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Fast food and sandwich shops in Burleson County, TX
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for fast food and sandwich shops in Burleson County, TX, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 57 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #880 of 2,222 scored counties
#46 of 159 scored counties in Texas
- Listings
- 16
- 14 chain locations (88%)
- Official establishments
- 8
- All limited-service restaurants
- Household spending a year
- $28.5M
- On food away from home · $3,610 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.8M
- 42% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 20.3
- 53% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 20,549
- +16.2% since 2020
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What this means
Households in Burleson County spend about $28.5M a year on food away from home, or $3,610 per household, 11% below the U.S. average. That works out to $1.8M per shop, 42% below the U.S. figure of $3.1M. The spending figure covers all food away from home, not only fast food and sandwich shops.
There are 16 fast food and sandwich shops on map listings in Burleson County as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 88% of them, against 79% across the U.S. That is 20.3 per 10,000 households, 53% above the U.S. rate of 13.3.
In 2023, official counts showed 8 businesses with payroll in Burleson County classed as limited-service restaurants. That is one for every 988 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. Another 3 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Burleson County grew 16.2%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For fast food and sandwich shops, Burleson County has a Groundwork market score of 57 (upper middle): #880 of 2,222 scored counties and #46 of 159 scored counties in Texas.
How Burleson 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 | Burleson County | Texas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 20.3 | 15.7 | 13.3 |
| Spending per listing | $1.8M | $2.5M | $3.1M |
| Households per official establishment (all limited-service restaurants) | 988 | 451 | 478 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +9.0% | +6.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +16.2% | +8.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on food away from home | $3,610 | $3,970 | $4,070 |
| Median household income | $70,000 | $78,476 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 57 | 43 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 8 → 8All limited-service restaurants
- Employees, 2023
- 179
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $3.1M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 3All limited-service restaurants with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 1614 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 9The 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 Burleson 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 Burleson County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 20,549+16.2% since 2020
- Households
- 7,900
- Median age
- 44.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 82%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 659 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 29
- Median household income
- $70,000+21.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $91,476
- Median home value
- $191,000
- Jobs located here
- 4,175
- Daytime population
- 12,764Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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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 |
| 46Burleson County, TX | 57 | 16 | 20.3 | $1.8M | +16.2% | #880 of 2,222 |
Other business types in Burleson County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
- Restaurants and cafes57
- Sit-down restaurants47
- Fast food and sandwich shops57
- Pizza
- Coffee shops and cafes66
- Bakeries and dessert shops60
Groceries and convenience
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Questions
How many fast food and sandwich shops are in Burleson County, TX?
As of September 2026, map listings count 16 fast food and sandwich shops in Burleson County. 14 of them (88%) are chain locations. The listings count fast food, sandwich shops, delis and bagel shops. Official counts show 8 businesses with payroll classed as limited-service restaurants in 2023. The official count takes in all limited-service restaurants, not only fast food and sandwich shops: pizza places are counted too. Official counts list 3 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Burleson County, TX spend on food away from home?
About $28.5M a year, or $3,610 per household. That is 11% below the U.S. average (an index of 89, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 16 fast food and sandwich shops on map listings, it comes to $1.8M 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 7,900 households in Burleson County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Burleson County, TX compare with the U.S. for fast food and sandwich shops?
Burleson County has 20.3 fast food and sandwich shops per 10,000 households, 53% above the U.S. rate of 13.3. Spending per shop is $1.8M, 42% below the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the U.S. ratio of fast food and sandwich shops to household spending, Burleson County would have about 9, against 16 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 988 households, against one for every 478 across the U.S.
How fast is Burleson County, TX growing?
Population estimates put Burleson County at 20,549 people in 2025, up 16.2% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 7,900 households. Median household income in Burleson County is $70,000, 13% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 21.3%, 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. Burleson County scores 57 for fast food and sandwich shops (upper middle), #880 of 2,222 scored counties.
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