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Fast food and sandwich shops in Henrico County, VA
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for fast food and sandwich shops in Henrico County, VA, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 58 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #819 of 2,222 scored counties
#42 of 100 scored counties in Virginia
- Listings
- 179
- 155 chain locations (87%)
- Official establishments
- 310
- All limited-service restaurants · −1.6% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $585.3M
- On food away from home · $4,261 a household
- Spending per listing
- $3.3M
- 7% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 13.0
- 2% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 342,775
- +2.3% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 179 fast food and sandwich shops in Henrico County. Of those, 155 are chain locations, or 87%, against 79% across the U.S. That is 13.0 per 10,000 households, 2% below the U.S. rate of 13.3.
Households in Henrico County spend about $585.3M a year on food away from home, or $4,261 per household, 5% above the U.S. average. That works out to $3.3M per shop, 7% above 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 310 businesses with payroll in Henrico County classed as limited-service restaurants, down 1.6% from 2019. That is one for every 443 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. Another 69 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts. Since fiscal 2022, 5 SBA-backed loans worth $2.6M have gone to businesses classed as limited-service restaurants in Henrico County.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Henrico County grew 2.3%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for fast food and sandwich shops in Henrico County is 58 (upper middle), #819 of 2,222 scored counties and #42 of 100 scored counties in Virginia.
How Henrico 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 | Henrico County | Virginia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 13.0 | 13.2 | 13.3 |
| Spending per listing | $3.3M | $3.3M | $3.1M |
| Households per official establishment (all limited-service restaurants) | 443 | 471 | 478 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −1.6% | +3.6% | +6.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.3% | +2.8% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on food away from home | $4,261 | $4,372 | $4,070 |
| Median household income | $88,783 | $93,170 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 58 | 56 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 315 → 310All limited-service restaurants · −1.6% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 6,018
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $127.6M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 69All limited-service restaurants with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 179155 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 192The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 5
- Amount
- $2.6M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as limited-service restaurants in Henrico 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 Henrico County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 342,775+2.3% since 2020
- Households
- 137,365
- Median age
- 41.0
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 64%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 234 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 1,437
- Median household income
- $88,783+26.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $125,297
- Median home value
- $359,200
- Jobs located here
- 205,453
- Daytime population
- 374,226Residents 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 Henrico 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 |
| 42Henrico County, VA | 58 | 179 | 13.0 | $3.3M | +2.3% | #819 of 2,222 |
Other business types in Henrico County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
- Restaurants and cafes59
- Sit-down restaurants53
- Fast food and sandwich shops58
- Pizza65
- Coffee shops and cafes71
- Bakeries and dessert shops70
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Questions
How many fast food and sandwich shops are in Henrico County, VA?
Henrico County has 179 fast food and sandwich shops on map listings as of September 2026. 155 of them (87%) are chain locations. The listings count fast food, sandwich shops, delis and bagel shops. Official counts show 310 businesses with payroll classed as limited-service restaurants in 2023, down 1.6% from 2019. That count covers all limited-service restaurants (pizza places included), not only fast food and sandwich shops. Official counts list 69 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Henrico County, VA spend on food away from home?
About $585.3M a year, or $4,261 per household. That is 5% above the U.S. average (an index of 105, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 179 fast food and sandwich shops on map listings, it comes to $3.3M 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 137,365 households in Henrico County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Henrico County, VA compare with the U.S. for fast food and sandwich shops?
Henrico County has 13.0 fast food and sandwich shops per 10,000 households, 2% below the U.S. rate of 13.3. Spending per shop is $3.3M, 7% above the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the national ratio of fast food and sandwich shops to household spending, Henrico County would have about 192, against 179 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 443 households, against one for every 478 across the U.S. The official count fell 1.6% from 2019 to 2023, against +6.1% for the U.S.
How fast is Henrico County, VA growing?
Population estimates put Henrico County at 342,775 people in 2025, up 2.3% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 137,365 households. The median household income in Henrico County is $88,783 a year, 10% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 26.3% 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. Henrico County scores 58 for fast food and sandwich shops (upper middle), #819 of 2,222 scored counties.
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