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Fast food and sandwich shops in Whitman County, WA
How Whitman 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 64 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #580 of 2,222 scored counties
#26 of 32 scored counties in Washington
- Listings
- 19
- 16 chain locations (84%)
- Official establishments
- 24
- All limited-service restaurants · −7.7% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $64.7M
- On food away from home · $3,453 a household
- Spending per listing
- $3.4M
- 12% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 10.1
- 24% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 48,512
- +1.5% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on food away from home in Whitman County comes to about $64.7M a year: $3,453 per household, 15% below the U.S. average. That works out to $3.4M per shop, 12% above the U.S. figure of $3.1M. The spending figure covers all food away from home, not only fast food and sandwich shops.
Whitman County has 19 fast food and sandwich shops on map listings as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 84% of them, against 79% across the U.S. That comes to 10.1 for every 10,000 households, 24% below the U.S. rate of 13.3.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as limited-service restaurants in Whitman County was 24 in 2023, down 7.7% from 2019. That is one for every 780 households, against one for every 478 across the U.S. That count covers all limited-service restaurants (pizza places included), not only fast food and sandwich shops. Official counts list 7 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $719K have gone to businesses classed as limited-service restaurants in Whitman County.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Whitman County grew 1.5%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). Whitman County scores 64 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for fast food and sandwich shops, ranking #580 of 2,222 scored counties and #26 of 32 scored counties in Washington.
How Whitman 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 | Whitman County | Washington | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 10.1 | 10.5 | 13.3 |
| Spending per listing | $3.4M | $4.3M | $3.1M |
| Households per official establishment (all limited-service restaurants) | 780 | 593 | 478 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −7.7% | +2.7% | +6.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.5% | +3.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on food away from home | $3,453 | $4,501 | $4,070 |
| Median household income | $55,406 | $98,141 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 64 | 86 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 26 → 24All limited-service restaurants · −7.7% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 649
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $12M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 7All limited-service restaurants with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 1916 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 21The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 2
- Amount
- $719K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as limited-service restaurants in Whitman 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 Whitman County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 48,512+1.5% since 2020
- Households
- 18,721
- Median age
- 33.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 47%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 2,159 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 22
- Median household income
- $55,406+29.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $84,165
- Median home value
- $359,600
- Jobs located here
- 19,571
- Daytime population
- 49,541Residents 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 Whitman 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 |
| 26Whitman County, WA | 64 | 19 | 10.1 | $3.4M | +1.5% | #580 of 2,222 |
Other business types in Whitman County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
- Restaurants and cafes44
- Sit-down restaurants44
- Fast food and sandwich shops64
- Pizza66
- Coffee shops and cafes24
- Bakeries and dessert shops38
Groceries and convenience
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Beauty and personal care
Fitness and classes
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Child care
Clothing and laundry
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Funeral services
Questions
How many fast food and sandwich shops are in Whitman County, WA?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 19 fast food and sandwich shops in Whitman County. 16 of them (84%) are chain locations. The listings count fast food, sandwich shops, delis and bagel shops. Official counts show 24 businesses with payroll classed as limited-service restaurants in 2023, down 7.7% from 2019. 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 7 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Whitman County, WA spend on food away from home?
About $64.7M a year, or $3,453 per household. That is 15% below the U.S. average (an index of 85, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 19 fast food and sandwich shops on map listings, it comes to $3.4M per shop. That spending covers all food away from home, which fast food and sandwich shops share with other businesses in the trade. It is estimated from the incomes of the 18,721 households in Whitman County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Whitman County, WA compare with the U.S. for fast food and sandwich shops?
Whitman County has 10.1 fast food and sandwich shops per 10,000 households, 24% below the U.S. rate of 13.3. Spending per shop is $3.4M, 12% above the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the U.S. ratio of fast food and sandwich shops to household spending, Whitman County would have about 21, against 19 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 780 households, against one for every 478 across the U.S. The official count fell 7.7% from 2019 to 2023, against +6.1% for the U.S.
How fast is Whitman County, WA growing?
Population estimates put Whitman County at 48,512 people in 2025, up 1.5% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 18,721 households. Median household income in Whitman County is $55,406, 31% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 29.6%, 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. Whitman County scores 64 for fast food and sandwich shops (upper middle), #580 of 2,222 scored counties.
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