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Fast food and sandwich shops in Uintah County, UT

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 51 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #1,114 of 2,222 scored counties
#9 of 20 scored counties in Utah

Listings
18
17 chain locations (94%)
Official establishments
25
All limited-service restaurants · +25.0% since 2019
Household spending a year
$44.8M
On food away from home · $3,692 a household
Spending per listing
$2.5M
18% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
14.8
11% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
38,278
+7.3% 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 $3,692 per household (9% below the U.S. average), households in Uintah County spend about $44.8M a year on food away from home. That works out to $2.5M per shop, 18% below the U.S. figure of $3.1M. The spending figure covers all food away from home, not only fast food and sandwich shops.

Uintah County has 18 fast food and sandwich shops on map listings as of September 2026. Of those, 17 are chain locations, or 94%, against 79% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 14.8, 11% above the U.S. rate of 13.3.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as limited-service restaurants in Uintah County was 25 in 2023, up 25.0% from 2019. That is one for every 486 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. Another 7 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.

Population estimates put the population change in Uintah County from 2020 to 2025 at +7.3%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for fast food and sandwich shops in Uintah County is 51 (upper middle), #1,114 of 2,222 scored counties and #9 of 20 scored counties in Utah.

How Uintah 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 Uintah County, UT compared with Utah and the U.S.
MeasureUintah CountyUtahU.S.
Listings per 10k households14.815.513.3
Spending per listing$2.5M$2.8M$3.1M
Households per official establishment (all limited-service restaurants)486402478
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+25.0%+12.4%+6.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025+7.3%+7.8%+3.1%
Spending per household on food away from home$3,692$4,339$4,070
Median household income$73,746$95,166$80,734
Groundwork market score5147

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
20 → 25All limited-service restaurants · +25.0% over the period
Employees, 2023
562
Annual payroll, 2023
$9.7M
One-person businesses, 2023
7All limited-service restaurants with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
1817 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
15The 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 Uintah 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 Uintah County

Population, 2025 estimate
38,278+7.3% since 2020
Households
12,145
Median age
33.8
Homes lived in by their owners
74%
Vehicles per household
2.1
Land area
4,483 sq. mi.
People per square mile
8
Median household income
$73,746+13.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$94,276
Median home value
$298,600
Jobs located here
13,294
Daytime population
33,300Residents 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 Uintah 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 Uintah 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 Uintah County, UT?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 18 fast food and sandwich shops in Uintah County. 17 of them (94%) are chain locations. The listings count fast food, sandwich shops, delis and bagel shops. Official counts show 25 businesses with payroll classed as limited-service restaurants in 2023, up 25.0% from 2019. The official count takes in all limited-service restaurants, not only fast food and sandwich shops: pizza places are counted too. Official counts list 7 one-person businesses without payroll.

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

About $44.8M a year, or $3,692 per household. That is 9% below the U.S. average (an index of 91, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 18 fast food and sandwich shops on map listings, it comes to $2.5M 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 12,145 households in Uintah County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Uintah County has 14.8 fast food and sandwich shops per 10,000 households, 11% above the U.S. rate of 13.3. Spending per shop is $2.5M, 18% below the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the U.S. ratio of fast food and sandwich shops to household spending, Uintah County would have about 15, against 18 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 486 households, against one for every 478 across the U.S. The official count rose 25.0% from 2019 to 2023, against +6.1% for the U.S.

How fast is Uintah County, UT growing?

Population estimates put Uintah County at 38,278 people in 2025, up 7.3% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 12,145 households. Median household income in Uintah County is $73,746, 9% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 13.0%, 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. Uintah County scores 51 for fast food and sandwich shops (upper middle), #1,114 of 2,222 scored counties.

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