Ranked 45th of 387 metropolitan areas in the United States, Richmond, VA counts 1.34 million residents. People, homes, work, and the shape of the local business landscape, drawn from public data.
The metropolitan statistical area is centered on Richmond, Virginia.
The median home value of $353,500 is 6 percent above the national figure. A $86,679 median household income puts Richmond, VA 7 percent above the national figure. Read together, they frame the buying power of the market.
The household mix in brief. Richmond, VA has a median age of 38.8 (about the same as the national median). Ownership: 67% of households own their home, 2 points above the US share. Unemployment in the civilian labor force is 4.5%, about the same as the US share. Education: 41.1% with a bachelor's or higher, 5 points above the US share.
How does that compare with the state as a whole? Income in Richmond, VA is 7 percent lower than the Virginia figure, the median home value is 8 percent lower than the Virginia figure, and business density is 3 percent denser than the Virginia figure; the full numbers are on the Virginia page.
By the Census Bureau's count Richmond, VA supports 33,589 employer establishments. Relative to population, 25 per 1,000 residents, in line with the national figure. Home-services trades account for 1,803 of them (5.4% of all establishments, about the same as the US share).
| Category | Locations | Per 100k people | Local ÷ US share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Other specialty trade contractors (paving, asphalt, fencing) | 256 | 19.1 | 1.49× |
| Highway, street and bridge construction | 55 | 4.1 | 1.48× |
| Beauty salons | 439 | 32.7 | 1.30× |
| Grocery and convenience retailers | 504 | 37.6 | 1.26× |
| Automobile dealers | 234 | 17.4 | 1.24× |
| Personal care services (all) | 769 | 57.3 | 1.19× |
| Self-storage facilities | 85 | 6.3 | 1.14× |
| General automotive repair | 381 | 28.4 | 1.12× |
| Landscaping services | 528 | 39.4 | 1.11× |
| Electrical contractors | 364 | 27.1 | 1.09× |
| Plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors | 465 | 34.7 | 1.04× |
| Concrete foundation and structure contractors | 92 | 6.9 | 0.98× |
| Roofing contractors | 98 | 7.3 | 0.96× |
| Restaurants and other eating places | 2,350 | 175.2 | 0.95× |
| Legal services | 679 | 50.6 | 0.93× |
| Physicians' offices | 793 | 59.1 | 0.91× |
| Child day care services | 300 | 22.4 | 0.91× |
| Lessors of real estate (all) | 479 | 35.7 | 0.87× |
| Dentists | 463 | 34.5 | 0.85× |
| General freight trucking | 383 | 28.6 | 0.81× |
Index: local share of all establishments divided by the US share; above 1 means the trade is more common here than nationally.
The market over-indexes on specialty trade contractors, road and paving contractors, beauty salons and grocery stores. The sharpest example is specialty trade contractors: 256 establishments, 1.5 times the share seen nationally. Under-represented categories: general freight trucking and dentists. General freight trucking: 383 establishments, about 81% of the national share. Roughly where the national mix would put them: plumbing and HVAC contractors, roofing contractors and electrical contractors.
The most numerous of the listed trades: restaurants with 2,350 establishments, then physicians' offices (793) and personal care services (769). Adjusted for population, restaurants are the thickest on the ground (175.2 per 100,000), with physicians' offices and personal care services next. Sector view: automotive businesses index at 1.2 times the national share, medical and dental practices at about the same as.
For specialty trade contractors, road and paving contractors and beauty salons, expect the Google Ads auction to be contested: more advertisers per search means higher cost per click and a real premium on ad relevance, landing-page quality and call tracking that proves which keywords produce jobs. Scarcity in general freight trucking and dentists cuts the other way: fewer rivals per search, cheaper clicks, and a chance to become the default answer in the map results with a modest, steady effort. The population is younger than the national median (about the same as the national median), which raises the value of Instagram, streaming and AI-answer visibility next to search.
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Paid social that reaches people before they search.
Search campaigns built around the searches people in Richmond, VA actually type, with the geography fenced to where the work is.
Management of the Google listing that decides the map pack.
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Around-the-clock lead capture on the website.
Richmond, VA has 1.34 million residents (US Census Bureau ACS 2024 5-year estimate), ranking 45th of 387 metropolitan areas.
The median household income in Richmond, VA is $86,679 (ACS 2024 5-year), above the US median of $80,734.
The Census Bureau counts 33,589 employer establishments in Richmond, VA (County Business Patterns 2023), or 25 businesses per 1,000 residents.
The median home value in Richmond, VA is $353,500, and 67% of homes are owner-occupied (ACS 2024 5-year).
Measured against the US business mix (County Business Patterns 2023), specialty trade contractors, road and paving contractors and beauty salons have more establishments per resident than the US average; general freight trucking and dentists have fewer in Richmond, VA.
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Data: US Census Bureau ACS 2024 5-year estimates and County Business Patterns 2023. Updated 2026-09-29.