Groceries and convenience · County · Virginia
Grocery stores in Chesterfield County, VA
The grocery stores in Chesterfield County, VA, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 81 out of 100: High
Ranked #167 of 2,070 scored counties
#8 of 94 scored counties in Virginia
- Listings
- 70
- 47 chain locations (67%)
- Official establishments
- 56
- +1.8% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $938.2M
- On groceries · $6,694 a household
- Spending per listing
- $13.4M
- 44% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 5.0
- 26% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 397,148
- +8.7% since 2020
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What this means
For grocery stores, Chesterfield County has a Groundwork market score of 81 (high): #167 of 2,070 scored counties and #8 of 94 scored counties in Virginia. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for grocery stores.
At $6,694 per household (6% above the U.S. average), households in Chesterfield County spend about $938.2M a year on groceries. That works out to $13.4M per store, 44% above the U.S. figure of $9.3M. The spending figure covers all groceries, not only grocery stores.
There are 70 grocery stores on map listings in Chesterfield County as of September 2026. 47 of them (67%) are chain locations, against 37% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 5.0, 26% below the U.S. rate of 6.8.
In 2023, official counts showed 56 businesses with payroll in Chesterfield County classed as supermarkets and grocery stores, up 1.8% from 2019. That is one for every 2,503 households, against one for every 2,053 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $400K has gone to businesses classed as supermarkets and grocery stores in Chesterfield County. Population estimates show Chesterfield County grew 8.7% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Chesterfield 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.
| Measure | Chesterfield County | Virginia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 5.0 | 6.6 | 6.8 |
| Spending per listing | $13.4M | $9.9M | $9.3M |
| Households per official establishment | 2,503 | 2,270 | 2,053 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +1.8% | −2.7% | 0.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +8.7% | +2.8% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on groceries | $6,694 | $6,537 | $6,319 |
| Median household income | $101,931 | $93,170 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 81 | 60 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 55 → 56+1.8% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 3,834
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $105.3M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 7047 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 101The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $400K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as supermarkets and grocery stores in Chesterfield 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 Chesterfield County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 397,148+8.7% since 2020
- Households
- 140,155
- Median age
- 40.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 77%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 424 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 892
- Median household income
- $101,931+23.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $128,631
- Median home value
- $366,000
- Jobs located here
- 149,426
- Daytime population
- 346,516Residents 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 stores, numbered among those based in Virginia, with Chesterfield County marked.
Top counties in Virginia
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Stafford County, VA | 90 | 27 | 5.2 | $14.3M | +8.3% | #54 of 2,070 |
| 2Orange County, VA | 89 | 8 | 5.4 | $12.1M | +10.1% | #64 of 2,070 |
| 3Fauquier County, VA | 87 | 15 | 5.6 | $12.8M | +4.8% | #85 of 2,070 |
| 4York County, VA | 85 | 9 | 3.3 | $20.6M | +1.6% | #105 of 2,070 |
| 5New Kent County, VA | 84 | 6 | 6.5 | $10.8M | +21.2% | #126 of 2,070 |
| 6Bedford County, VA | 83 | 16 | 4.8 | $12.7M | +4.4% | #139 of 2,070 |
| 7Caroline County, VA | 83 | 6 | 5.0 | $12.6M | +11.3% | #140 of 2,070 |
| 8Chesterfield County, VA | 81 | 70 | 5.0 | $13.4M | +8.7% | #167 of 2,070 |
| 9Frederick County, VA | 81 | 22 | 6.2 | $10.6M | +8.8% | #179 of 2,070 |
| 10Loudoun County, VA | 80 | 88 | 6.2 | $13M | +6.4% | #192 of 2,070 |
Other business types in Chesterfield County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
- Grocery and convenience stores78
- Grocery stores81
- Convenience stores75
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 stores are in Chesterfield County, VA?
As of September 2026, map listings count 70 grocery stores in Chesterfield County. 47 of them (67%) are chain locations. The listings count grocery stores and supermarkets. Official counts show 56 businesses with payroll classed as supermarkets and grocery stores in 2023, up 1.8% from 2019.
How much do households in Chesterfield County, VA spend on groceries?
About $938.2M a year, or $6,694 per household. That is 6% above the U.S. average (an index of 106, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 70 grocery stores on map listings, it comes to $13.4M 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 140,155 households in Chesterfield County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Chesterfield County, VA compare with the U.S. for grocery stores?
Chesterfield County has 5.0 grocery stores per 10,000 households, 26% below the U.S. rate of 6.8. Spending per store is $13.4M, 44% above the U.S. figure of $9.3M. At the U.S. ratio of grocery stores to household spending, Chesterfield County would have about 101, against 70 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,503 households, against one for every 2,053 across the U.S. The official count rose 1.8% from 2019 to 2023, against 0.0% for the U.S.
How fast is Chesterfield County, VA growing?
Population estimates put Chesterfield County at 397,148 people in 2025, up 8.7% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 140,155 households. The median household income in Chesterfield County is $101,931 a year, 26% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 23.4% 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. Chesterfield County scores 81 for grocery stores (high), #167 of 2,070 scored counties.
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