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Fast food and sandwich shops in Cache County, UT

The fast food and sandwich shops in Cache County, UT, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 55 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #950 of 2,222 scored counties
#7 of 20 scored counties in Utah

Listings
61
51 chain locations (84%)
Official establishments
104
All limited-service restaurants · +13.0% since 2019
Household spending a year
$175.4M
On food away from home · $3,946 a household
Spending per listing
$2.9M
6% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
13.7
3% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
145,000
+8.5% since 2020

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Survey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure

What this means

At $3,946 per household (3% below the U.S. average), households in Cache County spend about $175.4M a year on food away from home. Spread across 61 fast food and sandwich shops, that is $2.9M per shop, 6% 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 61 fast food and sandwich shops on map listings in Cache County as of September 2026. Of those, 51 are chain locations, or 84%, against 79% across the U.S. That comes to 13.7 for every 10,000 households, 3% above the U.S. rate of 13.3.

Official counts show 104 businesses with payroll classed as limited-service restaurants in Cache County in 2023, up 13.0% from 2019. That is one for every 427 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 8 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 4 SBA-backed loans worth $1.8M have gone to businesses classed as limited-service restaurants in Cache County.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Cache County grew 8.5%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for fast food and sandwich shops in Cache County is 55 (upper middle), #950 of 2,222 scored counties and #7 of 20 scored counties in Utah.

How Cache County compares

The same measures for Utah 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.

Fast food and sandwich shops in Cache County, UT compared with Utah and the U.S.
MeasureCache CountyUtahU.S.
Listings per 10k households13.715.513.3
Spending per listing$2.9M$2.8M$3.1M
Households per official establishment (all limited-service restaurants)427402478
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+13.0%+12.4%+6.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025+8.5%+7.8%+3.1%
Spending per household on food away from home$3,946$4,339$4,070
Median household income$81,665$95,166$80,734
Groundwork market score5547

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
92 → 104All limited-service restaurants · +13.0% over the period
Employees, 2023
2,270
Annual payroll, 2023
$39.1M
One-person businesses, 2023
8All limited-service restaurants with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
6151 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
58The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
4
Amount
$1.8M

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as limited-service restaurants in Cache 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 Cache County

Population, 2025 estimate
145,000+8.5% since 2020
Households
44,439
Median age
29.6
Homes lived in by their owners
64%
Vehicles per household
2.3
Land area
1,165 sq. mi.
People per square mile
120
Median household income
$81,665+38.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$105,827
Median home value
$444,400
Jobs located here
60,576
Daytime population
130,767Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Fast food and sandwich shops across Utah

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The highest-scoring counties in Utah for fast food and sandwich shops, numbered among those based in Utah, with Cache County marked.

Top counties in Utah

Counties in Utah ranked for fast food and sandwich shops by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Tooele County, UT802912.1$3.7M+19.2%#133 of 2,222
2Wasatch County, UT791410.9$4.6M+9.9%#146 of 2,222
3Duchesne County, UT61811.6$3.3M+6.3%#696 of 2,222
4Davis County, UT6116914.6$3.2M+4.8%#701 of 2,222
5Weber County, UT6112713.5$3.1M+5.8%#706 of 2,222
6Utah County, UT5633116.3$2.8M+14.5%#920 of 2,222
7Cache County, UT556113.7$2.9M+8.5%#950 of 2,222
8Salt Lake County, UT5264515.1$2.9M+2.9%#1,068 of 2,222
9Uintah County, UT511814.8$2.5M+7.3%#1,114 of 2,222
10Box Elder County, UT513517.9$2.2M+12.7%#1,118 of 2,222

Other business types in Cache County

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

How many fast food and sandwich shops are in Cache County, UT?

As of September 2026, map listings count 61 fast food and sandwich shops in Cache County. 51 of them (84%) are chain locations. The listings count fast food, sandwich shops, delis and bagel shops. Official counts show 104 businesses with payroll classed as limited-service restaurants in 2023, up 13.0% from 2019. The official count takes in all limited-service restaurants, not only fast food and sandwich shops: pizza places are counted too. Another 8 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.

How much do households in Cache County, UT spend on food away from home?

About $175.4M a year, or $3,946 per household. That is 3% below the U.S. average (an index of 97, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 61 fast food and sandwich shops on map listings, it comes to $2.9M 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 44,439 households in Cache County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Cache County, UT compare with the U.S. for fast food and sandwich shops?

Cache County has 13.7 fast food and sandwich shops per 10,000 households, 3% above the U.S. rate of 13.3. Spending per shop is $2.9M, 6% below the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the U.S. ratio of fast food and sandwich shops to household spending, Cache County would have about 58, against 61 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 427 households, against one for every 478 across the U.S. The official count rose 13.0% from 2019 to 2023, against +6.1% for the U.S.

How fast is Cache County, UT growing?

Population estimates put Cache County at 145,000 people in 2025, up 8.5% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 44,439 households. Median household income in Cache County is $81,665, in line with the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 38.3%, 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. Cache County scores 55 for fast food and sandwich shops (upper middle), #950 of 2,222 scored counties.

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