10Amarillo, TX | 30 | 161 | 15.6 | $2.3M | +2.7% | #311 of 387 |
| 11College Station-Bryan, TX | 30 | 167 | 15.8 | $2.2M | +6.9% | #316 of 387 |
| 12Tyler, TX | 30 | 165 | 19.8 | $1.9M | +7.8% | #318 of 387 |
| 13Waco, TX | 28 | 180 | 16.2 | $2.2M | +4.2% | #326 of 387 |
| 14Longview, TX | 27 | 183 | 16.9 | $2.1M | +3.8% | #330 of 387 |
| 15Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX | 27 | 270 | 18.1 | $2M | +0.5% | #332 of 387 |
| 16Lubbock, TX | 26 | 234 | 16.6 | $2.1M | +4.6% | #336 of 387 |
| 17Eagle Pass, TX | 25 | 36 | 19.9 | $1.5M | +1.7% | #343 of 387 |
| 18Abilene, TX | 24 | 123 | 18.6 | $1.9M | +4.8% | #346 of 387 |
| 19Victoria, TX | 23 | 69 | 18.3 | $1.9M | +1.6% | #349 of 387 |
| 20San Angelo, TX | 21 | 76 | 16.1 | $2.2M | +0.3% | #357 of 387 |
| 21Laredo, TX | 20 | 156 | 19.2 | $1.8M | +5.2% | #360 of 387 |
| 22Wichita Falls, TX | 19 | 103 | 18.1 | $1.9M | +0.7% | #363 of 387 |
| 23Brownsville-Harlingen, TX | 19 | 224 | 16.2 | $1.9M | +3.0% | #364 of 387 |
| 24Corpus Christi, TX | 18 | 307 | 18.2 | $2M | +1.1% | #366 of 387 |
| 25El Paso, TX | 17 | 461 | 15.3 | $2.2M | +1.3% | #369 of 387 |
| 26Texarkana, TX-AR | 6 | 115 | 20.4 | $1.6M | −0.4% | #387 of 387 |
Small-town markets
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Fredericksburg, TX | 80 | 14 | 12.2 | $3.3M | +6.6% | #26 of 537 |
| 2Bonham, TX | 79 | 18 | 14.1 | $2.6M | +9.2% | #36 of 537 |
| 3Andrews, TX | 68 | 8 | 11.7 | $3.3M | +1.6% | #105 of 537 |
| 4Granbury, TX | 67 | 37 | 14.5 | $2.8M | +13.6% | #115 of 537 |
| 5Palestine, TX | 63 | 19 | 10.8 | $3M | +3.2% | #149 of 537 |
| 6Brenham, TX | 63 | 24 | 15.5 | $2.4M | +7.0% | #156 of 537 |
| 7Port Lavaca, TX | 60 | 12 | 13.8 | $2.8M | −2.3% | #178 of 537 |
| 8Jacksonville, TX | 59 | 27 | 14.8 | $2.3M | +5.4% | #194 of 537 |
| 9Bay City, TX | 58 | 21 | 13.6 | $2.5M | +0.5% | #207 of 537 |
| 10Kerrville, TX | 57 | 32 | 14.1 | $2.6M | +2.5% | #216 of 537 |
| 11Nacogdoches, TX | 52 | 33 | 13.0 | $2.5M | +2.2% | #261 of 537 |
| 12Huntsville, TX | 51 | 41 | 15.8 | $2M | +9.5% | #275 of 537 |
| 13Mount Pleasant, TX | 50 | 28 | 13.4 | $2.4M | +2.5% | #278 of 537 |
| 14Corsicana, TX | 48 | 29 | 15.2 | $2.3M | +8.2% | #293 of 537 |
| 15Gainesville, TX | 48 | 33 | 20.0 | $1.9M | +6.5% | #295 of 537 |
| 16Athens, TX | 44 | 59 | 17.6 | $2M | +7.5% | #338 of 537 |
| 17Sulphur Springs, TX | 42 | 27 | 19.3 | $1.9M | +6.1% | #357 of 537 |
| 18Hereford, TX | 41 | 9 | 14.9 | $2.2M | +0.5% | #360 of 537 |
| 19Stephenville, TX | 41 | 27 | 16.1 | $2.2M | +2.8% | #361 of 537 |
| 20Paris, TX | 40 | 48 | 19.2 | $1.7M | +2.6% | #369 of 537 |
| 21El Campo, TX | 39 | 32 | 20.1 | $1.8M | +1.2% | #375 of 537 |
| 22Del Rio, TX | 38 | 24 | 14.3 | $2.4M | +0.5% | #379 of 537 |
| 23Lufkin, TX | 38 | 48 | 14.9 | $2.2M | +1.9% | #381 of 537 |
| 24Dumas, TX | 37 | 13 | 18.2 | $1.8M | +3.0% | #394 of 537 |
| 25Beeville, TX | 35 | 20 | 22.7 | $1.4M | +4.7% | #413 of 537 |
Show all 41 small-town markets
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26Mineral Wells, TX | 34 | 22 | 19.6 | $1.8M | +8.2% | #423 of 537 |
| 27Brownwood, TX | 32 | 22 | 14.7 | $2.2M | +1.7% | #435 of 537 |
| 28Snyder, TX | 30 | 8 | 13.6 | $2.5M | −4.5% | #447 of 537 |
