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Grocery and convenience stores in Rappahannock County, VA

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

Groundwork market score

Not scored

Counties under 10,000 people aren’t scored, since a few businesses can swing their figures.

Listings
8
1 chain location (13%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$19.5M
On groceries · $6,533 a household
Spending per listing
$2.4M
28% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
26.8
43% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
7,439
+1.6% 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

At $6,533 per household (3% above the U.S. average), households in Rappahannock County spend about $19.5M a year on groceries. That is about $2.4M of household spending for each store on map listings, 28% below the U.S. figure of $3.4M.

There are 8 grocery and convenience stores on map listings in Rappahannock County as of September 2026. One of them (13%) is a chain location, against 42% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 26.8, 43% above the U.S. rate of 18.7.

Official counts don’t publish a figure for grocery and convenience stores in Rappahannock County, since they leave out counts under 3.

Population estimates show Rappahannock County grew 1.6% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). Counties under 10,000 people aren’t given a market score, since a few businesses can swing their figures.

How Rappahannock 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 Rappahannock County, VA compared with Virginia and the U.S.
MeasureRappahannock CountyVirginiaU.S.
Listings per 10k households26.819.118.7
Spending per listing$2.4M$3.4M$3.4M
Households per official establishmentn/a1,1521,293
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+7.3%+7.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025+1.6%+2.8%+3.1%
Spending per household on groceries$6,533$6,537$6,319
Median household income$83,380$93,170$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored51

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
n/a
Employees, 2023
n/a
Annual payroll, 2023
n/a
One-person businesses, 2023
0Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
81 chain location
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
6The 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 Rappahannock 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 Rappahannock County

Population, 2025 estimate
7,439+1.6% since 2020
Households
2,985
Median age
50.5
Homes lived in by their owners
73%
Vehicles per household
2.1
Land area
266 sq. mi.
People per square mile
28
Median household income
$83,380
Average household income
$133,486
Median home value
$506,400
Jobs located here
1,514
Daytime population
6,174Residents 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 Rappahannock 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
Rappahannock County, VANot scored826.8$2.4M+1.6%

Other business types in Rappahannock County

None has a Groundwork market score here. Counties under 10,000 people aren’t scored, since a few businesses can swing their figures.

Questions

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

As of September 2026, map listings count 8 grocery and convenience stores in Rappahannock County. One of them (13%) is a chain location. The listings count grocery, convenience and specialty food stores. No official count is published for grocery and convenience stores in Rappahannock County: counts under 3 are left out.

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

About $19.5M a year, or $6,533 per household. That is 3% above the U.S. average (an index of 103, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 8 grocery and convenience stores on map listings, it comes to $2.4M per store. It is estimated from the incomes of the 2,985 households in Rappahannock County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Rappahannock County has 26.8 grocery and convenience stores per 10,000 households, 43% above the U.S. rate of 18.7. Spending per store is $2.4M, 28% below the U.S. figure of $3.4M. At the U.S. ratio of grocery and convenience stores to household spending, Rappahannock County would have about 6, against 8 on map listings.

How fast is Rappahannock County, VA growing?

Population estimates put Rappahannock County at 7,439 people in 2025, up 1.6% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 2,985 households. The median household income in Rappahannock County is $83,380 a year, 3% above the U.S. median of $80,734.

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. The score leaves out counties under 10,000 people, where a handful of businesses would swing it.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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

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