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Fast food and sandwich shops in Spotsylvania County, VA
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for fast food and sandwich shops in Spotsylvania County, VA, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 71 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #337 of 2,222 scored counties
#29 of 100 scored counties in Virginia
- Listings
- 74
- 68 chain locations (92%)
- Official establishments
- 105
- All limited-service restaurants · +16.7% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $246.9M
- On food away from home · $4,704 a household
- Spending per listing
- $3.3M
- 9% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 14.1
- 6% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 155,388
- +10.5% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 74 fast food and sandwich shops in Spotsylvania County. Of those, 68 are chain locations, or 92%, against 79% across the U.S. That is 14.1 per 10,000 households, 6% above the U.S. rate of 13.3.
At $4,704 per household (16% above the U.S. average), households in Spotsylvania County spend about $246.9M a year on food away from home. Spread across 74 fast food and sandwich shops, that is $3.3M per shop, 9% above 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 Spotsylvania County was 105 in 2023, up 16.7% from 2019. That is one for every 500 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. Official counts also show 20 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $358K has gone to businesses classed as limited-service restaurants in Spotsylvania County.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Spotsylvania County grew 10.5%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for fast food and sandwich shops in Spotsylvania County is 71 (upper middle), #337 of 2,222 scored counties and #29 of 100 scored counties in Virginia. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Spotsylvania 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 | Spotsylvania County | Virginia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 14.1 | 13.2 | 13.3 |
| Spending per listing | $3.3M | $3.3M | $3.1M |
| Households per official establishment (all limited-service restaurants) | 500 | 471 | 478 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +16.7% | +3.6% | +6.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +10.5% | +2.8% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on food away from home | $4,704 | $4,372 | $4,070 |
| Median household income | $112,738 | $93,170 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 71 | 56 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 90 → 105All limited-service restaurants · +16.7% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 2,110
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $41.2M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 20All limited-service restaurants with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 7468 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 81The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $358K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as limited-service restaurants in Spotsylvania 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 Spotsylvania County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 155,388+10.5% since 2020
- Households
- 52,481
- Median age
- 39.2
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 80%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.3
- Land area
- 402 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 365
- Median household income
- $112,738+27.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $133,558
- Median home value
- $404,900
- Jobs located here
- 40,183
- Daytime population
- 124,545Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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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 |
| 29Spotsylvania County, VA | 71 | 74 | 14.1 | $3.3M | +10.5% | #337 of 2,222 |
Other business types in Spotsylvania County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
- Restaurants and cafes83
- Sit-down restaurants84
- Fast food and sandwich shops71
- Pizza78
- Coffee shops and cafes92
- Bakeries and dessert shops89
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Questions
How many fast food and sandwich shops are in Spotsylvania County, VA?
Spotsylvania County has 74 fast food and sandwich shops on map listings as of September 2026. 68 of them (92%) are chain locations. The listings count fast food, sandwich shops, delis and bagel shops. Official counts show 105 businesses with payroll classed as limited-service restaurants in 2023, up 16.7% from 2019. That count covers all limited-service restaurants (pizza places included), not only fast food and sandwich shops. Another 20 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Spotsylvania County, VA spend on food away from home?
About $246.9M a year, or $4,704 per household. That is 16% above the U.S. average (an index of 116, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 74 fast food and sandwich shops on map listings, it comes to $3.3M 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 52,481 households in Spotsylvania County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Spotsylvania County, VA compare with the U.S. for fast food and sandwich shops?
Spotsylvania County has 14.1 fast food and sandwich shops per 10,000 households, 6% above the U.S. rate of 13.3. Spending per shop is $3.3M, 9% above the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the national ratio of fast food and sandwich shops to household spending, Spotsylvania County would have about 81, against 74 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 500 households, against one for every 478 across the U.S. The official count rose 16.7% from 2019 to 2023, against +6.1% for the U.S.
How fast is Spotsylvania County, VA growing?
Population estimates put Spotsylvania County at 155,388 people in 2025, up 10.5% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 52,481 households. The median household income in Spotsylvania County is $112,738 a year, 40% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 27.2% 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. Spotsylvania County scores 71 for fast food and sandwich shops (upper middle), #337 of 2,222 scored counties.
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