--- title: "Sonic Drive-In US Locations (2026) • CompanyProspect" description: "There are 3,912 open Sonic Drive-In restaurants in the United States as of October 19, 2026, in 50 states and 2,475 cities. Texas has the most, with 961 (25%)." url: https://companyprospect.com/data/restaurants/us/brands/sonic-drive-in --- Sonic Drive-In # How many _Sonic Drive-In_ locations are there in the US? There are 3,912 open Sonic Drive-In restaurants in the United States as of October 19, 2026, in 50 states and 2,475 cities. Texas has the most, with 961 (25%). 3,242 of the 3,912 Sonic Drive-In locations have a known or inferred operator, and 878 franchisees run the franchised ones. Updated October 19, 2026 · CompanyProspect restaurant data At a glance - **3,912** open locations - **50** states, **2,475** cities - **Texas** has the most (961) - **878** franchisees - **80%** on a delivery platform **3,912** Open Sonic Drive-In locations **50** States and DC **83%** Operator known **878** Franchisees **01** By state ## Sonic Drive-In locations by state Texas has the most, then Oklahoma and Tennessee. Not present in 1 state. Spike height is proportional to the locations in each area of about 15 miles _Figure: Sonic Drive-In locations: spikes sized by the number of locations in each area of about 15 miles; 3,912 locations._ Source: CompanyProspect, October 19, 2026 Sonic Drive-In locations by state, October 19, 2026 | # | State | Locations | Share | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | Texas | 961 | 24.6% | | 2 | Oklahoma | 270 | 6.9% | | 3 | Tennessee | 230 | 5.9% | | 4 | Arkansas | 199 | 5.1% | | 5 | Missouri | 193 | 4.9% | | 6 | Louisiana | 169 | 4.3% | | 7 | California | 160 | 4.1% | | 8 | Florida | 139 | 3.6% | | 9 | Kansas | 134 | 3.4% | | 10 | Mississippi | 132 | 3.4% | | 11 | Alabama | 104 | 2.7% | | 12 | Arizona | 99 | 2.5% | | 13 | North Carolina | 94 | 2.4% | | 14 | Colorado | 86 | 2.2% | | 15 | South Carolina | 81 | 2.1% | | 16 | Georgia | 80 | 2.0% | | 17 | Kentucky | 72 | 1.8% | | 18 | New Mexico | 71 | 1.8% | | 19 | Illinois | 67 | 1.7% | | 20 | New York | 66 | 1.7% | | 21 | Virginia | 58 | 1.5% | | 22 | Ohio | 48 | 1.2% | | 23 | Pennsylvania | 36 | 0.9% | | 24 | Washington | 30 | 0.8% | | 25 | Indiana | 30 | 0.8% | | 26 | Michigan | 29 | 0.7% | | 27 | Nebraska | 29 | 0.7% | | 28 | New Jersey | 28 | 0.7% | | 29 | Nevada | 28 | 0.7% | | 30 | Idaho | 24 | 0.6% | | 31 | Utah | 23 | 0.6% | | 32 | Oregon | 21 | 0.5% | | 33 | Maryland | 19 | 0.5% | | 34 | Connecticut | 17 | 0.4% | | 35 | Iowa | 12 | 0.3% | | 36 | Wisconsin | 10 | 0.3% | | 37 | Minnesota | 9 | 0.2% | | 38 | West Virginia | 8 | 0.2% | | 39 | Massachusetts | 7 | 0.2% | | 40 | Wyoming | 7 | 0.2% | | 41 | North Dakota | 5 | 0.1% | | 42 | Rhode Island | 4 | 0.1% | | 43 | Hawaii | 4 | 0.1% | | 44 | South Dakota | 4 | 0.1% | | 45 | Montana | 4 | 0.1% | | 46 | Alaska | 3 | 0.1% | | 47 | Delaware | 3 | 0.1% | | 48 | New Hampshire | 2 | 0.1% | | 49 | Maine | 2 | 0.1% | | 50 | Vermont | 1 | 0.0% | **02** Per capita ## Sonic Drive-In locations per resident Sonic Drive-In has 11 locations per million US residents. Oklahoma has the most per resident, 65 (5.7× the national rate); Massachusetts, 1.0, the fewest among states with a location. Locations per million residents, by state **OK** 65 **AR** 64 **KS** 45 **MS** 45 **LA** 37 **NM** 33 **TN** 31 **MO** 31 **TX** 30 **AL** 20 **KY** 16 **SC** 15 **NE** 14 **CO** 14 **AZ** 13 **WY** 12 **ID** 12 **NV** 