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Grocery stores in Amelia County, VA

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for grocery stores in Amelia County, VA, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 44 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,238 of 2,070 scored counties
#51 of 94 scored counties in Virginia

Listings
5
2 chain locations (40%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$31.7M
On groceries · $5,843 a household
Spending per listing
$6.3M
32% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
9.2
35% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
13,632
+2.7% 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

Households in Amelia County spend about $31.7M a year on groceries, or $5,843 per household, 8% below the U.S. average. That works out to $6.3M per store, 32% below the U.S. figure of $9.3M. The spending figure covers all groceries, not only grocery stores.

Amelia County has 5 grocery stores on map listings as of September 2026. 2 of them (40%) are chain locations, against 37% across the U.S. That is 9.2 per 10,000 households, 35% above the U.S. rate of 6.8.

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

Population estimates put the population change in Amelia County from 2020 to 2025 at +2.7%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). For grocery stores, Amelia County has a Groundwork market score of 44 (lower middle): #1,238 of 2,070 scored counties and #51 of 94 scored counties in Virginia.

How Amelia 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 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 stores in Amelia County, VA compared with Virginia and the U.S.
MeasureAmelia CountyVirginiaU.S.
Listings per 10k households9.26.66.8
Spending per listing$6.3M$9.9M$9.3M
Households per official establishmentn/a2,2702,053
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−2.7%0.0%
Population growth, 2020–2025+2.7%+2.8%+3.1%
Spending per household on groceries$5,843$6,537$6,319
Median household income$76,717$93,170$80,734
Groundwork market score4460

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
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
52 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
3The 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 supermarkets and grocery stores in Amelia 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 Amelia County

Population, 2025 estimate
13,632+2.7% since 2020
Households
5,417
Median age
43.9
Homes lived in by their owners
83%
Vehicles per household
2.6
Land area
358 sq. mi.
People per square mile
38
Median household income
$76,717+32.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$87,454
Median home value
$282,400
Jobs located here
2,451
Daytime population
9,593Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Grocery stores across Virginia

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The highest-scoring counties in Virginia for grocery stores, numbered among those based in Virginia, with Amelia County marked.

Top counties in Virginia

Counties in Virginia ranked for grocery stores by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Stafford County, VA90275.2$14.3M+8.3%#54 of 2,070
2Orange County, VA8985.4$12.1M+10.1%#64 of 2,070
3Fauquier County, VA87155.6$12.8M+4.8%#85 of 2,070
4York County, VA8593.3$20.6M+1.6%#105 of 2,070
5New Kent County, VA8466.5$10.8M+21.2%#126 of 2,070
6Bedford County, VA83164.8$12.7M+4.4%#139 of 2,070
7Caroline County, VA8365.0$12.6M+11.3%#140 of 2,070
8Chesterfield County, VA81705.0$13.4M+8.7%#167 of 2,070
9Frederick County, VA81226.2$10.6M+8.8%#179 of 2,070
10Loudoun County, VA80886.2$13M+6.4%#192 of 2,070
51Amelia County, VA4459.2$6.3M+2.7%#1,238 of 2,070

Other business types in Amelia County

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

Questions

How many grocery stores are in Amelia County, VA?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 5 grocery stores in Amelia County. 2 of them (40%) are chain locations. The listings count grocery stores and supermarkets. No official count is published for supermarkets and grocery stores in Amelia County: counts under 3 are left out.

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

About $31.7M a year, or $5,843 per household. That is 8% below the U.S. average (an index of 92, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 5 grocery stores on map listings, it comes to $6.3M per store. That spending covers all groceries, which grocery stores share with other businesses in the trade. It is estimated from the incomes of the 5,417 households in Amelia County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Amelia County, VA compare with the U.S. for grocery stores?

Amelia County has 9.2 grocery stores per 10,000 households, 35% above the U.S. rate of 6.8. Spending per store is $6.3M, 32% below the U.S. figure of $9.3M. At the U.S. ratio of grocery stores to household spending, Amelia County would have about 3, against 5 on map listings.

How fast is Amelia County, VA growing?

Population estimates put Amelia County at 13,632 people in 2025, up 2.7% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 5,417 households. The median household income in Amelia County is $76,717 a year, 5% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 32.4% 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. Amelia County scores 44 for grocery stores (lower middle), #1,238 of 2,070 scored counties.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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

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