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Sit-down restaurants in Russell County, VA
The sit-down restaurants in Russell County, VA, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 58 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #796 of 2,405 scored counties
#58 of 115 scored counties in Virginia
- Listings
- 26
- 15 chain locations (58%)
- Official establishments
- 14
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $32.7M
- On food away from home · $3,064 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.3M
- 89% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 24.4
- 60% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 25,332
- −1.7% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on food away from home in Russell County comes to about $32.7M a year: $3,064 per household, 25% below the U.S. average. That works out to $1.3M per restaurant, 89% above the U.S. figure of $664K. The spending figure covers all food away from home, not only sit-down restaurants.
There are 26 sit-down restaurants on map listings in Russell County as of September 2026. 15 of them (58%) are chain locations, against 29% across the U.S. That comes to 24.4 for every 10,000 households, 60% below the U.S. rate of 61.3.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as full-service restaurants in Russell County was 14 in 2023. That is one for every 762 households, against one for every 500 across the U.S. Another 4 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
Population estimates show Russell County declined 1.7% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. Russell County scores 58 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for sit-down restaurants, ranking #796 of 2,405 scored counties and #58 of 115 scored counties in Virginia.
How Russell 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 | Russell County | Virginia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 24.4 | 57.1 | 61.3 |
| Spending per listing | $1.3M | $765K | $664K |
| Households per official establishment | 762 | 470 | 500 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +2.1% | +1.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −1.7% | +2.8% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on food away from home | $3,064 | $4,372 | $4,070 |
| Median household income | $50,012 | $93,170 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 58 | 66 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 14 → 14
- Employees, 2023
- 201
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $2.7M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 4Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 2615 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 49The 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 Russell 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 Russell County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 25,332−1.7% since 2020
- Households
- 10,669
- Median age
- 46.9
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 76%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 474 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 54
- Median household income
- $50,012+25.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $69,488
- Median home value
- $120,600
- Jobs located here
- 6,677
- Daytime population
- 22,613Residents 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 |
| 58Russell County, VA | 58 | 26 | 24.4 | $1.3M | −1.7% | #796 of 2,405 |
Other business types in Russell County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
- Restaurants and cafes61
- Sit-down restaurants58
- Fast food and sandwich shops43
- Pizza31
- Coffee shops and cafes
- Bakeries and dessert shops47
Groceries and convenience
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Questions
How many sit-down restaurants are in Russell County, VA?
As of September 2026, map listings count 26 sit-down restaurants in Russell County. 15 of them (58%) are chain locations. The listings count restaurants of every cuisine, pizza included. Official counts show 14 businesses with payroll classed as full-service restaurants in 2023. Official counts list 4 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Russell County, VA spend on food away from home?
About $32.7M a year, or $3,064 per household. That is 25% below the U.S. average (an index of 75, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 26 sit-down restaurants on map listings, it comes to $1.3M 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 10,669 households in Russell County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Russell County, VA compare with the U.S. for sit-down restaurants?
Russell County has 24.4 sit-down restaurants per 10,000 households, 60% below the U.S. rate of 61.3. Spending per restaurant is $1.3M, 89% above the U.S. figure of $664K. At the U.S. ratio of sit-down restaurants to household spending, Russell County would have about 49, against 26 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 762 households, against one for every 500 across the U.S.
How fast is Russell County, VA growing?
Population estimates put Russell County at 25,332 people in 2025, down 1.7% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 10,669 households. Median household income in Russell County is $50,012, 38% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 25.8%, 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. Russell County scores 58 for sit-down restaurants (upper middle), #796 of 2,405 scored counties.
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