8.5 **NC** 8.4 **GA** 7.1 **VA** 6.5 **UT** 6.5 **ND** 6.3 **FL** 5.9 **IL** 5.3 **OR** 4.9 **CT** 4.6 **WV** 4.5 **IN** 4.3 **SD** 4.3 **AK** 4.1 **CA** 4.1 **OH** 4.0 **WA** 3.7 **IA** 3.7 **RI** 3.6 **MT** 3.5 **NY** 3.3 **MD** 3.0 **NJ** 2.9 **MI** 2.9 **DE** 2.8 **HI** 2.8 **PA** 2.8 **WI** 1.7 **VT** 1.6 **MN** 1.5 **ME** 1.4 **NH** 1.4 **MA** 1.0 **DC** 0 - None - Under 10 - 10–19 - 20–29 - 30–39 - 40+ Locations: CompanyProspect, October 19, 2026. Residents: U.S. Census Bureau, Vintage 2025 population estimates (NST-EST2025), July 1, 2025. Sonic Drive-In locations per million residents by state, October 19, 2026 | # | State | Per million | Locations | Residents | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | Oklahoma | 65 | 270 | 4.1M | | 2 | Arkansas | 64 | 199 | 3.1M | | 3 | Kansas | 45 | 134 | 3M | | 4 | Mississippi | 45 | 132 | 3M | | 5 | Louisiana | 37 | 169 | 4.6M | | 6 | New Mexico | 33 | 71 | 2.1M | | 7 | Tennessee | 31 | 230 | 7.3M | | 8 | Missouri | 31 | 193 | 6.3M | | 9 | Texas | 30 | 961 | 31.7M | | 10 | Alabama | 20 | 104 | 5.2M | | 11 | Kentucky | 16 | 72 | 4.6M | | 12 | South Carolina | 15 | 81 | 5.6M | | 13 | Nebraska | 14 | 29 | 2M | | 14 | Colorado | 14 | 86 | 6M | | 15 | Arizona | 13 | 99 | 7.6M | | 16 | Wyoming | 12 | 7 | 588.8K | | 17 | Idaho | 12 | 24 | 2M | | 18 | Nevada | 8.5 | 28 | 3.3M | | 19 | North Carolina | 8.4 | 94 | 11.2M | | 20 | Georgia | 7.1 | 80 | 11.3M | | 21 | Virginia | 6.5 | 58 | 8.9M | | 22 | Utah | 6.5 | 23 | 3.5M | | 23 | North Dakota | 6.3 | 5 | 799.4K | | 24 | Florida | 5.9 | 139 | 23.5M | | 25 | Illinois | 5.3 | 67 | 12.7M | | 26 | Oregon | 4.9 | 21 | 4.3M | | 27 | Connecticut | 4.6 | 17 | 3.7M | | 28 | West Virginia | 4.5 | 8 | 1.8M | | 29 | Indiana | 4.3 | 30 | 7M | | 30 | South Dakota | 4.3 | 4 | 935.1K | | 31 | Alaska | 4.1 | 3 | 737.3K | | 32 | California | 4.1 | 160 | 39.4M | | 33 | Ohio | 4.0 | 48 | 11.9M | | 34 | Washington | 3.7 | 30 | 8M | | 35 | Iowa | 3.7 | 12 | 3.2M | | 36 | Rhode Island | 3.6 | 4 | 1.1M | | 37 | Montana | 3.5 | 4 | 1.1M | | 38 | New York | 3.3 | 66 | 20M | | 39 | Maryland | 3.0 | 19 | 6.3M | | 40 | New Jersey | 2.9 | 28 | 9.5M | | 41 | Michigan | 2.9 | 29 | 10.1M | | 42 | Delaware | 2.8 | 3 | 1.1M | | 43 | Hawaii | 2.8 | 4 | 1.4M | | 44 | Pennsylvania | 2.8 | 36 | 13.1M | | 45 | Wisconsin | 1.7 | 10 | 6M | | 46 | Vermont | 1.6 | 1 | 644.7K | | 47 | Minnesota | 1.5 | 9 | 5.8M | | 48 | Maine | 1.4 | 2 | 1.4M | | 49 | New Hampshire | 1.4 | 2 | 1.4M | | 50 | Massachusetts | 1.0 | 7 | 7.2M | | 51 | District of Columbia | 0 | 0 | 693.6K | **03** By city ## Sonic Drive-In locations by city Houston, Texas leads with 49. The 30 largest cities hold 13% of all US Sonic Drive-In locations. The 30 cities with the most Sonic Drive-In locations, by region and state _Figure: Sonic Drive-In locations in the US: round treemap by region, state and city; areas are proportional to locations. Values are in the table._ - South - West - Midwest - Northeast Source: CompanyProspect, October 19, 2026 The 30 cities with the most Sonic Drive-In locations, October 19, 2026 | # | City | State | Locations | Share | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | Houston | Texas | 49 | 1.3% | | 2 | San Antonio | Texas | 40 | 1.0% | | 3 | Oklahoma City | Oklahoma | 38 | 1.0% | | 4 | Dallas | Texas | 28 | 0.7% | | 5 | Austin | Texas | 19 | 0.5% | | 6 | Fort Worth | Texas | 19 | 0.5% | | 7 | Phoenix | Arizona | 19 | 0.5% | | 8 | Albuquerque | New Mexico | 