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Fast food and sandwich shops in Trinity County, TX
How Trinity 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 56 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #921 of 2,222 scored counties
#47 of 159 scored counties in Texas
- Listings
- 7
- 7 chain locations (100%)
- Official establishments
- 8
- All limited-service restaurants
- Household spending a year
- $19M
- On food away from home · $3,133 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.7M
- 11% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 11.5
- 14% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 14,384
- +5.5% since 2020
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What this means
At $3,133 per household (23% below the U.S. average), households in Trinity County spend about $19M a year on food away from home. That is about $2.7M of household spending for each shop on map listings, 11% 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 7 fast food and sandwich shops on map listings in Trinity County as of September 2026. All of them are chain locations, against 79% across the U.S. That comes to 11.5 for every 10,000 households, 14% below the U.S. rate of 13.3.
In 2023, official counts showed 8 businesses with payroll in Trinity County classed as limited-service restaurants. That is one for every 760 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 also show 3 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $362K has gone to businesses classed as limited-service restaurants in Trinity County.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Trinity County grew 5.5%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). Trinity County scores 56 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for fast food and sandwich shops, ranking #921 of 2,222 scored counties and #47 of 159 scored counties in Texas.
How Trinity 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 | Trinity County | Texas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 11.5 | 15.7 | 13.3 |
| Spending per listing | $2.7M | $2.5M | $3.1M |
| Households per official establishment (all limited-service restaurants) | 760 | 451 | 478 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +9.0% | +6.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +5.5% | +8.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on food away from home | $3,133 | $3,970 | $4,070 |
| Median household income | $52,018 | $78,476 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 56 | 43 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 6 → 8All limited-service restaurants
- Employees, 2023
- 128
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $2.1M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 3All limited-service restaurants with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 77 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 6The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $362K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as limited-service restaurants in Trinity 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 Trinity County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 14,384+5.5% since 2020
- Households
- 6,078
- Median age
- 48.8
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 79%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 694 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 20
- Median household income
- $52,018+25.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $71,204
- Median home value
- $119,500
- Jobs located here
- 2,012
- Daytime population
- 11,040Residents 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 Trinity 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 |
| 47Trinity County, TX | 56 | 7 | 11.5 | $2.7M | +5.5% | #921 of 2,222 |
Other business types in Trinity County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
- Restaurants and cafes60
- Sit-down restaurants63
- Fast food and sandwich shops56
- Pizza
- Coffee shops and cafes49
- Bakeries and dessert shops
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 Trinity County, TX?
As of September 2026, map listings count 7 fast food and sandwich shops in Trinity County. 7 of them (100%) 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. The official count takes in all limited-service restaurants, not only fast food and sandwich shops: pizza places are counted too. Another 3 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Trinity County, TX spend on food away from home?
About $19M a year, or $3,133 per household. That is 23% below the U.S. average (an index of 77, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 7 fast food and sandwich shops on map listings, it comes to $2.7M 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 6,078 households in Trinity County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Trinity County, TX compare with the U.S. for fast food and sandwich shops?
Trinity County has 11.5 fast food and sandwich shops per 10,000 households, 14% below the U.S. rate of 13.3. Spending per shop is $2.7M, 11% below the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the U.S. ratio of fast food and sandwich shops to household spending, Trinity County would have about 6, against 7 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 760 households, against one for every 478 across the U.S.
How fast is Trinity County, TX growing?
Population estimates put Trinity County at 14,384 people in 2025, up 5.5% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 6,078 households. Median household income in Trinity County is $52,018, 36% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 25.8%, 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. Trinity County scores 56 for fast food and sandwich shops (upper middle), #921 of 2,222 scored counties.
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