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Fast food and sandwich shops in Gaines County, TX

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 60 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #757 of 2,222 scored counties
#34 of 159 scored counties in Texas

Listings
9
8 chain locations (89%)
Official establishments
14
All limited-service restaurants
Household spending a year
$26.4M
On food away from home · $3,806 a household
Spending per listing
$2.9M
4% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
13.0
2% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
23,956
+10.4% 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

Households in Gaines County spend about $26.4M a year on food away from home, or $3,806 per household, 6% below the U.S. average. Spread across 9 fast food and sandwich shops, that is $2.9M per shop, 4% 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 9 fast food and sandwich shops on map listings in Gaines County as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 89% of them, against 79% across the U.S. That comes to 13.0 for every 10,000 households, 2% below the U.S. rate of 13.3.

In 2023, official counts showed 14 businesses with payroll in Gaines County classed as limited-service restaurants. That is one for every 495 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. Official counts list 3 one-person businesses without payroll.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Gaines County grew 10.4%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). Gaines County scores 60 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for fast food and sandwich shops, ranking #757 of 2,222 scored counties and #34 of 159 scored counties in Texas.

How Gaines 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 Gaines County, TX compared with Texas and the U.S.
MeasureGaines CountyTexasU.S.
Listings per 10k households13.015.713.3
Spending per listing$2.9M$2.5M$3.1M
Households per official establishment (all limited-service restaurants)495451478
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+9.0%+6.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025+10.4%+8.5%+3.1%
Spending per household on food away from home$3,806$3,970$4,070
Median household income$74,132$78,476$80,734
Groundwork market score6043

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
14 → 14All limited-service restaurants
Employees, 2023
202
Annual payroll, 2023
$4.5M
One-person businesses, 2023
3All limited-service restaurants with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
98 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 Gaines 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 Gaines County

Population, 2025 estimate
23,956+10.4% since 2020
Households
6,929
Median age
28.7
Homes lived in by their owners
75%
Vehicles per household
2.1
Land area
1,502 sq. mi.
People per square mile
15
Median household income
$74,132+17.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$95,123
Median home value
$200,700
Jobs located here
6,333
Daytime population
21,202Residents 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 Gaines 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
34Gaines County, TX60913.0$2.9M+10.4%#757 of 2,222

Other business types in Gaines 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 Gaines County, TX?

As of September 2026, map listings count 9 fast food and sandwich shops in Gaines County. 8 of them (89%) are chain locations. The listings count fast food, sandwich shops, delis and bagel shops. Official counts show 14 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 also show 3 one-person businesses without payroll.

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

About $26.4M a year, or $3,806 per household. That is 6% below the U.S. average (an index of 94, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 9 fast food and sandwich shops on map listings, it comes to $2.9M 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 6,929 households in Gaines County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Gaines County has 13.0 fast food and sandwich shops per 10,000 households, 2% below the U.S. rate of 13.3. Spending per shop is $2.9M, 4% below the U.S. figure of $3.1M. The count on map listings matches the U.S. ratio of fast food and sandwich shops to household spending. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 495 households, against one for every 478 across the U.S.

How fast is Gaines County, TX growing?

Population estimates put Gaines County at 23,956 people in 2025, up 10.4% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 6,929 households. Median household income in Gaines County is $74,132, 8% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 17.6%, 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. Gaines County scores 60 for fast food and sandwich shops (upper middle), #757 of 2,222 scored counties.

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