| 29Pampa, TX | 28 | 15 | 18.0 | $1.9M | −1.1% | #463 of 537 |
| 30Zapata, TX | 27 | 9 | 19.7 | $1.4M | −0.9% | #469 of 537 |
| 31Vernon, TX | 25 | 6 | 12.6 | $2.5M | −2.8% | #473 of 537 |
| 32Borger, TX | 22 | 13 | 18.6 | $1.9M | −4.5% | #485 of 537 |
| 33Raymondville, TX | 22 | 10 | 17.6 | $1.8M | −0.8% | #488 of 537 |
| 34Rio Grande City-Roma, TX | 22 | 34 | 17.7 | $1.5M | +0.7% | #491 of 537 |
| 35Big Spring, TX | 18 | 26 | 21.3 | $1.7M | −12.4% | #506 of 537 |
| 36Uvalde, TX | 17 | 23 | 27.3 | $1.1M | +1.6% | #513 of 537 |
| 37Plainview, TX | 15 | 25 | 19.3 | $1.6M | −3.0% | #515 of 537 |
| 38Alice, TX | 13 | 42 | 25.8 | $1.2M | −1.3% | #520 of 537 |
| 39Kingsville, TX | 12 | 33 | 27.8 | $1.2M | −2.2% | #522 of 537 |
| 40Town of Pecos, TX | 10 | 11 | 26.0 | $1.3M | −17.8% | #529 of 537 |
| 41Sweetwater, TX | 7 | 18 | 30.6 | $1.1M | −4.1% | #534 of 537 |
Counties
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1San Jacinto County, TX | 84 | 6 | 5.5 | $6.2M | +7.1% | #66 of 2,222 |
| 2Bandera County, TX | 82 | 8 | 8.6 | $4.3M | +9.0% | #97 of 2,222 |
| 3Guadalupe County, TX | 78 | 89 | 13.6 | $3.1M | +15.8% | #174 of 2,222 |
| 4Travis County, TX | 77 | 638 | 10.9 | $4.2M | +7.2% | #190 of 2,222 |
| 5Llano County, TX | 76 | 11 | 10.2 | $3.7M | +9.5% | #212 of 2,222 |
| 6Williamson County, TX | 75 | 325 | 12.9 | $3.7M | +22.3% | #230 of 2,222 |
| 7Fort Bend County, TX | 72 | 392 | 13.4 | $3.6M | +17.4% | #312 of 2,222 |
| 8Parker County, TX | 72 | 80 | 14.2 | $3.2M | +23.5% | #318 of 2,222 |
| 9Gillespie County, TX | 71 | 14 | 12.2 | $3.3M | +6.6% | #338 of 2,222 |
| 10Bastrop County, TX | 71 | 57 | 15.5 | $2.6M | +21.3% | #345 of 2,222 |
| 11Wilson County, TX | 70 | 23 | 12.6 | $3.3M | +12.2% | #371 of 2,222 |
| 12Montgomery County, TX | 70 | 360 | 14.5 | $3.1M | +24.9% | #375 of 2,222 |
| 13Comal County, TX | 70 | 108 | 15.1 | $3M | +27.9% | #376 of 2,222 |
| 14Wise County, TX | 70 | 37 | 14.7 | $2.9M | +21.5% | #377 of 2,222 |
| 15Kendall County, TX | 69 | 29 | 16.3 | $2.9M | +19.6% | #415 of 2,222 |
| 16Lampasas County, TX | 69 | 12 | 14.3 | $2.8M | +9.0% | #416 of 2,222 |
| 17Fannin County, TX | 69 | 18 | 14.1 | $2.6M | +9.2% | #417 of 2,222 |
| 18Upshur County, TX | 68 | 18 | 11.6 | $3M | +8.2% | #453 of 2,222 |
| 19Denton County, TX | 67 | 521 | 14.5 | $3.3M | +16.9% | #482 of 2,222 |
| 20Waller County, TX | 67 | 30 | 16.4 | $2.5M | +21.9% | #494 of 2,222 |
| 21Collin County, TX | 66 | 619 | 14.9 | $3.4M | +20.6% | #519 of 2,222 |
| 22Galveston County, TX | 66 | 180 | 12.8 | $3.3M | +5.9% | #522 of 2,222 |
| 23Grimes County, TX | 65 | 13 | 12.7 | $2.8M | +16.3% | #562 of 2,222 |
| 24Lavaca County, TX | 64 | 10 | 11.8 | $3M | +1.5% | #587 of 2,222 |
| 25Falls County, TX | 64 | 7 | 11.0 | $3M | +5.5% | #590 of 2,222 |
Show all 254 counties
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26Brazoria County, TX | 64 | 213 | 15.9 | $2.8M | +12.2% | #593 of 2,222 |
| 27Hays County, TX | 62 | 159 | 15.9 | $2.7M | +24.8% | #668 of 2,222 |
| 28Hood County, TX | 61 | 37 | 14.5 | $2.8M | +13.6% | #717 of 2,222 |
| 29Randall County, TX | 61 | 81 | 14.3 | $2.8M | +7.9% | #718 of 2,222 |
