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Fast food and sandwich shops in Newton County, TX
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for fast food and sandwich shops in Newton County, TX, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 34 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,694 of 2,222 scored counties
#105 of 159 scored counties in Texas
- Listings
- 5
- 3 chain locations (60%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $14.9M
- On food away from home · $3,078 a household
- Spending per listing
- $3M
- 2% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 10.3
- 23% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 11,954
- −1.7% since 2020
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What this means
For fast food and sandwich shops, Newton County has a Groundwork market score of 34 (lower middle): #1,694 of 2,222 scored counties and #105 of 159 scored counties in Texas. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
As of September 2026, map listings count 5 fast food and sandwich shops in Newton County. Chain locations make up 60% of them, against 79% across the U.S. That comes to 10.3 for every 10,000 households, 23% below the U.S. rate of 13.3.
Households in Newton County spend about $14.9M a year on food away from home, or $3,078 per household, 24% below the U.S. average. Spread across 5 fast food and sandwich shops, that is $3M per shop, 2% 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.
There is no official count of businesses with payroll classed as limited-service restaurants in Newton County: counts under 3 aren’t published. Population estimates show Newton County declined 1.7% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How Newton 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 | Newton County | Texas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 10.3 | 15.7 | 13.3 |
| Spending per listing | $3M | $2.5M | $3.1M |
| Households per official establishment (all limited-service restaurants) | n/a | 451 | 478 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +9.0% | +6.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −1.7% | +8.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on food away from home | $3,078 | $3,970 | $4,070 |
| Median household income | $42,618 | $78,476 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 34 | 43 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- n/aAll limited-service restaurants
- Employees, 2023
- n/a
- Annual payroll, 2023
- n/a
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 0All limited-service restaurants with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 53 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 5The 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 Newton 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 Newton County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 11,954−1.7% since 2020
- Households
- 4,841
- Median age
- 45.6
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 83%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 934 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 13
- Median household income
- $42,618+6.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $66,759
- Median home value
- $103,100
- Jobs located here
- 665
- Daytime population
- 8,562Residents 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 Newton 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 |
| 105Newton County, TX | 34 | 5 | 10.3 | $3M | −1.7% | #1,694 of 2,222 |
Other business types in Newton County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
- Restaurants and cafes65
- Sit-down restaurants65
- Fast food and sandwich shops34
- Pizza
- Coffee shops and cafes
- Bakeries and dessert shops
Groceries and convenience
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Beauty and personal care
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
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Funeral services
Questions
How many fast food and sandwich shops are in Newton County, TX?
Newton County has 5 fast food and sandwich shops on map listings as of September 2026. 3 of them (60%) are chain locations. The listings count fast food, sandwich shops, delis and bagel shops. No official count is published for limited-service restaurants in Newton County: counts under 3 are left out.
How much do households in Newton County, TX spend on food away from home?
About $14.9M a year, or $3,078 per household. That is 24% below the U.S. average (an index of 76, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 5 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 4,841 households in Newton County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Newton County, TX compare with the U.S. for fast food and sandwich shops?
Newton County has 10.3 fast food and sandwich shops per 10,000 households, 23% below the U.S. rate of 13.3. Spending per shop is $3M, 2% below 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.
How fast is Newton County, TX growing?
Population estimates put Newton County at 11,954 people in 2025, down 1.7% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 4,841 households. The median household income in Newton County is $42,618 a year, 47% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 6.3% 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. Newton County scores 34 for fast food and sandwich shops (lower middle), #1,694 of 2,222 scored counties.
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