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Fast food and sandwich shops in Scott County, VA
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for fast food and sandwich shops in Scott County, VA, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 47 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,256 of 2,222 scored counties
#53 of 100 scored counties in Virginia
- Listings
- 9
- 8 chain locations (89%)
- Official establishments
- 10
- All limited-service restaurants
- Household spending a year
- $26.9M
- On food away from home · $2,947 a household
- Spending per listing
- $3M
- 2% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 9.9
- 26% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 21,200
- −1.8% since 2020
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What this means
At $2,947 per household (28% below the U.S. average), households in Scott County spend about $26.9M a year on food away from home. Spread across 9 fast food and sandwich shops, that is $3M per shop, 2% below the U.S. figure of $3.1M. The spending figure covers all food away from home, not only fast food and sandwich shops.
Scott County has 9 fast food and sandwich shops on map listings as of September 2026. Of those, 8 are chain locations, or 89%, against 79% across the U.S. That comes to 9.9 for every 10,000 households, 26% below the U.S. rate of 13.3.
Official counts show 10 businesses with payroll classed as limited-service restaurants in Scott County in 2023. That is one for every 913 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.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Scott County declined 1.8%, against +3.1% for the U.S. For fast food and sandwich shops, Scott County has a Groundwork market score of 47 (lower middle): #1,256 of 2,222 scored counties and #53 of 100 scored counties in Virginia.
How Scott 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 | Scott County | Virginia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 9.9 | 13.2 | 13.3 |
| Spending per listing | $3M | $3.3M | $3.1M |
| Households per official establishment (all limited-service restaurants) | 913 | 471 | 478 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +3.6% | +6.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −1.8% | +2.8% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on food away from home | $2,947 | $4,372 | $4,070 |
| Median household income | $46,349 | $93,170 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 47 | 56 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 15 → 10All limited-service restaurants
- Employees, 2023
- 264
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $4.5M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 0All limited-service restaurants with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 98 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 9The 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 Scott 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 Scott County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 21,200−1.8% since 2020
- Households
- 9,127
- Median age
- 47.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 77%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 536 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 40
- Median household income
- $46,349+16.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $63,930
- Median home value
- $143,000
- Jobs located here
- 4,908
- Daytime population
- 18,383Residents 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 Scott 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 |
| 53Scott County, VA | 47 | 9 | 9.9 | $3M | −1.8% | #1,256 of 2,222 |
Other business types in Scott County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
- Restaurants and cafes58
- Sit-down restaurants49
- Fast food and sandwich shops47
- Pizza29
- Coffee shops and cafes
- Bakeries and dessert shops39
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Questions
How many fast food and sandwich shops are in Scott County, VA?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 9 fast food and sandwich shops in Scott County. 8 of them (89%) are chain locations. The listings count fast food, sandwich shops, delis and bagel shops. Official counts show 10 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 Scott County, VA spend on food away from home?
About $26.9M a year, or $2,947 per household. That is 28% below the U.S. average (an index of 72, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 9 fast food and sandwich shops on map listings, it comes to $3M 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 9,127 households in Scott County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Scott County, VA compare with the U.S. for fast food and sandwich shops?
Scott County has 9.9 fast food and sandwich shops per 10,000 households, 26% below the U.S. rate of 13.3. Spending per shop is $3M, 2% below the U.S. figure of $3.1M. The count on map listings matches the U.S. ratio of fast food and sandwich shops to household spending. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 913 households, against one for every 478 across the U.S.
How fast is Scott County, VA growing?
Population estimates put Scott County at 21,200 people in 2025, down 1.8% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 9,127 households. Median household income in Scott County is $46,349, 43% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 16.4%, 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. Scott County scores 47 for fast food and sandwich shops (lower middle), #1,256 of 2,222 scored counties.
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