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Fast food and sandwich shops in Chelan County, WA
How Chelan County, WA 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 71 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #327 of 2,222 scored counties
#20 of 32 scored counties in Washington
- Listings
- 31
- 24 chain locations (77%)
- Official establishments
- 60
- All limited-service restaurants · +3.5% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $128.1M
- On food away from home · $4,064 a household
- Spending per listing
- $4.1M
- 35% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 9.8
- 26% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 81,941
- +3.3% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 31 fast food and sandwich shops in Chelan County. Of those, 24 are chain locations, or 77%, against 79% across the U.S. That is 9.8 per 10,000 households, 26% below the U.S. rate of 13.3.
Households in Chelan County spend about $128.1M a year on food away from home, or $4,064 per household, in line with the U.S. average. Spread across 31 fast food and sandwich shops, that is $4.1M per shop, 35% 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 Chelan County was 60 in 2023, up 3.5% from 2019. That is one for every 525 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. Another 6 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts. Since fiscal 2022, 3 SBA-backed loans worth $1.4M have gone to businesses classed as limited-service restaurants in Chelan County.
Population estimates show Chelan County grew 3.3% from 2020 to 2025, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for fast food and sandwich shops in Chelan County is 71 (upper middle), #327 of 2,222 scored counties and #20 of 32 scored counties in Washington. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Chelan 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 | Chelan County | Washington | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 9.8 | 10.5 | 13.3 |
| Spending per listing | $4.1M | $4.3M | $3.1M |
| Households per official establishment (all limited-service restaurants) | 525 | 593 | 478 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +3.5% | +2.7% | +6.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +3.3% | +3.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on food away from home | $4,064 | $4,501 | $4,070 |
| Median household income | $82,381 | $98,141 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 71 | 86 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 58 → 60All limited-service restaurants · +3.5% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 922
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $23.6M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 6All limited-service restaurants with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 3124 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 42The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 3
- Amount
- $1.4M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as limited-service restaurants in Chelan 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 Chelan County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 81,941+3.3% since 2020
- Households
- 31,520
- Median age
- 41.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 65%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 2,921 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 27
- Median household income
- $82,381+40.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $112,869
- Median home value
- $490,100
- Jobs located here
- 42,458
- Daytime population
- 82,578Residents 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 Chelan 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 |
| 20Chelan County, WA | 71 | 31 | 9.8 | $4.1M | +3.3% | #327 of 2,222 |
Other business types in Chelan County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
- Restaurants and cafes32
- Sit-down restaurants38
- Fast food and sandwich shops71
- Pizza68
- Coffee shops and cafes30
- Bakeries and dessert shops35
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Questions
How many fast food and sandwich shops are in Chelan County, WA?
There are 31 fast food and sandwich shops on map listings in Chelan County as of September 2026. 24 of them (77%) are chain locations. The listings count fast food, sandwich shops, delis and bagel shops. Official counts show 60 businesses with payroll classed as limited-service restaurants in 2023, up 3.5% from 2019. That count covers all limited-service restaurants (pizza places included), not only fast food and sandwich shops. Official counts list 6 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Chelan County, WA spend on food away from home?
About $128.1M a year, or $4,064 per household. That is in line with the U.S. average (an index of 100, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 31 fast food and sandwich shops on map listings, it comes to $4.1M 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 31,520 households in Chelan County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Chelan County, WA compare with the U.S. for fast food and sandwich shops?
Chelan County has 9.8 fast food and sandwich shops per 10,000 households, 26% below the U.S. rate of 13.3. Spending per shop is $4.1M, 35% above the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the national ratio of fast food and sandwich shops to household spending, Chelan County would have about 42, against 31 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 525 households, against one for every 478 across the U.S. The official count rose 3.5% from 2019 to 2023, against +6.1% for the U.S.
How fast is Chelan County, WA growing?
Population estimates put Chelan County at 81,941 people in 2025, up 3.3% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 31,520 households. The median household income in Chelan County is $82,381 a year, 2% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 40.1% 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. Chelan County scores 71 for fast food and sandwich shops (upper middle), #327 of 2,222 scored counties.
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