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Fast food and sandwich shops in Burnett County, WI
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for fast food and sandwich shops in Burnett County, WI, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 71 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #340 of 2,222 scored counties
#22 of 60 scored counties in Wisconsin
- Listings
- 8
- 8 chain locations (100%)
- Official establishments
- 6
- All limited-service restaurants
- Household spending a year
- $25.4M
- On food away from home · $3,534 a household
- Spending per listing
- $3.2M
- 4% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 11.1
- 17% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 17,223
- +3.9% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on food away from home in Burnett County comes to about $25.4M a year: $3,534 per household, 13% below the U.S. average. That works out to $3.2M per shop, 4% above the U.S. figure of $3.1M. The spending figure covers all food away from home, not only fast food and sandwich shops.
There are 8 fast food and sandwich shops on map listings in Burnett County as of September 2026. All of them are chain locations, against 79% across the U.S. That is 11.1 per 10,000 households, 17% below the U.S. rate of 13.3.
Official counts show 6 businesses with payroll classed as limited-service restaurants in Burnett County in 2023. That is one for every 1,198 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 also show 4 one-person businesses without payroll.
Population estimates show Burnett County grew 3.9% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). Burnett County scores 71 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for fast food and sandwich shops, ranking #340 of 2,222 scored counties and #22 of 60 scored counties in Wisconsin. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Burnett County compares
The same measures for Wisconsin 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 | Burnett County | Wisconsin | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 11.1 | 11.6 | 13.3 |
| Spending per listing | $3.2M | $3.4M | $3.1M |
| Households per official establishment (all limited-service restaurants) | 1,198 | 632 | 478 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +3.8% | +6.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +3.9% | +1.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on food away from home | $3,534 | $3,959 | $4,070 |
| Median household income | $62,819 | $77,485 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 71 | 63 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 7 → 6All limited-service restaurants
- Employees, 2023
- 43
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $822K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 4All limited-service restaurants with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 88 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 8The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 0
- Amount
- $0
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as limited-service restaurants in Burnett 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 Burnett County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 17,223+3.9% since 2020
- Households
- 7,188
- Median age
- 54.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 86%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 822 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 21
- Median household income
- $62,819+19.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $84,457
- Median home value
- $231,300
- Jobs located here
- 5,205
- Daytime population
- 15,506Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Wisconsin market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Wisconsin for fast food and sandwich shops, numbered among those based in Wisconsin, with Burnett County marked.
Top counties in Wisconsin
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Calumet County, WI | 89 | 12 | 5.6 | $7.5M | +2.9% | #17 of 2,222 |
| 2Pierce County, WI | 88 | 13 | 8.2 | $5.2M | +3.1% | #29 of 2,222 |
| 3Lafayette County, WI | 86 | 5 | 7.4 | $5.1M | +5.2% | #40 of 2,222 |
| 4Vernon County, WI | 84 | 6 | 4.8 | $7.7M | +2.4% | #65 of 2,222 |
| 5Oconto County, WI | 84 | 11 | 6.5 | $5.9M | +2.9% | #67 of 2,222 |
| 6Kewaunee County, WI | 83 | 5 | 6.0 | $6.6M | +1.0% | #83 of 2,222 |
| 7Sawyer County, WI | 82 | 5 | 5.7 | $6.1M | +4.0% | #91 of 2,222 |
| 8St. Croix County, WI | 82 | 43 | 11.5 | $4.1M | +4.7% | #99 of 2,222 |
| 9Iowa County, WI | 81 | 9 | 8.9 | $4.5M | +1.0% | #113 of 2,222 |
| 10Polk County, WI | 80 | 15 | 7.7 | $5M | +1.7% | #119 of 2,222 |
| 22Burnett County, WI | 71 | 8 | 11.1 | $3.2M | +3.9% | #340 of 2,222 |
Other business types in Burnett County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
- Restaurants and cafes28
- Sit-down restaurants28
- Fast food and sandwich shops71
- Pizza66
- Coffee shops and cafes31
- Bakeries and dessert shops47
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Questions
How many fast food and sandwich shops are in Burnett County, WI?
As of September 2026, map listings count 8 fast food and sandwich shops in Burnett County. 8 of them (100%) are chain locations. The listings count fast food, sandwich shops, delis and bagel shops. Official counts show 6 businesses with payroll classed as limited-service restaurants in 2023. The official count takes in all limited-service restaurants, not only fast food and sandwich shops: pizza places are counted too. Another 4 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Burnett County, WI spend on food away from home?
About $25.4M a year, or $3,534 per household. That is 13% below the U.S. average (an index of 87, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 8 fast food and sandwich shops on map listings, it comes to $3.2M 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 7,188 households in Burnett County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Burnett County, WI compare with the U.S. for fast food and sandwich shops?
Burnett County has 11.1 fast food and sandwich shops per 10,000 households, 17% below the U.S. rate of 13.3. Spending per shop is $3.2M, 4% above the U.S. figure of $3.1M. The count on map listings matches the U.S. ratio of fast food and sandwich shops to household spending. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,198 households, against one for every 478 across the U.S.
How fast is Burnett County, WI growing?
Population estimates put Burnett County at 17,223 people in 2025, up 3.9% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 7,188 households. Median household income in Burnett County is $62,819, 22% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 19.3%, 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. Burnett County scores 71 for fast food and sandwich shops (upper middle), #340 of 2,222 scored counties.
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