Food and drink · County · West Virginia
Coffee shops and cafes in Monongalia County, WV
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for coffee shops and cafes in Monongalia County, WV, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 46 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,179 of 2,063 scored counties
#13 of 26 scored counties in West Virginia
- Listings
- 48
- 21 chain locations (44%)
- Official establishments
- 26
- All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars
- Household spending a year
- $164.7M
- On food away from home · $3,691 a household
- Spending per listing
- $3.4M
- 7% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 10.8
- 2% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 107,991
- +2.0% since 2020
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What this means
Households in Monongalia County spend about $164.7M a year on food away from home, or $3,691 per household, 9% below the U.S. average. Spread across 48 coffee shops and cafes, that is $3.4M per cafe, 7% below the U.S. figure of $3.7M. The spending figure covers all food away from home, not only coffee shops and cafes.
Monongalia County has 48 coffee shops and cafes on map listings as of September 2026. Of those, 21 are chain locations, or 44%, against 39% across the U.S. That is 10.8 per 10,000 households, 2% below the U.S. rate of 11.0.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in Monongalia County was 26 in 2023. That is one for every 1,717 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 show Monongalia County grew 2.0% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for coffee shops and cafes in Monongalia County is 46 (lower middle), #1,179 of 2,063 scored counties and #13 of 26 scored counties in West Virginia.
How Monongalia 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 | Monongalia County | West Virginia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 10.8 | 7.3 | 11.0 |
| Spending per listing | $3.4M | $4.6M | $3.7M |
| Households per official establishment (all snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars) | 1,717 | 3,023 | 1,518 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +39.3% | +24.3% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.0% | −1.4% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on food away from home | $3,691 | $3,343 | $4,070 |
| Median household income | $65,346 | $59,608 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 46 | 55 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 14 → 26All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars
- Employees, 2023
- 419
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $6.7M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 0All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 4821 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 45The 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 Monongalia 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 Monongalia County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 107,991+2.0% since 2020
- Households
- 44,629
- Median age
- 35.8
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 58%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 360 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 298
- Median household income
- $65,346+24.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $97,594
- Median home value
- $267,700
- Jobs located here
- 64,605
- Daytime population
- 128,019Residents 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 Monongalia 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 |
| 13Monongalia County, WV | 46 | 48 | 10.8 | $3.4M | +2.0% | #1,179 of 2,063 |
Other business types in Monongalia County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
- Restaurants and cafes31
- Sit-down restaurants32
- Fast food and sandwich shops33
- Pizza31
- Coffee shops and cafes46
- Bakeries and dessert shops43
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 Monongalia County, WV?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 48 coffee shops and cafes in Monongalia County. 21 of them (44%) are chain locations. The listings count coffee, tea, juice and bubble tea shops, and cafes. Official counts show 26 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.
How much do households in Monongalia County, WV spend on food away from home?
About $164.7M a year, or $3,691 per household. That is 9% below the U.S. average (an index of 91, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 48 coffee shops and cafes on map listings, it comes to $3.4M 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 44,629 households in Monongalia County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Monongalia County, WV compare with the U.S. for coffee shops and cafes?
Monongalia County has 10.8 coffee shops and cafes per 10,000 households, 2% below the U.S. rate of 11.0. Spending per cafe is $3.4M, 7% below the U.S. figure of $3.7M. At the U.S. ratio of coffee shops and cafes to household spending, Monongalia County would have about 45, against 48 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,717 households, against one for every 1,518 across the U.S.
How fast is Monongalia County, WV growing?
Population estimates put Monongalia County at 107,991 people in 2025, up 2.0% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 44,629 households. Median household income in Monongalia County is $65,346, 19% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 24.6%, 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. Monongalia County scores 46 for coffee shops and cafes (lower middle), #1,179 of 2,063 scored counties.
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