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Coffee shops and cafes in Cabell County, WV

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for coffee shops and cafes in Cabell County, WV, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 27 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,832 of 2,063 scored counties
#21 of 26 scored counties in West Virginia

Listings
38
17 chain locations (45%)
Official establishments
24
All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars · +4.4% since 2019
Household spending a year
$128.2M
On food away from home · $3,261 a household
Spending per listing
$3.4M
9% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
9.7
12% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
91,183
−3.2% since 2020

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What this means

Cabell County scores 27 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for coffee shops and cafes, ranking #1,832 of 2,063 scored counties and #21 of 26 scored counties in West Virginia. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.

As of September 2026, map listings count 38 coffee shops and cafes in Cabell County. Chain locations make up 45% of them, against 39% across the U.S. That is 9.7 per 10,000 households, 12% below the U.S. rate of 11.0.

At $3,261 per household (20% below the U.S. average), households in Cabell County spend about $128.2M a year on food away from home. Spread across 38 coffee shops and cafes, that is $3.4M per cafe, 9% below the U.S. figure of $3.7M. That spending covers all food away from home, which coffee shops and cafes share with other businesses in the trade.

Official counts show 24 businesses with payroll classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in Cabell County in 2023, up 4.4% from 2019. That is one for every 1,638 households, against one for every 1,518 across the U.S. The official count takes in all snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars, not only coffee shops and cafes: bakeries and dessert shops are counted too. Population estimates show Cabell County declined 3.2% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S.

How Cabell 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.

Coffee shops and cafes in Cabell County, WV compared with West Virginia and the U.S.
MeasureCabell CountyWest VirginiaU.S.
Listings per 10k households9.77.311.0
Spending per listing$3.4M$4.6M$3.7M
Households per official establishment (all snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars)1,6383,0231,518
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+4.4%+39.3%+24.3%
Population growth, 2020–2025−3.2%−1.4%+3.1%
Spending per household on food away from home$3,261$3,343$4,070
Median household income$55,832$59,608$80,734
Groundwork market score2755

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
23 → 24All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars · +4.4% over the period
Employees, 2023
366
Annual payroll, 2023
$5.4M
One-person businesses, 2023
0All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
3817 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
35The 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 Cabell 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 Cabell County

Population, 2025 estimate
91,183−3.2% since 2020
Households
39,318
Median age
40.6
Homes lived in by their owners
64%
Vehicles per household
1.6
Land area
281 sq. mi.
People per square mile
330
Median household income
$55,832+39.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$79,798
Median home value
$164,400
Jobs located here
51,698
Daytime population
106,949Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Coffee shops and cafes across West Virginia

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The highest-scoring counties in West Virginia for coffee shops and cafes, numbered among those based in West Virginia, with Cabell County marked.

Top counties in West Virginia

Counties in West Virginia ranked for coffee shops and cafes by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Berkeley County, WV89275.3$7.3M+13.7%#25 of 2,063
2Putnam County, WV66219.0$4.4M−1.0%#410 of 2,063
3Mineral County, WV6476.3$5.5M−0.4%#459 of 2,063
4Preston County, WV6353.9$8.5M−0.6%#487 of 2,063
5Wayne County, WV6363.8$8.5M−4.0%#488 of 2,063
6Jefferson County, WV612711.8$3.7M+9.2%#581 of 2,063
7Randolph County, WV5954.7$6.8M−3.6%#631 of 2,063
8Mercer County, WV59125.0$6.3M−3.4%#634 of 2,063
9Marion County, WV59166.9$5M−1.2%#644 of 2,063
10Logan County, WV5764.7$6.5M−6.6%#714 of 2,063
21Cabell County, WV27389.7$3.4M−3.2%#1,832 of 2,063

Other business types in Cabell County

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

How many coffee shops and cafes are in Cabell County, WV?

Cabell County has 38 coffee shops and cafes on map listings as of September 2026. 17 of them (45%) are chain locations. The listings count coffee, tea, juice and bubble tea shops, and cafes. Official counts show 24 businesses with payroll classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in 2023, up 4.4% from 2019. That count covers all snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars (bakeries and dessert shops included), not only coffee shops and cafes.

How much do households in Cabell County, WV spend on food away from home?

About $128.2M a year, or $3,261 per household. That is 20% below the U.S. average (an index of 80, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 38 coffee shops and cafes on map listings, it comes to $3.4M per cafe. The spending figure covers all food away from home, not only coffee shops and cafes. It is estimated from the incomes of the 39,318 households in Cabell County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Cabell County, WV compare with the U.S. for coffee shops and cafes?

Cabell County has 9.7 coffee shops and cafes per 10,000 households, 12% below the U.S. rate of 11.0. Spending per cafe is $3.4M, 9% below the U.S. figure of $3.7M. At the national ratio of coffee shops and cafes to household spending, Cabell County would have about 35, against 38 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,638 households, against one for every 1,518 across the U.S. The official count rose 4.4% from 2019 to 2023, against +24.3% for the U.S.

How fast is Cabell County, WV growing?

Population estimates put Cabell County at 91,183 people in 2025, down 3.2% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 39,318 households. The median household income in Cabell County is $55,832 a year, 31% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 39.5% from the 2015–2019 survey, 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. Cabell County scores 27 for coffee shops and cafes (lower middle), #1,832 of 2,063 scored counties.

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