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Grocery stores in Nottoway County, VA

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

Groundwork market score

Not scored

The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 4.

Listings
4
1 chain location (25%)
Official establishments
3
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$31.2M
On groceries · $5,565 a household
Spending per listing
$7.8M
16% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
7.1
4% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
15,796
+1.0% 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

At $5,565 per household (12% below the U.S. average), households in Nottoway County spend about $31.2M a year on groceries. That is about $7.8M of household spending for each store on map listings, 16% below the U.S. figure of $9.3M. The spending figure covers all groceries, not only grocery stores.

There are 4 grocery stores on map listings in Nottoway County as of September 2026. Per 10,000 households, that is 7.1, 4% above the U.S. rate of 6.8.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as supermarkets and grocery stores in Nottoway County was 3 in 2023. That is one for every 1,870 households, against one for every 2,053 across the U.S.

Population estimates put the population change in Nottoway County from 2020 to 2025 at +1.0%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). With 4 grocery stores on map listings, Nottoway County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How Nottoway 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 Nottoway County, VA compared with Virginia and the U.S.
MeasureNottoway CountyVirginiaU.S.
Listings per 10k households7.16.66.8
Spending per listing$7.8M$9.9M$9.3M
Households per official establishment1,8702,2702,053
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−2.7%0.0%
Population growth, 2020–2025+1.0%+2.8%+3.1%
Spending per household on groceries$5,565$6,537$6,319
Median household income$63,261$93,170$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored60

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
3
Employees, 2023
76
Annual payroll, 2023
$1.9M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
41 chain location
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 Nottoway 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 Nottoway County

Population, 2025 estimate
15,796+1.0% since 2020
Households
5,611
Median age
42.5
Homes lived in by their owners
67%
Vehicles per household
2.1
Land area
312 sq. mi.
People per square mile
50
Median household income
$63,261+38.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$74,152
Median home value
$167,500
Jobs located here
5,560
Daytime population
14,739Residents 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 Nottoway 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
Nottoway County, VANot scored47.1$7.8M+1.0%

Other business types in Nottoway County

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

Questions

How many grocery stores are in Nottoway County, VA?

As of September 2026, map listings count 4 grocery stores in Nottoway County. The listings count grocery stores and supermarkets. Official counts show 3 businesses with payroll classed as supermarkets and grocery stores in 2023.

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

About $31.2M a year, or $5,565 per household. That is 12% below the U.S. average (an index of 88, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 4 grocery stores on map listings, it comes to $7.8M 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 5,611 households in Nottoway County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Nottoway County has 7.1 grocery stores per 10,000 households, 4% above the U.S. rate of 6.8. Spending per store is $7.8M, 16% below the U.S. figure of $9.3M. At the U.S. ratio of grocery stores to household spending, Nottoway County would have about 3, against 4 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,870 households, against one for every 2,053 across the U.S.

How fast is Nottoway County, VA growing?

Population estimates put Nottoway County at 15,796 people in 2025, up 1.0% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 5,611 households. The median household income in Nottoway County is $63,261 a year, 22% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 38.9% 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. Nottoway County has no market score for grocery stores: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 4.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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