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Fast food and sandwich shops in Hunt County, TX
The fast food and sandwich shops in Hunt County, TX, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 57 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #877 of 2,222 scored counties
#44 of 159 scored counties in Texas
- Listings
- 62
- 60 chain locations (97%)
- Official establishments
- 65
- All limited-service restaurants · −1.5% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $140.9M
- On food away from home · $3,664 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.3M
- 25% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 16.1
- 21% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 123,336
- +23.0% since 2020
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What this means
At $3,664 per household (10% below the U.S. average), households in Hunt County spend about $140.9M a year on food away from home. Spread across 62 fast food and sandwich shops, that is $2.3M per shop, 25% 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 62 fast food and sandwich shops on map listings in Hunt County as of September 2026. Of those, 60 are chain locations, or 97%, against 79% across the U.S. That comes to 16.1 for every 10,000 households, 21% above the U.S. rate of 13.3.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as limited-service restaurants in Hunt County was 65 in 2023, down 1.5% from 2019. That is one for every 592 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 11 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 4 SBA-backed loans worth $7.9M have gone to businesses classed as limited-service restaurants in Hunt County.
Population estimates put the population change in Hunt County from 2020 to 2025 at +23.0%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). Hunt County scores 57 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for fast food and sandwich shops, ranking #877 of 2,222 scored counties and #44 of 159 scored counties in Texas.
How Hunt 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 | Hunt County | Texas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 16.1 | 15.7 | 13.3 |
| Spending per listing | $2.3M | $2.5M | $3.1M |
| Households per official establishment (all limited-service restaurants) | 592 | 451 | 478 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −1.5% | +9.0% | +6.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +23.0% | +8.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on food away from home | $3,664 | $3,970 | $4,070 |
| Median household income | $71,938 | $78,476 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 57 | 43 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 66 → 65All limited-service restaurants · −1.5% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 1,697
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $31M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 11All limited-service restaurants with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 6260 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 46The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 4
- Amount
- $7.9M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as limited-service restaurants in Hunt 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 Hunt County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 123,336+23.0% since 2020
- Households
- 38,466
- Median age
- 37.9
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 71%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 840 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 130
- Median household income
- $71,938+30.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $91,212
- Median home value
- $241,700
- Jobs located here
- 32,267
- Daytime population
- 92,574Residents 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 Hunt 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 |
| 44Hunt County, TX | 57 | 62 | 16.1 | $2.3M | +23.0% | #877 of 2,222 |
Other business types in Hunt County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
- Restaurants and cafes70
- Sit-down restaurants72
- Fast food and sandwich shops57
- Pizza79
- Coffee shops and cafes69
- Bakeries and dessert shops57
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Questions
How many fast food and sandwich shops are in Hunt County, TX?
As of September 2026, map listings count 62 fast food and sandwich shops in Hunt County. 60 of them (97%) are chain locations. The listings count fast food, sandwich shops, delis and bagel shops. Official counts show 65 businesses with payroll classed as limited-service restaurants in 2023, down 1.5% 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 also show 11 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Hunt County, TX spend on food away from home?
About $140.9M a year, or $3,664 per household. That is 10% below the U.S. average (an index of 90, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 62 fast food and sandwich shops on map listings, it comes to $2.3M 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 38,466 households in Hunt County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Hunt County, TX compare with the U.S. for fast food and sandwich shops?
Hunt County has 16.1 fast food and sandwich shops per 10,000 households, 21% above the U.S. rate of 13.3. Spending per shop is $2.3M, 25% below the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the U.S. ratio of fast food and sandwich shops to household spending, Hunt County would have about 46, against 62 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 592 households, against one for every 478 across the U.S. The official count fell 1.5% from 2019 to 2023, against +6.1% for the U.S.
How fast is Hunt County, TX growing?
Population estimates put Hunt County at 123,336 people in 2025, up 23.0% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 38,466 households. Median household income in Hunt County is $71,938, 11% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 30.9%, 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. Hunt County scores 57 for fast food and sandwich shops (upper middle), #877 of 2,222 scored counties.
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