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Convenience stores in Highland County, VA
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for convenience stores in Highland County, VA, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score
Not scored
Counties under 10,000 people aren’t scored, since a few businesses can swing their figures.
- Listings
- 0
- None on the map
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $5.7M
- On groceries · $5,700 a household
- Spending per listing
- n/a
- Listings per 10k households
- 0.0
- Population, 2025
- 2,318
- +3.4% since 2020
See the convenience stores around any address in Highland County
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What this means
There are no convenience stores on map listings in Highland County as of September 2026. At the U.S. ratio of convenience stores to household spending, Highland County would have about 1, against none on map listings.
Household spending on groceries in Highland County comes to about $5.7M a year: $5,700 per household, 10% below the U.S. average. That spending covers all groceries, which convenience stores share with other businesses in the trade.
There is no official count of businesses with payroll classed as convenience stores in Highland County: counts under 3 aren’t published.
Population estimates put the population change in Highland County from 2020 to 2025 at +3.4%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). Counties under 10,000 people aren’t given a market score, since a few businesses can swing their figures.
How Highland 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 | Highland County | Virginia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 0.0 | 9.4 | 8.0 |
| Spending per listing | n/a | $6.9M | $7.9M |
| Households per official establishment | n/a | 2,341 | 3,493 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +19.9% | +22.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +3.4% | +2.8% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on groceries | $5,700 | $6,537 | $6,319 |
| Median household income | $65,625 | $93,170 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | Not scored | 43 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- n/a
- Employees, 2023
- n/a
- Annual payroll, 2023
- n/a
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 0
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 1The 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 Highland 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 Highland County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 2,318+3.4% since 2020
- Households
- 1,003
- Median age
- 56.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 89%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.2
- Land area
- 415 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 6
- Median household income
- $65,625
- Average household income
- $76,499
- Median home value
- $200,000
- Jobs located here
- 585
- Daytime population
- 2,028Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
Looking at a specific site in Highland County?
These figures cover the whole county. A site report draws rings around one address and counts what’s inside them: households, spending, jobs, and the convenience stores on map listings by name and distance.
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Every Virginia market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Virginia for convenience stores, numbered among those based in Virginia, with Highland 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 |
| Highland County, VA | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | +3.4% |
Other business types in Highland County
None has a Groundwork market score here. Counties under 10,000 people aren’t scored, since a few businesses can swing their figures.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
- Grocery and convenience stores
- Grocery stores
- Convenience stores
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 Highland County, VA?
Map listings as of September 2026 show no convenience stores in Highland County. The listings count convenience stores without fuel. No official count is published for convenience stores in Highland County: counts under 3 are left out.
How much do households in Highland County, VA spend on groceries?
About $5.7M a year, or $5,700 per household. That is 10% below the U.S. average (an index of 90, where 100 is the U.S. average). The spending figure covers all groceries, not only convenience stores. It is estimated from the incomes of the 1,003 households in Highland County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Highland County, VA compare with the U.S. for convenience stores?
Highland County has no convenience stores on map listings. At the national ratio of convenience stores to household spending, Highland County would have about 1, against none on map listings.
How fast is Highland County, VA growing?
Population estimates put Highland County at 2,318 people in 2025, up 3.4% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 1,003 households. Median household income in Highland County is $65,625, 19% below the U.S. median of $80,734.
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. The score leaves out counties under 10,000 people, where a handful of businesses would swing it.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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