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Fast food and sandwich shops in Pulaski County, VA

How Pulaski 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 19 out of 100: Low

Ranked #2,071 of 2,222 scored counties
#89 of 100 scored counties in Virginia

Listings
26
22 chain locations (85%)
Official establishments
36
All limited-service restaurants · 0.0% since 2019
Household spending a year
$49M
On food away from home · $3,388 a household
Spending per listing
$1.9M
38% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
18.0
35% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
33,586
−0.6% since 2020

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What this means

Pulaski County scores 19 (low) on the Groundwork market score for fast food and sandwich shops, ranking #2,071 of 2,222 scored counties and #89 of 100 scored counties in Virginia. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.

As of September 2026, map listings count 26 fast food and sandwich shops in Pulaski County. 22 of them (85%) are chain locations, against 79% across the U.S. That is 18.0 per 10,000 households, 35% above the U.S. rate of 13.3.

At $3,388 per household (17% below the U.S. average), households in Pulaski County spend about $49M a year on food away from home. That is about $1.9M of household spending for each shop on map listings, 38% 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 Pulaski County was 36 in 2023, unchanged from 2019. That is one for every 402 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 Pulaski County from 2020 to 2025 at −0.6%, against +3.1% for the U.S.

How Pulaski 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 Pulaski County, VA compared with Virginia and the U.S.
MeasurePulaski CountyVirginiaU.S.
Listings per 10k households18.013.213.3
Spending per listing$1.9M$3.3M$3.1M
Households per official establishment (all limited-service restaurants)402471478
Official establishment growth, 2019–20230.0%+3.6%+6.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025−0.6%+2.8%+3.1%
Spending per household on food away from home$3,388$4,372$4,070
Median household income$62,028$93,170$80,734
Groundwork market score1956

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
36 → 36All limited-service restaurants · 0.0% over the period
Employees, 2023
744
Annual payroll, 2023
$13.4M
One-person businesses, 2023
4All limited-service restaurants with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
2622 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
16The 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 Pulaski 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 Pulaski County

Population, 2025 estimate
33,586−0.6% since 2020
Households
14,456
Median age
46.3
Homes lived in by their owners
73%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
320 sq. mi.
People per square mile
105
Median household income
$62,028+15.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$83,453
Median home value
$191,700
Jobs located here
14,839
Daytime population
34,353Residents 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 Pulaski 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
89Pulaski County, VA192618.0$1.9M−0.6%#2,071 of 2,222

Other business types in Pulaski County

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Questions

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

Pulaski County has 26 fast food and sandwich shops on map listings as of September 2026. 22 of them (85%) are chain locations. The listings count fast food, sandwich shops, delis and bagel shops. Official counts show 36 businesses with payroll classed as limited-service restaurants in 2023, unchanged from 2019. That count covers all limited-service restaurants (pizza places included), not only fast food and sandwich shops. Another 4 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.

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

About $49M a year, or $3,388 per household. That is 17% below the U.S. average (an index of 83, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 26 fast food and sandwich shops on map listings, it comes to $1.9M 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 14,456 households in Pulaski County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Pulaski County has 18.0 fast food and sandwich shops per 10,000 households, 35% above the U.S. rate of 13.3. Spending per shop is $1.9M, 38% below the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the national ratio of fast food and sandwich shops to household spending, Pulaski County would have about 16, against 26 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 402 households, against one for every 478 across the U.S. The official count held level from 2019 to 2023, against +6.1% for the U.S.

How fast is Pulaski County, VA growing?

Population estimates put Pulaski County at 33,586 people in 2025, down 0.6% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 14,456 households. The median household income in Pulaski County is $62,028 a year, 23% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 15.2% 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. Pulaski County scores 19 for fast food and sandwich shops (low), #2,071 of 2,222 scored counties.

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