18 | 0.5% | | 9 | Tulsa | Oklahoma | 18 | 0.5% | | 10 | El Paso | Texas | 16 | 0.4% | | 11 | Baton Rouge | Louisiana | 15 | 0.4% | | 12 | Las Vegas | Nevada | 15 | 0.4% | | 13 | Lubbock | Texas | 15 | 0.4% | | 14 | Memphis | Tennessee | 15 | 0.4% | | 15 | Amarillo | Texas | 14 | 0.4% | | 16 | Wichita | Kansas | 14 | 0.4% | | 17 | Nashville | Tennessee | 13 | 0.3% | | 18 | Arlington | Texas | 12 | 0.3% | | 19 | Katy | Texas | 12 | 0.3% | | 20 | Mesa | Arizona | 12 | 0.3% | | 21 | Bakersfield | California | 11 | 0.3% | | 22 | Denver | Colorado | 11 | 0.3% | | 23 | Edmond | Oklahoma | 11 | 0.3% | | 24 | Kansas City | Missouri | 11 | 0.3% | | 25 | Knoxville | Tennessee | 11 | 0.3% | | 26 | New York | New York | 11 | 0.3% | | 27 | Little Rock | Arkansas | 10 | 0.3% | | 28 | Springfield | Missouri | 10 | 0.3% | | 29 | Wichita Falls | Texas | 10 | 0.3% | | 30 | Longview | Texas | 9 | 0.2% | **04** Who runs them ## Who runs Sonic Drive-In locations? 3,242 of the 3,912 Sonic Drive-In locations have a known or inferred operator, and 878 franchisees run the franchised ones. Franchisees by number of locations they run (n = 878) 1. 1 location **660 75%** 2. 2–5 locations **136 15%** 3. 6–20 locations **56 6%** 4. 21–100 locations **23 3%** 5. 100+ locations **3 <1%** Source: CompanyProspect, October 19, 2026 Sonic Drive-In franchisees by number of locations they run | Locations per franchisee | Franchisees | Locations | | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | 660 | 660 | | 2-5 | 136 | 378 | | 6-20 | 56 | 597 | | 21-100 | 23 | 828 | | 100+ | 3 | 631 | **05** Franchisee groups ## Sonic Drive-In franchisee groups Some franchisees run several operators under one owner. 79 identified franchisee groups hold 1,137 of the 3,094 franchised locations (37%). Franchisee groups by franchised locations held (n = 79) 1. 1 location **15 19%** 2. 2-5 locations **28 35%** 3. 6-20 locations **24 30%** 4. 21-100 locations **10 13%** 5. 100+ locations **2 3%** Franchisee groups identified for 37% of franchised locations. Source: CompanyProspect, October 19, 2026 How much is resolved for Sonic Drive-In, October 19, 2026 | Resolved | Count | Share | | --- | --- | --- | | Locations with a known or inferred operator | 3,242 | 83% of locations | | State Registry IDs matched | 624 | 71% of locations | | Franchisee groups identified | 79 | 37% of franchised locations | **06** Coverage ## Sonic Drive-In on delivery platforms 80% of Sonic Drive-In locations are on at least one delivery platform and 73% on two or more: DoorDash 78%, Uber Eats 74%, Grubhub 42%. Locations by number of delivery platforms (n = 3,912) 1. 1 platform **291 7%** 2. 2 platforms **1,236 32%** 3. 3+ platforms **1,604 41%** 4. None **781 20%** Source: CompanyProspect, October 19, 2026 Sonic Drive-In locations on each delivery platform, October 19, 2026 | Platform | Locations | Share | | --- | --- | --- | | DoorDash | 3,041 | 77.7% | | Uber Eats | 2,895 | 74.0% | | Grubhub | 1,639 | 41.9% | **07** Sample records ## Sample Sonic Drive-In records 5 of the 3,912 Sonic Drive-In locations as they appear in the dataset. Operator, registry and contact fields are masked here; the free sample shows them in full. 5 sample Sonic Drive-In locations, October 19, 2026. Masked fields (•) are included in the full records. | Location | Ownership | Delivery | Operator | State Registry ID | Owner contact | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1260 S Val Vista Dr Mesa, Arizona | Company-operated | ![DoorDash](https://companyprospect.com/brands/doordash.com.png)![Uber Eats](https://companyprospect.com/brands/ubereats.com.png) | B••• & B••• C••••••• INC. | NM ••••76 | ••••• ••• ••• (480) •••-••51 · •••••@•••••.com | | 2925 Navarre Ave Oregon, Ohio | Franchised | ![DoorDash](https://companyprospect.com/brands/doordash.com.png)![Uber Eats](https://companyprospect.com/brands/ubereats.com.png)![Grubhub](https://companyprospect.com/brands/grubhub.com.png) | S••• R••••••• I••• LLC | TX ••••••••42 | •••• ••••••• ••• (419) •••-••00 · •••••@•••••.com | | 650 Cheney Hwy Titusville, Florida | Franchised | ![DoorDash](https://companyprospect.com/brands/doordash.com.png)![Uber Eats](https://companyprospect.com/brands/ubereats.com.png)![Grubhub](https://companyprospect.com/brands/grubhub.com.png) | S••• R••••••• V••• LLC | TX ••••••••46 | •••• ••••••• ••• (321) •••-••18 · •••••@•••••.com | | 1174 Ruben M Torres Blvd Brownsville, Texas | Franchised | ![DoorDash](https://companyprospect.com/brands/doordash.com.png)![Uber Eats](https://companyprospect.com/brands/ubereats.com.png)![Grubhub](https://companyprospect.com/brands/grubhub.com.png) | D••• L••• R••••• CORP | TX ••••••••00 | •••• •••••• ••••• (956) •••-••03 · •••••@•••••.com | | 811 N Jefferson St St James, Missouri | Franchised | ![DoorDash](https://companyprospect.com/brands/doordash.com.png)![Uber Eats](https://companyprospect.com/brands/ubereats.com.png) | N•••• F••• H••••••• LLC | KY •••••17 | ••••• •••• ••••••• (573) •••-••10 · •••••@•••••.com | [Get the full records](https://companyprospect.com/sample) Get a free sample with every field and contact, straight to your inbox. **08** Compared ## Sonic Drive-In vs other burger chains Sonic Drive-In ranks #4 of the 10 largest burger chains by US locations. Open US locations 1. [McDonald's](https://companyprospect.com/data/restaurants/us/brands/mcdonalds) **13,953** 2. [Burger King](https://companyprospect.com/data/restaurants/us/brands/burger-king) **6,833** 3. [Wendy's](https://companyprospect.com/data/restaurants/us/brands/wendys) **5,885** 4. Sonic Drive-In **3,912** 5. [Jack in the Box](https://companyprospect.com/data/restaurants/us/brands/jack-in-the-box) **2,114** 6. [Five Guys](https://companyprospect.com/data/restaurants/us/brands/five-guys) **1,532** 7. [Hardee's](https://companyprospect.com/data/restaurants/us/brands/hardees) **1,509** 8. [Whataburger](https://companyprospect.com/data/restaurants/us/brands/whataburger) **1,235** 9. [Culver's](https://companyprospect.com/data/restaurants/us/brands/culvers) **1,093** 10. [Carl's Jr.](https://companyprospect.com/data/restaurants/us/brands/carls-jr) **993** Source: CompanyProspect, October 19, 2026 The largest burger chains compared, October 19, 2026 | Chain | States | Franchised | ![DoorDash](https://companyprospect.com/brands/doordash.com.png) | ![Uber Eats](https://companyprospect.com/brands/ubereats.com.png) | ![Grubhub](https://companyprospect.com/brands/grubhub.com.png) | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | [McDonald's](https://companyprospect.com/data/restaurants/us/brands/mcdonalds) | 51 | 95% | 96% | 94% | 71% | | [Burger King](https://companyprospect.com/data/restaurants/us/brands/burger-king) | 51 | 85% | 93% | 93% | 72% | | [Wendy's](https://companyprospect.com/data/restaurants/us/brands/wendys) | 51 | 93% | 96% | 94% | 88% | | Sonic Drive-In | 50 | — | 78% | 74% | 42% | | [Jack in the