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Fast food and sandwich shops in Prince George County, VA

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for fast food and sandwich shops in Prince George County, VA, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 57 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #878 of 2,222 scored counties
#43 of 100 scored counties in Virginia

Listings
24
24 chain locations (100%)
Official establishments
16
All limited-service restaurants
Household spending a year
$52.2M
On food away from home · $4,042 a household
Spending per listing
$2.2M
29% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
18.6
40% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
43,936
+2.0% 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 Prince George County spend about $52.2M a year on food away from home, or $4,042 per household, in line with the U.S. average. That is about $2.2M of household spending for each shop on map listings, 29% 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 24 fast food and sandwich shops on map listings in Prince George County as of September 2026. All of them are chain locations, against 79% across the U.S. That comes to 18.6 for every 10,000 households, 40% above the U.S. rate of 13.3.

In 2023, official counts showed 16 businesses with payroll in Prince George County classed as limited-service restaurants. That is one for every 807 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. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $3.4M have gone to businesses classed as limited-service restaurants in Prince George County.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Prince George County grew 2.0%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). For fast food and sandwich shops, Prince George County has a Groundwork market score of 57 (upper middle): #878 of 2,222 scored counties and #43 of 100 scored counties in Virginia.

How Prince George 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 Prince George County, VA compared with Virginia and the U.S.
MeasurePrince George CountyVirginiaU.S.
Listings per 10k households18.613.213.3
Spending per listing$2.2M$3.3M$3.1M
Households per official establishment (all limited-service restaurants)807471478
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+3.6%+6.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025+2.0%+2.8%+3.1%
Spending per household on food away from home$4,042$4,372$4,070
Median household income$84,897$93,170$80,734
Groundwork market score5756

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
14 → 16All limited-service restaurants
Employees, 2023
261
Annual payroll, 2023
$14.5M
One-person businesses, 2023
0All limited-service restaurants with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
2424 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
17The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
2
Amount
$3.4M

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as limited-service restaurants in Prince George 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 Prince George County

Population, 2025 estimate
43,936+2.0% since 2020
Households
12,919
Median age
35.2
Homes lived in by their owners
74%
Vehicles per household
2.4
Land area
265 sq. mi.
People per square mile
163
Median household income
$84,897+18.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$103,231
Median home value
$293,400
Jobs located here
10,746
Daytime population
38,666Residents 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 Prince George 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
43Prince George County, VA572418.6$2.2M+2.0%#878 of 2,222

Other business types in Prince George 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 Prince George County, VA?

As of September 2026, map listings count 24 fast food and sandwich shops in Prince George County. 24 of them (100%) are chain locations. The listings count fast food, sandwich shops, delis and bagel shops. Official counts show 16 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 Prince George County, VA spend on food away from home?

About $52.2M a year, or $4,042 per household. That is in line with the U.S. average (an index of 99, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 24 fast food and sandwich shops on map listings, it comes to $2.2M 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 12,919 households in Prince George County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Prince George County has 18.6 fast food and sandwich shops per 10,000 households, 40% above the U.S. rate of 13.3. Spending per shop is $2.2M, 29% below the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the U.S. ratio of fast food and sandwich shops to household spending, Prince George County would have about 17, against 24 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 807 households, against one for every 478 across the U.S.

How fast is Prince George County, VA growing?

Population estimates put Prince George County at 43,936 people in 2025, up 2.0% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 12,919 households. Median household income in Prince George County is $84,897, 5% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 18.1%, 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. Prince George County scores 57 for fast food and sandwich shops (upper middle), #878 of 2,222 scored counties.

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