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Fast food and sandwich shops in Sauk County, WI
The fast food and sandwich shops in Sauk County, WI, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 44 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,384 of 2,222 scored counties
#58 of 60 scored counties in Wisconsin
- Listings
- 47
- 41 chain locations (87%)
- Official establishments
- 56
- All limited-service restaurants · +3.7% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $109.7M
- On food away from home · $3,920 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.3M
- 23% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 16.8
- 26% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 66,652
- +1.3% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 47 fast food and sandwich shops in Sauk County. 41 of them (87%) are chain locations, against 79% across the U.S. That is 16.8 per 10,000 households, 26% above the U.S. rate of 13.3.
Households in Sauk County spend about $109.7M a year on food away from home, or $3,920 per household, 4% below the U.S. average. Spread across 47 fast food and sandwich shops, that is $2.3M per shop, 23% below 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 56 businesses with payroll in Sauk County classed as limited-service restaurants, up 3.7% from 2019. That is one for every 500 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.
Population estimates put the population change in Sauk County from 2020 to 2025 at +1.3%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). For fast food and sandwich shops, Sauk County has a Groundwork market score of 44 (lower middle): #1,384 of 2,222 scored counties and #58 of 60 scored counties in Wisconsin.
How Sauk 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 | Sauk County | Wisconsin | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 16.8 | 11.6 | 13.3 |
| Spending per listing | $2.3M | $3.4M | $3.1M |
| Households per official establishment (all limited-service restaurants) | 500 | 632 | 478 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +3.7% | +3.8% | +6.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.3% | +1.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on food away from home | $3,920 | $3,959 | $4,070 |
| Median household income | $79,541 | $77,485 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 44 | 63 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 54 → 56All limited-service restaurants · +3.7% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 1,070
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $23M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 4All limited-service restaurants with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 4741 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 36The 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 Sauk 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 Sauk County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 66,652+1.3% since 2020
- Households
- 27,987
- Median age
- 42.3
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 72%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 832 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 79
- Median household income
- $79,541+32.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $98,005
- Median home value
- $258,600
- Jobs located here
- 36,015
- Daytime population
- 65,185Residents 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 Sauk 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 |
| 58Sauk County, WI | 44 | 47 | 16.8 | $2.3M | +1.3% | #1,384 of 2,222 |
Other business types in Sauk County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
- Restaurants and cafes30
- Sit-down restaurants31
- Fast food and sandwich shops44
- Pizza53
- Coffee shops and cafes45
- Bakeries and dessert shops42
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Questions
How many fast food and sandwich shops are in Sauk County, WI?
Sauk County has 47 fast food and sandwich shops on map listings as of September 2026. 41 of them (87%) are chain locations. The listings count fast food, sandwich shops, delis and bagel shops. Official counts show 56 businesses with payroll classed as limited-service restaurants in 2023, up 3.7% from 2019. 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 Sauk County, WI spend on food away from home?
About $109.7M a year, or $3,920 per household. That is 4% below the U.S. average (an index of 96, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 47 fast food and sandwich shops on map listings, it comes to $2.3M 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 27,987 households in Sauk County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Sauk County, WI compare with the U.S. for fast food and sandwich shops?
Sauk County has 16.8 fast food and sandwich shops per 10,000 households, 26% above the U.S. rate of 13.3. Spending per shop is $2.3M, 23% below the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the national ratio of fast food and sandwich shops to household spending, Sauk County would have about 36, against 47 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 500 households, against one for every 478 across the U.S. The official count rose 3.7% from 2019 to 2023, against +6.1% for the U.S.
How fast is Sauk County, WI growing?
Population estimates put Sauk County at 66,652 people in 2025, up 1.3% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 27,987 households. The median household income in Sauk County is $79,541 a year, in line with the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 32.7% 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. Sauk County scores 44 for fast food and sandwich shops (lower middle), #1,384 of 2,222 scored counties.
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