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Volusia County, FL — Fast food Saturation

How many fast food exist per person present — residents plus daytime workers — by ZIP code, compared with the U.S. average. Establishment data: Census ZBP 2023. Population: ACS 2024 5-year. 40 ZIP codes analyzed.

Includes: Fast food · Quick-service restaurants · Takeout & delivery counters · Pizza delivery · Sandwich & burger chains. Counted together because official statistics use one 722513 code.

Measured density: Below average — 0.90× the U.S. rate (between 0.90× and 0.93× once withheld ZIP cells are counted)

Why a range: Census does not publish a ZIP-by-industry count when that ZIP has 0–2 businesses. 20 ZIP cells in this county are withheld, 6 of them with residents. Each could hold 0, 1, or 2 businesses: counting them all as 0 gives the low end, counting them all as 2 gives the high end — the data cannot say where the truth sits. The density range uses only the populated cells, since ZIPs without residents are excluded from per-person rates. How ranges work

In line with the U.S. rate   Volusia County fast food — 90–93% of the U.S. rate

402 fast food are counted in Volusia County — 6.0 per 10,000 people present (residents + daytime workers), 90% of the U.S. rate of 6.7.

On the comparable ZIP set (ZIPs with a published count in every year), the total has risen 44% between 2015 and 2023 (270 → 388). That set is smaller than today's county total. 2020–2021 were pandemic-distorted, and Census rounds counts, so small moves are within noise.

Measured supply density is highest in 32169 (New Smyrna Beach), 32763 (Orange City), 32720 (Deland) — well above the national rate. On measured density alone, the lowest-density residential ZIPs with a published count are 32129 (Port Orange), 32713 (Debary), 32141 (Edgewater).

BLS QCEW puts the latest county-wide count (2026 Q1) at 425 establishments, the freshest available signal.

Measured density: Volusia County sits at 90% of the U.S. rate for fast food. 6 ZIPs with population have no published count (each 0–2 businesses), so the true per-capita rate is between 90% and 93% of the U.S. rate. Why. The highest measured density is in 32169 and 32763; the lowest measured density is in 32129 and 32713.

This is a supply-side read: it counts existing fast food and the people present, not foot traffic, income, rent, or whether locals want more. Treat low density as a question to check, not an answer.

Fast food
402–442
published count; upper bound counts each withheld ZIP cell as 2 (20 cells) (2023)
Per 10,000 present
6.0
residents + daytime workers
U.S. average
6.7
per 10,000 present
County index
0.90×
vs. U.S.
Latest quarter (QCEW)
425
2026 Q1 — county total
Residents
585,930
26 ZIPs with data
Workers
163,139
jobs located in county

Is the area growing?

Population
602,772
Census PEP, July 1 2024
Change since 2020
+8.5%
+47,020 people
Net migration 2024
+13,093
international +3,369, domestic +9,724
Jobs located here
180,240
LODES 2022, +2.7% since 2019

Volusia County had an estimated 602,772 residents on July 1, 2024 — 8.5% more than in 2020 (+47,020). In the latest year it gained 10,150 people: births minus deaths −2,943, international migration +3,369, domestic migration +9,724. Components are published separately and may not sum exactly.

180,240 jobs were located in the county in 2022 (+2.7% since 2019), and 239,739 employed residents lived there (+6.5% since 2019). LODES counts wage and salary jobs covered by unemployment insurance plus federal jobs; it excludes the self-employed and military, and counts jobs rather than unique people. 2019→2022 spans the pandemic, so read it as one change, not a trend.

Population and migration say whether the customer base is growing. They do not say whether people want another business of this type. Definitions and limits →  ·  Full county detail →

ZIP gaining residents
2015–19 → 2020–24
Change
32124 Daytona Beach
+86.5%
32724 Deland
+22.1%
32117 Daytona Beach
+17.1%
ZIP losing residents
2015–19 → 2020–24
Change

No ZIP had a statistically significant decrease.

ACS 5-year estimates for 2015–2019 and 2020–2024. Only ZIPs with at least 2,000 residents in both windows and a change larger than the survey margin of error (90%) are listed — small ZIPs move a lot on paper without a real signal.

Nonemployer businesses (no paid employees)

Nonemployer businesses
91
no paid employees (2024)
Receipts
$5.8M
published gross receipts
Receipts per business
$64K
gross, not profit

Census Nonemployer Statistics counts businesses with no paid employees — a separate universe from the employer establishments counted above; a business is in one or the other, never both. They are not storefronts by definition: many are home-based, mobile, or part-time.

We show them beside the density index, not inside it. In categories such as nail and beauty salons, child care, and pet care, one-person businesses can outnumber employer establishments, so the employer-only count understates how many businesses exist. That is not evidence of higher demand.

Receipts are gross revenue reported for these businesses — not profit, and not the size of the local market. Census publishes this only at county level, so it is not shown on the ZIP map. See methodology.

Saturation map

Each ZIP area is shaded by its density of this business type per person present (residents + workers) vs. the U.S. average. Click any ZIP to zoom to its boundary, see its numbers, and switch to aerial imagery. Individual mapped shops appear as dots at street level — Show locations zooms you in to them (scroll or double-click to zoom).

Basemap:
Under 50% 50–100% 100–150% 150–250% 250%+ 0–2 (not published) / no data ZIP total (dot size) Mapped shop (OpenStreetMap, street level)

Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors, tiles by OpenFreeMap.

White dots are ZIP totals from the official Census count — the bigger the dot, the more fast food in that ZIP. They are aggregated, not individual shops. Turquoise dots are individual locations mapped in OpenStreetMap, shown only at street level; they are crowd-sourced and indicative, may be incomplete, and do not equal the official counts. Only the official ZIP totals feed the saturation index.

