Food and drink · County · West Virginia
Coffee shops and cafes in Greenbrier County, WV
How Greenbrier County, WV compares with other counties and the U.S. for coffee shops and cafes: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 25 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,877 of 2,063 scored counties
#24 of 26 scored counties in West Virginia
- Listings
- 15
- 1 chain location (7%)
- Official establishments
- 7
- All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars
- Household spending a year
- $43.9M
- On food away from home · $2,968 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.9M
- 21% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 10.1
- 8% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 31,578
- −4.0% since 2020
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What this means
For coffee shops and cafes, Greenbrier County has a Groundwork market score of 25 (lower middle): #1,877 of 2,063 scored counties and #24 of 26 scored counties in West Virginia. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
At $2,968 per household (27% below the U.S. average), households in Greenbrier County spend about $43.9M a year on food away from home. Spread across 15 coffee shops and cafes, that is $2.9M per cafe, 21% below the U.S. figure of $3.7M. The spending figure covers all food away from home, not only coffee shops and cafes.
Greenbrier County has 15 coffee shops and cafes on map listings as of September 2026. One of them (7%) is a chain location, against 39% across the U.S. That is 10.1 per 10,000 households, 8% below the U.S. rate of 11.0.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in Greenbrier County was 7 in 2023. That is one for every 2,113 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. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Greenbrier County declined 4.0%, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How Greenbrier 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 | Greenbrier County | West Virginia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 10.1 | 7.3 | 11.0 |
| Spending per listing | $2.9M | $4.6M | $3.7M |
| Households per official establishment (all snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars) | 2,113 | 3,023 | 1,518 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +39.3% | +24.3% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −4.0% | −1.4% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on food away from home | $2,968 | $3,343 | $4,070 |
| Median household income | $48,218 | $59,608 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 25 | 55 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 7All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars
- Employees, 2023
- 71
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $1.5M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 3All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 151 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 12The 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 Greenbrier 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 Greenbrier County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 31,578−4.0% since 2020
- Households
- 14,788
- Median age
- 46.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 73%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 1,020 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 32
- Median household income
- $48,218+20.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $69,064
- Median home value
- $149,000
- Jobs located here
- 12,698
- Daytime population
- 31,539Residents 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 Greenbrier 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 |
| 24Greenbrier County, WV | 25 | 15 | 10.1 | $2.9M | −4.0% | #1,877 of 2,063 |
Other business types in Greenbrier County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
- Restaurants and cafes17
- Sit-down restaurants16
- Fast food and sandwich shops19
- Pizza18
- Coffee shops and cafes25
- Bakeries and dessert shops21
Groceries and convenience
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Beauty and personal care
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many coffee shops and cafes are in Greenbrier County, WV?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 15 coffee shops and cafes in Greenbrier County. One of them (7%) is a chain location. The listings count coffee, tea, juice and bubble tea shops, and cafes. Official counts show 7 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. Another 3 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Greenbrier County, WV spend on food away from home?
About $43.9M a year, or $2,968 per household. That is 27% below the U.S. average (an index of 73, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 15 coffee shops and cafes on map listings, it comes to $2.9M 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 14,788 households in Greenbrier County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Greenbrier County, WV compare with the U.S. for coffee shops and cafes?
Greenbrier County has 10.1 coffee shops and cafes per 10,000 households, 8% below the U.S. rate of 11.0. Spending per cafe is $2.9M, 21% below the U.S. figure of $3.7M. At the U.S. ratio of coffee shops and cafes to household spending, Greenbrier County would have about 12, against 15 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,113 households, against one for every 1,518 across the U.S.
How fast is Greenbrier County, WV growing?
Population estimates put Greenbrier County at 31,578 people in 2025, down 4.0% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 14,788 households. Median household income in Greenbrier County is $48,218, 40% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 20.0%, 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. Greenbrier County scores 25 for coffee shops and cafes (lower middle), #1,877 of 2,063 scored counties.
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