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Fast food and sandwich shops in Dinwiddie County, VA
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for fast food and sandwich shops in Dinwiddie County, VA, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 83 out of 100: High
Ranked #87 of 2,222 scored counties
#12 of 100 scored counties in Virginia
- Listings
- 9
- 8 chain locations (89%)
- Official establishments
- 10
- All limited-service restaurants
- Household spending a year
- $40.5M
- On food away from home · $3,800 a household
- Spending per listing
- $4.5M
- 48% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 8.4
- 37% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 28,896
- +3.6% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for fast food and sandwich shops in Dinwiddie County is 83 (high), #87 of 2,222 scored counties and #12 of 100 scored counties in Virginia. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for fast food and sandwich shops.
At $3,800 per household (7% below the U.S. average), households in Dinwiddie County spend about $40.5M a year on food away from home. That works out to $4.5M per shop, 48% above 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 9 fast food and sandwich shops on map listings in Dinwiddie County as of September 2026. 8 of them (89%) are chain locations, against 79% across the U.S. That is 8.4 per 10,000 households, 37% below the U.S. rate of 13.3.
In 2023, official counts showed 10 businesses with payroll in Dinwiddie County classed as limited-service restaurants. That is one for every 1,066 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 $180K has gone to businesses classed as limited-service restaurants in Dinwiddie County. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Dinwiddie County grew 3.6%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Dinwiddie 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.
| Measure | Dinwiddie County | Virginia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 8.4 | 13.2 | 13.3 |
| Spending per listing | $4.5M | $3.3M | $3.1M |
| Households per official establishment (all limited-service restaurants) | 1,066 | 471 | 478 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +3.6% | +6.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +3.6% | +2.8% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on food away from home | $3,800 | $4,372 | $4,070 |
| Median household income | $83,704 | $93,170 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 83 | 56 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 10 → 10All limited-service restaurants
- Employees, 2023
- 199
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $3.5M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 8All limited-service restaurants with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 98 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
- $180K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as limited-service restaurants in Dinwiddie 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 Dinwiddie County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 28,896+3.6% since 2020
- Households
- 10,661
- Median age
- 43.0
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 80%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.5
- Land area
- 504 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 56
- Median household income
- $83,704+38.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $98,403
- Median home value
- $257,800
- Jobs located here
- 10,184
- Daytime population
- 24,737Residents 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 Dinwiddie County 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 |
| 12Dinwiddie County, VA | 83 | 9 | 8.4 | $4.5M | +3.6% | #87 of 2,222 |
Other business types in Dinwiddie County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
- Restaurants and cafes87
- Sit-down restaurants87
- Fast food and sandwich shops83
- Pizza82
- Coffee shops and cafes
- Bakeries and dessert shops
Groceries and convenience
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Fitness and classes
Health care
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Questions
How many fast food and sandwich shops are in Dinwiddie County, VA?
As of September 2026, map listings count 9 fast food and sandwich shops in Dinwiddie County. 8 of them (89%) 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. Official counts list 8 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Dinwiddie County, VA spend on food away from home?
About $40.5M a year, or $3,800 per household. That is 7% below the U.S. average (an index of 93, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 9 fast food and sandwich shops on map listings, it comes to $4.5M 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 10,661 households in Dinwiddie County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Dinwiddie County, VA compare with the U.S. for fast food and sandwich shops?
Dinwiddie County has 8.4 fast food and sandwich shops per 10,000 households, 37% below the U.S. rate of 13.3. Spending per shop is $4.5M, 48% above the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the U.S. ratio of fast food and sandwich shops to household spending, Dinwiddie County would have about 13, against 9 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,066 households, against one for every 478 across the U.S.
How fast is Dinwiddie County, VA growing?
Population estimates put Dinwiddie County at 28,896 people in 2025, up 3.6% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 10,661 households. Median household income in Dinwiddie County is $83,704, 4% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 38.7%, 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. Dinwiddie County scores 83 for fast food and sandwich shops (high), #87 of 2,222 scored counties.
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