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Fast food and sandwich shops in Gregg County, TX

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 20 out of 100: Low

Ranked #2,063 of 2,222 scored counties
#144 of 159 scored counties in Texas

Listings
112
103 chain locations (92%)
Official establishments
151
All limited-service restaurants · −6.2% since 2019
Household spending a year
$169.5M
On food away from home · $3,510 a household
Spending per listing
$1.5M
50% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
23.2
74% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
126,095
+1.4% since 2020

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What this means

For fast food and sandwich shops, Gregg County has a Groundwork market score of 20 (low): #2,063 of 2,222 scored counties and #144 of 159 scored counties in Texas. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.

At $3,510 per household (14% below the U.S. average), households in Gregg County spend about $169.5M a year on food away from home. Spread across 112 fast food and sandwich shops, that is $1.5M per shop, 50% 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 112 fast food and sandwich shops on map listings in Gregg County as of September 2026. 103 of them (92%) are chain locations, against 79% across the U.S. That comes to 23.2 for every 10,000 households, 74% above the U.S. rate of 13.3.

In 2023, official counts showed 151 businesses with payroll in Gregg County classed as limited-service restaurants, down 6.2% from 2019. That is one for every 320 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. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $3.5M has gone to businesses classed as limited-service restaurants in Gregg County. Population estimates show Gregg County grew 1.4% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).

How Gregg 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 Gregg County, TX compared with Texas and the U.S.
MeasureGregg CountyTexasU.S.
Listings per 10k households23.215.713.3
Spending per listing$1.5M$2.5M$3.1M
Households per official establishment (all limited-service restaurants)320451478
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023−6.2%+9.0%+6.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025+1.4%+8.5%+3.1%
Spending per household on food away from home$3,510$3,970$4,070
Median household income$66,550$78,476$80,734
Groundwork market score2043

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
161 → 151All limited-service restaurants · −6.2% over the period
Employees, 2023
3,225
Annual payroll, 2023
$60.4M
One-person businesses, 2023
20All limited-service restaurants with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
112103 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
56The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
1
Amount
$3.5M

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as limited-service restaurants in Gregg 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 Gregg County

Population, 2025 estimate
126,095+1.4% since 2020
Households
48,277
Median age
37.1
Homes lived in by their owners
60%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
273 sq. mi.
People per square mile
459
Median household income
$66,550+32.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$88,869
Median home value
$203,400
Jobs located here
76,302
Daytime population
146,893Residents 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 Gregg 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
144Gregg County, TX2011223.2$1.5M+1.4%#2,063 of 2,222

Other business types in Gregg 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 Gregg County, TX?

As of September 2026, map listings count 112 fast food and sandwich shops in Gregg County. 103 of them (92%) are chain locations. The listings count fast food, sandwich shops, delis and bagel shops. Official counts show 151 businesses with payroll classed as limited-service restaurants in 2023, down 6.2% 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 20 one-person businesses without payroll.

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

About $169.5M a year, or $3,510 per household. That is 14% below the U.S. average (an index of 86, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 112 fast food and sandwich shops on map listings, it comes to $1.5M 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 48,277 households in Gregg County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Gregg County has 23.2 fast food and sandwich shops per 10,000 households, 74% above the U.S. rate of 13.3. Spending per shop is $1.5M, 50% below the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the U.S. ratio of fast food and sandwich shops to household spending, Gregg County would have about 56, against 112 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 320 households, against one for every 478 across the U.S. The official count fell 6.2% from 2019 to 2023, against +6.1% for the U.S.

How fast is Gregg County, TX growing?

Population estimates put Gregg County at 126,095 people in 2025, up 1.4% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 48,277 households. Median household income in Gregg County is $66,550, 18% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 32.6%, 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. Gregg County scores 20 for fast food and sandwich shops (low), #2,063 of 2,222 scored counties.

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