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Fast food and sandwich shops in Bexar County, TX
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for fast food and sandwich shops in Bexar County, TX, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 49 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,191 of 2,222 scored counties
#64 of 159 scored counties in Texas
- Listings
- 1,125
- 996 chain locations (89%)
- Official establishments
- 1,673
- All limited-service restaurants · +14.4% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $2.8B
- On food away from home · $3,752 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.5M
- 18% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 15.0
- 13% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 2,160,088
- +7.2% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 1,125 fast food and sandwich shops in Bexar County. Of those, 996 are chain locations, or 89%, against 79% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 15.0, 13% above the U.S. rate of 13.3.
At $3,752 per household (8% below the U.S. average), households in Bexar County spend about $2.8B a year on food away from home. Spread across 1,125 fast food and sandwich shops, that is $2.5M per shop, 18% 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.
Official counts show 1,673 businesses with payroll classed as limited-service restaurants in Bexar County in 2023, up 14.4% from 2019. That is one for every 449 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. Another 375 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts. Since fiscal 2022, 48 SBA-backed loans worth $23.6M have gone to businesses classed as limited-service restaurants in Bexar County.
Population estimates put the population change in Bexar County from 2020 to 2025 at +7.2%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). Bexar County scores 49 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for fast food and sandwich shops, ranking #1,191 of 2,222 scored counties and #64 of 159 scored counties in Texas.
How Bexar County compares
The same measures for Texas 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 | Bexar County | Texas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 15.0 | 15.7 | 13.3 |
| Spending per listing | $2.5M | $2.5M | $3.1M |
| Households per official establishment (all limited-service restaurants) | 449 | 451 | 478 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +14.4% | +9.0% | +6.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +7.2% | +8.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on food away from home | $3,752 | $3,970 | $4,070 |
| Median household income | $72,341 | $78,476 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 49 | 43 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 1,463 → 1,673All limited-service restaurants · +14.4% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 39,458
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $790.2M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 375All limited-service restaurants with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 1,125996 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 924The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 48
- Amount
- $23.6M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as limited-service restaurants in Bexar 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 Bexar County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 2,160,088+7.2% since 2020
- Households
- 750,939
- Median age
- 35.8
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 59%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 1,241 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 1,667
- Median household income
- $72,341+26.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $98,061
- Median home value
- $262,200
- Jobs located here
- 956,308
- Daytime population
- 2,121,878Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Texas market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Texas for fast food and sandwich shops, numbered among those based in Texas, with Bexar County marked.
Top counties in Texas
| 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 |
| 64Bexar County, TX | 49 | 1,125 | 15.0 | $2.5M | +7.2% | #1,191 of 2,222 |
Other business types in Bexar County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
- Restaurants and cafes42
- Sit-down restaurants43
- Fast food and sandwich shops49
- Pizza64
- Coffee shops and cafes53
- Bakeries and dessert shops47
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Questions
How many fast food and sandwich shops are in Bexar County, TX?
There are 1,125 fast food and sandwich shops on map listings in Bexar County as of September 2026. 996 of them (89%) are chain locations. The listings count fast food, sandwich shops, delis and bagel shops. Official counts show 1,673 businesses with payroll classed as limited-service restaurants in 2023, up 14.4% from 2019. That count covers all limited-service restaurants (pizza places included), not only fast food and sandwich shops. Official counts list 375 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Bexar County, TX spend on food away from home?
About $2.8B a year, or $3,752 per household. That is 8% below the U.S. average (an index of 92, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 1,125 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 750,939 households in Bexar County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Bexar County, TX compare with the U.S. for fast food and sandwich shops?
Bexar County has 15.0 fast food and sandwich shops per 10,000 households, 13% above the U.S. rate of 13.3. Spending per shop is $2.5M, 18% below the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the national ratio of fast food and sandwich shops to household spending, Bexar County would have about 924, against 1,125 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 449 households, against one for every 478 across the U.S. The official count rose 14.4% from 2019 to 2023, against +6.1% for the U.S.
How fast is Bexar County, TX growing?
Population estimates put Bexar County at 2,160,088 people in 2025, up 7.2% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 750,939 households. The median household income in Bexar County is $72,341 a year, 10% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 26.6% 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. Bexar County scores 49 for fast food and sandwich shops (lower middle), #1,191 of 2,222 scored counties.
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