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Fast food and sandwich shops in Giles County, VA

How Giles 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 · out of 100

Score 41 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,465 of 2,222 scored counties
#62 of 100 scored counties in Virginia

Listings
9
7 chain locations (78%)
Official establishments
11
All limited-service restaurants
Household spending a year
$22.8M
On food away from home · $3,406 a household
Spending per listing
$2.5M
17% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
13.4
In line with the U.S.
Population, 2025
16,564
−1.3% 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

Households in Giles County spend about $22.8M a year on food away from home, or $3,406 per household, 16% below the U.S. average. Spread across 9 fast food and sandwich shops, that is $2.5M per shop, 17% 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 9 fast food and sandwich shops on map listings in Giles County as of September 2026. Of those, 7 are chain locations, or 78%, against 79% across the U.S. That is 13.4 per 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 13.3.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as limited-service restaurants in Giles County was 11 in 2023. That is one for every 609 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 show Giles County declined 1.3% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Groundwork market score for fast food and sandwich shops in Giles County is 41 (lower middle), #1,465 of 2,222 scored counties and #62 of 100 scored counties in Virginia.

How Giles 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 Giles County, VA compared with Virginia and the U.S.
MeasureGiles CountyVirginiaU.S.
Listings per 10k households13.413.213.3
Spending per listing$2.5M$3.3M$3.1M
Households per official establishment (all limited-service restaurants)609471478
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+3.6%+6.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025−1.3%+2.8%+3.1%
Spending per household on food away from home$3,406$4,372$4,070
Median household income$65,691$93,170$80,734
Groundwork market score4156

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
15 → 11All limited-service restaurants
Employees, 2023
229
Annual payroll, 2023
$4.1M
One-person businesses, 2023
0All limited-service restaurants with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
97 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
8The 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 Giles 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 Giles County

Population, 2025 estimate
16,564−1.3% since 2020
Households
6,698
Median age
44.2
Homes lived in by their owners
79%
Vehicles per household
2.1
Land area
357 sq. mi.
People per square mile
46
Median household income
$65,691+20.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$81,220
Median home value
$151,100
Jobs located here
5,291
Daytime population
14,709Residents 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 Giles 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
62Giles County, VA41913.4$2.5M−1.3%#1,465 of 2,222

Other business types in Giles County

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

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Questions

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

As of September 2026, map listings count 9 fast food and sandwich shops in Giles County. 7 of them (78%) are chain locations. The listings count fast food, sandwich shops, delis and bagel shops. Official counts show 11 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 Giles County, VA spend on food away from home?

About $22.8M a year, or $3,406 per household. That is 16% below the U.S. average (an index of 84, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 9 fast food and sandwich shops on map listings, it comes to $2.5M 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 6,698 households in Giles County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Giles County has 13.4 fast food and sandwich shops per 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 13.3. Spending per shop is $2.5M, 17% below the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the U.S. ratio of fast food and sandwich shops to household spending, Giles County would have about 8, against 9 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 609 households, against one for every 478 across the U.S.

How fast is Giles County, VA growing?

Population estimates put Giles County at 16,564 people in 2025, down 1.3% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 6,698 households. Median household income in Giles County is $65,691, 19% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 20.5%, 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. Giles County scores 41 for fast food and sandwich shops (lower middle), #1,465 of 2,222 scored counties.

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