Food and drink · Small-town market · Washington
Fast food and sandwich shops in the Othello, WA area
The fast food and sandwich shops in the Othello, WA area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other small-town markets.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 57 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #218 of 537 scored small-town markets
#10 of 10 scored small-town markets based 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 the Othello area. Of those, 8 are chain locations, or 89%, against 79% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 14.3, 8% above the U.S. rate of 13.3.
At $3,533 per household (13% below the U.S. average), households in the Othello area spend about $22.2M a year on food away from home. That works out to $2.5M per shop, 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.
In 2023, official counts showed 12 businesses with payroll in the Othello area classed as limited-service restaurants. 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. Another 3 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $630K has gone to businesses classed as limited-service restaurants in the Othello area.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of the Othello area grew 4.3%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Othello area scores 57 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for fast food and sandwich shops, ranking #218 of 537 scored small-town markets and #10 of 10 scored small-town markets based in Washington.
How the Othello area 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 | Othello area | 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 | 57 | 86 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 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 the Othello area, 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 the Othello area
- 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 small-town markets in Washington for fast food and sandwich shops, numbered among those based in Washington, with the Othello area marked.
Top small-town markets in Washington
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Shelton, WA | 96 | 18 | 6.9 | $5.8M | +7.8% | #1 of 537 |
| 2Port Townsend, WA | 92 | 6 | 3.7 | $10.5M | +2.7% | #3 of 537 |
| 3Oak Harbor, WA | 83 | 26 | 7.2 | $5.8M | −1.5% | #15 of 537 |
| 4Port Angeles, WA | 83 | 24 | 6.8 | $5.4M | +1.1% | #16 of 537 |
| 5Centralia, WA | 80 | 38 | 11.5 | $3.2M | +6.7% | #27 of 537 |
| 6Aberdeen, WA | 75 | 33 | 10.8 | $3.2M | +3.0% | #55 of 537 |
| 7Pullman, WA | 74 | 19 | 10.1 | $3.4M | +1.5% | #61 of 537 |
| 8Moses Lake, WA | 66 | 48 | 13.6 | $2.7M | +6.3% | #126 of 537 |
| 9Ellensburg, WA | 58 | 29 | 14.5 | $2.7M | +4.2% | #202 of 537 |
| 10Othello, WA | 57 | 9 | 14.3 | $2.5M | +4.3% | #218 of 537 |
Other business types in the Othello area
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
- Restaurants and cafes41
- Sit-down restaurants39
- Fast food and sandwich shops57
- Pizza
- Coffee shops and cafes50
- Bakeries and dessert shops36
Groceries and convenience
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Beauty and personal care
Fitness and classes
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Questions
How many fast food and sandwich shops are in the Othello, WA area?
The Othello area 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 list 3 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in the Othello, WA area 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 the Othello area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Othello, WA area compare with the U.S. for fast food and sandwich shops?
The Othello area 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, the Othello area 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 the Othello, WA area growing?
Population estimates put the Othello area 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 the Othello area 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. A small-town market is a town of 10,000 to 50,000 people and the county or counties tied to it by commuting. 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. The Othello area scores 57 for fast food and sandwich shops (upper middle), #218 of 537 scored small-town markets.
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