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Tulsa County, OK — 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. 55 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: Above average — 1.04× the U.S. rate (between 1.04× and 1.06× 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. 22 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   Tulsa County fast food — 104–106% of the U.S. rate

627 fast food are counted in Tulsa County — 6.9 per 10,000 people present (residents + daytime workers), 104% 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 7% between 2015 and 2023 (574 → 617). 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 74132 (Tulsa), 74133 (Tulsa), 74135 (Tulsa) — well above the national rate. On measured density alone, the lowest-density residential ZIPs with a published count are 74134 (Tulsa), 74110 (Tulsa), 74021 (Collinsville).

BLS QCEW puts the latest county-wide count (2026 Q1) at 642 establishments, the freshest available signal.

Measured density: Tulsa County sits at 104% 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 104% and 106% of the U.S. rate. Why. The highest measured density is in 74132 and 74133; the lowest measured density is in 74134 and 74110.

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
627–671
published count; upper bound counts each withheld ZIP cell as 2 (22 cells) (2023)
Per 10,000 present
6.9
residents + daytime workers
U.S. average
6.7
per 10,000 present
County index
1.04×
vs. U.S.
Latest quarter (QCEW)
642
2026 Q1 — county total
Residents
733,026
38 ZIPs with data
Workers
330,920
jobs located in county

Is the area growing?

Population
693,514
Census PEP, July 1 2024
Change since 2020
+3.4%
+22,806 people
Net migration 2024
+5,058
international +5,046, domestic +12
Jobs located here
360,717
LODES 2022, −2.6% since 2019

Tulsa County had an estimated 693,514 residents on July 1, 2024 — 3.4% more than in 2020 (+22,806). In the latest year it gained 7,103 people: births minus deaths +2,029, international migration +5,046, domestic migration +12. Components are published separately and may not sum exactly.

360,717 jobs were located in the county in 2022 (−2.6% since 2019), and 283,348 employed residents lived there (−2.7% 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
74134 Tulsa
+46.7%
74037 Jenks
+31.6%
74011 Broken Arrow
+19.3%
ZIP losing residents
2015–19 → 2020–24
Change
74106 Tulsa
−12.6%

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
131
no paid employees (2024)
Receipts
$9.7M
published gross receipts
Receipts per business
$74K
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 7% since 2015

Number of fast food in Tulsa 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.

574
2015
611
2018
589
2020
598
2021
601
2022
617
2023

Highest measured density

ZIP
vs. U.S. average
Index
74132 Tulsa
215%
74133 Tulsa
187%
74135 Tulsa
180%
74120 Tulsa
176%
74033 Glenpool
139%
74104 Tulsa
138%
74012 Broken Arrow
129%
74055 Owasso
127%
74112 Tulsa
124%
74145 Tulsa
123%
74114 Tulsa
120%
74115 Tulsa
119%
74129 Tulsa
118%
74105 Tulsa
117%
74146 Tulsa
112%

Lowest measured density

ZIP
vs. U.S. average
Index
74134 Tulsa
20%
74110 Tulsa
26%
74021 Collinsville
36%
74127 Tulsa
41%
74106 Tulsa
53%
74126 Tulsa
59%
74008 Bixby
70%
74011 Broken Arrow
71%
74136 Tulsa
76%
74037 Jenks
76%
74128 Tulsa
80%
74070 Skiatook
82%
74107 Tulsa
89%
74137 Tulsa
98%
74063 Sand Springs
99%
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.

Employment hubs & destinations

These ZIPs have far more workers (or visitors) than residents, so their counts are driven by daytime and visitor demand — not a place to read "shortage" from resident numbers alone.

ZIPNeighborhoodType ResidentsWorkersFast foodIndex
74103Tulsa Employment hub 2,45010,551 12 233%
74116Tulsa Employment hub 3,61723,633 7 68%
74117Tulsa Destination 524,733 0–2 —
74119Tulsa Employment hub 3,6708,577 0–2 —

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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
74103Tulsa 2,45010,551 12 15.5 233% High density
74132Tulsa 10,8586,130 20 14.4 215% High density
74133Tulsa 48,69929,441 79 12.5 187% High density
74135Tulsa 20,13812,918 32 12.0 180% High density
74120Tulsa 5,1958,363 11 11.7 176% High density
74033Glenpool 13,7452,683 14 9.3 139% Above average
74104Tulsa 12,80611,357 17 9.2 138% Above average
74012Broken Arrow 65,06025,511 67 8.6 129% Above average
74055Owasso 51,38114,949 50 8.5 127% Above average
74112Tulsa 21,3865,701 20 8.3 124% Above average
74145Tulsa 18,19614,977 21 8.2 123% Above average
74114Tulsa 15,9445,627 15 8.0 120% Above average
74115Tulsa 24,29711,769 24 8.0 119% Above average
74129Tulsa 18,3823,758 16 7.9 118% Above average
74105Tulsa 26,9517,360 24 7.8 117% Above average
74146Tulsa 16,50720,740 20 7.4 112% Above average
74063Sand Springs 31,3707,115 23 6.6 99% Below average
74137Tulsa 28,53310,442 22 6.5 98% Below average
74107Tulsa 19,01312,540 15 5.9 89% Below average
74070Skiatook 15,4471,937 9 5.5 82% Below average
74128Tulsa 13,7512,375 8 5.4 80% Below average
74037Jenks 24,5475,808 14 5.1 76% Below average
74136Tulsa 31,41624,481 22 5.0 76% Below average
74011Broken Arrow 33,9003,506 17 4.8 71% Below average
74008Bixby 34,0064,723 17 4.7 70% Below average
74116Tulsa 3,61723,633 7 4.5 68% Below average
74126Tulsa 9,920505 4 3.9 59% Below average
74106Tulsa 15,6552,352 6 3.6 53% Below average
74127Tulsa 16,3244,313 5 2.7 41% Far below average
74021Collinsville 23,6282,101 6 2.4 36% Far below average
74110Tulsa 15,2444,387 3 1.7 26% Far below average
74134Tulsa 23,32312,619 4 1.3 20% Far below average
74013Broken Arrow —197 0–2 — — Not published
74073Sperry 5,881517 0–2 — — Not published
74101Tulsa —2,877 3 — — Not published
74102Tulsa —62 0–2 — — Not published
74108Tulsa 7,315640 0–2 — — Not published
74117Tulsa 524,733 0–2 — — Not published
74119Tulsa 3,6708,577 0–2 — — Not published
74121Tulsa —20 0–2 — — Not published
74130Tulsa 2,21284 0–2 — — Not published
74147Tulsa —242 0–2 — — Not published
74148Tulsa —14 0–2 — — Not published
74149Tulsa —4 0–2 — — Not published
74150Tulsa —289 0–2 — — Not published
74152Tulsa —34 0–2 — — Not published
74153Tulsa —63 0–2 — — Not published
74155Tulsa —63 0–2 — — Not published
74157Tulsa —117 0–2 — — Not published
74158Tulsa —36 0–2 — — Not published
74159Tulsa —111 0–2 — — Not published
74169Tulsa —543 0–2 — — Not published
74170Tulsa —273 0–2 — — Not published
74171Tulsa 2,2071,697 0–2 — — Not published
74172Tulsa —2,642 0–2 — — Not published

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Find an actual space in Tulsa

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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 642 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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