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Sit-down restaurants in Southampton County, VA
The sit-down restaurants in Southampton County, VA, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 71 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #330 of 2,405 scored counties
#34 of 115 scored counties in Virginia
- Listings
- 15
- 6 chain locations (40%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $24.4M
- On food away from home · $3,555 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.6M
- 2.5 times the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 21.8
- 64% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 18,110
- +0.9% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 15 sit-down restaurants in Southampton County. 6 of them (40%) are chain locations, against 29% across the U.S. That comes to 21.8 for every 10,000 households, 64% below the U.S. rate of 61.3.
At $3,555 per household (13% below the U.S. average), households in Southampton County spend about $24.4M a year on food away from home. That works out to $1.6M per restaurant, 2.5 times 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.
There is no official count of businesses with payroll classed as full-service restaurants in Southampton County: counts under 3 aren’t published.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Southampton County grew 0.9%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). Southampton County scores 71 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for sit-down restaurants, ranking #330 of 2,405 scored counties and #34 of 115 scored counties in Virginia. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Southampton 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 | Southampton County | Virginia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 21.8 | 57.1 | 61.3 |
| Spending per listing | $1.6M | $765K | $664K |
| Households per official establishment | n/a | 470 | 500 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +2.1% | +1.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +0.9% | +2.8% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on food away from home | $3,555 | $4,372 | $4,070 |
| Median household income | $70,795 | $93,170 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 71 | 66 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- n/a
- Employees, 2023
- n/a
- Annual payroll, 2023
- n/a
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 0Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 156 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 37The 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 Southampton 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 Southampton County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 18,110+0.9% since 2020
- Households
- 6,868
- Median age
- 47.2
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 76%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.3
- Land area
- 599 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 30
- Median household income
- $70,795+15.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $85,838
- Median home value
- $216,200
- Jobs located here
- 3,775
- Daytime population
- 14,076Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
Looking at a specific site in Southampton County?
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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 |
| 34Southampton County, VA | 71 | 15 | 21.8 | $1.6M | +0.9% | #330 of 2,405 |
Other business types in Southampton 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 Southampton County, VA?
Southampton County has 15 sit-down restaurants on map listings as of September 2026. 6 of them (40%) are chain locations. The listings count restaurants of every cuisine, pizza included. No official count is published for full-service restaurants in Southampton County: counts under 3 are left out.
How much do households in Southampton County, VA spend on food away from home?
About $24.4M a year, or $3,555 per household. That is 13% below the U.S. average (an index of 87, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 15 sit-down restaurants on map listings, it comes to $1.6M per restaurant. The spending figure covers all food away from home, not only sit-down restaurants. It is estimated from the incomes of the 6,868 households in Southampton County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Southampton County, VA compare with the U.S. for sit-down restaurants?
Southampton County has 21.8 sit-down restaurants per 10,000 households, 64% below the U.S. rate of 61.3. Spending per restaurant is $1.6M, 2.5 times the U.S. figure of $664K. At the national ratio of sit-down restaurants to household spending, Southampton County would have about 37, against 15 on map listings.
How fast is Southampton County, VA growing?
Population estimates put Southampton County at 18,110 people in 2025, up 0.9% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 6,868 households. The median household income in Southampton County is $70,795 a year, 12% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 15.4% 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. 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. Southampton County scores 71 for sit-down restaurants (upper middle), #330 of 2,405 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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