Food and drink · Metro area · West Virginia
Coffee shops and cafes in the Wheeling, WV-OH metro area
The coffee shops and cafes in the Wheeling, WV-OH metro area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other metro areas.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 50 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #188 of 387 scored metro areas
#4 of 7 scored metro areas based in West Virginia
- Listings
- 41
- 9 chain locations (22%)
- Official establishments
- 24
- All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars
- Household spending a year
- $193.9M
- On food away from home · $3,342 a household
- Spending per listing
- $4.7M
- 28% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 7.1
- 35% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 134,089
- −3.6% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on food away from home in the Wheeling metro area comes to about $193.9M a year: $3,342 per household, 18% below the U.S. average. That works out to $4.7M per cafe, 28% above the U.S. figure of $3.7M. The spending figure covers all food away from home, not only coffee shops and cafes.
There are 41 coffee shops and cafes on map listings in the Wheeling metro area as of September 2026. 9 of them (22%) are chain locations, against 39% across the U.S. That comes to 7.1 for every 10,000 households, 35% below the U.S. rate of 11.0.
In 2023, official counts showed 24 businesses with payroll in the Wheeling metro area classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars. That is one for every 2,418 households, against one for every 1,518 across the U.S. That count covers all snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars (bakeries and dessert shops included), not only coffee shops and cafes.
Population estimates show the Wheeling metro area declined 3.6% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. For coffee shops and cafes, the Wheeling metro area has a Groundwork market score of 50 (upper middle): #188 of 387 scored metro areas and #4 of 7 scored metro areas based in West Virginia.
How the Wheeling 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 | Wheeling metro area | West Virginia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 7.1 | 7.3 | 11.0 |
| Spending per listing | $4.7M | $4.6M | $3.7M |
| Households per official establishment (all snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars) | 2,418 | 3,023 | 1,518 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +39.3% | +24.3% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −3.6% | −1.4% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on food away from home | $3,342 | $3,343 | $4,070 |
| Median household income | $57,418 | $59,608 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 50 | 55 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 24All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars
- Employees, 2023
- 169
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $3.8M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 0All snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 419 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 52The 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 Wheeling 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 Wheeling metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 134,089−3.6% since 2020
- Households
- 58,024
- Median age
- 44.8
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 72%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 944 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 145
- Median household income
- $57,418+14.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $79,303
- Median home value
- $156,600
- Jobs located here
- 58,297
- Daytime population
- 134,771Residents 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 Wheeling 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 Wheeling metro area
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
- Restaurants and cafes28
- Sit-down restaurants35
- Fast food and sandwich shops16
- Pizza11
- Coffee shops and cafes50
- Bakeries and dessert shops29
Groceries and convenience
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Questions
How many coffee shops and cafes are in the Wheeling, WV-OH metro area?
As of September 2026, map listings count 41 coffee shops and cafes in the Wheeling metro area. 9 of them (22%) are chain locations. The listings count coffee, tea, juice and bubble tea shops, and cafes. Official counts show 24 businesses with payroll classed as snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in 2023. The official count takes in all snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars, not only coffee shops and cafes: bakeries and dessert shops are counted too.
How much do households in the Wheeling, WV-OH metro area spend on food away from home?
About $193.9M a year, or $3,342 per household. That is 18% below the U.S. average (an index of 82, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 41 coffee shops and cafes on map listings, it comes to $4.7M 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 58,024 households in the Wheeling metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Wheeling, WV-OH metro area compare with the U.S. for coffee shops and cafes?
The Wheeling metro area has 7.1 coffee shops and cafes per 10,000 households, 35% below the U.S. rate of 11.0. Spending per cafe is $4.7M, 28% above the U.S. figure of $3.7M. At the U.S. ratio of coffee shops and cafes to household spending, the Wheeling metro area would have about 52, against 41 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,418 households, against one for every 1,518 across the U.S.
How fast is the Wheeling, WV-OH metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Wheeling metro area at 134,089 people in 2025, down 3.6% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 58,024 households. Median household income in the Wheeling metro area is $57,418, 29% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 14.0%, 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 Wheeling metro area scores 50 for coffee shops and cafes (upper middle), #188 of 387 scored metro areas.
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