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Fast food and sandwich shops in Green Lake County, WI
The fast food and sandwich shops in Green Lake County, WI, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 74 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #252 of 2,222 scored counties
#17 of 60 scored counties in Wisconsin
- Listings
- 8
- 6 chain locations (75%)
- Official establishments
- 8
- All limited-service restaurants
- Household spending a year
- $30.5M
- On food away from home · $3,677 a household
- Spending per listing
- $3.8M
- 25% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 9.7
- 27% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 19,305
- +1.5% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 8 fast food and sandwich shops in Green Lake County. Chain locations make up 75% of them, against 79% across the U.S. That is 9.7 per 10,000 households, 27% below the U.S. rate of 13.3.
At $3,677 per household (10% below the U.S. average), households in Green Lake County spend about $30.5M a year on food away from home. That works out to $3.8M per shop, 25% 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 8 businesses with payroll in Green Lake County classed as limited-service restaurants. That is one for every 1,036 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 4 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Green Lake County grew 1.5%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for fast food and sandwich shops in Green Lake County is 74 (upper middle), #252 of 2,222 scored counties and #17 of 60 scored counties in Wisconsin. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Green Lake 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 | Green Lake County | Wisconsin | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 9.7 | 11.6 | 13.3 |
| Spending per listing | $3.8M | $3.4M | $3.1M |
| Households per official establishment (all limited-service restaurants) | 1,036 | 632 | 478 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +3.8% | +6.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.5% | +1.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on food away from home | $3,677 | $3,959 | $4,070 |
| Median household income | $68,196 | $77,485 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 74 | 63 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 8 → 8All limited-service restaurants
- Employees, 2023
- 101
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $1.4M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 4All limited-service restaurants with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 86 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 10The 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 Green Lake 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 Green Lake County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 19,305+1.5% since 2020
- Households
- 8,285
- Median age
- 45.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 74%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 350 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 55
- Median household income
- $68,196+23.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $91,125
- Median home value
- $215,400
- Jobs located here
- 5,671
- Daytime population
- 16,001Residents 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 Green Lake 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 |
| 17Green Lake County, WI | 74 | 8 | 9.7 | $3.8M | +1.5% | #252 of 2,222 |
Other business types in Green Lake County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
- Restaurants and cafes37
- Sit-down restaurants32
- Fast food and sandwich shops74
- Pizza
- Coffee shops and cafes57
- Bakeries and dessert shops49
Groceries and convenience
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Beauty and personal care
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many fast food and sandwich shops are in Green Lake County, WI?
Green Lake County has 8 fast food and sandwich shops on map listings as of September 2026. 6 of them (75%) are chain locations. The listings count fast food, sandwich shops, delis and bagel shops. Official counts show 8 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 4 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Green Lake County, WI spend on food away from home?
About $30.5M a year, or $3,677 per household. That is 10% below the U.S. average (an index of 90, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 8 fast food and sandwich shops on map listings, it comes to $3.8M 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 8,285 households in Green Lake County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Green Lake County, WI compare with the U.S. for fast food and sandwich shops?
Green Lake County has 9.7 fast food and sandwich shops per 10,000 households, 27% below the U.S. rate of 13.3. Spending per shop is $3.8M, 25% above the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the national ratio of fast food and sandwich shops to household spending, Green Lake County would have about 10, against 8 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,036 households, against one for every 478 across the U.S.
How fast is Green Lake County, WI growing?
Population estimates put Green Lake County at 19,305 people in 2025, up 1.5% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 8,285 households. The median household income in Green Lake County is $68,196 a year, 16% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 23.8% 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. Green Lake County scores 74 for fast food and sandwich shops (upper middle), #252 of 2,222 scored counties.
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