Food and drink · County · West Virginia
Coffee shops and cafes in Nicholas County, WV
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for coffee shops and cafes in Nicholas County, WV, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 26 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,848 of 2,063 scored counties
#22 of 26 scored counties in West Virginia
- Listings
- 8
- 1 chain location (13%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $29.4M
- On food away from home · $3,110 a household
- Spending per listing
- $3.7M
- In line with the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 8.5
- 23% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 23,848
- −2.9% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for coffee shops and cafes in Nicholas County is 26 (lower middle), #1,848 of 2,063 scored counties and #22 of 26 scored counties in West Virginia. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Household spending on food away from home in Nicholas County comes to about $29.4M a year: $3,110 per household, 24% below the U.S. average. That is about $3.7M of household spending for each cafe on map listings, in line with the U.S. figure of $3.7M. The spending figure covers all food away from home, not only coffee shops and cafes.
There are 8 coffee shops and cafes on map listings in Nicholas County as of September 2026. One of them (13%) is a chain location, against 39% across the U.S. That comes to 8.5 for every 10,000 households, 23% below the U.S. rate of 11.0.
Official counts don’t publish a figure for snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in Nicholas County, since they leave out counts under 3. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Nicholas County declined 2.9%, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How Nicholas 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 | Nicholas County | West Virginia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 8.5 | 7.3 | 11.0 |
| Spending per listing | $3.7M | $4.6M | $3.7M |
| Households per official establishment (all snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars) | n/a | 3,023 | 1,518 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +39.3% | +24.3% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −2.9% | −1.4% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on food away from home | $3,110 | $3,343 | $4,070 |
| Median household income | $54,639 | $59,608 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 26 | 55 |
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
- 81 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 8The 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 Nicholas 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 Nicholas County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 23,848−2.9% since 2020
- Households
- 9,466
- Median age
- 45.2
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 82%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 647 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 38
- Median household income
- $54,639+36.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $74,713
- Median home value
- $121,600
- Jobs located here
- 6,859
- Daytime population
- 22,538Residents 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 Nicholas 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 |
| 22Nicholas County, WV | 26 | 8 | 8.5 | $3.7M | −2.9% | #1,848 of 2,063 |
Other business types in Nicholas County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
- Restaurants and cafes19
- Sit-down restaurants17
- Fast food and sandwich shops21
- Pizza24
- Coffee shops and cafes26
- Bakeries and dessert shops35
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 Nicholas County, WV?
As of September 2026, map listings count 8 coffee shops and cafes in Nicholas County. One of them (13%) is a chain location. The listings count coffee, tea, juice and bubble tea shops, and cafes. No official count is published for snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in Nicholas County: counts under 3 are left out.
How much do households in Nicholas County, WV spend on food away from home?
About $29.4M a year, or $3,110 per household. That is 24% below the U.S. average (an index of 76, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 8 coffee shops and cafes on map listings, it comes to $3.7M 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 9,466 households in Nicholas County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Nicholas County, WV compare with the U.S. for coffee shops and cafes?
Nicholas County has 8.5 coffee shops and cafes per 10,000 households, 23% below the U.S. rate of 11.0. Spending per cafe is $3.7M, in line with the U.S. figure of $3.7M. The count on map listings matches the U.S. ratio of coffee shops and cafes to household spending.
How fast is Nicholas County, WV growing?
Population estimates put Nicholas County at 23,848 people in 2025, down 2.9% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 9,466 households. Median household income in Nicholas County is $54,639, 32% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 36.3%, 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. Nicholas County scores 26 for coffee shops and cafes (lower middle), #1,848 of 2,063 scored counties.
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