| 30Burnet County, TX | 61 | 34 | 16.2 | $2.4M | +15.2% | #724 of 2,222 |
| 31Liberty County, TX | 61 | 47 | 15.1 | $2.4M | +31.3% | #725 of 2,222 |
| 32Panola County, TX | 60 | 10 | 11.2 | $3.2M | +2.3% | #745 of 2,222 |
| 33Harrison County, TX | 60 | 29 | 11.0 | $3.1M | +4.6% | #748 of 2,222 |
| 34Gaines County, TX | 60 | 9 | 13.0 | $2.9M | +10.4% | #757 of 2,222 |
| 35Camp County, TX | 60 | 6 | 12.5 | $2.7M | +7.7% | #763 of 2,222 |
| 36Rusk County, TX | 60 | 24 | 13.3 | $2.7M | +5.0% | #764 of 2,222 |
| 37Caldwell County, TX | 60 | 23 | 13.8 | $2.6M | +20.0% | #767 of 2,222 |
| 38Wood County, TX | 60 | 26 | 13.9 | $2.5M | +10.3% | #768 of 2,222 |
| 39Andrews County, TX | 59 | 8 | 11.7 | $3.3M | +1.6% | #784 of 2,222 |
| 40Midland County, TX | 58 | 106 | 15.7 | $2.8M | +10.0% | #835 of 2,222 |
| 41Rockwall County, TX | 58 | 76 | 18.4 | $2.8M | +28.9% | #836 of 2,222 |
| 42Bosque County, TX | 58 | 11 | 14.7 | $2.4M | +3.6% | #841 of 2,222 |
| 43Morris County, TX | 57 | 5 | 10.2 | $3.1M | +1.3% | #861 of 2,222 |
| 44Hunt County, TX | 57 | 62 | 16.1 | $2.3M | +23.0% | #877 of 2,222 |
| 45Aransas County, TX | 57 | 21 | 16.8 | $2.2M | +9.3% | #879 of 2,222 |
| 46Burleson County, TX | 57 | 16 | 20.3 | $1.8M | +16.2% | #880 of 2,222 |
| 47Trinity County, TX | 56 | 7 | 11.5 | $2.7M | +5.5% | #921 of 2,222 |
| 48Milam County, TX | 56 | 13 | 12.8 | $2.7M | +6.0% | #922 of 2,222 |
| 49Grayson County, TX | 56 | 83 | 15.0 | $2.5M | +12.8% | #929 of 2,222 |
| 50Austin County, TX | 56 | 23 | 19.0 | $2.1M | +11.6% | #933 of 2,222 |
| 51Anderson County, TX | 55 | 19 | 10.8 | $3M | +3.2% | #945 of 2,222 |
| 52Washington County, TX | 54 | 24 | 15.5 | $2.4M | +7.0% | #1,004 of 2,222 |
| 53Johnson County, TX | 53 | 102 | 15.6 | $2.6M | +20.5% | #1,036 of 2,222 |
| 54Polk County, TX | 52 | 30 | 15.4 | $2.2M | +5.9% | #1,089 of 2,222 |
| 55Van Zandt County, TX | 51 | 38 | 16.8 | $2.1M | +10.7% | #1,119 of 2,222 |
| 56Calhoun County, TX | 50 | 12 | 13.8 | $2.8M | −2.3% | #1,142 of 2,222 |
| 57Harris County, TX | 50 | 2,708 | 15.4 | $2.5M | +6.6% | #1,147 of 2,222 |
| 58Blanco County, TX | 50 | 9 | 17.4 | $2.4M | +18.6% | #1,153 of 2,222 |
| 59Cherokee County, TX | 50 | 27 | 14.8 | $2.3M | +5.4% | #1,154 of 2,222 |
| 60Hardin County, TX | 50 | 38 | 17.1 | $2.2M | +4.2% | #1,155 of 2,222 |
| 61Jackson County, TX | 50 | 10 | 16.6 | $2.1M | +2.6% | #1,156 of 2,222 |
| 62Kaufman County, TX | 50 | 99 | 19.4 | $2.1M | +42.2% | #1,157 of 2,222 |
| 63Ellis County, TX | 50 | 150 | 20.9 | $2.1M | +24.0% | #1,158 of 2,222 |
| 64Bexar County, TX | 49 | 1,125 | 15.0 | $2.5M | +7.2% | #1,191 of 2,222 |
| 65Tarrant County, TX | 49 | 1,288 | 16.5 | $2.5M | +6.3% | #1,192 of 2,222 |
| 66Orange County, TX | 49 | 50 | 15.4 | $2.4M | +1.8% | #1,194 of 2,222 |
| 67Medina County, TX | 49 | 32 | 18.0 | $2.1M | +11.4% | #1,201 of 2,222 |
| 68Robertson County, TX | 49 | 12 | 17.9 | $2M | +6.4% | #1,202 of 2,222 |
| 69Montague County, TX | 49 | 16 | 18.7 | $1.8M | +9.6% | #1,203 of 2,222 |
| 70Ector County, TX | 48 | 89 | 13.8 | $2.7M | +5.0% | #1,226 of 2,222 |
| 71Franklin County, TX | 48 | 6 | 15.4 | $2.5M | +6.0% | #1,232 of 2,222 |
| 72Matagorda County, TX | 48 | 21 | 13.6 | $2.5M | +0.5% | #1,233 of 2,222 |
