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Fast food and sandwich shops in Charles City County, VA

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for fast food and sandwich shops in Charles City 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
$10.9M
On food away from home · $3,746 a household
Spending per listing
n/a
Listings per 10k households
0.0
Population, 2025
6,623
−1.8% 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

There are no fast food and sandwich shops on map listings in Charles City County as of September 2026. At the U.S. ratio of fast food and sandwich shops to household spending, Charles City County would have about 4, against none on map listings.

Households in Charles City County spend about $10.9M a year on food away from home, or $3,746 per household, 8% below the U.S. average. That spending covers all food away from home, which fast food and sandwich shops share with other businesses in the trade.

There is no official count of businesses with payroll classed as limited-service restaurants in Charles City County: counts under 3 aren’t published.

Population estimates put the population change in Charles City County from 2020 to 2025 at −1.8%, against +3.1% for the U.S. Counties under 10,000 people aren’t given a market score, since a few businesses can swing their figures.

How Charles City 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 Charles City County, VA compared with Virginia and the U.S.
MeasureCharles City CountyVirginiaU.S.
Listings per 10k households0.013.213.3
Spending per listingn/a$3.3M$3.1M
Households per official establishment (all limited-service restaurants)n/a471478
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+3.6%+6.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025−1.8%+2.8%+3.1%
Spending per household on food away from home$3,746$4,372$4,070
Median household income$75,417$93,170$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored56

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
n/aAll limited-service restaurants
Employees, 2023
n/a
Annual payroll, 2023
n/a
One-person businesses, 2023
0All limited-service restaurants with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
0
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
4The 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 Charles City 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 Charles City County

Population, 2025 estimate
6,623−1.8% since 2020
Households
2,911
Median age
52.2
Homes lived in by their owners
86%
Vehicles per household
2.5
Land area
183 sq. mi.
People per square mile
36
Median household income
$75,417
Average household income
$101,734
Median home value
$241,400
Jobs located here
1,775
Daytime population
4,917Residents 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 Charles City 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
Charles City County, VANot scored00.0n/a−1.8%

Other business types in Charles City County

None has a Groundwork market score here. Counties under 10,000 people aren’t scored, since a few businesses can swing their figures.

Questions

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

Map listings as of September 2026 show no fast food and sandwich shops in Charles City County. The listings count fast food, sandwich shops, delis and bagel shops. No official count is published for limited-service restaurants in Charles City County: counts under 3 are left out.

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

About $10.9M a year, or $3,746 per household. That is 8% below the U.S. average (an index of 92, where 100 is the U.S. average). The spending figure covers all food away from home, not only fast food and sandwich shops. It is estimated from the incomes of the 2,911 households in Charles City County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Charles City County has no fast food and sandwich shops on map listings. At the national ratio of fast food and sandwich shops to household spending, Charles City County would have about 4, against none on map listings.

How fast is Charles City County, VA growing?

Population estimates put Charles City County at 6,623 people in 2025, down 1.8% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 2,911 households. The median household income in Charles City County is $75,417 a year, 7% 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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How the score works · Top markets for fast food and sandwich shops · All 56 business types in Charles City County

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