Groceries and convenience · County · Virginia
Grocery and convenience stores in Stafford County, VA
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for grocery and convenience stores in Stafford County, VA, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 87 out of 100: High
Ranked #80 of 2,402 scored counties
#5 of 115 scored counties in Virginia
- Listings
- 89
- 66 chain locations (74%)
- Official establishments
- 28
- +16.7% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $387.3M
- On groceries · $7,401 a household
- Spending per listing
- $4.4M
- 28% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 17.0
- 9% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 170,803
- +8.3% since 2020
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What this means
For grocery and convenience stores, Stafford County has a Groundwork market score of 87 (high): #80 of 2,402 scored counties and #5 of 115 scored counties in Virginia. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for grocery and convenience stores.
Households in Stafford County spend about $387.3M a year on groceries, or $7,401 per household, 17% above the U.S. average. That is about $4.4M of household spending for each store on map listings, 28% above the U.S. figure of $3.4M.
There are 89 grocery and convenience stores on map listings in Stafford County as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 74% of them, against 42% across the U.S. That comes to 17.0 for every 10,000 households, 9% below the U.S. rate of 18.7.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as grocery and convenience stores in Stafford County was 28 in 2023, up 16.7% from 2019. That is one for every 1,869 households, against one for every 1,293 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $150K has gone to businesses classed as grocery and convenience stores in Stafford County. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Stafford County grew 8.3%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Stafford 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 | Stafford County | Virginia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 17.0 | 19.1 | 18.7 |
| Spending per listing | $4.4M | $3.4M | $3.4M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,869 | 1,152 | 1,293 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +16.7% | +7.3% | +7.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +8.3% | +2.8% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on groceries | $7,401 | $6,537 | $6,319 |
| Median household income | $137,807 | $93,170 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 87 | 51 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 24 → 28+16.7% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 1,102
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $31.4M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 24Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 8966 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 114The 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 Stafford 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 Stafford County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 170,803+8.3% since 2020
- Households
- 52,326
- Median age
- 37.3
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 81%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.3
- Land area
- 269 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 609
- Median household income
- $137,807+24.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $160,926
- Median home value
- $485,100
- Jobs located here
- 42,246
- Daytime population
- 142,029Residents 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 grocery and convenience stores, numbered among those based in Virginia, with Stafford County marked.
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 |
Other business types in Stafford County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
- Grocery and convenience stores87
- Grocery stores90
- Convenience stores80
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 Stafford County, VA?
As of September 2026, map listings count 89 grocery and convenience stores in Stafford County. 66 of them (74%) are chain locations. The listings count grocery, convenience and specialty food stores. Official counts show 28 businesses with payroll classed as grocery and convenience stores in 2023, up 16.7% from 2019. Official counts also show 24 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Stafford County, VA spend on groceries?
About $387.3M a year, or $7,401 per household. That is 17% above the U.S. average (an index of 117, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 89 grocery and convenience stores on map listings, it comes to $4.4M per store. It is estimated from the incomes of the 52,326 households in Stafford County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Stafford County, VA compare with the U.S. for grocery and convenience stores?
Stafford County has 17.0 grocery and convenience stores per 10,000 households, 9% below the U.S. rate of 18.7. Spending per store is $4.4M, 28% above the U.S. figure of $3.4M. At the U.S. ratio of grocery and convenience stores to household spending, Stafford County would have about 114, against 89 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,869 households, against one for every 1,293 across the U.S. The official count rose 16.7% from 2019 to 2023, against +7.2% for the U.S.
How fast is Stafford County, VA growing?
Population estimates put Stafford County at 170,803 people in 2025, up 8.3% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 52,326 households. The median household income in Stafford County is $137,807 a year, 71% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 24.0% 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. Stafford County scores 87 for grocery and convenience stores (high), #80 of 2,402 scored counties.
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