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Grocery stores in Loudoun County, VA

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 80 out of 100: High

Ranked #192 of 2,070 scored counties
#10 of 94 scored counties in Virginia

Listings
88
46 chain locations (52%)
Official establishments
61
+7.0% since 2019
Household spending a year
$1.1B
On groceries · $7,994 a household
Spending per listing
$13M
40% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
6.2
9% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
449,749
+6.4% 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

Loudoun County scores 80 (high) on the Groundwork market score for grocery stores, ranking #192 of 2,070 scored counties and #10 of 94 scored counties in Virginia. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for grocery stores.

Map listings as of September 2026 show 88 grocery stores in Loudoun County. Chain locations make up 52% of them, against 37% across the U.S. That is 6.2 per 10,000 households, 9% below the U.S. rate of 6.8.

Household spending on groceries in Loudoun County comes to about $1.1B a year: $7,994 per household, 27% above the U.S. average. That works out to $13M per store, 40% above the U.S. figure of $9.3M. That spending covers all groceries, which grocery stores share with other businesses in the trade.

In 2023, official counts showed 61 businesses with payroll in Loudoun County classed as supermarkets and grocery stores, up 7.0% from 2019. That is one for every 2,345 households, against one for every 2,053 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 3 SBA-backed loans worth $1M have gone to businesses classed as supermarkets and grocery stores in Loudoun County. Population estimates show Loudoun County grew 6.4% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).

How Loudoun 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 Loudoun County, VA compared with Virginia and the U.S.
MeasureLoudoun CountyVirginiaU.S.
Listings per 10k households6.26.66.8
Spending per listing$13M$9.9M$9.3M
Households per official establishment2,3452,2702,053
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+7.0%−2.7%0.0%
Population growth, 2020–2025+6.4%+2.8%+3.1%
Spending per household on groceries$7,994$6,537$6,319
Median household income$181,765$93,170$80,734
Groundwork market score8060

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
57 → 61+7.0% over the period
Employees, 2023
3,684
Annual payroll, 2023
$124.9M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
8846 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
123The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
3
Amount
$1M

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as supermarkets and grocery stores in Loudoun 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 Loudoun County

Population, 2025 estimate
449,749+6.4% since 2020
Households
143,032
Median age
38.9
Homes lived in by their owners
78%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
516 sq. mi.
People per square mile
840
Median household income
$181,765+27.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$214,797
Median home value
$743,800
Jobs located here
195,681
Daytime population
393,488Residents 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 Loudoun 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

Other business types in Loudoun County

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

Questions

How many grocery stores are in Loudoun County, VA?

There are 88 grocery stores on map listings in Loudoun County as of September 2026. 46 of them (52%) are chain locations. The listings count grocery stores and supermarkets. Official counts show 61 businesses with payroll classed as supermarkets and grocery stores in 2023, up 7.0% from 2019.

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

About $1.1B a year, or $7,994 per household. That is 27% above the U.S. average (an index of 127, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 88 grocery stores on map listings, it comes to $13M per store. The spending figure covers all groceries, not only grocery stores. It is estimated from the incomes of the 143,032 households in Loudoun County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Loudoun County has 6.2 grocery stores per 10,000 households, 9% below the U.S. rate of 6.8. Spending per store is $13M, 40% above the U.S. figure of $9.3M. At the national ratio of grocery stores to household spending, Loudoun County would have about 123, against 88 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,345 households, against one for every 2,053 across the U.S. The official count rose 7.0% from 2019 to 2023, against 0.0% for the U.S.

How fast is Loudoun County, VA growing?

Population estimates put Loudoun County at 449,749 people in 2025, up 6.4% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 143,032 households. Median household income in Loudoun County is $181,765, 2.3 times the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 27.7%, 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. Loudoun County scores 80 for grocery stores (high), #192 of 2,070 scored counties.

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