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Coffee shops and cafes in Berkeley County, WV
The coffee shops and cafes in Berkeley County, WV, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 89 out of 100: High
Ranked #25 of 2,063 scored counties
#1 of 26 scored counties in West Virginia
- Listings
- 27
- 9 chain locations (33%)
- Official establishments
- 13
- All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars
- Household spending a year
- $196.2M
- On food away from home · $3,845 a household
- Spending per listing
- $7.3M
- 96% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 5.3
- 52% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 139,522
- +13.7% since 2020
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What this means
For coffee shops and cafes, Berkeley County has a Groundwork market score of 89 (high): #25 of 2,063 scored counties and #1 of 26 scored counties in West Virginia. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for coffee shops and cafes.
Household spending on food away from home in Berkeley County comes to about $196.2M a year: $3,845 per household, 6% below the U.S. average. That is about $7.3M of household spending for each cafe on map listings, 96% above the U.S. figure of $3.7M. The spending figure covers all food away from home, not only coffee shops and cafes.
Berkeley County has 27 coffee shops and cafes on map listings as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 33% of them, against 39% across the U.S. That comes to 5.3 for every 10,000 households, 52% below the U.S. rate of 11.0.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in Berkeley County was 13 in 2023. That is one for every 3,925 households, against one for every 1,518 across the U.S. That count covers all snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars (bakeries and dessert shops included), not only coffee shops and cafes. Population estimates put the population change in Berkeley County from 2020 to 2025 at +13.7%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Berkeley County compares
The same measures for West Virginia and the whole U.S. Spending per listing divides a year of household spending on all food away from home by the coffee shops and cafes counted, so it measures the demand for each competitor, not any business’s revenue. Households per establishment does the same with the official count.
| Measure | Berkeley County | West Virginia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 5.3 | 7.3 | 11.0 |
| Spending per listing | $7.3M | $4.6M | $3.7M |
| Households per official establishment (all snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars) | 3,925 | 3,023 | 1,518 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +39.3% | +24.3% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +13.7% | −1.4% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on food away from home | $3,845 | $3,343 | $4,070 |
| Median household income | $80,815 | $59,608 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 89 | 55 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 9 → 13All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars
- Employees, 2023
- 153
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $2.8M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 6All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 279 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 53The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 0
- Amount
- $0
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in Berkeley County, through June 2026, placed by the borrower’s ZIP code. Official establishments are businesses with payroll; the official counts leave out places with fewer than 3. These official figures cover all snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars, not only coffee shops and cafes.
Population and households in Berkeley County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 139,522+13.7% since 2020
- Households
- 51,021
- Median age
- 39.8
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 76%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 321 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 403
- Median household income
- $80,815+29.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $98,580
- Median home value
- $266,300
- Jobs located here
- 38,190
- Daytime population
- 104,443Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every West Virginia market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in West Virginia for coffee shops and cafes, numbered among those based in West Virginia, with Berkeley County marked.
Top counties in West Virginia
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Berkeley County, WV | 89 | 27 | 5.3 | $7.3M | +13.7% | #25 of 2,063 |
| 2Putnam County, WV | 66 | 21 | 9.0 | $4.4M | −1.0% | #410 of 2,063 |
| 3Mineral County, WV | 64 | 7 | 6.3 | $5.5M | −0.4% | #459 of 2,063 |
| 4Preston County, WV | 63 | 5 | 3.9 | $8.5M | −0.6% | #487 of 2,063 |
| 5Wayne County, WV | 63 | 6 | 3.8 | $8.5M | −4.0% | #488 of 2,063 |
| 6Jefferson County, WV | 61 | 27 | 11.8 | $3.7M | +9.2% | #581 of 2,063 |
| 7Randolph County, WV | 59 | 5 | 4.7 | $6.8M | −3.6% | #631 of 2,063 |
| 8Mercer County, WV | 59 | 12 | 5.0 | $6.3M | −3.4% | #634 of 2,063 |
| 9Marion County, WV | 59 | 16 | 6.9 | $5M | −1.2% | #644 of 2,063 |
| 10Logan County, WV | 57 | 6 | 4.7 | $6.5M | −6.6% | #714 of 2,063 |
Other business types in Berkeley County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
- Restaurants and cafes83
- Sit-down restaurants81
- Fast food and sandwich shops79
- Pizza74
- Coffee shops and cafes89
- Bakeries and dessert shops81
Groceries and convenience
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Child care
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Home services
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Funeral services
Questions
How many coffee shops and cafes are in Berkeley County, WV?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 27 coffee shops and cafes in Berkeley County. 9 of them (33%) are chain locations. The listings count coffee, tea, juice and bubble tea shops, and cafes. Official counts show 13 businesses with payroll classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in 2023. The official count takes in all snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars, not only coffee shops and cafes: bakeries and dessert shops are counted too. Official counts list 6 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Berkeley County, WV spend on food away from home?
About $196.2M a year, or $3,845 per household. That is 6% below the U.S. average (an index of 94, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 27 coffee shops and cafes on map listings, it comes to $7.3M per cafe. That spending covers all food away from home, which coffee shops and cafes share with other businesses in the trade. It is estimated from the incomes of the 51,021 households in Berkeley County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Berkeley County, WV compare with the U.S. for coffee shops and cafes?
Berkeley County has 5.3 coffee shops and cafes per 10,000 households, 52% below the U.S. rate of 11.0. Spending per cafe is $7.3M, 96% above the U.S. figure of $3.7M. At the U.S. ratio of coffee shops and cafes to household spending, Berkeley County would have about 53, against 27 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,925 households, against one for every 1,518 across the U.S.
How fast is Berkeley County, WV growing?
Population estimates put Berkeley County at 139,522 people in 2025, up 13.7% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 51,021 households. Median household income in Berkeley County is $80,815, in line with the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 29.3%, before inflation.
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. Berkeley County scores 89 for coffee shops and cafes (high), #25 of 2,063 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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