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Grocery and convenience stores in Montgomery County, VA
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for grocery and convenience stores in Montgomery County, VA, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 54 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #1,010 of 2,402 scored counties
#41 of 115 scored counties in Virginia
- Listings
- 61
- 29 chain locations (48%)
- Official establishments
- 27
- +17.4% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $220.3M
- On groceries · $5,962 a household
- Spending per listing
- $3.6M
- 7% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 16.5
- 12% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 98,434
- −1.2% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 61 grocery and convenience stores in Montgomery County. 29 of them (48%) are chain locations, against 42% across the U.S. That is 16.5 per 10,000 households, 12% below the U.S. rate of 18.7.
Household spending on groceries in Montgomery County comes to about $220.3M a year: $5,962 per household, 6% below the U.S. average. That works out to $3.6M per store, 7% above the U.S. figure of $3.4M.
In 2023, official counts showed 27 businesses with payroll in Montgomery County classed as grocery and convenience stores, up 17.4% from 2019. That is one for every 1,369 households, against one for every 1,293 across the U.S. Official counts also show 18 one-person businesses without payroll.
Population estimates put the population change in Montgomery County from 2020 to 2025 at −1.2%, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Groundwork market score for grocery and convenience stores in Montgomery County is 54 (upper middle), #1,010 of 2,402 scored counties and #41 of 115 scored counties in Virginia.
How Montgomery County compares
The same measures for Virginia and the whole U.S. Spending per listing divides a year of household spending on all groceries by the grocery and convenience stores 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 | Montgomery County | Virginia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 16.5 | 19.1 | 18.7 |
| Spending per listing | $3.6M | $3.4M | $3.4M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,369 | 1,152 | 1,293 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +17.4% | +7.3% | +7.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −1.2% | +2.8% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on groceries | $5,962 | $6,537 | $6,319 |
| Median household income | $72,715 | $93,170 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 54 | 51 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 23 → 27+17.4% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 1,009
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $24M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 18Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 6129 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 65The 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 grocery and convenience stores in Montgomery 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.
Population and households in Montgomery County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 98,434−1.2% since 2020
- Households
- 36,961
- Median age
- 35.2
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 55%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 387 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 256
- Median household income
- $72,715+25.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $99,780
- Median home value
- $304,600
- Jobs located here
- 42,019
- Daytime population
- 106,770Residents 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Powhatan County, VA | 95 | 13 | 11.5 | $6M | +7.0% | #11 of 2,402 |
| 2King George County, VA | 94 | 15 | 14.8 | $4.7M | +10.5% | #20 of 2,402 |
| 3Fluvanna County, VA | 93 | 10 | 9.7 | $6.7M | +6.2% | #21 of 2,402 |
| 4Orange County, VA | 87 | 20 | 13.5 | $4.8M | +10.1% | #76 of 2,402 |
| 5Stafford County, VA | 87 | 89 | 17.0 | $4.4M | +8.3% | #80 of 2,402 |
| 6Loudoun County, VA | 85 | 217 | 15.2 | $5.3M | +6.4% | #98 of 2,402 |
| 7Goochland County, VA | 84 | 15 | 14.5 | $4.9M | +17.4% | #112 of 2,402 |
| 8James City County, VA | 83 | 51 | 15.9 | $4.3M | +6.2% | #129 of 2,402 |
| 9York County, VA | 82 | 35 | 13.0 | $5.3M | +1.6% | #143 of 2,402 |
| 10Louisa County, VA | 81 | 27 | 17.4 | $3.6M | +13.6% | #171 of 2,402 |
| 41Montgomery County, VA | 54 | 61 | 16.5 | $3.6M | −1.2% | #1,010 of 2,402 |
Other business types in Montgomery County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
- Grocery and convenience stores54
- Grocery stores62
- Convenience stores54
Auto
Beauty and personal care
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many grocery and convenience stores are in Montgomery County, VA?
Montgomery County has 61 grocery and convenience stores on map listings as of September 2026. 29 of them (48%) are chain locations. The listings count grocery, convenience and specialty food stores. Official counts show 27 businesses with payroll classed as grocery and convenience stores in 2023, up 17.4% from 2019. Another 18 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Montgomery County, VA spend on groceries?
About $220.3M a year, or $5,962 per household. That is 6% below the U.S. average (an index of 94, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 61 grocery and convenience stores on map listings, it comes to $3.6M per store. It is estimated from the incomes of the 36,961 households in Montgomery County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Montgomery County, VA compare with the U.S. for grocery and convenience stores?
Montgomery County has 16.5 grocery and convenience stores per 10,000 households, 12% below the U.S. rate of 18.7. Spending per store is $3.6M, 7% above the U.S. figure of $3.4M. At the national ratio of grocery and convenience stores to household spending, Montgomery County would have about 65, against 61 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,369 households, against one for every 1,293 across the U.S. The official count rose 17.4% from 2019 to 2023, against +7.2% for the U.S.
How fast is Montgomery County, VA growing?
Population estimates put Montgomery County at 98,434 people in 2025, down 1.2% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 36,961 households. Median household income in Montgomery County is $72,715, 10% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 25.4%, 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. Montgomery County scores 54 for grocery and convenience stores (upper middle), #1,010 of 2,402 scored counties.
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