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Fast food and sandwich shops in Charlotte County, VA

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for fast food and sandwich shops in Charlotte County, VA, set against other counties and the U.S.

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
$15.1M
On food away from home · $3,219 a household
Spending per listing
$15.1M
Too few listings to compare
Listings per 10k households
2.1
Too few listings to compare
Population, 2025
11,401
−1.2% 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 $3,219 per household (21% below the U.S. average), households in Charlotte County spend about $15.1M a year on food away from home. That works out to $15.1M per shop. The spending figure covers all food away from home, not only fast food and sandwich shops.

Charlotte County has 1 fast food or sandwich shop on map listings as of September 2026. That is 2.1 per 10,000 households.

Official counts show 5 businesses with payroll classed as limited-service restaurants in Charlotte County in 2023. That is one for every 941 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.

Population estimates put the population change in Charlotte County from 2020 to 2025 at −1.2%, against +3.1% for the U.S. With 1 fast food or sandwich shop on map listings, Charlotte County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How Charlotte 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 Charlotte County, VA compared with Virginia and the U.S.
MeasureCharlotte CountyVirginiaU.S.
Listings per 10k households2.113.213.3
Spending per listing$15.1M$3.3M$3.1M
Households per official establishment (all limited-service restaurants)941471478
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+3.6%+6.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025−1.2%+2.8%+3.1%
Spending per household on food away from home$3,219$4,372$4,070
Median household income$58,000$93,170$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored56

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
3 → 5All limited-service restaurants
Employees, 2023
43
Annual payroll, 2023
$825K
One-person businesses, 2023
0All limited-service restaurants with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
11 chain location
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
5The 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 Charlotte 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 Charlotte County

Population, 2025 estimate
11,401−1.2% since 2020
Households
4,704
Median age
45.8
Homes lived in by their owners
75%
Vehicles per household
2.2
Land area
475 sq. mi.
People per square mile
24
Median household income
$58,000+43.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$77,519
Median home value
$144,100
Jobs located here
2,934
Daytime population
9,367Residents 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 Charlotte 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
Charlotte County, VANot scored12.1$15.1M−1.2%

Other business types in Charlotte 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 Charlotte County, VA?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 1 fast food or sandwich shop in Charlotte County. 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. 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 Charlotte County, VA spend on food away from home?

About $15.1M a year, or $3,219 per household. That is 21% below the U.S. average (an index of 79, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 1 fast food or sandwich shop on map listings, it comes to $15.1M 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 4,704 households in Charlotte County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Charlotte County has 1 fast food or sandwich shop on map listings, too few for a steady comparison with the U.S. rate. At the U.S. ratio of fast food and sandwich shops to household spending, Charlotte County would have about 5, against 1 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 941 households, against one for every 478 across the U.S.

How fast is Charlotte County, VA growing?

Population estimates put Charlotte County at 11,401 people in 2025, down 1.2% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 4,704 households. Median household income in Charlotte County is $58,000, 28% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 43.0%, 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. Charlotte 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 Charlotte County

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