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Sit-down restaurants in Campbell County, VA

The sit-down restaurants in Campbell County, VA, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 66 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #480 of 2,405 scored counties
#43 of 115 scored counties in Virginia

Listings
76
26 chain locations (34%)
Official establishments
25
−7.4% since 2019
Household spending a year
$76.8M
On food away from home · $3,452 a household
Spending per listing
$1M
52% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
34.2
44% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
55,629
+0.1% since 2020

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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. That is about $1M of household spending for each restaurant on map listings, 52% above the U.S. figure of $664K. The spending figure covers all food away from home, not only sit-down restaurants.

There are 76 sit-down restaurants on map listings in Campbell County as of September 2026. Of those, 26 are chain locations, or 34%, against 29% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 34.2, 44% below the U.S. rate of 61.3.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as full-service restaurants in Campbell County was 25 in 2023, down 7.4% from 2019. That is one for every 890 households, against one for every 500 across the U.S. Official counts also show 6 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $555K has gone to businesses classed as full-service restaurants in Campbell County.

Population estimates put the population change in Campbell County from 2020 to 2025 at +0.1%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for sit-down restaurants in Campbell County is 66 (upper middle), #480 of 2,405 scored counties and #43 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 sit-down restaurants counted, so it measures the demand for each competitor, not any business’s revenue. Households per establishment does the same with the official count.

Sit-down restaurants in Campbell County, VA compared with Virginia and the U.S.
MeasureCampbell CountyVirginiaU.S.
Listings per 10k households34.257.161.3
Spending per listing$1M$765K$664K
Households per official establishment890470500
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023−7.4%+2.1%+1.5%
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 score6666

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
27 → 25−7.4% over the period
Employees, 2023
404
Annual payroll, 2023
$7.5M
One-person businesses, 2023
6Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
7626 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
116The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
1
Amount
$555K

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as full-service restaurants 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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Sit-down restaurants across Virginia

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

Top counties in Virginia

Counties in Virginia ranked for sit-down restaurants by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Fluvanna County, VA941716.5$2.6M+6.2%#6 of 2,405
2King George County, VA943332.6$1.5M+10.5%#7 of 2,405
3Caroline County, VA913025.0$1.6M+11.3%#15 of 2,405
4Stafford County, VA9121240.5$1.3M+8.3%#16 of 2,405
5Louisa County, VA904730.2$1.3M+13.6%#22 of 2,405
6Goochland County, VA892827.1$1.9M+17.4%#25 of 2,405
7Frederick County, VA8813437.9$1.2M+8.8%#42 of 2,405
8Dinwiddie County, VA871917.8$2.1M+3.6%#45 of 2,405
9Madison County, VA871221.9$1.8M+2.7%#46 of 2,405
10Powhatan County, VA873127.4$1.7M+7.0%#47 of 2,405
43Campbell County, VA667634.2$1M+0.1%#480 of 2,405

Other business types in Campbell County

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

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Questions

How many sit-down restaurants are in Campbell County, VA?

As of September 2026, map listings count 76 sit-down restaurants in Campbell County. 26 of them (34%) are chain locations. The listings count restaurants of every cuisine, pizza included. Official counts show 25 businesses with payroll classed as full-service restaurants in 2023, down 7.4% from 2019. Another 6 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.

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 76 sit-down restaurants on map listings, it comes to $1M per restaurant. That spending covers all food away from home, which sit-down restaurants share with other businesses in the trade. 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 sit-down restaurants?

Campbell County has 34.2 sit-down restaurants per 10,000 households, 44% below the U.S. rate of 61.3. Spending per restaurant is $1M, 52% above the U.S. figure of $664K. At the U.S. ratio of sit-down restaurants to household spending, Campbell County would have about 116, against 76 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 890 households, against one for every 500 across the U.S. The official count fell 7.4% from 2019 to 2023, against +1.5% 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 66 for sit-down restaurants (upper middle), #480 of 2,405 scored counties.

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