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Coffee shops and cafes in the Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH metro area

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for coffee shops and cafes in the Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH metro area, set against other metro areas and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 55 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #145 of 387 scored metro areas
#2 of 7 scored metro areas based in West Virginia

Listings
33
10 chain locations (30%)
Official establishments
16
All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars
Household spending a year
$163.5M
On food away from home · $3,294 a household
Spending per listing
$5M
34% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
6.6
40% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
112,468
−3.6% 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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 33 coffee shops and cafes in the Weirton-Steubenville metro area. 10 of them (30%) are chain locations, against 39% across the U.S. That comes to 6.6 for every 10,000 households, 40% below the U.S. rate of 11.0.

Household spending on food away from home in the Weirton-Steubenville metro area comes to about $163.5M a year: $3,294 per household, 19% below the U.S. average. That works out to $5M per cafe, 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 Weirton-Steubenville metro area was 16 in 2023. That is one for every 3,103 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. Official counts list 3 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $30K has gone to businesses classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in the Weirton-Steubenville metro area.

Population estimates put the population change in the Weirton-Steubenville metro area from 2020 to 2025 at −3.6%, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Weirton-Steubenville metro area scores 55 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for coffee shops and cafes, ranking #145 of 387 scored metro areas and #2 of 7 scored metro areas based in West Virginia.

How the Weirton-Steubenville 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.

Coffee shops and cafes in Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH metro area compared with West Virginia and the U.S.
MeasureWeirton-Steubenville metro areaWest VirginiaU.S.
Listings per 10k households6.67.311.0
Spending per listing$5M$4.6M$3.7M
Households per official establishment (all snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars)3,1033,0231,518
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+39.3%+24.3%
Population growth, 2020–2025−3.6%−1.4%+3.1%
Spending per household on food away from home$3,294$3,343$4,070
Median household income$58,784$59,608$80,734
Groundwork market score5555

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
16All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars
Employees, 2023
159
Annual payroll, 2023
$2.6M
One-person businesses, 2023
3All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
3310 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
44The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
1
Amount
$30K

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in the Weirton-Steubenville 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 Weirton-Steubenville metro area

Population, 2025 estimate
112,468−3.6% since 2020
Households
49,642
Median age
45.1
Homes lived in by their owners
72%
Vehicles per household
1.7
Land area
580 sq. mi.
People per square mile
198
Median household income
$58,784+24.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$75,835
Median home value
$131,300
Jobs located here
36,596
Daytime population
102,743Residents 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 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 Weirton-Steubenville metro area marked.

Top metro areas in West Virginia

Metro areas in West Virginia ranked for coffee shops and cafes by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV84786.6$5.8M+7.1%#4 of 387
Winchester, VA-WV83458.1$5M+6.5%#6 of 387
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV772,3209.8$5.3M+3.3%#19 of 387
1Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH59956.2$5.4M−2.6%#116 of 387
2Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH55336.6$5M−3.6%#145 of 387
3Charleston, WV55596.8$4.9M−4.7%#146 of 387
4Wheeling, WV-OH50417.1$4.7M−3.6%#188 of 387
5Morgantown, WV46539.2$3.9M+1.3%#225 of 387
6Parkersburg-Vienna, WV43256.6$5M−2.3%#247 of 387
7Beckley, WV37398.7$3.6M−4.3%#299 of 387

Other business types in the Weirton-Steubenville metro area

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

Questions

How many coffee shops and cafes are in the Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH metro area?

There are 33 coffee shops and cafes on map listings in the Weirton-Steubenville metro area as of September 2026. 10 of them (30%) are chain locations. The listings count coffee, tea, juice and bubble tea shops, and cafes. Official counts show 16 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. Official counts also show 3 one-person businesses without payroll.

How much do households in the Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH metro area spend on food away from home?

About $163.5M a year, or $3,294 per household. That is 19% below the U.S. average (an index of 81, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 33 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 49,642 households in the Weirton-Steubenville metro area and national spending patterns by income.

How does the Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH metro area compare with the U.S. for coffee shops and cafes?

The Weirton-Steubenville 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 Weirton-Steubenville metro area would have about 44, against 33 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,103 households, against one for every 1,518 across the U.S.

How fast is the Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH metro area growing?

Population estimates put the Weirton-Steubenville metro area at 112,468 people in 2025, down 3.6% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 49,642 households. The median household income in the Weirton-Steubenville metro area is $58,784 a year, 27% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 24.2% 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 Weirton-Steubenville metro area scores 55 for coffee shops and cafes (upper middle), #145 of 387 scored metro areas.

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