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Fast food and sandwich shops in Hopewell city, VA
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for fast food and sandwich shops in Hopewell city, VA, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 29 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,864 of 2,222 scored counties
#78 of 100 scored counties in Virginia
- Listings
- 12
- 9 chain locations (75%)
- Official establishments
- 21
- All limited-service restaurants
- Household spending a year
- $29.5M
- On food away from home · $3,183 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.5M
- 20% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 13.0
- 2% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 23,261
- +1.1% since 2020
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What this means
Hopewell city scores 29 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for fast food and sandwich shops, ranking #1,864 of 2,222 scored counties and #78 of 100 scored counties in Virginia. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
As of September 2026, map listings count 12 fast food and sandwich shops in Hopewell city. Chain locations make up 75% of them, against 79% across the U.S. That comes to 13.0 for every 10,000 households, 2% below the U.S. rate of 13.3.
Household spending on food away from home in Hopewell city comes to about $29.5M a year: $3,183 per household, 22% below the U.S. average. Spread across 12 fast food and sandwich shops, that is $2.5M per shop, 20% 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 Hopewell city was 21 in 2023. That is one for every 441 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. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Hopewell city grew 1.1%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Hopewell city 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 | Hopewell city | Virginia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 13.0 | 13.2 | 13.3 |
| Spending per listing | $2.5M | $3.3M | $3.1M |
| Households per official establishment (all limited-service restaurants) | 441 | 471 | 478 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +3.6% | +6.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.1% | +2.8% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on food away from home | $3,183 | $4,372 | $4,070 |
| Median household income | $54,729 | $93,170 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 29 | 56 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 19 → 21All limited-service restaurants
- Employees, 2023
- 352
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $6.4M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 5All limited-service restaurants with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 129 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 10The 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 Hopewell city, 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 Hopewell city
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 23,261+1.1% since 2020
- Households
- 9,255
- Median age
- 36.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 58%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 10 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 2,217
- Median household income
- $54,729+40.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $71,490
- Median home value
- $181,600
- Jobs located here
- 7,543
- Daytime population
- 19,800Residents 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 Hopewell city 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 |
| 78Hopewell city, VA | 29 | 12 | 13.0 | $2.5M | +1.1% | #1,864 of 2,222 |
Other business types in Hopewell city
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
- Restaurants and cafes46
- Sit-down restaurants37
- Fast food and sandwich shops29
- Pizza44
- Coffee shops and cafes55
- Bakeries and dessert shops
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Questions
How many fast food and sandwich shops are in Hopewell city, VA?
Hopewell city has 12 fast food and sandwich shops on map listings as of September 2026. 9 of them (75%) are chain locations. The listings count fast food, sandwich shops, delis and bagel shops. Official counts show 21 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 5 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Hopewell city, VA spend on food away from home?
About $29.5M a year, or $3,183 per household. That is 22% below the U.S. average (an index of 78, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 12 fast food and sandwich shops on map listings, it comes to $2.5M 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 9,255 households in Hopewell city and national spending patterns by income.
How does Hopewell city, VA compare with the U.S. for fast food and sandwich shops?
Hopewell city 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 $2.5M, 20% below the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the national ratio of fast food and sandwich shops to household spending, Hopewell city would have about 10, against 12 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 441 households, against one for every 478 across the U.S.
How fast is Hopewell city, VA growing?
Population estimates put Hopewell city at 23,261 people in 2025, up 1.1% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 9,255 households. The median household income in Hopewell city is $54,729 a year, 32% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 40.2% 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. Hopewell city scores 29 for fast food and sandwich shops (lower middle), #1,864 of 2,222 scored counties.
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