| 73Comanche County, TX | 48 | 9 | 16.8 | $2M | +5.9% | #1,245 of 2,222 |
| 74Lee County, TX | 47 | 10 | 14.3 | $2.6M | +7.0% | #1,272 of 2,222 |
| 75Kerr County, TX | 47 | 32 | 14.1 | $2.6M | +2.5% | #1,273 of 2,222 |
| 76Rains County, TX | 46 | 8 | 16.5 | $2.2M | +11.2% | #1,324 of 2,222 |
| 77Atascosa County, TX | 46 | 30 | 17.9 | $2M | +8.7% | #1,326 of 2,222 |
| 78Walker County, TX | 46 | 41 | 15.8 | $2M | +9.5% | #1,327 of 2,222 |
| 79Red River County, TX | 45 | 7 | 14.1 | $2.2M | +2.2% | #1,360 of 2,222 |
| 80Chambers County, TX | 45 | 44 | 25.5 | $1.8M | +22.6% | #1,362 of 2,222 |
| 81Hill County, TX | 45 | 28 | 20.3 | $1.7M | +9.8% | #1,363 of 2,222 |
| 82Limestone County, TX | 44 | 11 | 13.1 | $2.5M | +3.2% | #1,378 of 2,222 |
| 83Nacogdoches County, TX | 43 | 33 | 13.0 | $2.5M | +2.2% | #1,406 of 2,222 |
| 84Bell County, TX | 43 | 222 | 15.6 | $2.3M | +8.0% | #1,413 of 2,222 |
| 85Hockley County, TX | 43 | 14 | 17.7 | $2M | +0.5% | #1,422 of 2,222 |
| 86Cooke County, TX | 43 | 33 | 20.0 | $1.9M | +6.5% | #1,423 of 2,222 |
| 87Fayette County, TX | 43 | 24 | 23.1 | $1.6M | +3.9% | #1,425 of 2,222 |
| 88Navarro County, TX | 42 | 29 | 15.2 | $2.3M | +8.2% | #1,451 of 2,222 |
| 89Coryell County, TX | 42 | 50 | 18.5 | $1.9M | +3.0% | #1,457 of 2,222 |
| 90Dallas County, TX | 40 | 1,575 | 16.0 | $2.5M | +1.9% | #1,496 of 2,222 |
| 91Houston County, TX | 40 | 11 | 13.8 | $2.4M | +1.1% | #1,499 of 2,222 |
| 92Henderson County, TX | 40 | 59 | 17.6 | $2M | +7.5% | #1,513 of 2,222 |
| 93Jasper County, TX | 39 | 17 | 12.3 | $2.6M | +0.5% | #1,522 of 2,222 |
| 94Freestone County, TX | 39 | 12 | 16.9 | $2M | +7.1% | #1,550 of 2,222 |
| 95Jones County, TX | 39 | 12 | 20.3 | $1.6M | +6.1% | #1,553 of 2,222 |
| 96Brazos County, TX | 37 | 139 | 15.3 | $2.3M | +6.2% | #1,615 of 2,222 |
| 97Smith County, TX | 37 | 165 | 19.8 | $1.9M | +7.8% | #1,625 of 2,222 |
| 98Hopkins County, TX | 37 | 27 | 19.3 | $1.9M | +6.1% | #1,629 of 2,222 |
| 99Colorado County, TX | 37 | 16 | 20.2 | $1.9M | +3.9% | #1,630 of 2,222 |
| 100Gonzales County, TX | 36 | 12 | 15.1 | $2.1M | +2.5% | #1,651 of 2,222 |
| 101Shelby County, TX | 35 | 13 | 13.9 | $2.2M | +1.0% | #1,675 of 2,222 |
| 102Deaf Smith County, TX | 35 | 9 | 14.9 | $2.2M | +0.5% | #1,676 of 2,222 |
| 103McLennan County, TX | 35 | 162 | 16.6 | $2.2M | +4.2% | #1,678 of 2,222 |
| 104Lubbock County, TX | 35 | 213 | 16.9 | $2.1M | +5.6% | #1,680 of 2,222 |
| 105Newton County, TX | 34 | 5 | 10.3 | $3M | −1.7% | #1,694 of 2,222 |
| 106Erath County, TX | 34 | 27 | 16.1 | $2.2M | +2.8% | #1,710 of 2,222 |
| 107Lamb County, TX | 34 | 7 | 15.0 | $2.1M | −3.3% | #1,713 of 2,222 |
| 108Taylor County, TX | 33 | 97 | 17.7 | $2M | +4.6% | #1,753 of 2,222 |
| 109Moore County, TX | 33 | 13 | 18.2 | $1.8M | +3.0% | #1,759 of 2,222 |
| 110Wharton County, TX | 33 | 32 | 20.1 | $1.8M | +1.2% | #1,760 of 2,222 |
| 111Val Verde County, TX | 32 | 24 | 14.3 | $2.4M | +0.5% | #1,776 of 2,222 |
| 112Hidalgo County, TX | 32 | 509 | 18.8 | $1.7M | +5.6% | #1,790 of 2,222 |
| 113Bee County, TX | 32 | 20 | 22.7 | $1.4M | +4.7% | #1,796 of 2,222 |
| 114Leon County, TX | 32 | 16 | 23.7 | $1.4M | +7.1% | #1,797 of 2,222 |