Box](https://companyprospect.com/data/restaurants/us/brands/jack-in-the-box) | 25 | 95% | 96% | 98% | 89% | | [Five Guys](https://companyprospect.com/data/restaurants/us/brands/five-guys) | 50 | 77% | 97% | 96% | 92% | | [Hardee's](https://companyprospect.com/data/restaurants/us/brands/hardees) | 32 | 88% | 88% | 75% | 27% | | [Whataburger](https://companyprospect.com/data/restaurants/us/brands/whataburger) | 19 | 7% | 94% | 93% | 83% | | [Culver's](https://companyprospect.com/data/restaurants/us/brands/culvers) | 26 | 100% | 98% | 97% | 0% | | [Carl's Jr.](https://companyprospect.com/data/restaurants/us/brands/carls-jr) | 15 | 99% | 93% | 83% | 32% | [All burger chains](https://companyprospect.com/data/restaurants/us#burgers) **09** Questions ## Sonic Drive-In in the US: common questions **How many Sonic Drive-In locations are there in the US?** There are 3,912 open Sonic Drive-In restaurants in the United States as of October 19, 2026, in 50 states and 2,475 cities. Texas has the most, with 961 (25%). **Which state has the most Sonic Drive-In locations?** Texas, with 961, followed by Oklahoma (270) and Tennessee (230). **Which city has the most Sonic Drive-In locations?** Houston, Texas, with 49. **How many franchisees does Sonic Drive-In have in the US?** 878 franchisees run franchised Sonic Drive-In locations in the US. By size, 660 run one location, 136 run 2–5, 56 run 6–20, 23 run 21–100 and 3 run more than 100. Some share an owner: 79 identified franchisee groups hold 1,137 of those locations. ## Notes and definitions Snapshot of October 19, 2026. Aggregates only: no list of locations or operators is published. **Location** One open Sonic Drive-In restaurant, after its listings on maps, delivery apps and the brand's site are merged. Closed locations, and listings with too little evidence that the place is open, are left out. **Operator** Whoever runs a location: a company or, for some brands, a person. 886 operators run the 3,242 locations whose operator is known or inferred (of 3,912); ownership shares are of those 3,242. **Franchisee** An operator running franchised locations, counted once however many it runs. **Company-operated** A location run by the brand itself. **Franchisee group** Several operators under common ownership. Groups are identified for 37% of franchised locations in this snapshot, so the count is a minimum. **State Registry ID** An operator's official state registration (state and filing number). An operator registered in two states has two. **Per capita** Open locations per million residents of each state and DC. Residents: U.S. Census Bureau, Vintage 2025 population estimates (NST-EST2025), July 1, 2025. **Delivery platforms** A location counts as on DoorDash, Uber Eats or Grubhub when a listing on that platform is matched to it; "3+" means all the platforms tracked. Shares are of all 3,912 open locations. **Cite this page** CompanyProspect, “Sonic Drive-In US Locations (2026)”, data as of October 19, 2026, companyprospect.com/data/restaurants/us/brands/sonic-drive-in **License** The figures on this page are licensed under [CC BY 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/): reuse them freely, crediting CompanyProspect with a link to this page. ## Every Sonic Drive-In location, _with its operator._ The 3,912 locations behind these numbers, each resolved to its operator, legal owner and decision-makers. We build a free sample within 48 hours. [Get the operator list →](https://companyprospect.com/sample)