Groceries and convenience · County · Virginia
Convenience stores in Amherst County, VA
The convenience stores in Amherst County, VA, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 40 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,481 of 2,261 scored counties
#59 of 113 scored counties in Virginia
- Listings
- 15
- 9 chain locations (60%)
- Official establishments
- 6
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $73.2M
- On groceries · $5,770 a household
- Spending per listing
- $4.9M
- 38% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 11.8
- 48% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 31,962
- +2.1% since 2020
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What this means
At $5,770 per household (9% below the U.S. average), households in Amherst County spend about $73.2M a year on groceries. Spread across 15 convenience stores, that is $4.9M per store, 38% below the U.S. figure of $7.9M. The spending figure covers all groceries, not only convenience stores.
There are 15 convenience stores on map listings in Amherst County as of September 2026. Of those, 9 are chain locations, or 60%, against 60% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 11.8, 48% above the U.S. rate of 8.0.
In 2023, official counts showed 6 businesses with payroll in Amherst County classed as convenience stores. That is one for every 2,116 households, against one for every 3,493 across the U.S.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Amherst County grew 2.1%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). Amherst County scores 40 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for convenience stores, ranking #1,481 of 2,261 scored counties and #59 of 113 scored counties in Virginia.
How Amherst County compares
The same measures for Virginia and the whole U.S. Spending per listing divides a year of household spending on all groceries by the convenience stores 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 | Amherst County | Virginia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 11.8 | 9.4 | 8.0 |
| Spending per listing | $4.9M | $6.9M | $7.9M |
| Households per official establishment | 2,116 | 2,341 | 3,493 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +19.9% | +22.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.1% | +2.8% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on groceries | $5,770 | $6,537 | $6,319 |
| Median household income | $68,724 | $93,170 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 40 | 43 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 6
- Employees, 2023
- 17
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $447K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 159 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 9The 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 convenience stores in Amherst 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.
Population and households in Amherst County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 31,962+2.1% since 2020
- Households
- 12,694
- Median age
- 44.0
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 81%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.2
- Land area
- 474 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 66
- Median household income
- $68,724+29.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $86,902
- Median home value
- $212,400
- Jobs located here
- 8,562
- Daytime population
- 26,580Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Virginia
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Powhatan County, VA | 91 | 7 | 6.2 | $11.1M | +7.0% | #29 of 2,261 |
| 2Loudoun County, VA | 89 | 88 | 6.2 | $13M | +6.4% | #43 of 2,261 |
| 3Arlington County, VA | 82 | 52 | 4.6 | $16M | +2.1% | #126 of 2,261 |
| 4Fairfax County, VA | 81 | 170 | 4.1 | $18.5M | +1.7% | #136 of 2,261 |
| 5King George County, VA | 81 | 10 | 9.9 | $7M | +10.5% | #156 of 2,261 |
| 6James City County, VA | 80 | 24 | 7.5 | $9.1M | +6.2% | #172 of 2,261 |
| 7Stafford County, VA | 80 | 51 | 9.7 | $7.6M | +8.3% | #175 of 2,261 |
| 8Orange County, VA | 79 | 9 | 6.1 | $10.7M | +10.1% | #190 of 2,261 |
| 9Greene County, VA | 79 | 7 | 8.7 | $7.4M | +6.6% | #203 of 2,261 |
| 10Prince William County, VA | 77 | 101 | 6.4 | $11.4M | +4.2% | #244 of 2,261 |
| 59Amherst County, VA | 40 | 15 | 11.8 | $4.9M | +2.1% | #1,481 of 2,261 |
Other business types in Amherst County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
- Grocery and convenience stores46
- Grocery stores57
- Convenience stores40
Auto
Beauty and personal care
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many convenience stores are in Amherst County, VA?
As of September 2026, map listings count 15 convenience stores in Amherst County. 9 of them (60%) are chain locations. The listings count convenience stores without fuel. Official counts show 6 businesses with payroll classed as convenience stores in 2023.
How much do households in Amherst County, VA spend on groceries?
About $73.2M a year, or $5,770 per household. That is 9% below the U.S. average (an index of 91, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 15 convenience stores on map listings, it comes to $4.9M per store. That spending covers all groceries, which convenience stores share with other businesses in the trade. It is estimated from the incomes of the 12,694 households in Amherst County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Amherst County, VA compare with the U.S. for convenience stores?
Amherst County has 11.8 convenience stores per 10,000 households, 48% above the U.S. rate of 8.0. Spending per store is $4.9M, 38% below the U.S. figure of $7.9M. At the U.S. ratio of convenience stores to household spending, Amherst County would have about 9, against 15 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,116 households, against one for every 3,493 across the U.S.
How fast is Amherst County, VA growing?
Population estimates put Amherst County at 31,962 people in 2025, up 2.1% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 12,694 households. The median household income in Amherst County is $68,724 a year, 15% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 29.9% 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. Amherst County scores 40 for convenience stores (lower middle), #1,481 of 2,261 scored counties.
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