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Pizza places in James City County, VA
How James City County, VA compares with other counties and the U.S. for pizza places: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 85 out of 100: High
Ranked #41 of 2,090 scored counties
#9 of 95 scored counties in Virginia
- Listings
- 21
- 14 chain locations (67%)
- Official establishments
- 50
- All limited-service restaurants · +28.2% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $149.4M
- On food away from home · $4,671 a household
- Spending per listing
- $7.1M
- 40% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 6.6
- 17% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 83,326
- +6.2% since 2020
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What this means
James City County scores 85 (high) on the Groundwork market score for pizza places, ranking #41 of 2,090 scored counties and #9 of 95 scored counties in Virginia. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for pizza places.
At $4,671 per household (15% above the U.S. average), households in James City County spend about $149.4M a year on food away from home. Spread across 21 pizza places, that is $7.1M per pizza place, 40% above the U.S. figure of $5.1M. The spending figure covers all food away from home, not only pizza places.
There are 21 pizza places on map listings in James City County as of September 2026. Of those, 14 are chain locations, or 67%, against 58% across the U.S. That comes to 6.6 for every 10,000 households, 17% below the U.S. rate of 8.0.
Official counts show 50 businesses with payroll classed as limited-service restaurants in James City County in 2023, up 28.2% from 2019. That is one for every 640 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. Since fiscal 2022, 3 SBA-backed loans worth $929K have gone to businesses classed as limited-service restaurants in James City County. Population estimates show James City County grew 6.2% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How James City County 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.
| Measure | James City County | Virginia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 6.6 | 7.5 | 8.0 |
| Spending per listing | $7.1M | $5.8M | $5.1M |
| Households per official establishment (all limited-service restaurants) | 640 | 471 | 478 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +28.2% | +3.6% | +6.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +6.2% | +2.8% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on food away from home | $4,671 | $4,372 | $4,070 |
| Median household income | $109,985 | $93,170 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 85 | 59 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 39 → 50All limited-service restaurants · +28.2% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 891
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $18M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 11All limited-service restaurants with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 2114 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 29The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 3
- Amount
- $929K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as limited-service restaurants in James City 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. These official figures cover all limited-service restaurants, not only pizza places.
Population and households in James City County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 83,326+6.2% since 2020
- Households
- 31,990
- Median age
- 48.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 77%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 142 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 569
- Median household income
- $109,985+25.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $135,336
- Median home value
- $447,200
- Jobs located here
- 27,780
- Daytime population
- 77,881Residents 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 pizza places, numbered among those based in Virginia, with James City County marked.
Top counties in Virginia
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1New Kent County, VA | 98 | 5 | 5.4 | $8.9M | +21.2% | #1 of 2,090 |
| 2Powhatan County, VA | 93 | 7 | 6.2 | $7.5M | +7.0% | #2 of 2,090 |
| 3Frederick County, VA | 91 | 17 | 4.8 | $9.2M | +8.8% | #7 of 2,090 |
| 4Caroline County, VA | 91 | 6 | 5.0 | $8.1M | +11.3% | #8 of 2,090 |
| 5Albemarle County, VA | 90 | 21 | 4.6 | $10.1M | +5.1% | #11 of 2,090 |
| 6Rockingham County, VA | 88 | 16 | 4.9 | $7.9M | +6.6% | #17 of 2,090 |
| 7Louisa County, VA | 88 | 10 | 6.4 | $6.3M | +13.6% | #21 of 2,090 |
| 8Isle of Wight County, VA | 85 | 8 | 5.1 | $8.4M | +6.7% | #36 of 2,090 |
| 9James City County, VA | 85 | 21 | 6.6 | $7.1M | +6.2% | #41 of 2,090 |
| 10Culpeper County, VA | 83 | 11 | 5.8 | $7.5M | +9.3% | #51 of 2,090 |
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Questions
How many pizza places are in James City County, VA?
As of September 2026, map listings count 21 pizza places in James City County. 14 of them (67%) are chain locations. The listings count pizza restaurants. Official counts show 50 businesses with payroll classed as limited-service restaurants in 2023, up 28.2% from 2019. The official count takes in all limited-service restaurants, not only pizza places: fast food and sandwich shops are counted too. Official counts also show 11 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in James City County, VA spend on food away from home?
About $149.4M a year, or $4,671 per household. That is 15% above the U.S. average (an index of 115, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 21 pizza places on map listings, it comes to $7.1M 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 31,990 households in James City County and national spending patterns by income.
How does James City County, VA compare with the U.S. for pizza places?
James City County has 6.6 pizza places per 10,000 households, 17% below the U.S. rate of 8.0. Spending per pizza place is $7.1M, 40% above the U.S. figure of $5.1M. At the U.S. ratio of pizza places to household spending, James City County would have about 29, against 21 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 640 households, against one for every 478 across the U.S. The official count rose 28.2% from 2019 to 2023, against +6.1% for the U.S.
How fast is James City County, VA growing?
Population estimates put James City County at 83,326 people in 2025, up 6.2% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 31,990 households. Median household income in James City County is $109,985, 36% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 25.4%, 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. James City County scores 85 for pizza places (high), #41 of 2,090 scored counties.
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