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Fast food and sandwich shops in Adams County, WA
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for fast food and sandwich shops in Adams County, WA, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 48 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,235 of 2,222 scored counties
#32 of 32 scored counties in Washington
- Listings
- 9
- 8 chain locations (89%)
- Official establishments
- 12
- All limited-service restaurants
- Household spending a year
- $22.2M
- On food away from home · $3,533 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.5M
- 19% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 14.3
- 8% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 21,488
- +4.3% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 9 fast food and sandwich shops in Adams County. Chain locations make up 89% of them, against 79% across the U.S. That is 14.3 per 10,000 households, 8% above the U.S. rate of 13.3.
Household spending on food away from home in Adams County comes to about $22.2M a year: $3,533 per household, 13% below the U.S. average. That is about $2.5M of household spending for each shop on map listings, 19% 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.
Official counts show 12 businesses with payroll classed as limited-service restaurants in Adams County in 2023. That is one for every 524 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 3 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $630K has gone to businesses classed as limited-service restaurants in Adams County.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Adams County grew 4.3%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for fast food and sandwich shops in Adams County is 48 (lower middle), #1,235 of 2,222 scored counties and #32 of 32 scored counties in Washington.
How Adams County compares
The same measures for Washington 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 | Adams County | Washington | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 14.3 | 10.5 | 13.3 |
| Spending per listing | $2.5M | $4.3M | $3.1M |
| Households per official establishment (all limited-service restaurants) | 524 | 593 | 478 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +2.7% | +6.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +4.3% | +3.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on food away from home | $3,533 | $4,501 | $4,070 |
| Median household income | $66,136 | $98,141 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 48 | 86 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 10 → 12All limited-service restaurants
- Employees, 2023
- 217
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $5.4M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 3All limited-service restaurants with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 98 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 7The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $630K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as limited-service restaurants in Adams 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 Adams County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 21,488+4.3% since 2020
- Households
- 6,288
- Median age
- 29.6
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 69%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.3
- Land area
- 1,925 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 11
- Median household income
- $66,136+36.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $92,806
- Median home value
- $273,300
- Jobs located here
- 8,184
- Daytime population
- 20,685Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Washington market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Washington for fast food and sandwich shops, numbered among those based in Washington, with Adams County marked.
Top counties in Washington
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1San Juan County, WA | 90 | 5 | 5.5 | $7.5M | +4.2% | #13 of 2,222 |
| 2Klickitat County, WA | 89 | 5 | 5.1 | $7.4M | +6.6% | #18 of 2,222 |
| 3Mason County, WA | 89 | 18 | 6.9 | $5.8M | +7.8% | #21 of 2,222 |
| 4Douglas County, WA | 89 | 15 | 9.4 | $4.3M | +8.0% | #26 of 2,222 |
| 5Jefferson County, WA | 86 | 6 | 3.7 | $10.5M | +2.7% | #37 of 2,222 |
| 6Clark County, WA | 86 | 183 | 9.3 | $4.7M | +5.3% | #42 of 2,222 |
| 7Stevens County, WA | 85 | 14 | 7.2 | $5M | +6.6% | #55 of 2,222 |
| 8Kitsap County, WA | 80 | 105 | 9.7 | $4.7M | +2.7% | #120 of 2,222 |
| 9Snohomish County, WA | 79 | 331 | 10.5 | $4.6M | +4.9% | #147 of 2,222 |
| 10Pacific County, WA | 79 | 9 | 8.2 | $4.3M | +3.6% | #150 of 2,222 |
| 32Adams County, WA | 48 | 9 | 14.3 | $2.5M | +4.3% | #1,235 of 2,222 |
Other business types in Adams County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
- Restaurants and cafes35
- Sit-down restaurants33
- Fast food and sandwich shops48
- Pizza
- Coffee shops and cafes42
- Bakeries and dessert shops30
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Questions
How many fast food and sandwich shops are in Adams County, WA?
Adams County has 9 fast food and sandwich shops on map listings as of September 2026. 8 of them (89%) are chain locations. The listings count fast food, sandwich shops, delis and bagel shops. Official counts show 12 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 Adams County, WA spend on food away from home?
About $22.2M a year, or $3,533 per household. That is 13% below the U.S. average (an index of 87, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 9 fast food and sandwich shops on map listings, it comes to $2.5M 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 6,288 households in Adams County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Adams County, WA compare with the U.S. for fast food and sandwich shops?
Adams County has 14.3 fast food and sandwich shops per 10,000 households, 8% above the U.S. rate of 13.3. Spending per shop is $2.5M, 19% below the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the national ratio of fast food and sandwich shops to household spending, Adams County would have about 7, against 9 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 524 households, against one for every 478 across the U.S.
How fast is Adams County, WA growing?
Population estimates put Adams County at 21,488 people in 2025, up 4.3% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 6,288 households. The median household income in Adams County is $66,136 a year, 18% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 36.9% 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. Adams County scores 48 for fast food and sandwich shops (lower middle), #1,235 of 2,222 scored counties.
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