| 115Angelina County, TX | 31 | 48 | 14.9 | $2.2M | +1.9% | #1,806 of 2,222 |
| 116Lamar County, TX | 31 | 41 | 20.5 | $1.7M | +2.7% | #1,828 of 2,222 |
| 117Callahan County, TX | 31 | 14 | 26.7 | $1.3M | +5.4% | #1,832 of 2,222 |
| 118Tom Green County, TX | 30 | 76 | 16.3 | $2.2M | +0.4% | #1,840 of 2,222 |
| 119Palo Pinto County, TX | 30 | 22 | 19.6 | $1.8M | +8.2% | #1,858 of 2,222 |
| 120Victoria County, TX | 29 | 65 | 18.6 | $1.9M | +1.5% | #1,877 of 2,222 |
| 121Madison County, TX | 29 | 9 | 21.3 | $1.7M | +5.7% | #1,880 of 2,222 |
| 122Ward County, TX | 29 | 16 | 36.5 | $999K | −4.7% | #1,883 of 2,222 |
| 123Cass County, TX | 28 | 20 | 16.9 | $1.9M | +0.7% | #1,904 of 2,222 |
| 124Webb County, TX | 28 | 156 | 19.2 | $1.8M | +5.2% | #1,908 of 2,222 |
| 125San Patricio County, TX | 28 | 65 | 25.7 | $1.4M | +4.7% | #1,912 of 2,222 |
| 126Brown County, TX | 27 | 22 | 14.7 | $2.2M | +1.7% | #1,924 of 2,222 |
| 127El Paso County, TX | 26 | 459 | 15.3 | $2.2M | +1.3% | #1,946 of 2,222 |
| 128Titus County, TX | 26 | 17 | 15.2 | $2.1M | +0.9% | #1,947 of 2,222 |
| 129Nueces County, TX | 26 | 221 | 16.8 | $2.1M | −0.2% | #1,949 of 2,222 |
| 130DeWitt County, TX | 25 | 11 | 15.9 | $2.1M | +2.4% | #1,966 of 2,222 |
| 131Cameron County, TX | 25 | 224 | 16.2 | $1.9M | +3.0% | #1,973 of 2,222 |
| 132Jefferson County, TX | 24 | 182 | 19.2 | $1.8M | −0.7% | #1,986 of 2,222 |
| 133Maverick County, TX | 24 | 36 | 19.9 | $1.5M | +1.7% | #1,989 of 2,222 |
| 134Zapata County, TX | 24 | 9 | 19.7 | $1.4M | −0.9% | #1,991 of 2,222 |
| 135Scurry County, TX | 23 | 8 | 13.6 | $2.5M | −4.5% | #1,992 of 2,222 |
| 136Gray County, TX | 23 | 15 | 18.8 | $1.8M | −1.3% | #2,002 of 2,222 |
| 137Young County, TX | 23 | 16 | 20.9 | $1.7M | +1.7% | #2,005 of 2,222 |
| 138Karnes County, TX | 23 | 13 | 27.5 | $1.3M | +1.4% | #2,011 of 2,222 |
| 139Live Oak County, TX | 22 | 13 | 29.8 | $1.1M | +5.1% | #2,027 of 2,222 |
| 140Wilbarger County, TX | 21 | 6 | 12.6 | $2.5M | −2.8% | #2,028 of 2,222 |
| 141Wichita County, TX | 21 | 95 | 19.4 | $1.8M | 0.0% | #2,041 of 2,222 |
| 142Willacy County, TX | 21 | 10 | 17.6 | $1.8M | −0.8% | #2,042 of 2,222 |
| 143Starr County, TX | 20 | 34 | 17.7 | $1.5M | +0.7% | #2,060 of 2,222 |
| 144Gregg County, TX | 20 | 112 | 23.2 | $1.5M | +1.4% | #2,063 of 2,222 |
| 145Hutchinson County, TX | 18 | 13 | 18.6 | $1.9M | −4.5% | #2,086 of 2,222 |
| 146Hale County, TX | 18 | 21 | 19.0 | $1.6M | −2.0% | #2,095 of 2,222 |
| 147Pecos County, TX | 18 | 12 | 22.9 | $1.6M | −4.1% | #2,096 of 2,222 |
| 148Howard County, TX | 16 | 26 | 21.3 | $1.7M | −12.4% | #2,121 of 2,222 |
| 149Frio County, TX | 16 | 16 | 29.4 | $1.1M | +2.3% | #2,128 of 2,222 |
| 150Jim Wells County, TX | 15 | 35 | 26.4 | $1.2M | −0.2% | #2,144 of 2,222 |
| 151Eastland County, TX | 15 | 25 | 34.5 | $922K | +1.9% | #2,146 of 2,222 |
| 152Bowie County, TX | 14 | 88 | 25.1 | $1.3M | −0.2% | #2,158 of 2,222 |
| 153Uvalde County, TX | 14 | 23 | 27.3 | $1.1M | +1.6% | #2,160 of 2,222 |
| 154Kleberg County, TX | 12 | 33 | 27.8 | $1.2M | −2.2% | #2,177 of 2,222 |
| 155Potter County, TX | 11 | 75 | 17.6 | $1.8M | −3.3% | #2,179 of 2,222 |
