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Fast food and sandwich shops in Colonial Heights city, VA
How Colonial Heights city, VA compares with other counties and the U.S. for fast food and sandwich shops: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 26 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,961 of 2,222 scored counties
#83 of 100 scored counties in Virginia
- Listings
- 29
- 27 chain locations (93%)
- Official establishments
- 39
- All limited-service restaurants · −7.1% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $28.1M
- On food away from home · $3,732 a household
- Spending per listing
- $969K
- 68% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 38.5
- 2.9 times the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 18,738
- +3.2% since 2020
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What this means
For fast food and sandwich shops, Colonial Heights city has a Groundwork market score of 26 (lower middle): #1,961 of 2,222 scored counties and #83 of 100 scored counties in Virginia. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
At $3,732 per household (8% below the U.S. average), households in Colonial Heights city spend about $28.1M a year on food away from home. Spread across 29 fast food and sandwich shops, that is $969K per shop, 68% 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 29 fast food and sandwich shops on map listings in Colonial Heights city as of September 2026. 27 of them (93%) are chain locations, against 79% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 38.5, 2.9 times the U.S. rate of 13.3.
In 2023, official counts showed 39 businesses with payroll in Colonial Heights city classed as limited-service restaurants, down 7.1% from 2019. That is one for every 193 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 $1.6M has gone to businesses classed as limited-service restaurants in Colonial Heights city. Population estimates put the population change in Colonial Heights city from 2020 to 2025 at +3.2%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Colonial Heights city 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.
| Measure | Colonial Heights city | Virginia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 38.5 | 13.2 | 13.3 |
| Spending per listing | $969K | $3.3M | $3.1M |
| Households per official establishment (all limited-service restaurants) | 193 | 471 | 478 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −7.1% | +3.6% | +6.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +3.2% | +2.8% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on food away from home | $3,732 | $4,372 | $4,070 |
| Median household income | $76,505 | $93,170 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 26 | 56 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 42 → 39All limited-service restaurants · −7.1% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 969
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $17.8M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 0All limited-service restaurants with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 2927 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 9The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $1.6M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as limited-service restaurants in Colonial Heights city, 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 Colonial Heights city
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 18,738+3.2% since 2020
- Households
- 7,530
- Median age
- 40.2
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 68%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 8 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 2,441
- Median household income
- $76,505+40.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $93,310
- Median home value
- $246,600
- Jobs located here
- 9,717
- Daytime population
- 19,297Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Virginia market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Virginia for fast food and sandwich shops, numbered among those based in Virginia, with Colonial Heights city marked.
Top counties in Virginia
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Goochland County, VA | 98 | 7 | 6.8 | $7.4M | +17.4% | #1 of 2,222 |
| 2New Kent County, VA | 95 | 10 | 10.8 | $4.5M | +21.2% | #4 of 2,222 |
| 3Powhatan County, VA | 94 | 8 | 7.1 | $6.6M | +7.0% | #5 of 2,222 |
| 4Louisa County, VA | 93 | 11 | 7.1 | $5.8M | +13.6% | #7 of 2,222 |
| 5Greene County, VA | 88 | 6 | 7.5 | $5.7M | +6.6% | #27 of 2,222 |
| 6Rockingham County, VA | 88 | 24 | 7.3 | $5.3M | +6.6% | #28 of 2,222 |
| 7Albemarle County, VA | 88 | 45 | 9.8 | $4.7M | +5.1% | #30 of 2,222 |
| 8Caroline County, VA | 86 | 13 | 10.8 | $3.7M | +11.3% | #48 of 2,222 |
| 9Isle of Wight County, VA | 84 | 14 | 8.9 | $4.8M | +6.7% | #75 of 2,222 |
| 10Bedford County, VA | 84 | 27 | 8.2 | $4.7M | +4.4% | #76 of 2,222 |
| 83Colonial Heights city, VA | 26 | 29 | 38.5 | $969K | +3.2% | #1,961 of 2,222 |
Other business types in Colonial Heights city
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
- Restaurants and cafes27
- Sit-down restaurants27
- Fast food and sandwich shops26
- Pizza26
- Coffee shops and cafes54
- Bakeries and dessert shops32
Groceries and convenience
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Beauty and personal care
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
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Questions
How many fast food and sandwich shops are in Colonial Heights city, VA?
As of September 2026, map listings count 29 fast food and sandwich shops in Colonial Heights city. 27 of them (93%) are chain locations. The listings count fast food, sandwich shops, delis and bagel shops. Official counts show 39 businesses with payroll classed as limited-service restaurants in 2023, down 7.1% from 2019. 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 Colonial Heights city, VA spend on food away from home?
About $28.1M a year, or $3,732 per household. That is 8% below the U.S. average (an index of 92, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 29 fast food and sandwich shops on map listings, it comes to $969K 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 7,530 households in Colonial Heights city and national spending patterns by income.
How does Colonial Heights city, VA compare with the U.S. for fast food and sandwich shops?
Colonial Heights city has 38.5 fast food and sandwich shops per 10,000 households, 2.9 times the U.S. rate of 13.3. Spending per shop is $969K, 68% below the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the U.S. ratio of fast food and sandwich shops to household spending, Colonial Heights city would have about 9, against 29 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 193 households, against one for every 478 across the U.S. The official count fell 7.1% from 2019 to 2023, against +6.1% for the U.S.
How fast is Colonial Heights city, VA growing?
Population estimates put Colonial Heights city at 18,738 people in 2025, up 3.2% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 7,530 households. Median household income in Colonial Heights city is $76,505, 5% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 40.3%, 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. Colonial Heights city scores 26 for fast food and sandwich shops (lower middle), #1,961 of 2,222 scored counties.
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