Food and drink · Metro area · West Virginia
Coffee shops and cafes in the Parkersburg-Vienna, WV metro area
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for coffee shops and cafes in the Parkersburg-Vienna, WV metro area, set against other metro areas and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 43 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #247 of 387 scored metro areas
#6 of 7 scored metro areas based in West Virginia
- Listings
- 25
- 7 chain locations (28%)
- Official establishments
- 22
- All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars
- Household spending a year
- $123.9M
- On food away from home · $3,271 a household
- Spending per listing
- $5M
- 34% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 6.6
- 40% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 87,264
- −2.3% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 25 coffee shops and cafes in the Parkersburg-Vienna metro area. Of those, 7 are chain locations, or 28%, against 39% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 6.6, 40% below the U.S. rate of 11.0.
Household spending on food away from home in the Parkersburg-Vienna metro area comes to about $123.9M a year: $3,271 per household, 20% below the U.S. average. That is about $5M of household spending for each cafe on map listings, 34% above the U.S. figure of $3.7M. That spending covers all food away from home, which coffee shops and cafes share with other businesses in the trade.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in the Parkersburg-Vienna metro area was 22 in 2023. That is one for every 1,722 households, against one for every 1,518 across the U.S. The official count takes in all snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars, not only coffee shops and cafes: bakeries and dessert shops are counted too.
Population estimates show the Parkersburg-Vienna metro area declined 2.3% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Groundwork market score for coffee shops and cafes in the Parkersburg-Vienna metro area is 43 (lower middle), #247 of 387 scored metro areas and #6 of 7 scored metro areas based in West Virginia.
How the Parkersburg-Vienna metro area 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 | Parkersburg-Vienna metro area | West Virginia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 6.6 | 7.3 | 11.0 |
| Spending per listing | $5M | $4.6M | $3.7M |
| Households per official establishment (all snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars) | 1,722 | 3,023 | 1,518 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +39.3% | +24.3% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −2.3% | −1.4% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on food away from home | $3,271 | $3,343 | $4,070 |
| Median household income | $57,391 | $59,608 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 43 | 55 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 22All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars
- Employees, 2023
- 216
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $3.6M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 0All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 257 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 33The 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 the Parkersburg-Vienna metro area, 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 the Parkersburg-Vienna metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 87,264−2.3% since 2020
- Households
- 37,877
- Median age
- 43.8
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 76%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 599 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 148
- Median household income
- $57,391+21.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $78,409
- Median home value
- $156,300
- Jobs located here
- 38,056
- Daytime population
- 89,217Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every West Virginia market ranked →The highest-scoring metro areas in West Virginia for coffee shops and cafes, numbered among those based in West Virginia (a market based in another state is listed without a number), with the Parkersburg-Vienna metro area marked.
Top metro areas in West Virginia
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV | 84 | 78 | 6.6 | $5.8M | +7.1% | #4 of 387 |
| Winchester, VA-WV | 83 | 45 | 8.1 | $5M | +6.5% | #6 of 387 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV | 77 | 2,320 | 9.8 | $5.3M | +3.3% | #19 of 387 |
| 1Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH | 59 | 95 | 6.2 | $5.4M | −2.6% | #116 of 387 |
| 2Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH | 55 | 33 | 6.6 | $5M | −3.6% | #145 of 387 |
| 3Charleston, WV | 55 | 59 | 6.8 | $4.9M | −4.7% | #146 of 387 |
| 4Wheeling, WV-OH | 50 | 41 | 7.1 | $4.7M | −3.6% | #188 of 387 |
| 5Morgantown, WV | 46 | 53 | 9.2 | $3.9M | +1.3% | #225 of 387 |
| 6Parkersburg-Vienna, WV | 43 | 25 | 6.6 | $5M | −2.3% | #247 of 387 |
| 7Beckley, WV | 37 | 39 | 8.7 | $3.6M | −4.3% | #299 of 387 |
Other business types in the Parkersburg-Vienna metro area
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
- Restaurants and cafes39
- Sit-down restaurants43
- Fast food and sandwich shops21
- Pizza13
- Coffee shops and cafes43
- Bakeries and dessert shops36
Groceries and convenience
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Questions
How many coffee shops and cafes are in the Parkersburg-Vienna, WV metro area?
The Parkersburg-Vienna metro area has 25 coffee shops and cafes on map listings as of September 2026. 7 of them (28%) are chain locations. The listings count coffee, tea, juice and bubble tea shops, and cafes. Official counts show 22 businesses with payroll classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in 2023. That count covers all snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars (bakeries and dessert shops included), not only coffee shops and cafes.
How much do households in the Parkersburg-Vienna, WV metro area spend on food away from home?
About $123.9M a year, or $3,271 per household. That is 20% below the U.S. average (an index of 80, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 25 coffee shops and cafes on map listings, it comes to $5M per cafe. The spending figure covers all food away from home, not only coffee shops and cafes. It is estimated from the incomes of the 37,877 households in the Parkersburg-Vienna metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Parkersburg-Vienna, WV metro area compare with the U.S. for coffee shops and cafes?
The Parkersburg-Vienna metro area has 6.6 coffee shops and cafes per 10,000 households, 40% below the U.S. rate of 11.0. Spending per cafe is $5M, 34% above the U.S. figure of $3.7M. At the national ratio of coffee shops and cafes to household spending, the Parkersburg-Vienna metro area would have about 33, against 25 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,722 households, against one for every 1,518 across the U.S.
How fast is the Parkersburg-Vienna, WV metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Parkersburg-Vienna metro area at 87,264 people in 2025, down 2.3% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 37,877 households. The median household income in the Parkersburg-Vienna metro area is $57,391 a year, 29% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 21.5% from the 2015–2019 survey, 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. The Parkersburg-Vienna metro area scores 43 for coffee shops and cafes (lower middle), #247 of 387 scored metro areas.
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