Food and drink · County · Virginia
Fast food and sandwich shops in Suffolk city, VA
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for fast food and sandwich shops in Suffolk city, VA, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 61 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #705 of 2,222 scored counties
#40 of 100 scored counties in Virginia
- Listings
- 52
- 50 chain locations (96%)
- Official establishments
- 87
- All limited-service restaurants · +24.3% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $159.5M
- On food away from home · $4,208 a household
- Spending per listing
- $3.1M
- In line with the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 13.7
- 3% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 104,699
- +10.4% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on food away from home in Suffolk city comes to about $159.5M a year: $4,208 per household, 3% above the U.S. average. That works out to $3.1M per shop, in line with 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 52 fast food and sandwich shops on map listings in Suffolk city as of September 2026. 50 of them (96%) are chain locations, against 79% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 13.7, 3% above the U.S. rate of 13.3.
In 2023, official counts showed 87 businesses with payroll in Suffolk city classed as limited-service restaurants, up 24.3% from 2019. That is one for every 436 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. Another 11 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
Population estimates put the population change in Suffolk city from 2020 to 2025 at +10.4%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For fast food and sandwich shops, Suffolk city has a Groundwork market score of 61 (upper middle): #705 of 2,222 scored counties and #40 of 100 scored counties in Virginia.
How Suffolk city 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 | Suffolk city | Virginia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 13.7 | 13.2 | 13.3 |
| Spending per listing | $3.1M | $3.3M | $3.1M |
| Households per official establishment (all limited-service restaurants) | 436 | 471 | 478 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +24.3% | +3.6% | +6.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +10.4% | +2.8% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on food away from home | $4,208 | $4,372 | $4,070 |
| Median household income | $92,666 | $93,170 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 61 | 56 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 70 → 87All limited-service restaurants · +24.3% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 1,689
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $31.2M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 11All limited-service restaurants with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 5250 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 52The 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 Suffolk city, 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 Suffolk city
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 104,699+10.4% since 2020
- Households
- 37,908
- Median age
- 39.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 71%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 399 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 248
- Median household income
- $92,666+23.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $116,720
- Median home value
- $347,400
- Jobs located here
- 32,634
- Daytime population
- 88,435Residents 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 Suffolk city 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 |
| 40Suffolk city, VA | 61 | 52 | 13.7 | $3.1M | +10.4% | #705 of 2,222 |
Other business types in Suffolk city
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
- Restaurants and cafes79
- Sit-down restaurants83
- Fast food and sandwich shops61
- Pizza74
- Coffee shops and cafes91
- Bakeries and dessert shops88
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Questions
How many fast food and sandwich shops are in Suffolk city, VA?
As of September 2026, map listings count 52 fast food and sandwich shops in Suffolk city. 50 of them (96%) are chain locations. The listings count fast food, sandwich shops, delis and bagel shops. Official counts show 87 businesses with payroll classed as limited-service restaurants in 2023, up 24.3% from 2019. The official count takes in all limited-service restaurants, not only fast food and sandwich shops: pizza places are counted too. Official counts list 11 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Suffolk city, VA spend on food away from home?
About $159.5M a year, or $4,208 per household. That is 3% above the U.S. average (an index of 103, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 52 fast food and sandwich shops on map listings, it comes to $3.1M 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 37,908 households in Suffolk city and national spending patterns by income.
How does Suffolk city, VA compare with the U.S. for fast food and sandwich shops?
Suffolk city has 13.7 fast food and sandwich shops per 10,000 households, 3% above the U.S. rate of 13.3. Spending per shop is $3.1M, in line with 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 436 households, against one for every 478 across the U.S. The official count rose 24.3% from 2019 to 2023, against +6.1% for the U.S.
How fast is Suffolk city, VA growing?
Population estimates put Suffolk city at 104,699 people in 2025, up 10.4% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 37,908 households. Median household income in Suffolk city is $92,666, 15% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 23.8%, 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. Suffolk city scores 61 for fast food and sandwich shops (upper middle), #705 of 2,222 scored counties.
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