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Fast food and sandwich shops in Deaf Smith County, TX

The fast food and sandwich shops in Deaf Smith County, TX, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 35 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,676 of 2,222 scored counties
#102 of 159 scored counties in Texas

Listings
9
9 chain locations (100%)
Official establishments
11
All limited-service restaurants
Household spending a year
$20.1M
On food away from home · $3,316 a household
Spending per listing
$2.2M
27% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
14.9
12% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
18,626
+0.5% 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

For fast food and sandwich shops, Deaf Smith County has a Groundwork market score of 35 (lower middle): #1,676 of 2,222 scored counties and #102 of 159 scored counties in Texas. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.

As of September 2026, map listings count 9 fast food and sandwich shops in Deaf Smith County. All of them are chain locations, against 79% across the U.S. That is 14.9 per 10,000 households, 12% above the U.S. rate of 13.3.

At $3,316 per household (19% below the U.S. average), households in Deaf Smith County spend about $20.1M a year on food away from home. Spread across 9 fast food and sandwich shops, that is $2.2M per shop, 27% 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.

In 2023, official counts showed 11 businesses with payroll in Deaf Smith County classed as limited-service restaurants. That is one for every 550 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. Population estimates put the population change in Deaf Smith County from 2020 to 2025 at +0.5%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).

How Deaf Smith 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.

Fast food and sandwich shops in Deaf Smith County, TX compared with Texas and the U.S.
MeasureDeaf Smith CountyTexasU.S.
Listings per 10k households14.915.713.3
Spending per listing$2.2M$2.5M$3.1M
Households per official establishment (all limited-service restaurants)550451478
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+9.0%+6.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025+0.5%+8.5%+3.1%
Spending per household on food away from home$3,316$3,970$4,070
Median household income$60,799$78,476$80,734
Groundwork market score3543

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
9 → 11All limited-service restaurants
Employees, 2023
259
Annual payroll, 2023
$6.1M
One-person businesses, 2023
10All limited-service restaurants with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
99 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
7The 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 Deaf Smith 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 Deaf Smith County

Population, 2025 estimate
18,626+0.5% since 2020
Households
6,051
Median age
31.6
Homes lived in by their owners
67%
Vehicles per household
2.1
Land area
1,497 sq. mi.
People per square mile
12
Median household income
$60,799+22.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$75,276
Median home value
$121,300
Jobs located here
8,711
Daytime population
18,792Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Fast food and sandwich shops across Texas

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The highest-scoring counties in Texas for fast food and sandwich shops, numbered among those based in Texas, with Deaf Smith County marked.

Top counties in Texas

Counties in Texas ranked for fast food and sandwich shops by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1San Jacinto County, TX8465.5$6.2M+7.1%#66 of 2,222
2Bandera County, TX8288.6$4.3M+9.0%#97 of 2,222
3Guadalupe County, TX788913.6$3.1M+15.8%#174 of 2,222
4Travis County, TX7763810.9$4.2M+7.2%#190 of 2,222
5Llano County, TX761110.2$3.7M+9.5%#212 of 2,222
6Williamson County, TX7532512.9$3.7M+22.3%#230 of 2,222
7Fort Bend County, TX7239213.4$3.6M+17.4%#312 of 2,222
8Parker County, TX728014.2$3.2M+23.5%#318 of 2,222
9Gillespie County, TX711412.2$3.3M+6.6%#338 of 2,222
10Bastrop County, TX715715.5$2.6M+21.3%#345 of 2,222
102Deaf Smith County, TX35914.9$2.2M+0.5%#1,676 of 2,222

Other business types in Deaf Smith 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 Deaf Smith County, TX?

Deaf Smith County has 9 fast food and sandwich shops on map listings as of September 2026. 9 of them (100%) are chain locations. The listings count fast food, sandwich shops, delis and bagel shops. Official counts show 11 businesses with payroll classed as limited-service restaurants in 2023. That count covers all limited-service restaurants (pizza places included), not only fast food and sandwich shops. Another 10 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.

How much do households in Deaf Smith County, TX spend on food away from home?

About $20.1M a year, or $3,316 per household. That is 19% below the U.S. average (an index of 81, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 9 fast food and sandwich shops on map listings, it comes to $2.2M 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 6,051 households in Deaf Smith County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Deaf Smith County, TX compare with the U.S. for fast food and sandwich shops?

Deaf Smith County has 14.9 fast food and sandwich shops per 10,000 households, 12% above the U.S. rate of 13.3. Spending per shop is $2.2M, 27% below the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the national ratio of fast food and sandwich shops to household spending, Deaf Smith County would have about 7, against 9 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 550 households, against one for every 478 across the U.S.

How fast is Deaf Smith County, TX growing?

Population estimates put Deaf Smith County at 18,626 people in 2025, up 0.5% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 6,051 households. The median household income in Deaf Smith County is $60,799 a year, 25% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 22.3% 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. Deaf Smith County scores 35 for fast food and sandwich shops (lower middle), #1,676 of 2,222 scored counties.

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