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Surry County, VA market data

How Surry County compares with other counties for 56 business types: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.

Population, 2025
6,603
+0.8% since 2020
Households
2,830
Median household income
$78,041
Median home value
$238,800
Jobs located here
2,182
Market scores
Not scored
Counties under 10,000 people aren’t given a market score, since a few businesses can swing their figures.

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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

Surry County has an estimated 6,603 people and 2,830 households. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Surry County grew 0.8%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). Median household income in Surry County is $78,041, 3% below the U.S. median of $80,734.

Relative to the U.S., household spending in Surry County runs highest on vehicle insurance (an index of 157, where 100 is the U.S. average) and lowest on memberships, classes and admissions (74).

Counties under 10,000 people aren’t given a market score, since a few businesses can swing their figures.

Surry County is part of the Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk metro area.

All 56 business types in Surry County

Counties under 10,000 people aren’t given a market score, since a few businesses can swing their figures. Spending per listing divides a whole spending line (all vehicle repairs, all eating out) by one type’s listings: the demand for each competitor, not a business’s revenue. Compare it across markets with its index, where 100 is the U.S. figure for the same type; the real estate types, whose line is all housing costs, show the index only. How the score works.

Every business type in Surry County, VA, listings, listings per 10,000 households, spending per listing and official establishments
Business typeListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingSpending per listing vs. U.S. (100)Official establishments
Restaurants and cafes1138.9$973K2624
Auto repair and car care828.3$395K147Under 3
Grocery and convenience stores724.7$2.4M723
Sit-down restaurants724.7$1.5M2303
Auto repair shops517.7$632K142Under 3
Home repair trades414.1$2M83Under 3
Convenience stores310.6$5.7M72Under 3
Grocery stores310.6$5.7M61Under 3
Real estate310.6Index only327Under 3
Bakeries and dessert shops27.1$5.4MToo fewUnder 3
Doctors, dentists and clinics27.1$1.6MToo fewUnder 3
Electricians27.1$4MToo fewUnder 3
Real estate agents and brokers27.1Index onlyToo fewUnder 3
Child care and preschools13.5$1.3MToo fewUnder 3
Coffee shops and cafes13.5$10.7MToo fewUnder 3
Collision repair and body shops13.5$3.2MToo fewUnder 3
Gas stations13.5$10.1MToo fewUnder 3
Hair salons13.5$2.5MToo fewUnder 3
HVAC and plumbing13.5$8MToo fewUnder 3
Pet businesses13.5$2.5MToo fewUnder 3
Pet grooming and boarding13.5$2.5MToo fewUnder 3
Primary care and pediatrics13.5$3.1MToo fewUnder 3
Property management13.5Index onlyToo fewUnder 3
Roofing and gutters13.5$8MToo fewUnder 3
Salons, barbers and spas13.5$2.5MToo fewUnder 3
Barbershops00.0None listedNone listedUnder 3
Car washes and detailing00.0None listedNone listedUnder 3
Chiropractors00.0None listedNone listedUnder 3
Clothing and shoe stores00.0None listedNone listedUnder 3
Clothing, shoes and laundry00.0None listedNone listedUnder 3
Dentists and orthodontists00.0None listedNone listedUnder 3
Dry cleaners00.0None listedNone listedUnder 3
Fast food and sandwich shops00.0None listedNone listedUnder 3
Funeral homes00.0None listedNone listedUnder 3
Gyms00.0None listedNone listedUnder 3
Gyms, studios and classes00.0None listedNone listedUnder 3
Home inspectors00.0None listedNone listedUnder 3
House cleaning00.0None listedNone listedUnder 3
Insurance agencies00.0None listedNone listedUnder 3
Landscaping and lawn care00.0None listedNone listed3
Laundromats00.0None listedNone listedUnder 3
Lawn, cleaning and pest control00.0None listedNone listed3
Martial arts and dance studios00.0None listedNone listedUnder 3
Mortgage brokers and lenders00.0None listedNone listedUnder 3
Nail salons00.0None listedNone listedUnder 3
Oil change and quick lube00.0None listedNone listedUnder 3
Optometrists and eye care00.0None listedNone listedUnder 3
Pest control00.0None listedNone listedUnder 3
Pet stores00.0None listedNone listedUnder 3
Physical therapy00.0None listedNone listedUnder 3
Pizza00.0None listedNone listedUnder 3
Spas and skin care00.0None listedNone listedUnder 3
Tire shops00.0None listedNone listedUnder 3
Urgent care and walk-in clinics00.0None listedNone listedUnder 3
Veterinarians00.0None listedNone listedUnder 3
Yoga, Pilates and fitness studios00.0None listedNone listedUnder 3

Household spending in Surry County

What households here spend in a year on each line, in total and per household, with the index against the U.S. average (100).

Annual household spending in Surry County, VA by line, per household, and against the U.S.
Spending lineA year, all householdsPer householdIndex vs. U.S. (100)
Vehicle maintenance and repairs$3.2M$1,116117
Gasoline and other fuels$10.1M$3,583138
Food away from home$10.7M$3,78193
Groceries$17.1M$6,02895
Personal care products and services$2.5M$89589
Child care and other personal services$1.3M$44977
Memberships, classes and admissions$2M$72474
Medical and dental services$3.1M$1,11086
Pets$2.5M$89999
Clothing, shoes and related services$5.3M$1,88091
Vehicle insurance$8.7M$3,063157
Home repairs, maintenance and insurance$8M$2,83294
Lawn care, cleaning and other household services$4.2M$1,471104
Rent and homeowner costs$42.6M$15,03690

Household spending is estimated from the incomes of the households in each neighborhood, using what households at each income spent nationally in 2024, adjusted for the region. It counts what residents spend, wherever they spend it.

Population and households in Surry County

Population, 2025 estimate
6,603+0.8% since 2020
Households
2,830
Median age
51.6
Homes lived in by their owners
80%
Vehicles per household
2.3
Land area
279 sq. mi.
People per square mile
23
Median household income
$78,041
Average household income
$93,461
Median home value
$238,800
Jobs located here
2,182
Daytime population
5,828Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Surry County is part of the Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC metro area.

Questions

How fast is Surry County, VA growing?

Population estimates put Surry County at 6,603 people in 2025, up 0.8% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 2,830 households.

How much do households in Surry County, VA spend?

Households in Surry County spend about $42.6M a year on rent and homeowner costs, $17.1M on groceries and $10.7M on food away from home. Set against the U.S., households in Surry County spend the most on vehicle insurance (an index of 157, where 100 is the U.S. average) and the least on memberships, classes and admissions (74).

Which business types have the highest market scores in Surry County, VA?

The score leaves out counties under 10,000 people, where a handful of businesses would swing it.

How does Surry County, VA compare with the U.S.?

The median household income in Surry County is $78,041 a year, 3% below the U.S. median of $80,734. The population rose 0.8% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. The median home value is $238,800, against $332,700 for the U.S.

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. Markets with fewer than 5 map listings of the type, and counties under 10,000 people, aren’t scored, since a few businesses can swing their figures.

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