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Fast food and sandwich shops in Wasatch County, UT

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for fast food and sandwich shops in Wasatch County, UT, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 79 out of 100: High

Ranked #146 of 2,222 scored counties
#2 of 20 scored counties in Utah

Listings
14
11 chain locations (79%)
Official establishments
26
All limited-service restaurants
Household spending a year
$64.3M
On food away from home · $4,994 a household
Spending per listing
$4.6M
51% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
10.9
18% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
38,514
+9.9% since 2020

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What this means

For fast food and sandwich shops, Wasatch County has a Groundwork market score of 79 (high): #146 of 2,222 scored counties and #2 of 20 scored counties in Utah. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for fast food and sandwich shops.

As of September 2026, map listings count 14 fast food and sandwich shops in Wasatch County. Of those, 11 are chain locations, or 79%, against 79% across the U.S. That comes to 10.9 for every 10,000 households, 18% below the U.S. rate of 13.3.

At $4,994 per household (23% above the U.S. average), households in Wasatch County spend about $64.3M a year on food away from home. That works out to $4.6M per shop, 51% above 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.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as limited-service restaurants in Wasatch County was 26 in 2023. That is one for every 495 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. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $25K has gone to businesses classed as limited-service restaurants in Wasatch County. Population estimates put the population change in Wasatch County from 2020 to 2025 at +9.9%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).

How Wasatch 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 Wasatch County, UT compared with Utah and the U.S.
MeasureWasatch CountyUtahU.S.
Listings per 10k households10.915.513.3
Spending per listing$4.6M$2.8M$3.1M
Households per official establishment (all limited-service restaurants)495402478
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+12.4%+6.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025+9.9%+7.8%+3.1%
Spending per household on food away from home$4,994$4,339$4,070
Median household income$117,608$95,166$80,734
Groundwork market score7947

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
18 → 26All limited-service restaurants
Employees, 2023
516
Annual payroll, 2023
$11.3M
One-person businesses, 2023
3All limited-service restaurants with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
1411 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
21The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
1
Amount
$25K

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

Population, 2025 estimate
38,514+9.9% since 2020
Households
12,880
Median age
36.5
Homes lived in by their owners
80%
Vehicles per household
2.4
Land area
1,177 sq. mi.
People per square mile
31
Median household income
$117,608+38.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$167,205
Median home value
$787,300
Jobs located here
11,903
Daytime population
27,619Residents 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 Wasatch 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 Wasatch County

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

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Questions

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

Wasatch County has 14 fast food and sandwich shops on map listings as of September 2026. 11 of them (79%) are chain locations. The listings count fast food, sandwich shops, delis and bagel shops. Official counts show 26 businesses with payroll classed as limited-service restaurants in 2023. 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.

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

About $64.3M a year, or $4,994 per household. That is 23% above the U.S. average (an index of 123, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 14 fast food and sandwich shops on map listings, it comes to $4.6M 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 12,880 households in Wasatch County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Wasatch County has 10.9 fast food and sandwich shops per 10,000 households, 18% below the U.S. rate of 13.3. Spending per shop is $4.6M, 51% above the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the national ratio of fast food and sandwich shops to household spending, Wasatch County would have about 21, against 14 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 495 households, against one for every 478 across the U.S.

How fast is Wasatch County, UT growing?

Population estimates put Wasatch County at 38,514 people in 2025, up 9.9% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 12,880 households. The median household income in Wasatch County is $117,608 a year, 46% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 38.1% 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. Wasatch County scores 79 for fast food and sandwich shops (high), #146 of 2,222 scored counties.

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