Market trend — up 44% since 2015

Number of fast food in Volusia County across 2015–2023, on a consistent set of ZIP codes present in every year — so changes are real, not ZIP-boundary artifacts. 2015/2018 are pre-pandemic baselines; 2020/2021 are COVID-distorted.

270
2015
332
2018
329
2020
352
2021
388
2022
388
2023

Highest measured density

ZIP
vs. U.S. average
Index
32169 New Smyrna Beach
174%
32763 Orange City
163%
32720 Deland
150%
32118 Daytona Beach
145%
32114 Daytona Beach
141%
32127 Port Orange
140%
32117 Daytona Beach
116%
32168 New Smyrna Beach
108%
32132 Edgewater
101%
32174 Ormond Beach
99%
32176 Ormond Beach
92%
32119 Daytona Beach
66%
32738 Deltona
53%
32724 Deland
51%
32128 Port Orange
50%

Lowest measured density

ZIP
vs. U.S. average
Index
32129 Port Orange
36%
32713 Debary
42%
32141 Edgewater
45%
32124 Daytona Beach
46%
32725 Deltona
50%
32128 Port Orange
50%
32724 Deland
51%
32738 Deltona
53%
32119 Daytona Beach
66%
32176 Ormond Beach
92%
32174 Ormond Beach
99%
32132 Edgewater
101%
32168 New Smyrna Beach
108%
32117 Daytona Beach
116%
32127 Port Orange
140%
Low measured density is not evidence of opportunity. A ZIP with few fast food may simply lack foot traffic, retail space, or demand. We rank only residential and mixed ZIPs here; employment hubs and visitor destinations are listed separately below. ZIPs where Census did not publish a count (0–2 businesses) are not ranked: they may be the least served of all, but the data cannot tell 0 from 1 or 2. Verify those locally.

All ZIP codes

Click a column header to sort. Index = fast food per 10,000 people present (residents + 0.5×workers) ÷ the U.S. average. 100% = exactly average.

ZIPNeighborhood ResidentsWorkersFast food Per 10kIndexStatus
32169New Smyrna Beach 10,1923,710 14 11.6 174% High density
32763Orange City 24,95110,900 33 10.9 163% High density
32720Deland 36,25913,312 43 10.0 150% High density
32118Daytona Beach 18,3836,724 21 9.7 145% Above average
32114Daytona Beach 37,74730,828 50 9.4 141% Above average
32127Port Orange 29,6129,454 32 9.3 140% Above average
32117Daytona Beach 30,95515,837 30 7.7 116% Above average
32168New Smyrna Beach 31,8478,464 26 7.2 108% Above average
32132Edgewater 7,8682,146 6 6.7 101% Above average
32174Ormond Beach 54,78318,194 42 6.6 99% Below average
32176Ormond Beach 14,8412,752 10 6.2 92% Below average
32119Daytona Beach 22,3485,623 11 4.4 66% Below average
32738Deltona 49,3682,465 18 3.6 53% Below average
32724Deland 45,1408,989 17 3.4 51% Below average
32128Port Orange 22,2443,188 8 3.4 50% Below average
32725Deltona 51,9873,836 18 3.3 50% Below average
32124Daytona Beach 11,4093,394 4 3.1 46% Far below average
32141Edgewater 18,7262,803 6 3.0 45% Far below average
32713Debary 22,8843,950 7 2.8 42% Far below average
32129Port Orange 23,1953,709 6 2.4 36% Far below average
32105Barberville —55 0–2 — — Not published
32115Daytona Beach —36 0–2 — — Not published
32120Daytona Beach —1,025 0–2 — — Not published
32121Daytona Beach —15 0–2 — — Not published
32130De Leon Springs 5,6201,069 0–2 — — Not published
32170New Smyrna Beach —25 0–2 — — Not published
32173Ormond Beach —96 0–2 — — Not published
32175Ormond Beach —30 0–2 — — Not published
32180Pierson 4,444339 0–2 — — Not published
32190Seville 1,488223 0–2 — — Not published
32706Cassadaga —40 0–2 — — Not published
32721Deland —120 0–2 — — Not published
32723Deland 0125 0–2 — — Not published
32728Deltona —30 0–2 — — Not published
32739Deltona —11 0–2 — — Not published
32744Lake Helen 3,634475 0–2 — — Not published
32753Debary —23 0–2 — — Not published
32759Oak Hill 3,216302 0–2 — — Not published
32764Osteen 2,789453 0–2 — — Not published
32774Orange City —17 0–2 — — Not published

Scroll the table sideways to see all columns.

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Census withholds some ZIP-by-industry cells to protect small businesses. 0–2 means the cell was not published (Census publishes industry counts only at 3+ per ZIP), so the ZIP is left unranked rather than counted as zero. ~ means the count is estimated from the broader industry group and can be off by a business or two.

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Methodology & sources

Establishments. U.S. Census ZIP Code Business Patterns (ZBP 2023), NAICS 722513 — limited-service restaurants. Counts establishments with paid employees. ZBP is published annually with a ~2-year lag.

Fresh county signal. BLS QCEW (quarterly) is newer than ZBP — 2026 Q1 shows 425 establishments county-wide for this industry. It cannot be broken down by ZIP.

Population. U.S. Census American Community Survey 2024 5-year ZCTA population (table B01003). Workers are the ZIP's total employment from the same 2023 ZBP file.

Demand ("people present"). Demand comes from residents and daytime workers: residents + 0.5 × workers. This is the single documented assumption in the model and can be tuned.

Index. index = (ZIP establishments ÷ ZIP demand × 10,000) ÷ the U.S. average for this industry (6.67 per 10,000 present). It is a supply-side density measure; it does not capture income, rent, tourism, or whether locals actually want more.

Read the full methodology →  ·  Data sources & vintages →

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