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Coffee shops and cafes in Putnam County, WV
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for coffee shops and cafes in Putnam County, WV, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 66 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #410 of 2,063 scored counties
#2 of 26 scored counties in West Virginia
- Listings
- 21
- 10 chain locations (48%)
- Official establishments
- 3
- All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars
- Household spending a year
- $91.9M
- On food away from home · $3,951 a household
- Spending per listing
- $4.4M
- 18% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 9.0
- 18% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 56,885
- −1.0% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 21 coffee shops and cafes in Putnam County. Chain locations make up 48% of them, against 39% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 9.0, 18% below the U.S. rate of 11.0.
Household spending on food away from home in Putnam County comes to about $91.9M a year: $3,951 per household, 3% below the U.S. average. That is about $4.4M of household spending for each cafe on map listings, 18% 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.
In 2023, official counts showed 3 businesses with payroll in Putnam County classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars. That is one for every 7,750 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. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $335K have gone to businesses classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in Putnam County.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Putnam County declined 1.0%, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Groundwork market score for coffee shops and cafes in Putnam County is 66 (upper middle), #410 of 2,063 scored counties and #2 of 26 scored counties in West Virginia. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Putnam 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 | Putnam County | West Virginia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 9.0 | 7.3 | 11.0 |
| Spending per listing | $4.4M | $4.6M | $3.7M |
| Households per official establishment (all snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars) | 7,750 | 3,023 | 1,518 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +39.3% | +24.3% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −1.0% | −1.4% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on food away from home | $3,951 | $3,343 | $4,070 |
| Median household income | $79,527 | $59,608 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 66 | 55 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 3 → 3All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars
- Employees, 2023
- 25
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $607K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 0All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 2110 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 25The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 2
- Amount
- $335K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in Putnam 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 Putnam County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 56,885−1.0% since 2020
- Households
- 23,251
- Median age
- 42.2
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 82%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 346 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 165
- Median household income
- $79,527+32.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $101,714
- Median home value
- $223,300
- Jobs located here
- 22,705
- Daytime population
- 55,529Residents 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 Putnam 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 |
Other business types in Putnam County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
- Restaurants and cafes65
- Sit-down restaurants72
- Fast food and sandwich shops37
- Pizza40
- Coffee shops and cafes66
- Bakeries and dessert shops73
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 Putnam County, WV?
There are 21 coffee shops and cafes on map listings in Putnam County as of September 2026. 10 of them (48%) are chain locations. The listings count coffee, tea, juice and bubble tea shops, and cafes. Official counts show 3 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 Putnam County, WV spend on food away from home?
About $91.9M a year, or $3,951 per household. That is 3% below the U.S. average (an index of 97, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 21 coffee shops and cafes on map listings, it comes to $4.4M 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 23,251 households in Putnam County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Putnam County, WV compare with the U.S. for coffee shops and cafes?
Putnam County has 9.0 coffee shops and cafes per 10,000 households, 18% below the U.S. rate of 11.0. Spending per cafe is $4.4M, 18% above the U.S. figure of $3.7M. At the national ratio of coffee shops and cafes to household spending, Putnam County would have about 25, against 21 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 7,750 households, against one for every 1,518 across the U.S.
How fast is Putnam County, WV growing?
Population estimates put Putnam County at 56,885 people in 2025, down 1.0% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 23,251 households. The median household income in Putnam County is $79,527 a year, in line with the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 32.3% 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. Putnam County scores 66 for coffee shops and cafes (upper middle), #410 of 2,063 scored counties.
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