Food and drink · County · Virginia
Restaurants and cafes in Winchester city, VA
The restaurants and cafes in Winchester city, VA, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 18 out of 100: Low
Ranked #2,337 of 2,405 scored counties
#108 of 115 scored counties in Virginia
- Listings
- 287
- 113 chain locations (39%)
- Official establishments
- 122
- +4.3% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $40M
- On food away from home · $3,481 a household
- Spending per listing
- $139K
- 62% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 249.7
- 2.3 times the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 28,272
- +1.0% since 2020
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What this means
Winchester city scores 18 (low) on the Groundwork market score for restaurants and cafes, ranking #2,337 of 2,405 scored counties and #108 of 115 scored counties in Virginia. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
At $3,481 per household (14% below the U.S. average), households in Winchester city spend about $40M a year on food away from home. That is about $139K of household spending for each restaurant on map listings, 62% below the U.S. figure of $371K.
There are 287 restaurants and cafes on map listings in Winchester city as of September 2026. Of those, 113 are chain locations, or 39%, against 34% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 249.7, 2.3 times the U.S. rate of 109.8.
In 2023, official counts showed 122 businesses with payroll in Winchester city classed as restaurants and other eating places, up 4.3% from 2019. That is one for every 94 households, against one for every 209 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 3 SBA-backed loans worth $2.3M have gone to businesses classed as restaurants and other eating places in Winchester city. Population estimates put the population change in Winchester city from 2020 to 2025 at +1.0%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Winchester 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 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 | Winchester city | Virginia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 249.7 | 97.9 | 109.8 |
| Spending per listing | $139K | $447K | $371K |
| Households per official establishment | 94 | 211 | 209 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +4.3% | +4.2% | +6.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.0% | +2.8% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on food away from home | $3,481 | $4,372 | $4,070 |
| Median household income | $63,974 | $93,170 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 18 | 71 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 117 → 122+4.3% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 2,347
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $54M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 18Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 287113 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 108The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 3
- Amount
- $2.3M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as restaurants and other eating places in Winchester 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.
Population and households in Winchester city
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 28,272+1.0% since 2020
- Households
- 11,492
- Median age
- 39.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 44%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 9 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 3,035
- Median household income
- $63,974+8.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $86,976
- Median home value
- $343,000
- Jobs located here
- 27,462
- Daytime population
- 42,088Residents 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 |
| 108Winchester city, VA | 18 | 287 | 249.7 | $139K | +1.0% | #2,337 of 2,405 |
Other business types in Winchester city
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
- Restaurants and cafes18
- Sit-down restaurants18
- Fast food and sandwich shops17
- Pizza16
- Coffee shops and cafes22
- Bakeries and dessert shops18
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Questions
How many restaurants and cafes are in Winchester city, VA?
As of September 2026, map listings count 287 restaurants and cafes in Winchester city. 113 of them (39%) are chain locations. The listings count every restaurant, cafe, bar, bakery and food truck. Official counts show 122 businesses with payroll classed as restaurants and other eating places in 2023, up 4.3% from 2019. Official counts also show 18 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Winchester city, VA spend on food away from home?
About $40M a year, or $3,481 per household. That is 14% below the U.S. average (an index of 86, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 287 restaurants and cafes on map listings, it comes to $139K per restaurant. It is estimated from the incomes of the 11,492 households in Winchester city and national spending patterns by income.
How does Winchester city, VA compare with the U.S. for restaurants and cafes?
Winchester city has 249.7 restaurants and cafes per 10,000 households, 2.3 times the U.S. rate of 109.8. Spending per restaurant is $139K, 62% below the U.S. figure of $371K. At the U.S. ratio of restaurants and cafes to household spending, Winchester city would have about 108, against 287 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 94 households, against one for every 209 across the U.S. The official count rose 4.3% from 2019 to 2023, against +6.0% for the U.S.
How fast is Winchester city, VA growing?
Population estimates put Winchester city at 28,272 people in 2025, up 1.0% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 11,492 households. Median household income in Winchester city is $63,974, 21% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 8.8%, 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. Winchester city scores 18 for restaurants and cafes (low), #2,337 of 2,405 scored counties.
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