| 156Dawson County, TX | 9 | 8 | 19.8 | $1.6M | −5.6% | #2,195 of 2,222 |
| 157Terry County, TX | 9 | 10 | 23.3 | $1.3M | −0.6% | #2,197 of 2,222 |
| 158Reeves County, TX | 8 | 11 | 26.0 | $1.3M | −17.8% | #2,203 of 2,222 |
| 159Nolan County, TX | 7 | 18 | 30.6 | $1.1M | −4.1% | #2,209 of 2,222 |
| Tyler County, TX | Not scored | 4 | 5.6 | $5.8M | +3.1% | |
| Clay County, TX | Not scored | 4 | 9.3 | $4.1M | +5.0% | |
| Sabine County, TX | Not scored | 2 | 4.3 | $7.7M | +1.2% | |
| Runnels County, TX | Not scored | 6 | 15.8 | $2.1M | −2.2% | |
| Ochiltree County, TX | Not scored | 7 | 19.0 | $1.8M | −6.7% | |
| Duval County, TX | Not scored | 7 | 22.9 | $1.3M | −4.2% | |
| Marion County, TX | Not scored | 6 | 14.3 | $2.2M | +0.3% | |
| Parmer County, TX | Not scored | 2 | 6.2 | $5.9M | −1.8% | |
| Somervell County, TX | Not scored | 7 | 18.9 | $2.1M | +11.5% | |
| Brewster County, TX | Not scored | 10 | 20.2 | $1.6M | −1.1% | |
| Zavala County, TX | Not scored | 7 | 21.4 | $1.2M | −6.5% | |
| Stephens County, TX | Not scored | 8 | 22.1 | $1.4M | +3.1% | |
| Mitchell County, TX | Not scored | 6 | 21.8 | $1.6M | −0.7% | |
| Jack County, TX | Not scored | 5 | 16.7 | $2.1M | +12.7% | |
| Archer County, TX | Not scored | 4 | 11.5 | $3.3M | +6.7% | |
| Hamilton County, TX | Not scored | 7 | 22.4 | $1.5M | +5.2% | |
| Dimmit County, TX | Not scored | 7 | 23.3 | $1.3M | −6.5% | |
| San Augustine County, TX | Not scored | 3 | 10.2 | $3M | −2.5% | |
| Coleman County, TX | Not scored | 5 | 15.0 | $2M | +3.0% | |
| Yoakum County, TX | Not scored | 7 | 26.8 | $1.5M | −3.0% | |
| McCulloch County, TX | Not scored | 9 | 27.3 | $1.2M | −1.6% | |
| Winkler County, TX | Not scored | 6 | 21.7 | $1.7M | −2.8% | |
| Castro County, TX | Not scored | 4 | 16.6 | $2M | −0.4% | |
| Dallam County, TX | Not scored | 4 | 15.5 | $2M | +5.2% | |
| Goliad County, TX | Not scored | 4 | 14.2 | $2.5M | +2.7% | |
| Brooks County, TX | Not scored | 7 | 23.5 | $1.4M | −7.3% | |
| Swisher County, TX | Not scored | 2 | 8.4 | $3.4M | −3.5% | |
| Bailey County, TX | Not scored | 3 | 13.6 | $2.5M | +1.4% | |
| La Salle County, TX | Not scored | 20 | 121.4 | $275K | −1.9% | |
| Childress County, TX | Not scored | 8 | 43.5 | $782K | −0.2% | |
| Refugio County, TX | Not scored | 11 | 44.1 | $700K | −1.3% | |
| Presidio County, TX | Not scored | 5 | 20.7 | $1.3M | −11.0% | |
| Carson County, TX | Not scored | 3 | 13.1 | $3M | +0.2% | |
| Lynn County, TX | Not scored | 3 | 14.3 | $2.6M | +7.3% | |
| San Saba County, TX | Not scored | 4 | 19.1 | $1.7M | +1.1% | |
| Delta County, TX | Not scored | 2 | 9.2 | $3.6M | +6.3% | |
| Haskell County, TX | Not scored | 5 | 23.6 | $1.4M | +1.1% | |
| Martin County, TX | Not scored | 3 | 15.2 | $2.8M | +0.5% | |
| Floyd County, TX | Not scored | 4 | 20.5 | $1.7M | −9.1% | |
| Hartley County, TX | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −8.1% | |
| Hansford County, TX | Not scored | 3 | 16.1 | $2.2M | −5.9% | |
| Garza County, TX | Not scored | 3 | 20.5 | $1.5M | −22.3% | |
| Crosby County, TX | Not scored | 1 | 5.2 | $5.8M | −4.8% | |
| Wheeler County, TX | Not scored | 4 | 20.7 | $1.6M | −4.1% | |
| Jim Hogg County, TX | Not scored | 8 | 62.5 | $460K | −6.0% | |
