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Fast food and sandwich shops in Benton County, WA
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for fast food and sandwich shops in Benton County, WA, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 68 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #447 of 2,222 scored counties
#23 of 32 scored counties in Washington
- Listings
- 102
- 93 chain locations (91%)
- Official establishments
- 148
- All limited-service restaurants · +19.4% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $327.1M
- On food away from home · $4,191 a household
- Spending per listing
- $3.2M
- 5% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 13.1
- 2% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 221,722
- +6.9% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 102 fast food and sandwich shops in Benton County. Of those, 93 are chain locations, or 91%, against 79% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 13.1, 2% below the U.S. rate of 13.3.
Household spending on food away from home in Benton County comes to about $327.1M a year: $4,191 per household, 3% above the U.S. average. Spread across 102 fast food and sandwich shops, that is $3.2M per shop, 5% 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 Benton County was 148 in 2023, up 19.4% from 2019. That is one for every 527 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 also show 20 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 5 SBA-backed loans worth $2.2M have gone to businesses classed as limited-service restaurants in Benton County.
Population estimates put the population change in Benton County from 2020 to 2025 at +6.9%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for fast food and sandwich shops in Benton County is 68 (upper middle), #447 of 2,222 scored counties and #23 of 32 scored counties in Washington. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Benton 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 | Benton County | Washington | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 13.1 | 10.5 | 13.3 |
| Spending per listing | $3.2M | $4.3M | $3.1M |
| Households per official establishment (all limited-service restaurants) | 527 | 593 | 478 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +19.4% | +2.7% | +6.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +6.9% | +3.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on food away from home | $4,191 | $4,501 | $4,070 |
| Median household income | $89,874 | $98,141 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 68 | 86 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 124 → 148All limited-service restaurants · +19.4% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 3,262
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $75.4M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 20All limited-service restaurants with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 10293 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 107The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 5
- Amount
- $2.2M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as limited-service restaurants in Benton 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 Benton County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 221,722+6.9% since 2020
- Households
- 78,046
- Median age
- 37.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 68%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 1,700 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 125
- Median household income
- $89,874+30.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $113,863
- Median home value
- $407,800
- Jobs located here
- 96,177
- Daytime population
- 214,376Residents 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 Benton 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 |
| 23Benton County, WA | 68 | 102 | 13.1 | $3.2M | +6.9% | #447 of 2,222 |
Other business types in Benton County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
- Restaurants and cafes50
- Sit-down restaurants60
- Fast food and sandwich shops68
- Pizza76
- Coffee shops and cafes40
- Bakeries and dessert shops55
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Questions
How many fast food and sandwich shops are in Benton County, WA?
Benton County has 102 fast food and sandwich shops on map listings as of September 2026. 93 of them (91%) are chain locations. The listings count fast food, sandwich shops, delis and bagel shops. Official counts show 148 businesses with payroll classed as limited-service restaurants in 2023, up 19.4% from 2019. That count covers all limited-service restaurants (pizza places included), not only fast food and sandwich shops. Another 20 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Benton County, WA spend on food away from home?
About $327.1M a year, or $4,191 per household. That is 3% above the U.S. average (an index of 103, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 102 fast food and sandwich shops on map listings, it comes to $3.2M 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 78,046 households in Benton County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Benton County, WA compare with the U.S. for fast food and sandwich shops?
Benton County has 13.1 fast food and sandwich shops per 10,000 households, 2% below the U.S. rate of 13.3. Spending per shop is $3.2M, 5% above the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the national ratio of fast food and sandwich shops to household spending, Benton County would have about 107, against 102 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 527 households, against one for every 478 across the U.S. The official count rose 19.4% from 2019 to 2023, against +6.1% for the U.S.
How fast is Benton County, WA growing?
Population estimates put Benton County at 221,722 people in 2025, up 6.9% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 78,046 households. The median household income in Benton County is $89,874 a year, 11% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 30.2% 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. Benton County scores 68 for fast food and sandwich shops (upper middle), #447 of 2,222 scored counties.
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