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Fast food and sandwich shops in Carroll County, VA

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 42 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,456 of 2,222 scored counties
#60 of 100 scored counties in Virginia

Listings
19
13 chain locations (68%)
Official establishments
10
All limited-service restaurants
Household spending a year
$39.3M
On food away from home · $3,125 a household
Spending per listing
$2.1M
32% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
15.1
14% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
29,299
+0.5% 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

At $3,125 per household (23% below the U.S. average), households in Carroll County spend about $39.3M a year on food away from home. Spread across 19 fast food and sandwich shops, that is $2.1M per shop, 32% below the U.S. figure of $3.1M. The spending figure covers all food away from home, not only fast food and sandwich shops.

There are 19 fast food and sandwich shops on map listings in Carroll County as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 68% of them, against 79% across the U.S. That comes to 15.1 for every 10,000 households, 14% above the U.S. rate of 13.3.

Official counts show 10 businesses with payroll classed as limited-service restaurants in Carroll County in 2023. That is one for every 1,258 households, against one for every 478 across the U.S. That count covers all limited-service restaurants (pizza places included), not only fast food and sandwich shops. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $245K has gone to businesses classed as limited-service restaurants in Carroll County.

Population estimates show Carroll County grew 0.5% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). For fast food and sandwich shops, Carroll County has a Groundwork market score of 42 (lower middle): #1,456 of 2,222 scored counties and #60 of 100 scored counties in Virginia.

How Carroll 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 Carroll County, VA compared with Virginia and the U.S.
MeasureCarroll CountyVirginiaU.S.
Listings per 10k households15.113.213.3
Spending per listing$2.1M$3.3M$3.1M
Households per official establishment (all limited-service restaurants)1,258471478
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+3.6%+6.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025+0.5%+2.8%+3.1%
Spending per household on food away from home$3,125$4,372$4,070
Median household income$54,484$93,170$80,734
Groundwork market score4256

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
10 → 10All limited-service restaurants
Employees, 2023
246
Annual payroll, 2023
$4.8M
One-person businesses, 2023
0All limited-service restaurants with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
1913 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
13The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
1
Amount
$245K

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as limited-service restaurants in Carroll 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 Carroll County

Population, 2025 estimate
29,299+0.5% since 2020
Households
12,576
Median age
48.6
Homes lived in by their owners
77%
Vehicles per household
2.1
Land area
475 sq. mi.
People per square mile
61
Median household income
$54,484+21.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$70,718
Median home value
$156,500
Jobs located here
5,943
Daytime population
23,365Residents 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 Carroll 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
60Carroll County, VA421915.1$2.1M+0.5%#1,456 of 2,222

Other business types in Carroll County

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

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Questions

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

As of September 2026, map listings count 19 fast food and sandwich shops in Carroll County. 13 of them (68%) are chain locations. The listings count fast food, sandwich shops, delis and bagel shops. Official counts show 10 businesses with payroll classed as limited-service restaurants in 2023. The official count takes in all limited-service restaurants, not only fast food and sandwich shops: pizza places are counted too.

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

About $39.3M a year, or $3,125 per household. That is 23% below the U.S. average (an index of 77, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 19 fast food and sandwich shops on map listings, it comes to $2.1M per shop. That spending covers all food away from home, which fast food and sandwich shops share with other businesses in the trade. It is estimated from the incomes of the 12,576 households in Carroll County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Carroll County has 15.1 fast food and sandwich shops per 10,000 households, 14% above the U.S. rate of 13.3. Spending per shop is $2.1M, 32% below the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the U.S. ratio of fast food and sandwich shops to household spending, Carroll County would have about 13, against 19 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,258 households, against one for every 478 across the U.S.

How fast is Carroll County, VA growing?

Population estimates put Carroll County at 29,299 people in 2025, up 0.5% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 12,576 households. Median household income in Carroll County is $54,484, 33% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 21.5%, 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. Carroll County scores 42 for fast food and sandwich shops (lower middle), #1,456 of 2,222 scored counties.

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