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Fast food and sandwich shops in Utah County, UT
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for fast food and sandwich shops in Utah County, UT, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 56 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #920 of 2,222 scored counties
#6 of 20 scored counties in Utah
- Listings
- 331
- 287 chain locations (87%)
- Official establishments
- 564
- All limited-service restaurants · +21.6% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $911.5M
- On food away from home · $4,490 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.8M
- 10% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 16.3
- 23% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 759,859
- +14.5% since 2020
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What this means
At $4,490 per household (10% above the U.S. average), households in Utah County spend about $911.5M a year on food away from home. That works out to $2.8M per shop, 10% 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 331 fast food and sandwich shops on map listings in Utah County as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 87% of them, against 79% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 16.3, 23% above the U.S. rate of 13.3.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as limited-service restaurants in Utah County was 564 in 2023, up 21.6% from 2019. That is one for every 360 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 70 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts. Since fiscal 2022, 32 SBA-backed loans worth $23.1M have gone to businesses classed as limited-service restaurants in Utah County.
Population estimates put the population change in Utah County from 2020 to 2025 at +14.5%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). Utah County scores 56 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for fast food and sandwich shops, ranking #920 of 2,222 scored counties and #6 of 20 scored counties in Utah.
How Utah 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.
| Measure | Utah County | Utah | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 16.3 | 15.5 | 13.3 |
| Spending per listing | $2.8M | $2.8M | $3.1M |
| Households per official establishment (all limited-service restaurants) | 360 | 402 | 478 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +21.6% | +12.4% | +6.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +14.5% | +7.8% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on food away from home | $4,490 | $4,339 | $4,070 |
| Median household income | $100,671 | $95,166 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 56 | 47 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 464 → 564All limited-service restaurants · +21.6% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 13,488
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $241.1M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 70All limited-service restaurants with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 331287 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 299The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 32
- Amount
- $23.1M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as limited-service restaurants in Utah 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 Utah County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 759,859+14.5% since 2020
- Households
- 203,018
- Median age
- 27.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 68%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.3
- Land area
- 2,005 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 352
- Median household income
- $100,671+34.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $127,622
- Median home value
- $538,700
- Jobs located here
- 295,403
- Daytime population
- 667,806Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Utah
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Tooele County, UT | 80 | 29 | 12.1 | $3.7M | +19.2% | #133 of 2,222 |
| 2Wasatch County, UT | 79 | 14 | 10.9 | $4.6M | +9.9% | #146 of 2,222 |
| 3Duchesne County, UT | 61 | 8 | 11.6 | $3.3M | +6.3% | #696 of 2,222 |
| 4Davis County, UT | 61 | 169 | 14.6 | $3.2M | +4.8% | #701 of 2,222 |
| 5Weber County, UT | 61 | 127 | 13.5 | $3.1M | +5.8% | #706 of 2,222 |
| 6Utah County, UT | 56 | 331 | 16.3 | $2.8M | +14.5% | #920 of 2,222 |
| 7Cache County, UT | 55 | 61 | 13.7 | $2.9M | +8.5% | #950 of 2,222 |
| 8Salt Lake County, UT | 52 | 645 | 15.1 | $2.9M | +2.9% | #1,068 of 2,222 |
| 9Uintah County, UT | 51 | 18 | 14.8 | $2.5M | +7.3% | #1,114 of 2,222 |
| 10Box Elder County, UT | 51 | 35 | 17.9 | $2.2M | +12.7% | #1,118 of 2,222 |
Other business types in Utah County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
- Restaurants and cafes69
- Sit-down restaurants82
- Fast food and sandwich shops56
- Pizza69
- Coffee shops and cafes69
- Bakeries and dessert shops46
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Questions
How many fast food and sandwich shops are in Utah County, UT?
As of September 2026, map listings count 331 fast food and sandwich shops in Utah County. 287 of them (87%) are chain locations. The listings count fast food, sandwich shops, delis and bagel shops. Official counts show 564 businesses with payroll classed as limited-service restaurants in 2023, up 21.6% 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 70 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Utah County, UT spend on food away from home?
About $911.5M a year, or $4,490 per household. That is 10% above the U.S. average (an index of 110, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 331 fast food and sandwich shops on map listings, it comes to $2.8M 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 203,018 households in Utah County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Utah County, UT compare with the U.S. for fast food and sandwich shops?
Utah County has 16.3 fast food and sandwich shops per 10,000 households, 23% above the U.S. rate of 13.3. Spending per shop is $2.8M, 10% below the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the U.S. ratio of fast food and sandwich shops to household spending, Utah County would have about 299, against 331 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 360 households, against one for every 478 across the U.S. The official count rose 21.6% from 2019 to 2023, against +6.1% for the U.S.
How fast is Utah County, UT growing?
Population estimates put Utah County at 759,859 people in 2025, up 14.5% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 203,018 households. Median household income in Utah County is $100,671, 25% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 34.8%, 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. Utah County scores 56 for fast food and sandwich shops (upper middle), #920 of 2,222 scored counties.
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