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Coffee shops and cafes in Monroe County, WV

The coffee shops and cafes in Monroe County, WV, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score

Not scored

The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 3.

Listings
3
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$14.1M
On food away from home · $3,060 a household
Spending per listing
$4.7M
27% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
6.5
41% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
12,491
+0.8% since 2020

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Survey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure

What this means

Households in Monroe County spend about $14.1M a year on food away from home, or $3,060 per household, 25% below the U.S. average. Spread across 3 coffee shops and cafes, that is $4.7M per cafe, 27% above the U.S. figure of $3.7M. The spending figure covers all food away from home, not only coffee shops and cafes.

There are 3 coffee shops and cafes on map listings in Monroe County as of September 2026. Per 10,000 households, that is 6.5, 41% below the U.S. rate of 11.0.

Official counts don’t publish a figure for snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in Monroe County, since they leave out counts under 3.

Population estimates put the population change in Monroe County from 2020 to 2025 at +0.8%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). With 3 coffee shops and cafes on map listings, Monroe County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How Monroe 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 Monroe County, WV compared with West Virginia and the U.S.
MeasureMonroe CountyWest VirginiaU.S.
Listings per 10k households6.57.311.0
Spending per listing$4.7M$4.6M$3.7M
Households per official establishment (all snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars)n/a3,0231,518
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+39.3%+24.3%
Population growth, 2020–2025+0.8%−1.4%+3.1%
Spending per household on food away from home$3,060$3,343$4,070
Median household income$56,750$59,608$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored55

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
n/aAll snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars
Employees, 2023
n/a
Annual payroll, 2023
n/a
One-person businesses, 2023
0All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
30 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
4The 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 Monroe 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 Monroe County

Population, 2025 estimate
12,491+0.8% since 2020
Households
4,619
Median age
44.9
Homes lived in by their owners
87%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
473 sq. mi.
People per square mile
26
Median household income
$56,750+47.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$68,315
Median home value
$156,300
Jobs located here
1,616
Daytime population
9,609Residents 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 Monroe 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
Monroe County, WVNot scored36.5$4.7M+0.8%

Other business types in Monroe County

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

Questions

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

As of September 2026, map listings count 3 coffee shops and cafes in Monroe County. The listings count coffee, tea, juice and bubble tea shops, and cafes. No official count is published for snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in Monroe County: counts under 3 are left out.

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

About $14.1M a year, or $3,060 per household. That is 25% below the U.S. average (an index of 75, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 3 coffee shops and cafes on map listings, it comes to $4.7M 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 4,619 households in Monroe County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Monroe County has 6.5 coffee shops and cafes per 10,000 households, 41% below the U.S. rate of 11.0. Spending per cafe is $4.7M, 27% above the U.S. figure of $3.7M. At the U.S. ratio of coffee shops and cafes to household spending, Monroe County would have about 4, against 3 on map listings.

How fast is Monroe County, WV growing?

Population estimates put Monroe County at 12,491 people in 2025, up 0.8% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 4,619 households. Median household income in Monroe County is $56,750, 30% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 47.3%, 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. Monroe County has no market score for coffee shops and cafes: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 3.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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