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Fast food and sandwich shops in Maverick County, TX
The fast food and sandwich shops in Maverick County, TX, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 24 out of 100: Low
Ranked #1,989 of 2,222 scored counties
#133 of 159 scored counties in Texas
- Listings
- 36
- 28 chain locations (78%)
- Official establishments
- 34
- All limited-service restaurants · +3.0% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $54.9M
- On food away from home · $3,035 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.5M
- 50% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 19.9
- 50% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 58,823
- +1.7% since 2020
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What this means
For fast food and sandwich shops, Maverick County has a Groundwork market score of 24 (low): #1,989 of 2,222 scored counties and #133 of 159 scored counties in Texas. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Households in Maverick County spend about $54.9M a year on food away from home, or $3,035 per household, 25% below the U.S. average. That works out to $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 36 fast food and sandwich shops on map listings in Maverick County as of September 2026. 28 of them (78%) are chain locations, against 79% across the U.S. That comes to 19.9 for every 10,000 households, 50% above the U.S. rate of 13.3.
Official counts show 34 businesses with payroll classed as limited-service restaurants in Maverick County in 2023, up 3.0% from 2019. That is one for every 532 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 $875K has gone to businesses classed as limited-service restaurants in Maverick County. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Maverick County grew 1.7%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Maverick 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 | Maverick County | Texas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 19.9 | 15.7 | 13.3 |
| Spending per listing | $1.5M | $2.5M | $3.1M |
| Households per official establishment (all limited-service restaurants) | 532 | 451 | 478 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +3.0% | +9.0% | +6.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.7% | +8.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on food away from home | $3,035 | $3,970 | $4,070 |
| Median household income | $49,568 | $78,476 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 24 | 43 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 33 → 34All limited-service restaurants · +3.0% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 951
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $15.6M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 22All limited-service restaurants with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 3628 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 18The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $875K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as limited-service restaurants in Maverick 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 Maverick County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 58,823+1.7% since 2020
- Households
- 18,080
- Median age
- 30.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 71%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 1,280 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 45
- Median household income
- $49,568+25.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $64,509
- Median home value
- $158,700
- Jobs located here
- 16,329
- Daytime population
- 51,575Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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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 |
| 133Maverick County, TX | 24 | 36 | 19.9 | $1.5M | +1.7% | #1,989 of 2,222 |
Other business types in Maverick County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
- Restaurants and cafes31
- Sit-down restaurants35
- Fast food and sandwich shops24
- Pizza54
- Coffee shops and cafes46
- Bakeries and dessert shops21
Groceries and convenience
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Questions
How many fast food and sandwich shops are in Maverick County, TX?
As of September 2026, map listings count 36 fast food and sandwich shops in Maverick County. 28 of them (78%) are chain locations. The listings count fast food, sandwich shops, delis and bagel shops. Official counts show 34 businesses with payroll classed as limited-service restaurants in 2023, up 3.0% from 2019. The official count takes in all limited-service restaurants, not only fast food and sandwich shops: pizza places are counted too. Another 22 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Maverick County, TX spend on food away from home?
About $54.9M a year, or $3,035 per household. That is 25% below the U.S. average (an index of 75, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 36 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 18,080 households in Maverick County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Maverick County, TX compare with the U.S. for fast food and sandwich shops?
Maverick County has 19.9 fast food and sandwich shops per 10,000 households, 50% 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, Maverick County would have about 18, against 36 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 532 households, against one for every 478 across the U.S. The official count rose 3.0% from 2019 to 2023, against +6.1% for the U.S.
How fast is Maverick County, TX growing?
Population estimates put Maverick County at 58,823 people in 2025, up 1.7% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 18,080 households. Median household income in Maverick County is $49,568, 39% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 25.1%, 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. Maverick County scores 24 for fast food and sandwich shops (low), #1,989 of 2,222 scored counties.
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