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Fast food and sandwich shops in Pepin County, WI

The fast food and sandwich shops in Pepin County, WI, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score

Not scored

Counties under 10,000 people aren’t scored, since a few businesses can swing their figures.

Listings
4
4 chain locations (100%)
Official establishments
5
All limited-service restaurants
Household spending a year
$11.5M
On food away from home · $3,775 a household
Spending per listing
$2.9M
6% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
13.1
2% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
7,513
+2.2% since 2020

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Survey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure

What this means

Households in Pepin County spend about $11.5M a year on food away from home, or $3,775 per household, 7% below the U.S. average. That is about $2.9M of household spending for each shop on map listings, 6% below the U.S. figure of $3.1M. The spending figure covers all food away from home, not only fast food and sandwich shops.

Pepin County has 4 fast food and sandwich shops on map listings as of September 2026. Per 10,000 households, that is 13.1, 2% below the U.S. rate of 13.3.

In 2023, official counts showed 5 businesses with payroll in Pepin County classed as limited-service restaurants. That is one for every 609 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.

Population estimates put the population change in Pepin County from 2020 to 2025 at +2.2%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). Counties under 10,000 people aren’t given a market score, since a few businesses can swing their figures.

How Pepin 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.

Fast food and sandwich shops in Pepin County, WI compared with Wisconsin and the U.S.
MeasurePepin CountyWisconsinU.S.
Listings per 10k households13.111.613.3
Spending per listing$2.9M$3.4M$3.1M
Households per official establishment (all limited-service restaurants)609632478
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+3.8%+6.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025+2.2%+1.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on food away from home$3,775$3,959$4,070
Median household income$75,256$77,485$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored63

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
6 → 5All limited-service restaurants
Employees, 2023
63
Annual payroll, 2023
$1.1M
One-person businesses, 2023
0All limited-service restaurants with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
44 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
4The 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 Pepin 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 Pepin County

Population, 2025 estimate
7,513+2.2% since 2020
Households
3,046
Median age
46.4
Homes lived in by their owners
83%
Vehicles per household
2.2
Land area
232 sq. mi.
People per square mile
32
Median household income
$75,256
Average household income
$94,084
Median home value
$214,800
Jobs located here
2,371
Daytime population
5,987Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Fast food and sandwich shops across Wisconsin

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The highest-scoring counties in Wisconsin for fast food and sandwich shops, numbered among those based in Wisconsin, with Pepin County marked.

Top counties in Wisconsin

Counties in Wisconsin ranked for fast food and sandwich shops by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Calumet County, WI89125.6$7.5M+2.9%#17 of 2,222
2Pierce County, WI88138.2$5.2M+3.1%#29 of 2,222
3Lafayette County, WI8657.4$5.1M+5.2%#40 of 2,222
4Vernon County, WI8464.8$7.7M+2.4%#65 of 2,222
5Oconto County, WI84116.5$5.9M+2.9%#67 of 2,222
6Kewaunee County, WI8356.0$6.6M+1.0%#83 of 2,222
7Sawyer County, WI8255.7$6.1M+4.0%#91 of 2,222
8St. Croix County, WI824311.5$4.1M+4.7%#99 of 2,222
9Iowa County, WI8198.9$4.5M+1.0%#113 of 2,222
10Polk County, WI80157.7$5M+1.7%#119 of 2,222
Pepin County, WINot scored413.1$2.9M+2.2%

Other business types in Pepin County

None has a Groundwork market score here. Counties under 10,000 people aren’t scored, since a few businesses can swing their figures.

Questions

How many fast food and sandwich shops are in Pepin County, WI?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 4 fast food and sandwich shops in Pepin County. The listings count fast food, sandwich shops, delis and bagel shops. Official counts show 5 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.

How much do households in Pepin County, WI spend on food away from home?

About $11.5M a year, or $3,775 per household. That is 7% below the U.S. average (an index of 93, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 4 fast food and sandwich shops on map listings, it comes to $2.9M 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 3,046 households in Pepin County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Pepin County, WI compare with the U.S. for fast food and sandwich shops?

Pepin County has 13.1 fast food and sandwich shops per 10,000 households, 2% below the U.S. rate of 13.3. Spending per shop is $2.9M, 6% below 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 609 households, against one for every 478 across the U.S.

How fast is Pepin County, WI growing?

Population estimates put Pepin County at 7,513 people in 2025, up 2.2% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 3,046 households. Median household income in Pepin County is $75,256, 7% below the U.S. median of $80,734.

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. The score leaves out counties under 10,000 people, where a handful of businesses would swing it.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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How the score works · Top markets for fast food and sandwich shops · All 56 business types in Pepin County

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