Restaurant market guides in Virginia.

VA RESTAURANT MARKET DIRECTORY

Explore Restaurant Revenue Incubator’s operator-focused guides to the 50 largest Virginia markets. Each guide combines official U.S. Census market context with practical cost, sales, technology and retention priorities.

Virginia restaurant economy

The 2022 Economic Census reports 1,159 restaurant establishments statewide.

Restaurant consulting markets in Virginia

1. Virginia Beach restaurant market Population 456,349
2. Chesapeake restaurant market Population 252,583
3. Arlington restaurant market Population 236,254
4. Norfolk restaurant market Population 233,596
5. Richmond restaurant market Population 229,359
6. Newport News restaurant market Population 184,216
7. Alexandria restaurant market Population 156,976
8. Hampton restaurant market Population 137,557
9. Suffolk restaurant market Population 98,796
10. Roanoke restaurant market Population 98,355
11. Portsmouth restaurant market Population 97,190
12. Lynchburg restaurant market Population 79,497
13. Centreville restaurant market Population 71,706
14. Dale City restaurant market Population 71,016
15. Reston restaurant market Population 64,414
16. Harrisonburg restaurant market Population 51,392
17. McLean restaurant market Population 49,627
18. Tuckahoe restaurant market Population 49,183
19. Leesburg restaurant market Population 49,171
20. Lake Ridge restaurant market Population 46,049
21. Ashburn restaurant market Population 46,026
22. Blacksburg restaurant market Population 45,446
23. Charlottesville restaurant market Population 45,437
24. Burke restaurant market Population 44,029
25. Woodbridge restaurant market Population 43,945
26. Manassas restaurant market Population 42,976
27. Danville restaurant market Population 42,214
28. Linton Hall restaurant market Population 41,876
29. Annandale restaurant market Population 41,705
30. Mechanicsville restaurant market Population 38,683
31. Oakton restaurant market Population 36,528
32. Fair Oaks restaurant market Population 35,545
33. South Riding restaurant market Population 34,352
34. Petersburg restaurant market Population 33,537
35. Sterling restaurant market Population 32,411
36. West Falls Church restaurant market Population 31,279
37. Springfield restaurant market Population 31,154
38. Short Pump restaurant market Population 29,026
39. Tysons restaurant market Population 28,936
40. Fredericksburg restaurant market Population 28,873
41. Winchester restaurant market Population 27,913
42. Cherry Hill restaurant market Population 26,044
43. Staunton restaurant market Population 25,948
44. Cave Spring restaurant market Population 25,742
45. Salem restaurant market Population 25,618
46. Fairfax restaurant market Population 25,026
47. Herndon restaurant market Population 24,672
48. Brambleton restaurant market Population 24,537
49. Chester restaurant market Population 24,474
50. Bailey's Crossroads restaurant market Population 24,271

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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau 2024 ACS 5-year table B01003, 2026 Gazetteer Files, and 2022 Economic Census EC2272BASIC (NAICS 7225). Image licensing and attribution appear with each image. Last verified September 22, 2026.

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