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Fast food and sandwich shops in Ozaukee County, WI
How Ozaukee County, WI 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 70 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #363 of 2,222 scored counties
#24 of 60 scored counties in Wisconsin
- Listings
- 49
- 42 chain locations (86%)
- Official establishments
- 71
- All limited-service restaurants · +14.5% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $177.3M
- On food away from home · $4,628 a household
- Spending per listing
- $3.6M
- 19% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 12.8
- 4% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 94,346
- +3.0% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 49 fast food and sandwich shops in Ozaukee County. Of those, 42 are chain locations, or 86%, against 79% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 12.8, 4% below the U.S. rate of 13.3.
Household spending on food away from home in Ozaukee County comes to about $177.3M a year: $4,628 per household, 14% above the U.S. average. Spread across 49 fast food and sandwich shops, that is $3.6M per shop, 19% 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 71 businesses with payroll in Ozaukee County classed as limited-service restaurants, up 14.5% from 2019. That is one for every 540 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. Official counts also show 7 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $1.3M have gone to businesses classed as limited-service restaurants in Ozaukee County.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Ozaukee County grew 3.0%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for fast food and sandwich shops in Ozaukee County is 70 (upper middle), #363 of 2,222 scored counties and #24 of 60 scored counties in Wisconsin. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Ozaukee 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 | Ozaukee County | Wisconsin | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 12.8 | 11.6 | 13.3 |
| Spending per listing | $3.6M | $3.4M | $3.1M |
| Households per official establishment (all limited-service restaurants) | 540 | 632 | 478 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +14.5% | +3.8% | +6.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +3.0% | +1.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on food away from home | $4,628 | $3,959 | $4,070 |
| Median household income | $96,996 | $77,485 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 70 | 63 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 62 → 71All limited-service restaurants · +14.5% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 1,150
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $21M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 7All limited-service restaurants with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 4942 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 58The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 2
- Amount
- $1.3M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as limited-service restaurants in Ozaukee 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 Ozaukee County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 94,346+3.0% since 2020
- Households
- 38,309
- Median age
- 44.3
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 73%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 233 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 399
- Median household income
- $96,996+13.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $138,958
- Median home value
- $390,200
- Jobs located here
- 42,307
- Daytime population
- 88,821Residents 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 Ozaukee 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 |
| 24Ozaukee County, WI | 70 | 49 | 12.8 | $3.6M | +3.0% | #363 of 2,222 |
Other business types in Ozaukee County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
- Restaurants and cafes64
- Sit-down restaurants67
- Fast food and sandwich shops70
- Pizza75
- Coffee shops and cafes68
- Bakeries and dessert shops52
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Questions
How many fast food and sandwich shops are in Ozaukee County, WI?
There are 49 fast food and sandwich shops on map listings in Ozaukee County as of September 2026. 42 of them (86%) are chain locations. The listings count fast food, sandwich shops, delis and bagel shops. Official counts show 71 businesses with payroll classed as limited-service restaurants in 2023, up 14.5% from 2019. That count covers all limited-service restaurants (pizza places included), not only fast food and sandwich shops. Another 7 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Ozaukee County, WI spend on food away from home?
About $177.3M a year, or $4,628 per household. That is 14% above the U.S. average (an index of 114, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 49 fast food and sandwich shops on map listings, it comes to $3.6M 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 38,309 households in Ozaukee County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Ozaukee County, WI compare with the U.S. for fast food and sandwich shops?
Ozaukee County has 12.8 fast food and sandwich shops per 10,000 households, 4% below the U.S. rate of 13.3. Spending per shop is $3.6M, 19% above the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the national ratio of fast food and sandwich shops to household spending, Ozaukee County would have about 58, against 49 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 540 households, against one for every 478 across the U.S. The official count rose 14.5% from 2019 to 2023, against +6.1% for the U.S.
How fast is Ozaukee County, WI growing?
Population estimates put Ozaukee County at 94,346 people in 2025, up 3.0% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 38,309 households. The median household income in Ozaukee County is $96,996 a year, 20% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 13.8% 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. Ozaukee County scores 70 for fast food and sandwich shops (upper middle), #363 of 2,222 scored counties.
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