Massachusetts Residents Spend the Same on Food Delivery as their Relationships

How much do you think Massachusetts spends on food delivery services like Grub Hub and Uber Eats? According to a new study by the team at Upgraded Points, Massachusetts residents spend $1,446.51 annually on food delivery — which works out to 2.47% of the median income in Massachusetts. $1,446.51 comes out to around $120 per month on food delivery.

In another study, the Motley Fool determined that the average American spends on average $130 to $146 a month on dating (this includes married people, who on average spend $130 and single people who spend $146 on average). Those figures are pretty close to the amount of money spent on food delivery per month. I guess it makes sense. Sometimes you need your S.O. and sometimes you just need a greasy steak and cheese. I get it.

The Upgraded Points study on Americans and delivery food uncovered lots of interesting stats: 78.8% of Americans use food delivery services and spends $35.42 per order. The average American orders delivery 3.7 times per month, almost once a week! If you'd like to check out all of the findings, get it get it RIGHT HERE.

And while we're talking about food delivery services, let's take some guesses on fast food locations in Massachusetts. Which chain do you think has the most Mass locations? How about nationally?

Americans spent $320 BILLION in 2022 on fast food. That’s sooooo many french fries to get lost between your driver seat and center console! (A treat for later?) I started thinking about the country’s obsession with fast food and wondering if Massachusetts lines up with the country as a whole when it comes to the abundance of certain fast food restaurants.

Stacker did the counting and provided the national data (updated in 2022). So what’s your guess nationally? Does McDonalds hold the key to the fast food kingdom with the most national locations? How about in Massachusetts – does Massachusetts really run mostly on Dunkin’ or did another chain edge them out for the #1 spot?

Fast food is big, big business. Americans spent $320 BILLION in 2022. That's sooooo many french fries to get lost between your driver seat and center console! (A treat for later?) I started thinking about the country's obsession with fast food and wondering if Massachusetts lines up with the country as a whole when it comes to the abundance of certain fast food restaurants.

Stacker did the counting and provided the national data (updated in 2022). So what's your guess nationally? Does McDonalds hold the key to the fast food kingdom with the most national locations? How about in Massachusetts - does Massachusetts really run mostly on Dunkin' or did another chain edge them out for the #1 spot?

We're basing these countdowns on one thing: number of locations. These aren't necessarily the most popular fast food chains in the country and in Massachusetts, they just have the most locations. However, one could assume that the reason there are more locations is due to higher demand. Higher demand usually comes from higher popularity.

The first fast food restaurant in America is widely considered to be White Castle. It was founded in 1921 by Walter Anderson and Billy Ingram in Wichita, Kansas. White Castle is known for pioneering the assembly line production of hamburgers and for introducing the fast-food concept to the United States. While we don't have any White Castle locations here in Massachusetts, they do sell their micro hamburgers at area grocery stores so if you have a hankering for the OG fast food, it's a minute away in your microwave oven.

So let's do this. To get the full comparison, I'll first give you the 8 fast food restaurants with the most locations in the United States, then I'll give you the 8 fast food chains with the most locations in Massachusetts. Get your fiery sauce ready and let's go!

DOMINO'S
# of U.S. locations: 6,720
Founded in: 1960 in Ypsilanti, MI

BURGER KING
# of U.S. locations: 7,257
Founded in: 1954 in Miami, FL

TACO BELL
# of U.S. locations: 8,088
Founded in: 1962 in Downey, CA

HUNT BROTHERS PIZZA
# of U.S. locations: 9,240
Founded in: 1991 in Nashville, TN

DUNKIN'
# of U.S. locations: 9,412
Founded in: 1950 in Quincy, MA

McDONALDS
# of U.S. locations: 13,515
Founded in: 1955 in Des Plaines, IL

STARBUCKS
# of U.S. locations: 15,966
Founded in: 1971 in Seattle, WA

SUBWAY
# of U.S. locations: 20.603 (oh my soul!!!)
Founded in: 1965 in Bridgeport, CT

TACO BELL
# of U.S. locations: 75
Founded in: 1962 in Downey, CA

WENDY'S
# of U.S. locations: 98
Founded in: 1969 in Columbus, OH

BURGER KING
# of U.S. locations: 132
Founded in: 1954 in Miami, FL

DOMINO'S
# of U.S. locations: 161
Founded in: 1960 in Ypsilanti, MI

STARBUCKS
# of U.S. locations: 178
Founded in: 1971 in Seattle, WA

McDONALDS
# of U.S. locations: 239
Founded in: 1955 in Des Plaines, IL

SUBWAY
# of U.S. locations: 370
Founded in: 1965 in Bridgeport, CT

DUNKIN'
# of U.S. locations: 916
Founded in: 1950 in Quincy, MA