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Fast food and sandwich shops in Virginia Beach city, VA
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for fast food and sandwich shops in Virginia Beach city, VA, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 45 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,333 of 2,222 scored counties
#54 of 100 scored counties in Virginia
- Listings
- 251
- 214 chain locations (85%)
- Official establishments
- 482
- All limited-service restaurants · −0.2% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $770.2M
- On food away from home · $4,283 a household
- Spending per listing
- $3.1M
- In line with the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 14.0
- 5% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 453,737
- −1.3% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 251 fast food and sandwich shops in Virginia Beach city. 214 of them (85%) are chain locations, against 79% across the U.S. That is 14.0 per 10,000 households, 5% above the U.S. rate of 13.3.
Households in Virginia Beach city spend about $770.2M a year on food away from home, or $4,283 per household, 5% above the U.S. average. Spread across 251 fast food and sandwich shops, that is $3.1M per shop, in line with 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 482 businesses with payroll classed as limited-service restaurants in Virginia Beach city in 2023, down 0.2% from 2019. That is one for every 373 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 list 65 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 19 SBA-backed loans worth $8.7M have gone to businesses classed as limited-service restaurants in Virginia Beach city.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Virginia Beach city declined 1.3%, against +3.1% for the U.S. Virginia Beach city scores 45 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for fast food and sandwich shops, ranking #1,333 of 2,222 scored counties and #54 of 100 scored counties in Virginia.
How Virginia Beach 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 | Virginia Beach city | Virginia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 14.0 | 13.2 | 13.3 |
| Spending per listing | $3.1M | $3.3M | $3.1M |
| Households per official establishment (all limited-service restaurants) | 373 | 471 | 478 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −0.2% | +3.6% | +6.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −1.3% | +2.8% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on food away from home | $4,283 | $4,372 | $4,070 |
| Median household income | $92,968 | $93,170 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 45 | 56 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 483 → 482All limited-service restaurants · −0.2% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 9,037
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $153.2M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 65All limited-service restaurants with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 251214 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 252The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 19
- Amount
- $8.7M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as limited-service restaurants in Virginia Beach 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 Virginia Beach city
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 453,737−1.3% since 2020
- Households
- 179,851
- Median age
- 39.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 65%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 245 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 1,865
- Median household income
- $92,968+21.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $120,769
- Median home value
- $382,500
- Jobs located here
- 180,420
- Daytime population
- 440,196Residents 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 |
| 54Virginia Beach city, VA | 45 | 251 | 14.0 | $3.1M | −1.3% | #1,333 of 2,222 |
Other business types in Virginia Beach city
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
- Restaurants and cafes36
- Sit-down restaurants31
- Fast food and sandwich shops45
- Pizza46
- Coffee shops and cafes49
- Bakeries and dessert shops41
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Questions
How many fast food and sandwich shops are in Virginia Beach city, VA?
Virginia Beach city has 251 fast food and sandwich shops on map listings as of September 2026. 214 of them (85%) are chain locations. The listings count fast food, sandwich shops, delis and bagel shops. Official counts show 482 businesses with payroll classed as limited-service restaurants in 2023, down 0.2% from 2019. That count covers all limited-service restaurants (pizza places included), not only fast food and sandwich shops. Official counts also show 65 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Virginia Beach city, VA spend on food away from home?
About $770.2M a year, or $4,283 per household. That is 5% above the U.S. average (an index of 105, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 251 fast food and sandwich shops on map listings, it comes to $3.1M 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 179,851 households in Virginia Beach city and national spending patterns by income.
How does Virginia Beach city, VA compare with the U.S. for fast food and sandwich shops?
Virginia Beach city has 14.0 fast food and sandwich shops per 10,000 households, 5% above the U.S. rate of 13.3. Spending per shop is $3.1M, in line with the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the national ratio of fast food and sandwich shops to household spending, Virginia Beach city would have about 252, against 251 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 373 households, against one for every 478 across the U.S. The official count fell 0.2% from 2019 to 2023, against +6.1% for the U.S.
How fast is Virginia Beach city, VA growing?
Population estimates put Virginia Beach city at 453,737 people in 2025, down 1.3% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 179,851 households. The median household income in Virginia Beach city is $92,968 a year, 15% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 21.4% 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. Virginia Beach city scores 45 for fast food and sandwich shops (lower middle), #1,333 of 2,222 scored counties.
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