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Grocery and convenience stores in Prince George County, VA

The grocery and convenience stores in Prince George County, VA, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 65 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #614 of 2,402 scored counties
#31 of 115 scored counties in Virginia

Listings
34
10 chain locations (29%)
Official establishments
4
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$81.7M
On groceries · $6,321 a household
Spending per listing
$2.4M
29% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
26.3
41% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
43,936
+2.0% 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 34 grocery and convenience stores in Prince George County. 10 of them (29%) are chain locations, against 42% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 26.3, 41% above the U.S. rate of 18.7.

Household spending on groceries in Prince George County comes to about $81.7M a year: $6,321 per household, in line with the U.S. average. That is about $2.4M of household spending for each store on map listings, 29% below the U.S. figure of $3.4M.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as grocery and convenience stores in Prince George County was 4 in 2023. That is one for every 3,230 households, against one for every 1,293 across the U.S. Official counts also show 5 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $150K has gone to businesses classed as grocery and convenience stores in Prince George County.

Population estimates put the population change in Prince George County from 2020 to 2025 at +2.0%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). For grocery and convenience stores, Prince George County has a Groundwork market score of 65 (upper middle): #614 of 2,402 scored counties and #31 of 115 scored counties in Virginia.

How Prince George 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.

Grocery and convenience stores in Prince George County, VA compared with Virginia and the U.S.
MeasurePrince George CountyVirginiaU.S.
Listings per 10k households26.319.118.7
Spending per listing$2.4M$3.4M$3.4M
Households per official establishment3,2301,1521,293
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+7.3%+7.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025+2.0%+2.8%+3.1%
Spending per household on groceries$6,321$6,537$6,319
Median household income$84,897$93,170$80,734
Groundwork market score6551

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
4
Employees, 2023
123
Annual payroll, 2023
$2.6M
One-person businesses, 2023
5Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
3410 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
24The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
1
Amount
$150K

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as grocery and convenience stores in Prince George 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 Prince George County

Population, 2025 estimate
43,936+2.0% since 2020
Households
12,919
Median age
35.2
Homes lived in by their owners
74%
Vehicles per household
2.4
Land area
265 sq. mi.
People per square mile
163
Median household income
$84,897+18.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$103,231
Median home value
$293,400
Jobs located here
10,746
Daytime population
38,666Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Grocery and convenience stores across Virginia

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The highest-scoring counties in Virginia for grocery and convenience stores, numbered among those based in Virginia, with Prince George County marked.

Top counties in Virginia

Counties in Virginia ranked for grocery and convenience stores by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Powhatan County, VA951311.5$6M+7.0%#11 of 2,402
2King George County, VA941514.8$4.7M+10.5%#20 of 2,402
3Fluvanna County, VA93109.7$6.7M+6.2%#21 of 2,402
4Orange County, VA872013.5$4.8M+10.1%#76 of 2,402
5Stafford County, VA878917.0$4.4M+8.3%#80 of 2,402
6Loudoun County, VA8521715.2$5.3M+6.4%#98 of 2,402
7Goochland County, VA841514.5$4.9M+17.4%#112 of 2,402
8James City County, VA835115.9$4.3M+6.2%#129 of 2,402
9York County, VA823513.0$5.3M+1.6%#143 of 2,402
10Louisa County, VA812717.4$3.6M+13.6%#171 of 2,402
31Prince George County, VA653426.3$2.4M+2.0%#614 of 2,402

Other business types in Prince George County

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

Questions

How many grocery and convenience stores are in Prince George County, VA?

There are 34 grocery and convenience stores on map listings in Prince George County as of September 2026. 10 of them (29%) are chain locations. The listings count grocery, convenience and specialty food stores. Official counts show 4 businesses with payroll classed as grocery and convenience stores in 2023. Another 5 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.

How much do households in Prince George County, VA spend on groceries?

About $81.7M a year, or $6,321 per household. That is in line with the U.S. average (an index of 100, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 34 grocery and convenience stores on map listings, it comes to $2.4M per store. It is estimated from the incomes of the 12,919 households in Prince George County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Prince George County, VA compare with the U.S. for grocery and convenience stores?

Prince George County has 26.3 grocery and convenience stores per 10,000 households, 41% above the U.S. rate of 18.7. Spending per store is $2.4M, 29% below the U.S. figure of $3.4M. At the national ratio of grocery and convenience stores to household spending, Prince George County would have about 24, against 34 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,230 households, against one for every 1,293 across the U.S.

How fast is Prince George County, VA growing?

Population estimates put Prince George County at 43,936 people in 2025, up 2.0% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 12,919 households. Median household income in Prince George County is $84,897, 5% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 18.1%, 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. Prince George County scores 65 for grocery and convenience stores (upper middle), #614 of 2,402 scored counties.

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How the score works · Top markets for grocery and convenience stores · All 56 business types in Prince George County

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