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Restaurants and cafes in Campbell County, VA

How Campbell County, VA compares with other counties and the U.S. for restaurants and cafes: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 65 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #538 of 2,405 scored counties
#52 of 115 scored counties in Virginia

Listings
138
55 chain locations (40%)
Official establishments
69
+4.6% since 2019
Household spending a year
$76.8M
On food away from home · $3,452 a household
Spending per listing
$556K
50% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
62.1
43% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
55,629
+0.1% 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

Household spending on food away from home in Campbell County comes to about $76.8M a year: $3,452 per household, 15% below the U.S. average. Spread across 138 restaurants and cafes, that is $556K per restaurant, 50% above the U.S. figure of $371K.

There are 138 restaurants and cafes on map listings in Campbell County as of September 2026. 55 of them (40%) are chain locations, against 34% across the U.S. That comes to 62.1 for every 10,000 households, 43% below the U.S. rate of 109.8.

In 2023, official counts showed 69 businesses with payroll in Campbell County classed as restaurants and other eating places, up 4.6% from 2019. That is one for every 322 households, against one for every 209 across the U.S. Another 12 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $592K have gone to businesses classed as restaurants and other eating places in Campbell County.

Population estimates show Campbell County grew 0.1% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). Campbell County scores 65 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for restaurants and cafes, ranking #538 of 2,405 scored counties and #52 of 115 scored counties in Virginia. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.

How Campbell 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 restaurants and cafes counted, so it measures the demand for each competitor, not any business’s revenue. Households per establishment does the same with the official count.

Restaurants and cafes in Campbell County, VA compared with Virginia and the U.S.
MeasureCampbell CountyVirginiaU.S.
Listings per 10k households62.197.9109.8
Spending per listing$556K$447K$371K
Households per official establishment322211209
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+4.6%+4.2%+6.0%
Population growth, 2020–2025+0.1%+2.8%+3.1%
Spending per household on food away from home$3,452$4,372$4,070
Median household income$66,165$93,170$80,734
Groundwork market score6571

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
66 → 69+4.6% over the period
Employees, 2023
1,478
Annual payroll, 2023
$26.9M
One-person businesses, 2023
12Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
13855 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
207The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
2
Amount
$592K

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as restaurants and other eating places in Campbell 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 Campbell County

Population, 2025 estimate
55,629+0.1% since 2020
Households
22,240
Median age
44.1
Homes lived in by their owners
75%
Vehicles per household
2.2
Land area
503 sq. mi.
People per square mile
110
Median household income
$66,165+33.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$82,926
Median home value
$211,600
Jobs located here
18,357
Daytime population
49,632Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Restaurants and cafes across Virginia

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The highest-scoring counties in Virginia for restaurants and cafes, numbered among those based in Virginia, with Campbell County marked.

Top counties in Virginia

Counties in Virginia ranked for restaurants and cafes by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Goochland County, VA965654.1$930K+17.4%#3 of 2,405
2Fluvanna County, VA943634.9$1.2M+6.2%#4 of 2,405
3Caroline County, VA936352.6$773K+11.3%#9 of 2,405
4Powhatan County, VA925952.1$895K+7.0%#11 of 2,405
5New Kent County, VA925761.5$783K+21.2%#12 of 2,405
6Louisa County, VA928554.6$745K+13.6%#14 of 2,405
7King George County, VA916665.1$731K+10.5%#18 of 2,405
8Frederick County, VA9024569.2$636K+8.8%#28 of 2,405
9Stafford County, VA8936970.5$758K+8.3%#29 of 2,405
10Dinwiddie County, VA873936.6$1M+3.6%#38 of 2,405
52Campbell County, VA6513862.1$556K+0.1%#538 of 2,405

Other business types in Campbell County

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

Questions

How many restaurants and cafes are in Campbell County, VA?

As of September 2026, map listings count 138 restaurants and cafes in Campbell County. 55 of them (40%) are chain locations. The listings count every restaurant, cafe, bar, bakery and food truck. Official counts show 69 businesses with payroll classed as restaurants and other eating places in 2023, up 4.6% from 2019. Official counts list 12 one-person businesses without payroll.

How much do households in Campbell County, VA spend on food away from home?

About $76.8M a year, or $3,452 per household. That is 15% below the U.S. average (an index of 85, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 138 restaurants and cafes on map listings, it comes to $556K per restaurant. It is estimated from the incomes of the 22,240 households in Campbell County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Campbell County, VA compare with the U.S. for restaurants and cafes?

Campbell County has 62.1 restaurants and cafes per 10,000 households, 43% below the U.S. rate of 109.8. Spending per restaurant is $556K, 50% above the U.S. figure of $371K. At the U.S. ratio of restaurants and cafes to household spending, Campbell County would have about 207, against 138 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 322 households, against one for every 209 across the U.S. The official count rose 4.6% from 2019 to 2023, against +6.0% for the U.S.

How fast is Campbell County, VA growing?

Population estimates put Campbell County at 55,629 people in 2025, up 0.1% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 22,240 households. Median household income in Campbell County is $66,165, 18% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 33.2%, 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. Campbell County scores 65 for restaurants and cafes (upper middle), #538 of 2,405 scored counties.

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