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Fast food and sandwich shops in Island County, WA
The fast food and sandwich shops in Island County, WA, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 78 out of 100: High
Ranked #155 of 2,222 scored counties
#12 of 32 scored counties in Washington
- Listings
- 26
- 15 chain locations (58%)
- Official establishments
- 38
- All limited-service restaurants · +26.7% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $150.6M
- On food away from home · $4,187 a household
- Spending per listing
- $5.8M
- 90% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 7.2
- 46% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 85,657
- −1.5% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for fast food and sandwich shops in Island County is 78 (high), #155 of 2,222 scored counties and #12 of 32 scored counties in Washington. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for fast food and sandwich shops.
Map listings as of September 2026 show 26 fast food and sandwich shops in Island County. Chain locations make up 58% of them, against 79% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 7.2, 46% below the U.S. rate of 13.3.
Household spending on food away from home in Island County comes to about $150.6M a year: $4,187 per household, 3% above the U.S. average. That works out to $5.8M per shop, 90% 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.
In 2023, official counts showed 38 businesses with payroll in Island County classed as limited-service restaurants, up 26.7% from 2019. That is one for every 947 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, 4 SBA-backed loans worth $3.5M have gone to businesses classed as limited-service restaurants in Island County. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Island County declined 1.5%, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How Island 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 | Island County | Washington | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 7.2 | 10.5 | 13.3 |
| Spending per listing | $5.8M | $4.3M | $3.1M |
| Households per official establishment (all limited-service restaurants) | 947 | 593 | 478 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +26.7% | +2.7% | +6.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −1.5% | +3.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on food away from home | $4,187 | $4,501 | $4,070 |
| Median household income | $90,551 | $98,141 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 78 | 86 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 30 → 38All limited-service restaurants · +26.7% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 755
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $19.9M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 6All limited-service restaurants with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 2615 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 49The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 4
- Amount
- $3.5M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as limited-service restaurants in Island 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 Island County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 85,657−1.5% since 2020
- Households
- 35,972
- Median age
- 46.9
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 75%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 209 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 416
- Median household income
- $90,551+32.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $113,035
- Median home value
- $593,300
- Jobs located here
- 16,025
- Daytime population
- 70,254Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
Looking at a specific site in Island County?
These figures cover the whole county. A site report draws rings around one address and counts what’s inside them: households, spending, jobs, and the fast food and sandwich shops on map listings by name and distance.
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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 Island 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 |
| 12Island County, WA | 78 | 26 | 7.2 | $5.8M | −1.5% | #155 of 2,222 |
Other business types in Island County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
- Restaurants and cafes64
- Sit-down restaurants63
- Fast food and sandwich shops78
- Pizza78
- Coffee shops and cafes28
- Bakeries and dessert shops51
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Questions
How many fast food and sandwich shops are in Island County, WA?
There are 26 fast food and sandwich shops on map listings in Island County as of September 2026. 15 of them (58%) are chain locations. The listings count fast food, sandwich shops, delis and bagel shops. Official counts show 38 businesses with payroll classed as limited-service restaurants in 2023, up 26.7% from 2019. That count covers all limited-service restaurants (pizza places included), not only fast food and sandwich shops. Another 6 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Island County, WA spend on food away from home?
About $150.6M a year, or $4,187 per household. That is 3% above the U.S. average (an index of 103, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 26 fast food and sandwich shops on map listings, it comes to $5.8M 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 35,972 households in Island County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Island County, WA compare with the U.S. for fast food and sandwich shops?
Island County has 7.2 fast food and sandwich shops per 10,000 households, 46% below the U.S. rate of 13.3. Spending per shop is $5.8M, 90% above the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the national ratio of fast food and sandwich shops to household spending, Island County would have about 49, against 26 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 947 households, against one for every 478 across the U.S. The official count rose 26.7% from 2019 to 2023, against +6.1% for the U.S.
How fast is Island County, WA growing?
Population estimates put Island County at 85,657 people in 2025, down 1.5% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 35,972 households. The median household income in Island County is $90,551 a year, 12% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 32.0% 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. Island County scores 78 for fast food and sandwich shops (high), #155 of 2,222 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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