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Fast food and sandwich shops in Shenandoah County, VA

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 63 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #632 of 2,222 scored counties
#37 of 100 scored counties in Virginia

Listings
23
20 chain locations (87%)
Official establishments
23
All limited-service restaurants · −4.2% since 2019
Household spending a year
$64.2M
On food away from home · $3,574 a household
Spending per listing
$2.8M
9% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
12.8
4% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
45,839
+3.6% 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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 23 fast food and sandwich shops in Shenandoah County. Of those, 20 are chain locations, or 87%, against 79% across the U.S. That comes to 12.8 for every 10,000 households, 4% below the U.S. rate of 13.3.

At $3,574 per household (12% below the U.S. average), households in Shenandoah County spend about $64.2M a year on food away from home. That is about $2.8M of household spending for each shop on map listings, 9% 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.

Official counts show 23 businesses with payroll classed as limited-service restaurants in Shenandoah County in 2023, down 4.2% from 2019. That is one for every 781 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 show Shenandoah County grew 3.6% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). Shenandoah County scores 63 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for fast food and sandwich shops, ranking #632 of 2,222 scored counties and #37 of 100 scored counties in Virginia.

How Shenandoah 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 Shenandoah County, VA compared with Virginia and the U.S.
MeasureShenandoah CountyVirginiaU.S.
Listings per 10k households12.813.213.3
Spending per listing$2.8M$3.3M$3.1M
Households per official establishment (all limited-service restaurants)781471478
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023−4.2%+3.6%+6.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025+3.6%+2.8%+3.1%
Spending per household on food away from home$3,574$4,372$4,070
Median household income$67,191$93,170$80,734
Groundwork market score6356

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
24 → 23All limited-service restaurants · −4.2% over the period
Employees, 2023
474
Annual payroll, 2023
$8.6M
One-person businesses, 2023
0All limited-service restaurants with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
2320 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
21The 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 Shenandoah 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 Shenandoah County

Population, 2025 estimate
45,839+3.6% since 2020
Households
17,962
Median age
44.6
Homes lived in by their owners
73%
Vehicles per household
2.2
Land area
508 sq. mi.
People per square mile
88
Median household income
$67,191+17.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$89,485
Median home value
$294,900
Jobs located here
13,347
Daytime population
38,170Residents 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 Shenandoah 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
37Shenandoah County, VA632312.8$2.8M+3.6%#632 of 2,222

Other business types in Shenandoah County

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

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Questions

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

There are 23 fast food and sandwich shops on map listings in Shenandoah County as of September 2026. 20 of them (87%) are chain locations. The listings count fast food, sandwich shops, delis and bagel shops. Official counts show 23 businesses with payroll classed as limited-service restaurants in 2023, down 4.2% from 2019. That count covers all limited-service restaurants (pizza places included), not only fast food and sandwich shops.

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

About $64.2M a year, or $3,574 per household. That is 12% below the U.S. average (an index of 88, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 23 fast food and sandwich shops on map listings, it comes to $2.8M 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 17,962 households in Shenandoah County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Shenandoah County has 12.8 fast food and sandwich shops per 10,000 households, 4% below the U.S. rate of 13.3. Spending per shop is $2.8M, 9% below the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the national ratio of fast food and sandwich shops to household spending, Shenandoah County would have about 21, against 23 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 781 households, against one for every 478 across the U.S. The official count fell 4.2% from 2019 to 2023, against +6.1% for the U.S.

How fast is Shenandoah County, VA growing?

Population estimates put Shenandoah County at 45,839 people in 2025, up 3.6% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 17,962 households. The median household income in Shenandoah County is $67,191 a year, 17% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 17.4% 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. Shenandoah County scores 63 for fast food and sandwich shops (upper middle), #632 of 2,222 scored counties.

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