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Fast food and sandwich shops in Lampasas County, TX
How Lampasas County, TX compares with other counties and the U.S. for fast food and sandwich shops: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 69 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #416 of 2,222 scored counties
#16 of 159 scored counties in Texas
- Listings
- 12
- 10 chain locations (83%)
- Official establishments
- 13
- All limited-service restaurants
- Household spending a year
- $33.5M
- On food away from home · $3,990 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.8M
- 9% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 14.3
- 8% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 23,657
- +9.0% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 12 fast food and sandwich shops in Lampasas County. 10 of them (83%) are chain locations, against 79% across the U.S. That comes to 14.3 for every 10,000 households, 8% above the U.S. rate of 13.3.
At $3,990 per household (2% below the U.S. average), households in Lampasas County spend about $33.5M a year on food away from home. That is about $2.8M of household spending for each shop on map listings, 9% 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.
Official counts show 13 businesses with payroll classed as limited-service restaurants in Lampasas County in 2023. That is one for every 645 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. Official counts list 3 one-person businesses without payroll.
Population estimates show Lampasas County grew 9.0% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for fast food and sandwich shops in Lampasas County is 69 (upper middle), #416 of 2,222 scored counties and #16 of 159 scored counties in Texas. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Lampasas 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 | Lampasas County | Texas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 14.3 | 15.7 | 13.3 |
| Spending per listing | $2.8M | $2.5M | $3.1M |
| Households per official establishment (all limited-service restaurants) | 645 | 451 | 478 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +9.0% | +6.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +9.0% | +8.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on food away from home | $3,990 | $3,970 | $4,070 |
| Median household income | $81,736 | $78,476 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 69 | 43 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 10 → 13All limited-service restaurants
- Employees, 2023
- 282
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $5.3M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 3All limited-service restaurants with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 1210 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 11The 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 Lampasas 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 Lampasas County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 23,657+9.0% since 2020
- Households
- 8,390
- Median age
- 43.8
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 80%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.2
- Land area
- 713 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 32
- Median household income
- $81,736+34.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $100,866
- Median home value
- $250,400
- Jobs located here
- 3,980
- Daytime population
- 16,884Residents 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 Lampasas 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 |
| 16Lampasas County, TX | 69 | 12 | 14.3 | $2.8M | +9.0% | #416 of 2,222 |
Other business types in Lampasas County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
- Restaurants and cafes63
- Sit-down restaurants63
- Fast food and sandwich shops69
- Pizza82
- Coffee shops and cafes64
- Bakeries and dessert shops61
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Questions
How many fast food and sandwich shops are in Lampasas County, TX?
There are 12 fast food and sandwich shops on map listings in Lampasas County as of September 2026. 10 of them (83%) are chain locations. The listings count fast food, sandwich shops, delis and bagel shops. Official counts show 13 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. Official counts also show 3 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Lampasas County, TX spend on food away from home?
About $33.5M a year, or $3,990 per household. That is 2% below the U.S. average (an index of 98, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 12 fast food and sandwich shops on map listings, it comes to $2.8M 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 8,390 households in Lampasas County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Lampasas County, TX compare with the U.S. for fast food and sandwich shops?
Lampasas County has 14.3 fast food and sandwich shops per 10,000 households, 8% above the U.S. rate of 13.3. Spending per shop is $2.8M, 9% below the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the national ratio of fast food and sandwich shops to household spending, Lampasas County would have about 11, against 12 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 645 households, against one for every 478 across the U.S.
How fast is Lampasas County, TX growing?
Population estimates put Lampasas County at 23,657 people in 2025, up 9.0% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 8,390 households. The median household income in Lampasas County is $81,736 a year, in line with the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 34.5% 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. Lampasas County scores 69 for fast food and sandwich shops (upper middle), #416 of 2,222 scored counties.
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