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Virginia Beach city, VA

Pick an industry to see how saturated it is across Virginia Beach city's ZIP codes, compared with the U.S. average. All figures use Census ZBP 2023 + ACS 2024.

Nail salons

85–103 in Virginia Beach city
186–203%
of U.S. average High density

Beauty salons

200–218 in Virginia Beach city
179–186%
of U.S. average High density

Restaurants

550–568 in Virginia Beach city
160–162%
of U.S. average High density

Car washes

42–60 in Virginia Beach city
160–190%
of U.S. average High density

Convenience stores

77–97 in Virginia Beach city
157–177%
of U.S. average High density

Pet care

53–73 in Virginia Beach city
156–186%
of U.S. average High density

Gyms

81–99 in Virginia Beach city
147–161%
of U.S. average Range spans bands

Fast food

478–492 in Virginia Beach city
133–134%
of U.S. average Above average

Clothing stores

43–67 in Virginia Beach city
116–153%
of U.S. average Range spans bands

Dentists

188–208 in Virginia Beach city
104–110%
of U.S. average Above average

Coffee shops

113–131 in Virginia Beach city
100–107%
of U.S. average Range spans bands

Day care

103–121 in Virginia Beach city
94–102%
of U.S. average Range spans bands

Grocery stores

77–95 in Virginia Beach city
92–102%
of U.S. average Range spans bands

Pharmacies

49–69 in Virginia Beach city
88–106%
of U.S. average Range spans bands

Auto repair

38–60 in Virginia Beach city
82–107%
of U.S. average Range spans bands

Bars

15–41 in Virginia Beach city
28–57%
of U.S. average Well below average

Population, migration, and jobs

Population
454,808
Census PEP, July 1 2024
Change since 2020
−1.1%
−4,865 people
Net migration 2024
−609
international +1,675, domestic −2,284
Jobs located here
175,200
LODES 2022, −2.8% since 2019
Employed residents
194,066
LODES 2022, −2.5% since 2019
Net movers (IRS)
−3,923
tax year 2021–2022: 29,357 in, 33,280 out

Population. Census estimates 454,808 residents on July 1, 2024, 1.1% below 2020 (−4,865).

Latest year (2023→2024): births minus deaths +1,635, international migration +1,675, domestic migration −2,284. These are model-based estimates built from births, deaths, and migration, revised annually — not a census count, and they can differ from the ACS 5-year figure used elsewhere on the site. Components may not sum exactly because of rounding.

Jobs. LODES counts 175,200 jobs located in the county in 2022 (−2.8% since 2019) and 194,066 employed residents (−2.5% since 2019). A job and a worker are not the same thing: the first is measured at the workplace, the second at the home address, and one person can hold two jobs. Self-employed, military, and informal work are excluded.

Where movers come from and go. IRS matched individual tax returns between 2021 and 2022. 29,357 people (exemptions) moved into Virginia Beach city, reporting $1.10B in adjusted gross income; 33,280 moved out, reporting $1.26B. Net: −3,923 people.

Largest sources: Norfolk city, VA (4,700) · Chesapeake city, VA (3,377) · San Diego, CA (909). Largest destinations: Chesapeake city, VA (4,932) · Norfolk city, VA (4,108) · Suffolk city, VA (1,087).

People are exemptions on matched returns — not a population estimate. Non-filers, dependents claimed elsewhere, and people whose address did not change are treated differently than in Census estimates. Tax data lag about two years.

Each source is reported at its own geography and year. None of them measures demand for a specific business type; they describe whether the local customer base and job base are expanding or shrinking. Definitions and limits →

ZIP gaining residents
2015–19 → 2020–24
Change
23456 Virginia Beach
+13.9%
ZIP losing residents
2015–19 → 2020–24
Change

No ZIP had a statistically significant decrease.

ACS 5-year estimates for 2015–2019 and 2020–2024. Only ZIPs with at least 2,000 residents in both windows and a change larger than the survey margin of error (90%) are listed — small ZIPs move a lot on paper without a real signal.

ZIP change

Only ZIPs where the 2015–19→2020–24 population change is larger than the ACS margin of error and both windows have at least 2,000 residents. Sorted by population change. Jobs are LODES workplace jobs in the ZIP (2019→latest available year; 2019→2021 for Michigan, none for Alaska); a ZIP can contain more jobs than residents.

ZIPNeighborhood Residents 2015–19Residents 2020–24Pop change JobsJobs change
23456Virginia Beach 54,33761,911 +13.9% 29,702−5.4%

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How to read these numbers

Each percentage is the county's density of that business type per 10,000 people present (residents + 0.5×workers), divided by the U.S. average. 100% = exactly average.

Density is a supply-side signal. It does not measure foot traffic, income, tourism, or whether locals actually want more of a given business.

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