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Convenience stores in Grant County, WV

The convenience stores in Grant County, WV, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 18 out of 100: Low

Ranked #2,069 of 2,261 scored counties
#31 of 41 scored counties in West Virginia

Listings
9
3 chain locations (33%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$24.2M
On groceries · $5,500 a household
Spending per listing
$2.7M
66% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
20.5
2.6 times the U.S.
Population, 2025
11,041
+0.4% 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

The Groundwork market score for convenience stores in Grant County is 18 (low), #2,069 of 2,261 scored counties and #31 of 41 scored counties in West Virginia. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.

Map listings as of September 2026 show 9 convenience stores in Grant County. 3 of them (33%) are chain locations, against 60% across the U.S. That comes to 20.5 for every 10,000 households, 2.6 times the U.S. rate of 8.0.

Household spending on groceries in Grant County comes to about $24.2M a year: $5,500 per household, 13% below the U.S. average. That works out to $2.7M per store, 66% below the U.S. figure of $7.9M. That spending covers all groceries, which convenience stores share with other businesses in the trade.

There is no official count of businesses with payroll classed as convenience stores in Grant County: counts under 3 aren’t published. Population estimates put the population change in Grant County from 2020 to 2025 at +0.4%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).

How Grant County compares

The same measures for West Virginia and the whole U.S. Spending per listing divides a year of household spending on all groceries by the convenience stores counted, so it measures the demand for each competitor, not any business’s revenue. Households per establishment does the same with the official count.

Convenience stores in Grant County, WV compared with West Virginia and the U.S.
MeasureGrant CountyWest VirginiaU.S.
Listings per 10k households20.511.98.0
Spending per listing$2.7M$4.7M$7.9M
Households per official establishmentn/a5,7833,493
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+26.0%+22.0%
Population growth, 2020–2025+0.4%−1.4%+3.1%
Spending per household on groceries$5,500$5,613$6,319
Median household income$62,361$59,608$80,734
Groundwork market score1817

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
n/a
Employees, 2023
n/a
Annual payroll, 2023
n/a
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
93 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
3The 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 convenience stores in Grant 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.

Population and households in Grant County

Population, 2025 estimate
11,041+0.4% since 2020
Households
4,393
Median age
47.7
Homes lived in by their owners
81%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
477 sq. mi.
People per square mile
23
Median household income
$62,361+47.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$73,987
Median home value
$175,100
Jobs located here
3,871
Daytime population
9,747Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Convenience stores across West Virginia

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The highest-scoring counties in West Virginia for convenience stores, numbered among those based in West Virginia, with Grant County marked.

Top counties in West Virginia

Counties in West Virginia ranked for convenience stores by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Berkeley County, WV68509.8$6.3M+13.7%#501 of 2,261
2Morgan County, WV6768.2$7.1M+5.5%#528 of 2,261
3Monongalia County, WV66439.6$6.1M+2.0%#564 of 2,261
4Jefferson County, WV612912.7$5.2M+9.2%#736 of 2,261
5Putnam County, WV56219.0$6.8M−1.0%#896 of 2,261
6Cabell County, WV55307.6$7.2M−3.2%#928 of 2,261
7Kanawha County, WV468511.1$5.1M−4.3%#1,274 of 2,261
8Mason County, WV4565.9$9.1M−2.7%#1,292 of 2,261
9Marshall County, WV45108.0$6.9M−4.4%#1,294 of 2,261
10Wayne County, WV44138.2$6.7M−4.0%#1,323 of 2,261
31Grant County, WV18920.5$2.7M+0.4%#2,069 of 2,261

Other business types in Grant County

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

Questions

How many convenience stores are in Grant County, WV?

There are 9 convenience stores on map listings in Grant County as of September 2026. 3 of them (33%) are chain locations. The listings count convenience stores without fuel. No official count is published for convenience stores in Grant County: counts under 3 are left out.

How much do households in Grant County, WV spend on groceries?

About $24.2M a year, or $5,500 per household. That is 13% below the U.S. average (an index of 87, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 9 convenience stores on map listings, it comes to $2.7M per store. The spending figure covers all groceries, not only convenience stores. It is estimated from the incomes of the 4,393 households in Grant County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Grant County, WV compare with the U.S. for convenience stores?

Grant County has 20.5 convenience stores per 10,000 households, 2.6 times the U.S. rate of 8.0. Spending per store is $2.7M, 66% below the U.S. figure of $7.9M. At the national ratio of convenience stores to household spending, Grant County would have about 3, against 9 on map listings.

How fast is Grant County, WV growing?

Population estimates put Grant County at 11,041 people in 2025, up 0.4% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 4,393 households. Median household income in Grant County is $62,361, 23% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 47.7%, 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. Grant County scores 18 for convenience stores (low), #2,069 of 2,261 scored counties.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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How the score works · Top markets for convenience stores · All 56 business types in Grant County

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