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Restaurants and cafes in Prince William County, VA
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for restaurants and cafes in Prince William County, VA, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 73 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #294 of 2,405 scored counties
#36 of 115 scored counties in Virginia
- Listings
- 1,368
- 609 chain locations (45%)
- Official establishments
- 720
- +8.6% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $822.3M
- On food away from home · $5,245 a household
- Spending per listing
- $601K
- 62% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 87.2
- 21% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 502,966
- +4.2% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 1,368 restaurants and cafes in Prince William County. 609 of them (45%) are chain locations, against 34% across the U.S. That comes to 87.2 for every 10,000 households, 21% below the U.S. rate of 109.8.
Households in Prince William County spend about $822.3M a year on food away from home, or $5,245 per household, 29% above the U.S. average. That is about $601K of household spending for each restaurant on map listings, 62% above the U.S. figure of $371K.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as restaurants and other eating places in Prince William County was 720 in 2023, up 8.6% from 2019. That is one for every 218 households, against one for every 209 across the U.S. Official counts list 292 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 29 SBA-backed loans worth $19.4M have gone to businesses classed as restaurants and other eating places in Prince William County.
Population estimates show Prince William County grew 4.2% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). Prince William County scores 73 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for restaurants and cafes, ranking #294 of 2,405 scored counties and #36 of 115 scored counties in Virginia. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Prince William 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 William County | Virginia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 87.2 | 97.9 | 109.8 |
| Spending per listing | $601K | $447K | $371K |
| Households per official establishment | 218 | 211 | 209 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +8.6% | +4.2% | +6.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +4.2% | +2.8% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on food away from home | $5,245 | $4,372 | $4,070 |
| Median household income | $131,402 | $93,170 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 73 | 71 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 663 → 720+8.6% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 14,193
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $315.4M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 292Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 1,368609 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 2,218The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 29
- Amount
- $19.4M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as restaurants and other eating places in Prince William 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 William County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 502,966+4.2% since 2020
- Households
- 156,798
- Median age
- 37.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 74%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 335 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 1,458
- Median household income
- $131,402+22.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $157,661
- Median home value
- $530,100
- Jobs located here
- 139,622
- Daytime population
- 404,284Residents 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 restaurants and cafes, numbered among those based in Virginia, with Prince William County marked.
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 |
| 36Prince William County, VA | 73 | 1,368 | 87.2 | $601K | +4.2% | #294 of 2,405 |
Other business types in Prince William County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
- Restaurants and cafes73
- Sit-down restaurants74
- Fast food and sandwich shops69
- Pizza72
- Coffee shops and cafes86
- Bakeries and dessert shops77
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Questions
How many restaurants and cafes are in Prince William County, VA?
There are 1,368 restaurants and cafes on map listings in Prince William County as of September 2026. 609 of them (45%) are chain locations. The listings count every restaurant, cafe, bar, bakery and food truck. Official counts show 720 businesses with payroll classed as restaurants and other eating places in 2023, up 8.6% from 2019. Official counts also show 292 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Prince William County, VA spend on food away from home?
About $822.3M a year, or $5,245 per household. That is 29% above the U.S. average (an index of 129, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 1,368 restaurants and cafes on map listings, it comes to $601K per restaurant. It is estimated from the incomes of the 156,798 households in Prince William County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Prince William County, VA compare with the U.S. for restaurants and cafes?
Prince William County has 87.2 restaurants and cafes per 10,000 households, 21% below the U.S. rate of 109.8. Spending per restaurant is $601K, 62% above the U.S. figure of $371K. At the national ratio of restaurants and cafes to household spending, Prince William County would have about 2,218, against 1,368 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 218 households, against one for every 209 across the U.S. The official count rose 8.6% from 2019 to 2023, against +6.0% for the U.S.
How fast is Prince William County, VA growing?
Population estimates put Prince William County at 502,966 people in 2025, up 4.2% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 156,798 households. The median household income in Prince William County is $131,402 a year, 63% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 22.7% 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. Prince William County scores 73 for restaurants and cafes (upper middle), #294 of 2,405 scored counties.
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