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Sit-down restaurants in Westmoreland County, VA

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 37 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,771 of 2,405 scored counties
#84 of 115 scored counties in Virginia

Listings
46
5 chain locations (11%)
Official establishments
23
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$28.2M
On food away from home · $3,460 a household
Spending per listing
$613K
8% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
56.4
8% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
19,715
+6.5% since 2020

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Survey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure

What this means

As of September 2026, map listings count 46 sit-down restaurants in Westmoreland County. 5 of them (11%) are chain locations, against 29% across the U.S. That comes to 56.4 for every 10,000 households, 8% below the U.S. rate of 61.3.

Household spending on food away from home in Westmoreland County comes to about $28.2M a year: $3,460 per household, 15% below the U.S. average. That works out to $613K per restaurant, 8% below 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 23 businesses with payroll classed as full-service restaurants in Westmoreland County in 2023. That is one for every 354 households, against one for every 500 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $699K has gone to businesses classed as full-service restaurants in Westmoreland County.

Population estimates show Westmoreland County grew 6.5% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For sit-down restaurants, Westmoreland County has a Groundwork market score of 37 (lower middle): #1,771 of 2,405 scored counties and #84 of 115 scored counties in Virginia.

How Westmoreland 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 Westmoreland County, VA compared with Virginia and the U.S.
MeasureWestmoreland CountyVirginiaU.S.
Listings per 10k households56.457.161.3
Spending per listing$613K$765K$664K
Households per official establishment354470500
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+2.1%+1.5%
Population growth, 2020–2025+6.5%+2.8%+3.1%
Spending per household on food away from home$3,460$4,372$4,070
Median household income$63,398$93,170$80,734
Groundwork market score3766

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
18 → 23
Employees, 2023
131
Annual payroll, 2023
$4.1M
One-person businesses, 2023
0Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
465 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
43The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
1
Amount
$699K

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as full-service restaurants in Westmoreland 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 Westmoreland County

Population, 2025 estimate
19,715+6.5% since 2020
Households
8,149
Median age
48.4
Homes lived in by their owners
80%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
229 sq. mi.
People per square mile
82
Median household income
$63,398+17.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$90,002
Median home value
$269,600
Jobs located here
3,039
Daytime population
12,350Residents 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 Westmoreland 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
84Westmoreland County, VA374656.4$613K+6.5%#1,771 of 2,405

Other business types in Westmoreland County

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

Questions

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

Westmoreland County has 46 sit-down restaurants on map listings as of September 2026. 5 of them (11%) are chain locations. The listings count restaurants of every cuisine, pizza included. Official counts show 23 businesses with payroll classed as full-service restaurants in 2023.

How much do households in Westmoreland County, VA spend on food away from home?

About $28.2M a year, or $3,460 per household. That is 15% below the U.S. average (an index of 85, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 46 sit-down restaurants on map listings, it comes to $613K per restaurant. The spending figure covers all food away from home, not only sit-down restaurants. It is estimated from the incomes of the 8,149 households in Westmoreland County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Westmoreland County, VA compare with the U.S. for sit-down restaurants?

Westmoreland County has 56.4 sit-down restaurants per 10,000 households, 8% below the U.S. rate of 61.3. Spending per restaurant is $613K, 8% below the U.S. figure of $664K. At the national ratio of sit-down restaurants to household spending, Westmoreland County would have about 43, against 46 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 354 households, against one for every 500 across the U.S.

How fast is Westmoreland County, VA growing?

Population estimates put Westmoreland County at 19,715 people in 2025, up 6.5% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 8,149 households. The median household income in Westmoreland County is $63,398 a year, 21% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 17.7% 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. Westmoreland County scores 37 for sit-down restaurants (lower middle), #1,771 of 2,405 scored counties.

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