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Sit-down restaurants in Giles County, VA
The sit-down restaurants in Giles County, VA, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 46 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,349 of 2,405 scored counties
#74 of 115 scored counties in Virginia
- Listings
- 29
- 12 chain locations (41%)
- Official establishments
- 11
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $22.8M
- On food away from home · $3,406 a household
- Spending per listing
- $787K
- 19% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 43.3
- 29% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 16,564
- −1.3% since 2020
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What this means
At $3,406 per household (16% below the U.S. average), households in Giles County spend about $22.8M a year on food away from home. That is about $787K of household spending for each restaurant on map listings, 19% above the U.S. figure of $664K. The spending figure covers all food away from home, not only sit-down restaurants.
There are 29 sit-down restaurants on map listings in Giles County as of September 2026. Of those, 12 are chain locations, or 41%, against 29% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 43.3, 29% below the U.S. rate of 61.3.
Official counts show 11 businesses with payroll classed as full-service restaurants in Giles County in 2023. That is one for every 609 households, against one for every 500 across the U.S.
Population estimates put the population change in Giles County from 2020 to 2025 at −1.3%, against +3.1% for the U.S. Giles County scores 46 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for sit-down restaurants, ranking #1,349 of 2,405 scored counties and #74 of 115 scored counties in Virginia.
How Giles 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.
| Measure | Giles County | Virginia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 43.3 | 57.1 | 61.3 |
| Spending per listing | $787K | $765K | $664K |
| Households per official establishment | 609 | 470 | 500 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +2.1% | +1.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −1.3% | +2.8% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on food away from home | $3,406 | $4,372 | $4,070 |
| Median household income | $65,691 | $93,170 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 46 | 66 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 11 → 11
- Employees, 2023
- 146
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $2.8M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 0Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 2912 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 34The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 0
- Amount
- $0
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as full-service restaurants in Giles 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 Giles County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 16,564−1.3% since 2020
- Households
- 6,698
- Median age
- 44.2
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 79%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 357 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 46
- Median household income
- $65,691+20.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $81,220
- Median home value
- $151,100
- Jobs located here
- 5,291
- Daytime population
- 14,709Residents 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Fluvanna County, VA | 94 | 17 | 16.5 | $2.6M | +6.2% | #6 of 2,405 |
| 2King George County, VA | 94 | 33 | 32.6 | $1.5M | +10.5% | #7 of 2,405 |
| 3Caroline County, VA | 91 | 30 | 25.0 | $1.6M | +11.3% | #15 of 2,405 |
| 4Stafford County, VA | 91 | 212 | 40.5 | $1.3M | +8.3% | #16 of 2,405 |
| 5Louisa County, VA | 90 | 47 | 30.2 | $1.3M | +13.6% | #22 of 2,405 |
| 6Goochland County, VA | 89 | 28 | 27.1 | $1.9M | +17.4% | #25 of 2,405 |
| 7Frederick County, VA | 88 | 134 | 37.9 | $1.2M | +8.8% | #42 of 2,405 |
| 8Dinwiddie County, VA | 87 | 19 | 17.8 | $2.1M | +3.6% | #45 of 2,405 |
| 9Madison County, VA | 87 | 12 | 21.9 | $1.8M | +2.7% | #46 of 2,405 |
| 10Powhatan County, VA | 87 | 31 | 27.4 | $1.7M | +7.0% | #47 of 2,405 |
| 74Giles County, VA | 46 | 29 | 43.3 | $787K | −1.3% | #1,349 of 2,405 |
Other business types in Giles County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
- Restaurants and cafes56
- Sit-down restaurants46
- Fast food and sandwich shops41
- Pizza27
- Coffee shops and cafes
- Bakeries and dessert shops
Groceries and convenience
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Beauty and personal care
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
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Funeral services
Questions
How many sit-down restaurants are in Giles County, VA?
As of September 2026, map listings count 29 sit-down restaurants in Giles County. 12 of them (41%) are chain locations. The listings count restaurants of every cuisine, pizza included. Official counts show 11 businesses with payroll classed as full-service restaurants in 2023.
How much do households in Giles County, VA spend on food away from home?
About $22.8M a year, or $3,406 per household. That is 16% below the U.S. average (an index of 84, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 29 sit-down restaurants on map listings, it comes to $787K 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 6,698 households in Giles County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Giles County, VA compare with the U.S. for sit-down restaurants?
Giles County has 43.3 sit-down restaurants per 10,000 households, 29% below the U.S. rate of 61.3. Spending per restaurant is $787K, 19% above the U.S. figure of $664K. At the U.S. ratio of sit-down restaurants to household spending, Giles County would have about 34, against 29 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 609 households, against one for every 500 across the U.S.
How fast is Giles County, VA growing?
Population estimates put Giles County at 16,564 people in 2025, down 1.3% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 6,698 households. Median household income in Giles County is $65,691, 19% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 20.5%, 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. Giles County scores 46 for sit-down restaurants (lower middle), #1,349 of 2,405 scored counties.
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