Groceries and convenience · County · Virginia
Convenience stores in Chesterfield County, VA
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for convenience stores in Chesterfield County, VA, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 75 out of 100: High
Ranked #302 of 2,261 scored counties
#16 of 113 scored counties in Virginia
- Listings
- 121
- 91 chain locations (75%)
- Official establishments
- 41
- +20.6% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $938.2M
- On groceries · $6,694 a household
- Spending per listing
- $7.8M
- 2% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 8.6
- 8% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 397,148
- +8.7% since 2020
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What this means
At $6,694 per household (6% above the U.S. average), households in Chesterfield County spend about $938.2M a year on groceries. That is about $7.8M of household spending for each store on map listings, 2% below the U.S. figure of $7.9M. The spending figure covers all groceries, not only convenience stores.
There are 121 convenience stores on map listings in Chesterfield County as of September 2026. 91 of them (75%) are chain locations, against 60% across the U.S. That comes to 8.6 for every 10,000 households, 8% above the U.S. rate of 8.0.
Official counts show 41 businesses with payroll classed as convenience stores in Chesterfield County in 2023, up 20.6% from 2019. That is one for every 3,418 households, against one for every 3,493 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $150K has gone to businesses classed as convenience stores in Chesterfield County.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Chesterfield County grew 8.7%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). Chesterfield County scores 75 (high) on the Groundwork market score for convenience stores, ranking #302 of 2,261 scored counties and #16 of 113 scored counties in Virginia. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Chesterfield 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 | Chesterfield County | Virginia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 8.6 | 9.4 | 8.0 |
| Spending per listing | $7.8M | $6.9M | $7.9M |
| Households per official establishment | 3,418 | 2,341 | 3,493 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +20.6% | +19.9% | +22.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +8.7% | +2.8% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on groceries | $6,694 | $6,537 | $6,319 |
| Median household income | $101,931 | $93,170 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 75 | 43 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 34 → 41+20.6% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 261
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $5M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 12191 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 119The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $150K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as convenience stores in Chesterfield 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 Chesterfield County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 397,148+8.7% since 2020
- Households
- 140,155
- Median age
- 40.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 77%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 424 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 892
- Median household income
- $101,931+23.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $128,631
- Median home value
- $366,000
- Jobs located here
- 149,426
- Daytime population
- 346,516Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Virginia market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Virginia for convenience stores, numbered among those based in Virginia, with Chesterfield County marked.
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 |
| 16Chesterfield County, VA | 75 | 121 | 8.6 | $7.8M | +8.7% | #302 of 2,261 |
Other business types in Chesterfield County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
- Grocery and convenience stores78
- Grocery stores81
- Convenience stores75
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 Chesterfield County, VA?
As of September 2026, map listings count 121 convenience stores in Chesterfield County. 91 of them (75%) are chain locations. The listings count convenience stores without fuel. Official counts show 41 businesses with payroll classed as convenience stores in 2023, up 20.6% from 2019.
How much do households in Chesterfield County, VA spend on groceries?
About $938.2M a year, or $6,694 per household. That is 6% above the U.S. average (an index of 106, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 121 convenience stores on map listings, it comes to $7.8M 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 140,155 households in Chesterfield County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Chesterfield County, VA compare with the U.S. for convenience stores?
Chesterfield County has 8.6 convenience stores per 10,000 households, 8% above the U.S. rate of 8.0. Spending per store is $7.8M, 2% below the U.S. figure of $7.9M. At the U.S. ratio of convenience stores to household spending, Chesterfield County would have about 119, against 121 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,418 households, against one for every 3,493 across the U.S. The official count rose 20.6% from 2019 to 2023, against +22.0% for the U.S.
How fast is Chesterfield County, VA growing?
Population estimates put Chesterfield County at 397,148 people in 2025, up 8.7% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 140,155 households. The median household income in Chesterfield County is $101,931 a year, 26% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 23.4% 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. Chesterfield County scores 75 for convenience stores (high), #302 of 2,261 scored counties.
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