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Fast food and sandwich shops in Brunswick County, VA

The fast food and sandwich shops in Brunswick County, VA, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score

Not scored

The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 1.

Listings
1
1 chain location (100%)
Official establishments
5
All limited-service restaurants
Household spending a year
$20.4M
On food away from home · $3,143 a household
Spending per listing
$20.4M
Too few listings to compare
Listings per 10k households
1.5
Too few listings to compare
Population, 2025
15,727
−0.6% since 2020

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Survey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure

What this means

As of September 2026, map listings count 1 fast food or sandwich shop in Brunswick County. That is 1.5 per 10,000 households.

Households in Brunswick County spend about $20.4M a year on food away from home, or $3,143 per household, 23% below the U.S. average. That works out to $20.4M per shop. That spending covers all food away from home, which fast food and sandwich shops share with other businesses in the trade.

Official counts show 5 businesses with payroll classed as limited-service restaurants in Brunswick County in 2023. That is one for every 1,295 households, against one for every 478 across the U.S. The official count takes in all limited-service restaurants, not only fast food and sandwich shops: pizza places are counted too. Another 3 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.

Population estimates show Brunswick County declined 0.6% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. With 1 fast food or sandwich shop on map listings, Brunswick County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How Brunswick County compares

The same measures for Virginia and the whole U.S. Spending per listing divides a year of household spending on all food away from home by the fast food and sandwich shops counted, so it measures the demand for each competitor, not any business’s revenue. Households per establishment does the same with the official count.

Fast food and sandwich shops in Brunswick County, VA compared with Virginia and the U.S.
MeasureBrunswick CountyVirginiaU.S.
Listings per 10k households1.513.213.3
Spending per listing$20.4M$3.3M$3.1M
Households per official establishment (all limited-service restaurants)1,295471478
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+3.6%+6.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025−0.6%+2.8%+3.1%
Spending per household on food away from home$3,143$4,372$4,070
Median household income$53,084$93,170$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored56

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
4 → 5All limited-service restaurants
Employees, 2023
63
Annual payroll, 2023
$1.4M
One-person businesses, 2023
3All limited-service restaurants with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
11 chain location
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
7The 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 limited-service restaurants in Brunswick 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. These official figures cover all limited-service restaurants, not only fast food and sandwich shops.

Population and households in Brunswick County

Population, 2025 estimate
15,727−0.6% since 2020
Households
6,477
Median age
44.6
Homes lived in by their owners
74%
Vehicles per household
2.1
Land area
566 sq. mi.
People per square mile
28
Median household income
$53,084+19.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$72,947
Median home value
$142,700
Jobs located here
3,445
Daytime population
12,285Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Fast food and sandwich shops across Virginia

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The highest-scoring counties in Virginia for fast food and sandwich shops, numbered among those based in Virginia, with Brunswick County marked.

Top counties in Virginia

Counties in Virginia ranked for fast food and sandwich shops by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Goochland County, VA9876.8$7.4M+17.4%#1 of 2,222
2New Kent County, VA951010.8$4.5M+21.2%#4 of 2,222
3Powhatan County, VA9487.1$6.6M+7.0%#5 of 2,222
4Louisa County, VA93117.1$5.8M+13.6%#7 of 2,222
5Greene County, VA8867.5$5.7M+6.6%#27 of 2,222
6Rockingham County, VA88247.3$5.3M+6.6%#28 of 2,222
7Albemarle County, VA88459.8$4.7M+5.1%#30 of 2,222
8Caroline County, VA861310.8$3.7M+11.3%#48 of 2,222
9Isle of Wight County, VA84148.9$4.8M+6.7%#75 of 2,222
10Bedford County, VA84278.2$4.7M+4.4%#76 of 2,222
Brunswick County, VANot scored11.5$20.4M−0.6%

Other business types in Brunswick County

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

How many fast food and sandwich shops are in Brunswick County, VA?

Brunswick County has 1 fast food or sandwich shop on map listings as of September 2026. The listings count fast food, sandwich shops, delis and bagel shops. Official counts show 5 businesses with payroll classed as limited-service restaurants in 2023. That count covers all limited-service restaurants (pizza places included), not only fast food and sandwich shops. Official counts list 3 one-person businesses without payroll.

How much do households in Brunswick County, VA spend on food away from home?

About $20.4M a year, or $3,143 per household. That is 23% below the U.S. average (an index of 77, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 1 fast food or sandwich shop on map listings, it comes to $20.4M per shop. The spending figure covers all food away from home, not only fast food and sandwich shops. It is estimated from the incomes of the 6,477 households in Brunswick County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Brunswick County, VA compare with the U.S. for fast food and sandwich shops?

Brunswick County has 1 fast food or sandwich shop on map listings, too few for a steady comparison with the U.S. rate. At the national ratio of fast food and sandwich shops to household spending, Brunswick County would have about 7, against 1 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,295 households, against one for every 478 across the U.S.

How fast is Brunswick County, VA growing?

Population estimates put Brunswick County at 15,727 people in 2025, down 0.6% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 6,477 households. The median household income in Brunswick County is $53,084 a year, 34% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 19.5% 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. Brunswick County has no market score for fast food and sandwich shops: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 1.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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How the score works · Top markets for fast food and sandwich shops · All 56 business types in Brunswick County

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