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Coffee shops and cafes in Morgan County, WV

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 47 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,144 of 2,063 scored counties
#12 of 26 scored counties in West Virginia

Listings
8
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$25.6M
On food away from home · $3,493 a household
Spending per listing
$3.2M
13% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
10.9
In line with the U.S.
Population, 2025
18,027
+5.5% 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

At $3,493 per household (14% below the U.S. average), households in Morgan County spend about $25.6M a year on food away from home. That is about $3.2M of household spending for each cafe on map listings, 13% below the U.S. figure of $3.7M. The spending figure covers all food away from home, not only coffee shops and cafes.

Morgan County has 8 coffee shops and cafes on map listings as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations, against 39% across the U.S. That is 10.9 per 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 11.0.

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

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Morgan County grew 5.5%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for coffee shops and cafes in Morgan County is 47 (lower middle), #1,144 of 2,063 scored counties and #12 of 26 scored counties in West Virginia.

How Morgan 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 Morgan County, WV compared with West Virginia and the U.S.
MeasureMorgan CountyWest VirginiaU.S.
Listings per 10k households10.97.311.0
Spending per listing$3.2M$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+5.5%−1.4%+3.1%
Spending per household on food away from home$3,493$3,343$4,070
Median household income$72,179$59,608$80,734
Groundwork market score4755

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
80 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
7The 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 Morgan 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 Morgan County

Population, 2025 estimate
18,027+5.5% since 2020
Households
7,342
Median age
49.1
Homes lived in by their owners
84%
Vehicles per household
2.2
Land area
229 sq. mi.
People per square mile
76
Median household income
$72,179+39.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$81,830
Median home value
$240,600
Jobs located here
3,253
Daytime population
12,615Residents 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 Morgan 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
12Morgan County, WV47810.9$3.2M+5.5%#1,144 of 2,063

Other business types in Morgan County

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

Questions

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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 8 coffee shops and cafes in Morgan County. None of them are chain locations. The listings count coffee, tea, juice and bubble tea shops, and cafes. No official count is published for snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in Morgan County: counts under 3 are left out.

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

About $25.6M a year, or $3,493 per household. That is 14% below the U.S. average (an index of 86, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 8 coffee shops and cafes on map listings, it comes to $3.2M 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 7,342 households in Morgan County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Morgan County has 10.9 coffee shops and cafes per 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 11.0. Spending per cafe is $3.2M, 13% below the U.S. figure of $3.7M. At the U.S. ratio of coffee shops and cafes to household spending, Morgan County would have about 7, against 8 on map listings.

How fast is Morgan County, WV growing?

Population estimates put Morgan County at 18,027 people in 2025, up 5.5% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 7,342 households. Median household income in Morgan County is $72,179, 11% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 39.5%, 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. Morgan County scores 47 for coffee shops and cafes (lower middle), #1,144 of 2,063 scored counties.

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