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Fast food and sandwich shops in Weber County, UT

How Weber County, UT compares with other counties and the U.S. for fast food and sandwich shops: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 61 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #706 of 2,222 scored counties
#5 of 20 scored counties in Utah

Listings
127
109 chain locations (86%)
Official establishments
203
All limited-service restaurants · +16.7% since 2019
Household spending a year
$389.4M
On food away from home · $4,137 a household
Spending per listing
$3.1M
In line with the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
13.5
2% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
278,174
+5.8% 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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 127 fast food and sandwich shops in Weber County. 109 of them (86%) are chain locations, against 79% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 13.5, 2% above the U.S. rate of 13.3.

At $4,137 per household (2% above the U.S. average), households in Weber County spend about $389.4M a year on food away from home. That is about $3.1M of household spending for each shop on map listings, in line with 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 203 businesses with payroll in Weber County classed as limited-service restaurants, up 16.7% from 2019. That is one for every 464 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. Official counts list 20 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 8 SBA-backed loans worth $3.5M have gone to businesses classed as limited-service restaurants in Weber County.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Weber County grew 5.8%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For fast food and sandwich shops, Weber County has a Groundwork market score of 61 (upper middle): #706 of 2,222 scored counties and #5 of 20 scored counties in Utah.

How Weber 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 Weber County, UT compared with Utah and the U.S.
MeasureWeber CountyUtahU.S.
Listings per 10k households13.515.513.3
Spending per listing$3.1M$2.8M$3.1M
Households per official establishment (all limited-service restaurants)464402478
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+16.7%+12.4%+6.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025+5.8%+7.8%+3.1%
Spending per household on food away from home$4,137$4,339$4,070
Median household income$90,005$95,166$80,734
Groundwork market score6147

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
174 → 203All limited-service restaurants · +16.7% over the period
Employees, 2023
4,311
Annual payroll, 2023
$80.5M
One-person businesses, 2023
20All limited-service restaurants with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
127109 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
128The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
8
Amount
$3.5M

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

Population, 2025 estimate
278,174+5.8% since 2020
Households
94,125
Median age
34.6
Homes lived in by their owners
74%
Vehicles per household
2.1
Land area
611 sq. mi.
People per square mile
441
Median household income
$90,005+33.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$109,068
Median home value
$426,700
Jobs located here
122,390
Daytime population
260,869Residents 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 Weber 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 Weber 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 Weber County, UT?

There are 127 fast food and sandwich shops on map listings in Weber County as of September 2026. 109 of them (86%) are chain locations. The listings count fast food, sandwich shops, delis and bagel shops. Official counts show 203 businesses with payroll classed as limited-service restaurants in 2023, up 16.7% from 2019. That count covers all limited-service restaurants (pizza places included), not only fast food and sandwich shops. Official counts also show 20 one-person businesses without payroll.

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

About $389.4M a year, or $4,137 per household. That is 2% above the U.S. average (an index of 102, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 127 fast food and sandwich shops on map listings, it comes to $3.1M 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 94,125 households in Weber County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Weber County has 13.5 fast food and sandwich shops per 10,000 households, 2% above the U.S. rate of 13.3. Spending per shop is $3.1M, in line with the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the national ratio of fast food and sandwich shops to household spending, Weber County would have about 128, against 127 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 464 households, against one for every 478 across the U.S. The official count rose 16.7% from 2019 to 2023, against +6.1% for the U.S.

How fast is Weber County, UT growing?

Population estimates put Weber County at 278,174 people in 2025, up 5.8% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 94,125 households. The median household income in Weber County is $90,005 a year, 11% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 33.9% 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. Weber County scores 61 for fast food and sandwich shops (upper middle), #706 of 2,222 scored counties.

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