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Convenience stores in Henrico County, VA
The convenience stores in Henrico County, VA, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 64 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #620 of 2,261 scored counties
#30 of 113 scored counties in Virginia
- Listings
- 113
- 86 chain locations (76%)
- Official establishments
- 51
- +10.9% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $887M
- On groceries · $6,457 a household
- Spending per listing
- $7.8M
- In line with the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 8.2
- 2% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 342,775
- +2.3% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on groceries in Henrico County comes to about $887M a year: $6,457 per household, 2% above the U.S. average. That is about $7.8M of household spending for each store on map listings, in line with the U.S. figure of $7.9M. The spending figure covers all groceries, not only convenience stores.
Henrico County has 113 convenience stores on map listings as of September 2026. Of those, 86 are chain locations, or 76%, against 60% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 8.2, 2% above the U.S. rate of 8.0.
Official counts show 51 businesses with payroll classed as convenience stores in Henrico County in 2023, up 10.9% from 2019. That is one for every 2,693 households, against one for every 3,493 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $733K has gone to businesses classed as convenience stores in Henrico County.
Population estimates show Henrico County grew 2.3% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). For convenience stores, Henrico County has a Groundwork market score of 64 (upper middle): #620 of 2,261 scored counties and #30 of 113 scored counties in Virginia.
How Henrico 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 | Henrico County | Virginia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 8.2 | 9.4 | 8.0 |
| Spending per listing | $7.8M | $6.9M | $7.9M |
| Households per official establishment | 2,693 | 2,341 | 3,493 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +10.9% | +19.9% | +22.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.3% | +2.8% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on groceries | $6,457 | $6,537 | $6,319 |
| Median household income | $88,783 | $93,170 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 64 | 43 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 46 → 51+10.9% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 326
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $6M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 11386 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 113The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $733K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as convenience stores in Henrico 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 Henrico County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 342,775+2.3% since 2020
- Households
- 137,365
- Median age
- 41.0
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 64%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 234 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 1,437
- Median household income
- $88,783+26.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $125,297
- Median home value
- $359,200
- Jobs located here
- 205,453
- Daytime population
- 374,226Residents 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 Henrico 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 |
| 30Henrico County, VA | 64 | 113 | 8.2 | $7.8M | +2.3% | #620 of 2,261 |
Other business types in Henrico County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
- Grocery and convenience stores62
- Grocery stores61
- Convenience stores64
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 Henrico County, VA?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 113 convenience stores in Henrico County. 86 of them (76%) are chain locations. The listings count convenience stores without fuel. Official counts show 51 businesses with payroll classed as convenience stores in 2023, up 10.9% from 2019.
How much do households in Henrico County, VA spend on groceries?
About $887M a year, or $6,457 per household. That is 2% above the U.S. average (an index of 102, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 113 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 137,365 households in Henrico County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Henrico County, VA compare with the U.S. for convenience stores?
Henrico County has 8.2 convenience stores per 10,000 households, 2% above the U.S. rate of 8.0. Spending per store is $7.8M, in line with the U.S. figure of $7.9M. The count on map listings matches the U.S. ratio of convenience stores to household spending. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,693 households, against one for every 3,493 across the U.S. The official count rose 10.9% from 2019 to 2023, against +22.0% for the U.S.
How fast is Henrico County, VA growing?
Population estimates put Henrico County at 342,775 people in 2025, up 2.3% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 137,365 households. The median household income in Henrico County is $88,783 a year, 10% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 26.3% 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. Henrico County scores 64 for convenience stores (upper middle), #620 of 2,261 scored counties.
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