Chain stores in Virginia
Virginia has locations of 368 of the chains on our maps. The most common is 7-Eleven, with 687 locations, followed by Subway (516). The chains most typical of Virginia, compared with the rest of the country, are Food Lion, Giant Food and sweetFrog.
Most Virginia chains
Chains with far more locations per person in Virginia than in the country as a whole.
| Chain | Locations here | Per 100,000 people | vs. national rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Food Lion | 283 | 3.2 | 9.6× |
| Giant Food | 57 | 0.6 | 13× |
| sweetFrog | 56 | 0.6 | 11× |
| Lidl | 37 | 0.4 | 7.0× |
| Vocelli Pizza | 19 | 0.2 | 10× |
| &pizza | 17 | 0.2 | 11× |
| Sheetz | 133 | 1.5 | 5.9× |
| Food City | 23 | 0.3 | 5.8× |
| Bowlero | 14 | 0.2 | 5.5× |
| Gold's Gym | 25 | 0.3 | 5.4× |
| Wawa | 129 | 1.5 | 5.3× |
| Truist | 254 | 2.9 | 5.2× |
| Wegmans | 15 | 0.2 | 5.1× |
| Royal Farms | 39 | 0.4 | 4.7× |
| Hardee's | 169 | 1.9 | 4.4× |
Most common chains in Virginia
| Chain | Category | Locations | Per 100,000 people |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7-Eleven | Convenience & gas | 687 | 7.8 |
| Subway | Sandwiches & subs | 516 | 5.9 |
| Starbucks | Coffee | 504 | 5.7 |
| Dollar General | Discount store | 489 | 5.5 |
| U-Haul | Services | 480 | 5.4 |
| Exxon | Gas brand | 401 | 4.6 |
| Shell | Gas brand | 393 | 4.5 |
| McDonald's | Burgers | 388 | 4.4 |
| CVS Pharmacy | Pharmacy | 310 | 3.5 |
| Food Lion | Grocery | 283 | 3.2 |
| Dunkin' | Coffee | 274 | 3.1 |
| Dollar Tree | Discount store | 273 | 3.1 |
| BP | Gas brand | 254 | 2.9 |
| Truist | Bank | 254 | 2.9 |
| Marathon | Gas brand | 240 | 2.7 |
| Domino's | Pizza | 237 | 2.7 |
| Sunoco | Gas brand | 228 | 2.6 |
| Taco Bell | Mexican | 225 | 2.6 |
| H&R Block | Services | 218 | 2.5 |
| Advance Auto Parts | Auto parts | 210 | 2.4 |
| Family Dollar | Discount store | 209 | 2.4 |
| Verizon | Electronics & phones | 208 | 2.4 |
| Wendy's | Burgers | 207 | 2.3 |
| Wells Fargo | Bank | 174 | 2.0 |
| Hardee's | Burgers | 169 | 1.9 |
Big chains with no Virginia location
These chains are in at least 30 states but have no Virginia location in our data: Phillips 66, Sinclair, Conoco, Papa Murphy's and Scooter's Coffee.
Store locations from All the Places (data from September 2026), for the 368 chains in Guess the Chain with a location here. Population: 8,811,195 (Census Bureau estimate for 2024). Counts can be a little off as stores open and close.