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Fast food and sandwich shops in Lavaca County, TX
The fast food and sandwich shops in Lavaca County, TX, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 64 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #587 of 2,222 scored counties
#24 of 159 scored counties in Texas
- Listings
- 10
- 7 chain locations (70%)
- Official establishments
- 8
- All limited-service restaurants
- Household spending a year
- $30.2M
- On food away from home · $3,560 a household
- Spending per listing
- $3M
- In line with the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 11.8
- 11% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 20,651
- +1.5% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 10 fast food and sandwich shops in Lavaca County. 7 of them (70%) are chain locations, against 79% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 11.8, 11% below the U.S. rate of 13.3.
At $3,560 per household (13% below the U.S. average), households in Lavaca County spend about $30.2M a year on food away from home. Spread across 10 fast food and sandwich shops, that is $3M per shop, in line with 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 8 businesses with payroll in Lavaca County classed as limited-service restaurants. That is one for every 1,060 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 also show 5 one-person businesses without payroll.
Population estimates show Lavaca County grew 1.5% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). For fast food and sandwich shops, Lavaca County has a Groundwork market score of 64 (upper middle): #587 of 2,222 scored counties and #24 of 159 scored counties in Texas.
How Lavaca 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 | Lavaca County | Texas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 11.8 | 15.7 | 13.3 |
| Spending per listing | $3M | $2.5M | $3.1M |
| Households per official establishment (all limited-service restaurants) | 1,060 | 451 | 478 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +9.0% | +6.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.5% | +8.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on food away from home | $3,560 | $3,970 | $4,070 |
| Median household income | $63,240 | $78,476 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 64 | 43 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 10 → 8All limited-service restaurants
- Employees, 2023
- 111
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $2.2M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 5All limited-service restaurants with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 107 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 10The 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 Lavaca 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 Lavaca County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 20,651+1.5% since 2020
- Households
- 8,476
- Median age
- 44.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 78%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 970 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 21
- Median household income
- $63,240+16.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $86,683
- Median home value
- $228,300
- Jobs located here
- 6,202
- Daytime population
- 17,165Residents 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 Lavaca 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 |
| 24Lavaca County, TX | 64 | 10 | 11.8 | $3M | +1.5% | #587 of 2,222 |
Other business types in Lavaca County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
- Restaurants and cafes46
- Sit-down restaurants41
- Fast food and sandwich shops64
- Pizza
- Coffee shops and cafes65
- Bakeries and dessert shops41
Groceries and convenience
Auto
Beauty and personal care
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many fast food and sandwich shops are in Lavaca County, TX?
There are 10 fast food and sandwich shops on map listings in Lavaca County as of September 2026. 7 of them (70%) are chain locations. The listings count fast food, sandwich shops, delis and bagel shops. Official counts show 8 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 5 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Lavaca County, TX spend on food away from home?
About $30.2M a year, or $3,560 per household. That is 13% below the U.S. average (an index of 87, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 10 fast food and sandwich shops on map listings, it comes to $3M 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 8,476 households in Lavaca County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Lavaca County, TX compare with the U.S. for fast food and sandwich shops?
Lavaca County has 11.8 fast food and sandwich shops per 10,000 households, 11% below the U.S. rate of 13.3. Spending per shop is $3M, in line with 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 1,060 households, against one for every 478 across the U.S.
How fast is Lavaca County, TX growing?
Population estimates put Lavaca County at 20,651 people in 2025, up 1.5% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 8,476 households. The median household income in Lavaca County is $63,240 a year, 22% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 16.2% 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. Lavaca County scores 64 for fast food and sandwich shops (upper middle), #587 of 2,222 scored counties.
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