| Crane County, TX | Not scored | 5 | 30.6 | $1.1M | −2.5% | |
| Mills County, TX | Not scored | 5 | 27.8 | $1.3M | +3.0% | |
| Kimble County, TX | Not scored | 9 | 44.1 | $790K | +3.4% | |
| Mason County, TX | Not scored | 4 | 23.4 | $1.5M | +0.5% | |
| Fisher County, TX | Not scored | 2 | 12.8 | $2.6M | +0.4% | |
| Hardeman County, TX | Not scored | 5 | 40.7 | $830K | −7.5% | |
| Baylor County, TX | Not scored | 5 | 32.7 | $925K | +0.3% | |
| Hudspeth County, TX | Not scored | 2 | 23.8 | $1.2M | +7.7% | |
| Coke County, TX | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | +2.7% | |
| Concho County, TX | Not scored | 2 | 24.6 | $1.3M | +8.7% | |
| Knox County, TX | Not scored | 2 | 16.1 | $1.9M | −4.6% | |
| Sutton County, TX | Not scored | 5 | 39.3 | $969K | −4.7% | |
| Donley County, TX | Not scored | 2 | 16.9 | $1.9M | −1.9% | |
| Hemphill County, TX | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −8.4% | |
| Reagan County, TX | Not scored | 6 | 58.1 | $597K | −7.5% | |
| Upton County, TX | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −5.1% | |
| Shackelford County, TX | Not scored | 2 | 15.5 | $2.3M | +2.7% | |
| Kinney County, TX | Not scored | 1 | 8.7 | $3.7M | 0.0% | |
| Lipscomb County, TX | Not scored | 3 | 29.3 | $1.2M | −2.8% | |
| Crockett County, TX | Not scored | 4 | 32.7 | $1.1M | −10.5% | |
| Hall County, TX | Not scored | 3 | 25.7 | $1.2M | −2.4% | |
| Real County, TX | Not scored | 4 | 35.5 | $830K | −0.1% | |
| Collingsworth County, TX | Not scored | 1 | 10.3 | $3.2M | −5.9% | |
| Cochran County, TX | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −0.5% | |
| Schleicher County, TX | Not scored | 1 | 10.4 | $3.6M | −7.9% | |
| Sherman County, TX | Not scored | 3 | 35.6 | $1M | −0.1% | |
| Oldham County, TX | Not scored | 1 | 16.3 | $2.5M | +1.0% | |
| Culberson County, TX | Not scored | 4 | 46.1 | $636K | +3.8% | |
| Menard County, TX | Not scored | 1 | 10.6 | $3M | −0.1% | |
| Jeff Davis County, TX | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −13.9% | |
| Armstrong County, TX | Not scored | 1 | 13.0 | $2.7M | −0.4% | |
| Dickens County, TX | Not scored | 2 | 27.5 | $1.1M | −3.7% | |
| Throckmorton County, TX | Not scored | 1 | 13.6 | $2.5M | +6.7% | |
| Sterling County, TX | Not scored | 3 | 75.2 | $498K | −2.5% | |
| Irion County, TX | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −2.9% | |
| Cottle County, TX | Not scored | 2 | 34.7 | $922K | −10.4% | |
| Briscoe County, TX | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | +3.8% | |
| Edwards County, TX | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −3.6% | |
| Stonewall County, TX | Not scored | 1 | 19.5 | $1.7M | −4.7% | |
| Motley County, TX | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −1.8% | |
| Glasscock County, TX | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | +1.0% | |
| Foard County, TX | Not scored | 1 | 22.9 | $1.6M | −4.2% | |
| Terrell County, TX | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −6.6% | |
| Roberts County, TX | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | +5.2% | |
| Kent County, TX | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −11.1% | |
