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Fast food and sandwich shops in the St. George, UT metro area
How the St. George, UT metro area compares with other metro areas and the U.S. for fast food and sandwich shops: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 42 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #248 of 387 scored metro areas
#5 of 5 scored metro areas based in Utah
- Listings
- 122
- 112 chain locations (92%)
- Official establishments
- 176
- All limited-service restaurants · +28.5% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $277.2M
- On food away from home · $3,972 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.3M
- 26% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 17.5
- 32% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 213,670
- +17.4% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 122 fast food and sandwich shops in the St. George metro area. 112 of them (92%) are chain locations, against 79% across the U.S. That is 17.5 per 10,000 households, 32% above the U.S. rate of 13.3.
At $3,972 per household (2% below the U.S. average), households in the St. George metro area spend about $277.2M a year on food away from home. Spread across 122 fast food and sandwich shops, that is $2.3M per shop, 26% 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.
In 2023, official counts showed 176 businesses with payroll in the St. George metro area classed as limited-service restaurants, up 28.5% from 2019. That is one for every 397 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. Another 25 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts. Since fiscal 2022, 6 SBA-backed loans worth $4.7M have gone to businesses classed as limited-service restaurants in the St. George metro area.
Population estimates show the St. George metro area grew 17.4% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For fast food and sandwich shops, the St. George metro area has a Groundwork market score of 42 (lower middle): #248 of 387 scored metro areas and #5 of 5 scored metro areas based in Utah.
How the St. George metro area 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.
| Measure | St. George metro area | Utah | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 17.5 | 15.5 | 13.3 |
| Spending per listing | $2.3M | $2.8M | $3.1M |
| Households per official establishment (all limited-service restaurants) | 397 | 402 | 478 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +28.5% | +12.4% | +6.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +17.4% | +7.8% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on food away from home | $3,972 | $4,339 | $4,070 |
| Median household income | $80,632 | $95,166 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 42 | 47 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 176All limited-service restaurants · +28.5% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 3,868
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $76.7M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 25All limited-service restaurants with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 122112 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 91The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 6
- Amount
- $4.7M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as limited-service restaurants in the St. George metro area, 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 the St. George metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 213,670+17.4% since 2020
- Households
- 69,786
- Median age
- 40.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 72%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 2,428 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 81
- Median household income
- $80,632+34.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $107,780
- Median home value
- $510,700
- Jobs located here
- 87,513
- Daytime population
- 200,923Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Utah market ranked →The highest-scoring metro areas in Utah for fast food and sandwich shops, numbered among those based in Utah, with the St. George metro area marked.
Top metro areas in Utah
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Ogden, UT | 64 | 299 | 14.0 | $3.2M | +5.3% | #107 of 387 |
| 2Logan, UT-ID | 55 | 66 | 13.4 | $2.9M | +8.8% | #164 of 387 |
| 3Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT | 55 | 338 | 16.3 | $2.7M | +14.5% | #169 of 387 |
| 4Salt Lake City-Murray, UT | 53 | 674 | 15.0 | $3M | +3.8% | #178 of 387 |
| 5St. George, UT | 42 | 122 | 17.5 | $2.3M | +17.4% | #248 of 387 |
Other business types in the St. George metro area
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
- Restaurants and cafes54
- Sit-down restaurants65
- Fast food and sandwich shops42
- Pizza53
- Coffee shops and cafes43
- Bakeries and dessert shops40
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Questions
How many fast food and sandwich shops are in the St. George, UT metro area?
There are 122 fast food and sandwich shops on map listings in the St. George metro area as of September 2026. 112 of them (92%) are chain locations. The listings count fast food, sandwich shops, delis and bagel shops. Official counts show 176 businesses with payroll classed as limited-service restaurants in 2023, up 28.5% from 2019. That count covers all limited-service restaurants (pizza places included), not only fast food and sandwich shops. Official counts list 25 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in the St. George, UT metro area spend on food away from home?
About $277.2M a year, or $3,972 per household. That is 2% below the U.S. average (an index of 98, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 122 fast food and sandwich shops on map listings, it comes to $2.3M 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 69,786 households in the St. George metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the St. George, UT metro area compare with the U.S. for fast food and sandwich shops?
The St. George metro area has 17.5 fast food and sandwich shops per 10,000 households, 32% above the U.S. rate of 13.3. Spending per shop is $2.3M, 26% below the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the national ratio of fast food and sandwich shops to household spending, the St. George metro area would have about 91, against 122 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 397 households, against one for every 478 across the U.S. The official count rose 28.5% from 2019 to 2023, against +6.1% for the U.S.
How fast is the St. George, UT metro area growing?
Population estimates put the St. George metro area at 213,670 people in 2025, up 17.4% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 69,786 households. The median household income in the St. George metro area is $80,632 a year, in line with the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 34.8% 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. The St. George metro area scores 42 for fast food and sandwich shops (lower middle), #248 of 387 scored metro areas.
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