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Fast food and sandwich shops in Fluvanna County, VA

How Fluvanna County, 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

Not scored

The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 4.

Listings
4
1 chain location (25%)
Official establishments
8
All limited-service restaurants
Household spending a year
$44.3M
On food away from home · $4,292 a household
Spending per listing
$11.1M
3.6 times the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
3.9
71% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
28,975
+6.2% 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

As of September 2026, map listings count 4 fast food and sandwich shops in Fluvanna County. Per 10,000 households, that is 3.9, 71% below the U.S. rate of 13.3.

At $4,292 per household (5% above the U.S. average), households in Fluvanna County spend about $44.3M a year on food away from home. That works out to $11.1M per shop, 3.6 times the U.S. figure of $3.1M. That spending covers all food away from home, which fast food and sandwich shops share with other businesses in the trade.

In 2023, official counts showed 8 businesses with payroll in Fluvanna County classed as limited-service restaurants. That is one for every 1,291 households, against one for every 478 across the U.S. The official count takes in all limited-service restaurants, not only fast food and sandwich shops: pizza places are counted too. Official counts also show 3 one-person businesses without payroll.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Fluvanna County grew 6.2%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). With 4 fast food and sandwich shops on map listings, Fluvanna County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How Fluvanna 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 Fluvanna County, VA compared with Virginia and the U.S.
MeasureFluvanna CountyVirginiaU.S.
Listings per 10k households3.913.213.3
Spending per listing$11.1M$3.3M$3.1M
Households per official establishment (all limited-service restaurants)1,291471478
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+3.6%+6.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025+6.2%+2.8%+3.1%
Spending per household on food away from home$4,292$4,372$4,070
Median household income$96,768$93,170$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored56

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
6 → 8All limited-service restaurants
Employees, 2023
74
Annual payroll, 2023
$1.5M
One-person businesses, 2023
3All limited-service restaurants with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
41 chain location
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
15The 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 Fluvanna 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 Fluvanna County

Population, 2025 estimate
28,975+6.2% since 2020
Households
10,329
Median age
44.5
Homes lived in by their owners
89%
Vehicles per household
2.4
Land area
286 sq. mi.
People per square mile
98
Median household income
$96,768+25.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$117,038
Median home value
$314,100
Jobs located here
5,432
Daytime population
21,517Residents 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 Fluvanna 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
Fluvanna County, VANot scored43.9$11.1M+6.2%

Other business types in Fluvanna 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 Fluvanna County, VA?

Fluvanna County has 4 fast food and sandwich shops on map listings as of September 2026. The listings count fast food, sandwich shops, delis and bagel shops. Official counts show 8 businesses with payroll classed as limited-service restaurants in 2023. That count covers all limited-service restaurants (pizza places included), not only fast food and sandwich shops. Another 3 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.

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

About $44.3M a year, or $4,292 per household. That is 5% above the U.S. average (an index of 105, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 4 fast food and sandwich shops on map listings, it comes to $11.1M per shop. The spending figure covers all food away from home, not only fast food and sandwich shops. It is estimated from the incomes of the 10,329 households in Fluvanna County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Fluvanna County has 3.9 fast food and sandwich shops per 10,000 households, 71% below the U.S. rate of 13.3. Spending per shop is $11.1M, 3.6 times the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the national ratio of fast food and sandwich shops to household spending, Fluvanna County would have about 15, against 4 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,291 households, against one for every 478 across the U.S.

How fast is Fluvanna County, VA growing?

Population estimates put Fluvanna County at 28,975 people in 2025, up 6.2% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 10,329 households. The median household income in Fluvanna County is $96,768 a year, 20% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 25.9% from the 2015–2019 survey, 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. Fluvanna County has no market score for fast food and sandwich shops: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 4.

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