| Borden County, TX | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −11.8% | |
| McMullen County, TX | Not scored | 2 | 96.6 | $323K | −9.0% | |
| King County, TX | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −28.1% | |
| Kenedy County, TX | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −8.6% | |
| Loving County, TX | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −17.5% |
Markets with fewer than 5 fast food and sandwich shops on map listings, and counties under 10,000 people, aren’t scored; they’re listed last in each table.
Questions
How many fast food and sandwich shops are in Texas?
As of September 2026, map listings count 17,240 fast food and sandwich shops in Texas. 15,075 of them (87%) are chain locations. The listings count fast food, sandwich shops, delis and bagel shops. Official counts show 24,360 businesses with payroll classed as limited-service restaurants in 2023, up 9.0% from 2019. The official count takes in all limited-service restaurants, not only fast food and sandwich shops: pizza places are counted too. Official counts list 5,635 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Texas spend on food away from home?
About $43.6B a year, or $3,970 per household. That is 2% below the U.S. average (an index of 98, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 17,240 fast food and sandwich shops on map listings, it comes to $2.5M 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 10,992,816 households in Texas and national spending patterns by income.
How does Texas compare with the U.S. for fast food and sandwich shops?
Texas has 15.7 fast food and sandwich shops per 10,000 households, 18% above the U.S. rate of 13.3. Spending per shop is $2.5M, 17% below the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the U.S. ratio of fast food and sandwich shops to household spending, Texas would have about 14,304, against 17,240 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 451 households, against one for every 478 across the U.S. The official count rose 9.0% from 2019 to 2023, against +6.1% for the U.S.
Which market in Texas has the highest market score for fast food and sandwich shops?
Among 26 scored metro areas in or partly in Texas, the Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos metro area scores highest, at 84 (high). Among 41 scored small-town markets in or partly in Texas, the Fredericksburg area scores highest, at 80 (high). Among 159 scored counties in Texas, San Jacinto County scores highest, at 84 (high). Scores compare each market with others of its kind across the U.S.
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. Texas scores 43 for fast food and sandwich shops (lower middle), #35 of the 50 states and DC.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
Run a Groundwork site report on an address in Texas. It maps the fast food and sandwich shops on map listings near the site and sizes the households and spending within the distance you choose. New accounts get 10 actions over 3 days, no card.
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- Restaurants and cafes132,478 listings
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