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Pizza places in Buena Vista city, VA

The pizza places in Buena Vista city, VA, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score

Not scored

Counties under 10,000 people aren’t scored, since a few businesses can swing their figures.

Listings
3
2 chain locations (67%)
Official establishments
4
All limited-service restaurants
Household spending a year
$7.5M
On food away from home · $2,921 a household
Spending per listing
$2.5M
51% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
11.7
46% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
6,672
+0.9% 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 Buena Vista city spend about $7.5M a year on food away from home, or $2,921 per household, 28% below the U.S. average. That works out to $2.5M per pizza place, 51% below the U.S. figure of $5.1M. The spending figure covers all food away from home, not only pizza places.

Buena Vista city has 3 pizza places on map listings as of September 2026. Per 10,000 households, that is 11.7, 46% above the U.S. rate of 8.0.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as limited-service restaurants in Buena Vista city was 4 in 2023. That is one for every 639 households, against one for every 478 across the U.S. That count covers all limited-service restaurants (fast food and sandwich shops included), not only pizza places.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Buena Vista city grew 0.9%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). Counties under 10,000 people aren’t given a market score, since a few businesses can swing their figures.

How Buena Vista city compares

The same measures for Virginia and the whole U.S. Spending per listing divides a year of household spending on all food away from home by the pizza places counted, so it measures the demand for each competitor, not any business’s revenue. Households per establishment does the same with the official count.

Pizza in Buena Vista city, VA compared with Virginia and the U.S.
MeasureBuena Vista cityVirginiaU.S.
Listings per 10k households11.77.58.0
Spending per listing$2.5M$5.8M$5.1M
Households per official establishment (all limited-service restaurants)639471478
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+3.6%+6.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025+0.9%+2.8%+3.1%
Spending per household on food away from home$2,921$4,372$4,070
Median household income$57,833$93,170$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored59

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
6 → 4All limited-service restaurants
Employees, 2023
93
Annual payroll, 2023
$2M
One-person businesses, 2023
0All limited-service restaurants with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
32 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
2The 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 limited-service restaurants in Buena Vista 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. These official figures cover all limited-service restaurants, not only pizza places.

Population and households in Buena Vista city

Population, 2025 estimate
6,672+0.9% since 2020
Households
2,554
Median age
37.5
Homes lived in by their owners
56%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
6 sq. mi.
People per square mile
1,024
Median household income
$57,833
Average household income
$63,830
Median home value
$156,200
Jobs located here
2,524
Daytime population
6,071Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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The highest-scoring counties in Virginia for pizza places, numbered among those based in Virginia, with Buena Vista city marked.

Top counties in Virginia

Counties in Virginia ranked for pizza places by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1New Kent County, VA9855.4$8.9M+21.2%#1 of 2,090
2Powhatan County, VA9376.2$7.5M+7.0%#2 of 2,090
3Frederick County, VA91174.8$9.2M+8.8%#7 of 2,090
4Caroline County, VA9165.0$8.1M+11.3%#8 of 2,090
5Albemarle County, VA90214.6$10.1M+5.1%#11 of 2,090
6Rockingham County, VA88164.9$7.9M+6.6%#17 of 2,090
7Louisa County, VA88106.4$6.3M+13.6%#21 of 2,090
8Isle of Wight County, VA8585.1$8.4M+6.7%#36 of 2,090
9James City County, VA85216.6$7.1M+6.2%#41 of 2,090
10Culpeper County, VA83115.8$7.5M+9.3%#51 of 2,090
Buena Vista city, VANot scored311.7$2.5M+0.9%

Other business types in Buena Vista city

None has a Groundwork market score here. Counties under 10,000 people aren’t scored, since a few businesses can swing their figures.

Questions

How many pizza places are in Buena Vista city, VA?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 3 pizza places in Buena Vista city. The listings count pizza restaurants. Official counts show 4 businesses with payroll classed as limited-service restaurants in 2023. The official count takes in all limited-service restaurants, not only pizza places: fast food and sandwich shops are counted too.

How much do households in Buena Vista city, VA spend on food away from home?

About $7.5M a year, or $2,921 per household. That is 28% below the U.S. average (an index of 72, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 3 pizza places on map listings, it comes to $2.5M per pizza place. That spending covers all food away from home, which pizza places share with other businesses in the trade. It is estimated from the incomes of the 2,554 households in Buena Vista city and national spending patterns by income.

How does Buena Vista city, VA compare with the U.S. for pizza places?

Buena Vista city has 11.7 pizza places per 10,000 households, 46% above the U.S. rate of 8.0. Spending per pizza place is $2.5M, 51% below the U.S. figure of $5.1M. At the U.S. ratio of pizza places to household spending, Buena Vista city would have about 2, against 3 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 639 households, against one for every 478 across the U.S.

How fast is Buena Vista city, VA growing?

Population estimates put Buena Vista city at 6,672 people in 2025, up 0.9% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 2,554 households. Median household income in Buena Vista city is $57,833, 28% below the U.S. median of $80,734.

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. The score leaves out counties under 10,000 people, where a handful of businesses would swing it.

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