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Fast food and sandwich shops in Greensville County, VA

How Greensville 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 32 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,792 of 2,222 scored counties
#73 of 100 scored counties in Virginia

Listings
6
5 chain locations (83%)
Official establishments
3
All limited-service restaurants
Household spending a year
$10M
On food away from home · $3,128 a household
Spending per listing
$1.7M
45% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
18.8
41% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
11,181
−1.8% 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

Greensville County scores 32 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for fast food and sandwich shops, ranking #1,792 of 2,222 scored counties and #73 of 100 scored counties in Virginia. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.

Map listings as of September 2026 show 6 fast food and sandwich shops in Greensville County. Of those, 5 are chain locations, or 83%, against 79% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 18.8, 41% above the U.S. rate of 13.3.

Household spending on food away from home in Greensville County comes to about $10M a year: $3,128 per household, 23% below the U.S. average. That works out to $1.7M per shop, 45% below 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.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as limited-service restaurants in Greensville County was 3 in 2023. That is one for every 1,066 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. Population estimates put the population change in Greensville County from 2020 to 2025 at −1.8%, against +3.1% for the U.S.

How Greensville 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 Greensville County, VA compared with Virginia and the U.S.
MeasureGreensville CountyVirginiaU.S.
Listings per 10k households18.813.213.3
Spending per listing$1.7M$3.3M$3.1M
Households per official establishment (all limited-service restaurants)1,066471478
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+3.6%+6.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025−1.8%+2.8%+3.1%
Spending per household on food away from home$3,128$4,372$4,070
Median household income$54,668$93,170$80,734
Groundwork market score3256

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
3All limited-service restaurants
Employees, 2023
77
Annual payroll, 2023
$1.3M
One-person businesses, 2023
0All limited-service restaurants with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
65 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
3The 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 Greensville 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 Greensville County

Population, 2025 estimate
11,181−1.8% since 2020
Households
3,199
Median age
41.5
Homes lived in by their owners
66%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
295 sq. mi.
People per square mile
38
Median household income
$54,668+8.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$69,831
Median home value
$159,400
Jobs located here
2,759
Daytime population
9,680Residents 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 Greensville 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
73Greensville County, VA32618.8$1.7M−1.8%#1,792 of 2,222

Other business types in Greensville 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 Greensville County, VA?

There are 6 fast food and sandwich shops on map listings in Greensville County as of September 2026. 5 of them (83%) are chain locations. The listings count fast food, sandwich shops, delis and bagel shops. Official counts show 3 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.

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

About $10M a year, or $3,128 per household. That is 23% below the U.S. average (an index of 77, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 6 fast food and sandwich shops on map listings, it comes to $1.7M 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 3,199 households in Greensville County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Greensville County has 18.8 fast food and sandwich shops per 10,000 households, 41% above the U.S. rate of 13.3. Spending per shop is $1.7M, 45% below the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the national ratio of fast food and sandwich shops to household spending, Greensville County would have about 3, against 6 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 Greensville County, VA growing?

Population estimates put Greensville County at 11,181 people in 2025, down 1.8% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 3,199 households. The median household income in Greensville County is $54,668 a year, 32% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 8.7% 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. Greensville County scores 32 for fast food and sandwich shops (lower middle), #1,792 of 2,222 scored counties.

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