Food and drink · Small-town market · Virginia
Sit-down restaurants in the Danville, VA area
The sit-down restaurants in the Danville, VA area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other small-town markets.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 35 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #421 of 538 scored small-town markets
#3 of 3 scored small-town markets based in Virginia
- Listings
- 201
- 73 chain locations (36%)
- Official establishments
- 76
- +11.8% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $134.3M
- On food away from home · $3,045 a household
- Spending per listing
- $668K
- In line with the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 45.6
- 26% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 101,137
- −1.7% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for sit-down restaurants in the Danville area is 35 (lower middle), #421 of 538 scored small-town markets and #3 of 3 scored small-town markets based in Virginia. That puts it in the bottom quarter of small-town markets.
As of September 2026, map listings count 201 sit-down restaurants in the Danville area. Of those, 73 are chain locations, or 36%, against 29% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 45.6, 26% below the U.S. rate of 61.3.
Households in the Danville area spend about $134.3M a year on food away from home, or $3,045 per household, 25% below the U.S. average. That works out to $668K per restaurant, in line with the U.S. figure of $664K. That spending covers all food away from home, which sit-down restaurants share with other businesses in the trade.
Official counts show 76 businesses with payroll classed as full-service restaurants in the Danville area in 2023, up 11.8% from 2019. That is one for every 580 households, against one for every 500 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 3 SBA-backed loans worth $4.3M have gone to businesses classed as full-service restaurants in the Danville area. Population estimates put the population change in the Danville area from 2020 to 2025 at −1.7%, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How the Danville area 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.
| Measure | Danville area | Virginia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 45.6 | 57.1 | 61.3 |
| Spending per listing | $668K | $765K | $664K |
| Households per official establishment | 580 | 470 | 500 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +11.8% | +2.1% | +1.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −1.7% | +2.8% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on food away from home | $3,045 | $4,372 | $4,070 |
| Median household income | $49,874 | $93,170 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 35 | 66 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 76+11.8% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 1,855
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $39M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 11Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 20173 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 202The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 3
- Amount
- $4.3M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as full-service restaurants in the Danville area, 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 the Danville area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 101,137−1.7% since 2020
- Households
- 44,086
- Median age
- 44.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 65%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 1,012 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 101
- Median household income
- $49,874+18.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $67,587
- Median home value
- $150,900
- Jobs located here
- 37,406
- Daytime population
- 97,358Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Virginia market ranked →The highest-scoring small-town markets in Virginia for sit-down restaurants, numbered among those based in Virginia (a market based in another state is listed without a number), with the Danville area marked.
Top small-town markets in Virginia
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Lake of the Woods, VA | 78 | 62 | 41.7 | $1M | +10.1% | #26 of 538 |
| 2Martinsville, VA | 48 | 99 | 37.0 | $814K | −1.9% | #280 of 538 |
| Bluefield, WV-VA | 36 | 181 | 44.7 | $691K | −3.8% | #414 of 538 |
| 3Danville, VA | 35 | 201 | 45.6 | $668K | −1.7% | #421 of 538 |
Other business types in the Danville area
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
- Restaurants and cafes47
- Sit-down restaurants35
- Fast food and sandwich shops27
- Pizza26
- Coffee shops and cafes62
- Bakeries and dessert shops61
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Questions
How many sit-down restaurants are in the Danville, VA area?
The Danville area has 201 sit-down restaurants on map listings as of September 2026. 73 of them (36%) are chain locations. The listings count restaurants of every cuisine, pizza included. Official counts show 76 businesses with payroll classed as full-service restaurants in 2023, up 11.8% from 2019. Official counts list 11 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in the Danville, VA area spend on food away from home?
About $134.3M a year, or $3,045 per household. That is 25% below the U.S. average (an index of 75, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 201 sit-down restaurants on map listings, it comes to $668K per restaurant. The spending figure covers all food away from home, not only sit-down restaurants. It is estimated from the incomes of the 44,086 households in the Danville area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Danville, VA area compare with the U.S. for sit-down restaurants?
The Danville area has 45.6 sit-down restaurants per 10,000 households, 26% below the U.S. rate of 61.3. Spending per restaurant is $668K, in line with the U.S. figure of $664K. At the national ratio of sit-down restaurants to household spending, the Danville area would have about 202, against 201 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 580 households, against one for every 500 across the U.S. The official count rose 11.8% from 2019 to 2023, against +1.5% for the U.S.
How fast is the Danville, VA area growing?
Population estimates put the Danville area at 101,137 people in 2025, down 1.7% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 44,086 households. The median household income in the Danville area is $49,874 a year, 38% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 18.3% 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. A small-town market is a town of 10,000 to 50,000 people and the county or counties tied to it by commuting. 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. The Danville area scores 35 for sit-down restaurants (lower middle), #421 of 538 scored small-town markets.
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