Groceries and convenience · County · Virginia
Grocery stores in Manassas city, VA
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for grocery stores in Manassas city, VA, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 41 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,337 of 2,070 scored counties
#57 of 94 scored counties in Virginia
- Listings
- 18
- 8 chain locations (44%)
- Official establishments
- 17
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $98.5M
- On groceries · $6,937 a household
- Spending per listing
- $5.5M
- 41% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 12.7
- 87% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 44,332
- +3.9% since 2020
See the grocery stores around any address in Manassas city
The site report maps the grocery stores on map listings near the address, by name and distance, and sizes the households and spending around it. Or open the report at the center of Manassas city. Signed out, you see a blurred preview; on an account, each report is one action.
Free10 actions over 3 days, no cardSurvey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure
What this means
At $6,937 per household (10% above the U.S. average), households in Manassas city spend about $98.5M a year on groceries. That is about $5.5M of household spending for each store on map listings, 41% below the U.S. figure of $9.3M. The spending figure covers all groceries, not only grocery stores.
There are 18 grocery stores on map listings in Manassas city as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 44% of them, against 37% across the U.S. That comes to 12.7 for every 10,000 households, 87% above the U.S. rate of 6.8.
In 2023, official counts showed 17 businesses with payroll in Manassas city classed as supermarkets and grocery stores. That is one for every 835 households, against one for every 2,053 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $138K have gone to businesses classed as supermarkets and grocery stores in Manassas city.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Manassas city grew 3.9%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for grocery stores in Manassas city is 41 (lower middle), #1,337 of 2,070 scored counties and #57 of 94 scored counties in Virginia.
How Manassas city 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 | Manassas city | Virginia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 12.7 | 6.6 | 6.8 |
| Spending per listing | $5.5M | $9.9M | $9.3M |
| Households per official establishment | 835 | 2,270 | 2,053 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −2.7% | 0.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +3.9% | +2.8% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on groceries | $6,937 | $6,537 | $6,319 |
| Median household income | $113,590 | $93,170 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 41 | 60 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 17 → 17
- Employees, 2023
- 431
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $14.8M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 188 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 11The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 2
- Amount
- $138K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as supermarkets and grocery stores in Manassas city, 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 Manassas city
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 44,332+3.9% since 2020
- Households
- 14,203
- Median age
- 35.2
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 71%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 10 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 4,367
- Median household income
- $113,590+39.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $138,261
- Median home value
- $449,900
- Jobs located here
- 22,287
- Daytime population
- 45,273Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
Looking at a specific site in Manassas city?
These figures cover the whole county. A site report draws rings around one address and counts what’s inside them: households, spending, jobs, and the grocery stores on map listings by name and distance.
Or open the report at the center of Manassas city. Signed out, you see a blurred preview; on an account, each report is one action.
Free10 actions over 3 days, no cardGrocery stores across Virginia
Every Virginia market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Virginia for grocery stores, numbered among those based in Virginia, with Manassas city 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 |
| 57Manassas city, VA | 41 | 18 | 12.7 | $5.5M | +3.9% | #1,337 of 2,070 |
Other business types in Manassas city
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
- Grocery and convenience stores49
- Grocery stores41
- Convenience stores53
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 Manassas city, VA?
As of September 2026, map listings count 18 grocery stores in Manassas city. 8 of them (44%) are chain locations. The listings count grocery stores and supermarkets. Official counts show 17 businesses with payroll classed as supermarkets and grocery stores in 2023.
How much do households in Manassas city, VA spend on groceries?
About $98.5M a year, or $6,937 per household. That is 10% above the U.S. average (an index of 110, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 18 grocery stores on map listings, it comes to $5.5M 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 14,203 households in Manassas city and national spending patterns by income.
How does Manassas city, VA compare with the U.S. for grocery stores?
Manassas city has 12.7 grocery stores per 10,000 households, 87% above the U.S. rate of 6.8. Spending per store is $5.5M, 41% below the U.S. figure of $9.3M. At the U.S. ratio of grocery stores to household spending, Manassas city would have about 11, against 18 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 835 households, against one for every 2,053 across the U.S.
How fast is Manassas city, VA growing?
Population estimates put Manassas city at 44,332 people in 2025, up 3.9% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 14,203 households. The median household income in Manassas city is $113,590 a year, 41% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 39.4% 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. Manassas city scores 41 for grocery stores (lower middle), #1,337 of 2,070 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
Run a Groundwork site report on an address in Manassas city. It maps the grocery stores on map listings near the site and sizes the households and spending within the distance you choose. New accounts get 10 actions over 3 days, no card.
How the score works · Top markets for grocery stores · All 56 business types in Manassas city
Screening a site or an acquisition in Manassas city?
A site report maps the competitors on map listings near an address and sizes the households and spending around it.
The button opens the report at the center of Manassas city. Signed out, you see a blurred preview; on an account, each report is one action.
This product uses the Census Bureau Data API but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.
Figures are estimates for research only. Not investment or real estate advice.