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Restaurants and cafes in Prince George County, VA
The restaurants and cafes in Prince George County, VA, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 81 out of 100: High
Ranked #119 of 2,405 scored counties
#23 of 115 scored counties in Virginia
- Listings
- 87
- 50 chain locations (57%)
- Official establishments
- 35
- +16.7% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $52.2M
- On food away from home · $4,042 a household
- Spending per listing
- $600K
- 62% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 67.3
- 39% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 43,936
- +2.0% since 2020
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What this means
Prince George County scores 81 (high) on the Groundwork market score for restaurants and cafes, ranking #119 of 2,405 scored counties and #23 of 115 scored counties in Virginia. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for restaurants and cafes.
Household spending on food away from home in Prince George County comes to about $52.2M a year: $4,042 per household, in line with the U.S. average. Spread across 87 restaurants and cafes, that is $600K per restaurant, 62% above the U.S. figure of $371K.
There are 87 restaurants and cafes on map listings in Prince George County as of September 2026. 50 of them (57%) are chain locations, against 34% across the U.S. That is 67.3 per 10,000 households, 39% below the U.S. rate of 109.8.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as restaurants and other eating places in Prince George County was 35 in 2023, up 16.7% from 2019. That is one for every 369 households, against one for every 209 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $3.4M have gone to businesses classed as restaurants and other eating places in Prince George County. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Prince George County grew 2.0%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Prince George 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.
| Measure | Prince George County | Virginia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 67.3 | 97.9 | 109.8 |
| Spending per listing | $600K | $447K | $371K |
| Households per official establishment | 369 | 211 | 209 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +16.7% | +4.2% | +6.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.0% | +2.8% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on food away from home | $4,042 | $4,372 | $4,070 |
| Median household income | $84,897 | $93,170 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 81 | 71 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 30 → 35+16.7% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 539
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $19.7M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 5Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 8750 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 141The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 2
- Amount
- $3.4M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as restaurants and other eating places in Prince George 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 Prince George County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 43,936+2.0% since 2020
- Households
- 12,919
- Median age
- 35.2
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 74%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.4
- Land area
- 265 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 163
- Median household income
- $84,897+18.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $103,231
- Median home value
- $293,400
- Jobs located here
- 10,746
- Daytime population
- 38,666Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Virginia
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Goochland County, VA | 96 | 56 | 54.1 | $930K | +17.4% | #3 of 2,405 |
| 2Fluvanna County, VA | 94 | 36 | 34.9 | $1.2M | +6.2% | #4 of 2,405 |
| 3Caroline County, VA | 93 | 63 | 52.6 | $773K | +11.3% | #9 of 2,405 |
| 4Powhatan County, VA | 92 | 59 | 52.1 | $895K | +7.0% | #11 of 2,405 |
| 5New Kent County, VA | 92 | 57 | 61.5 | $783K | +21.2% | #12 of 2,405 |
| 6Louisa County, VA | 92 | 85 | 54.6 | $745K | +13.6% | #14 of 2,405 |
| 7King George County, VA | 91 | 66 | 65.1 | $731K | +10.5% | #18 of 2,405 |
| 8Frederick County, VA | 90 | 245 | 69.2 | $636K | +8.8% | #28 of 2,405 |
| 9Stafford County, VA | 89 | 369 | 70.5 | $758K | +8.3% | #29 of 2,405 |
| 10Dinwiddie County, VA | 87 | 39 | 36.6 | $1M | +3.6% | #38 of 2,405 |
| 23Prince George County, VA | 81 | 87 | 67.3 | $600K | +2.0% | #119 of 2,405 |
Other business types in Prince George County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
- Restaurants and cafes81
- Sit-down restaurants79
- Fast food and sandwich shops57
- Pizza79
- Coffee shops and cafes82
- Bakeries and dessert shops
Groceries and convenience
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Beauty and personal care
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
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Home services
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Questions
How many restaurants and cafes are in Prince George County, VA?
As of September 2026, map listings count 87 restaurants and cafes in Prince George County. 50 of them (57%) are chain locations. The listings count every restaurant, cafe, bar, bakery and food truck. Official counts show 35 businesses with payroll classed as restaurants and other eating places in 2023, up 16.7% from 2019. Official counts also show 5 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Prince George County, VA spend on food away from home?
About $52.2M a year, or $4,042 per household. That is in line with the U.S. average (an index of 99, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 87 restaurants and cafes on map listings, it comes to $600K per restaurant. It is estimated from the incomes of the 12,919 households in Prince George County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Prince George County, VA compare with the U.S. for restaurants and cafes?
Prince George County has 67.3 restaurants and cafes per 10,000 households, 39% below the U.S. rate of 109.8. Spending per restaurant is $600K, 62% above the U.S. figure of $371K. At the U.S. ratio of restaurants and cafes to household spending, Prince George County would have about 141, against 87 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 369 households, against one for every 209 across the U.S. The official count rose 16.7% from 2019 to 2023, against +6.0% for the U.S.
How fast is Prince George County, VA growing?
Population estimates put Prince George County at 43,936 people in 2025, up 2.0% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 12,919 households. Median household income in Prince George County is $84,897, 5% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 18.1%, 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. Prince George County scores 81 for restaurants and cafes (high), #119 of 2,405 scored counties.
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