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Convenience stores in Monroe County, WV

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for convenience stores in Monroe County, WV, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score

Not scored

The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 4.

Listings
4
1 chain location (25%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$25M
On groceries · $5,409 a household
Spending per listing
$6.2M
21% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
8.7
9% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
12,491
+0.8% 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 4 convenience stores in Monroe County. That is 8.7 per 10,000 households, 9% above the U.S. rate of 8.0.

Households in Monroe County spend about $25M a year on groceries, or $5,409 per household, 14% below the U.S. average. That is about $6.2M of household spending for each store on map listings, 21% 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 Monroe County: counts under 3 aren’t published.

Population estimates show Monroe County grew 0.8% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). With 4 convenience stores on map listings, Monroe County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How Monroe 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 Monroe County, WV compared with West Virginia and the U.S.
MeasureMonroe CountyWest VirginiaU.S.
Listings per 10k households8.711.98.0
Spending per listing$6.2M$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+0.8%−1.4%+3.1%
Spending per household on groceries$5,409$5,613$6,319
Median household income$56,750$59,608$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored17

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
41 chain location
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 Monroe 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 Monroe County

Population, 2025 estimate
12,491+0.8% since 2020
Households
4,619
Median age
44.9
Homes lived in by their owners
87%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
473 sq. mi.
People per square mile
26
Median household income
$56,750+47.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$68,315
Median home value
$156,300
Jobs located here
1,616
Daytime population
9,609Residents 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 Monroe 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
Monroe County, WVNot scored48.7$6.2M+0.8%

Other business types in Monroe County

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

Questions

How many convenience stores are in Monroe County, WV?

There are 4 convenience stores on map listings in Monroe County as of September 2026. The listings count convenience stores without fuel. No official count is published for convenience stores in Monroe County: counts under 3 are left out.

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

About $25M a year, or $5,409 per household. That is 14% below the U.S. average (an index of 86, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 4 convenience stores on map listings, it comes to $6.2M per store. The spending figure covers all groceries, not only convenience stores. It is estimated from the incomes of the 4,619 households in Monroe County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Monroe County has 8.7 convenience stores per 10,000 households, 9% above the U.S. rate of 8.0. Spending per store is $6.2M, 21% below the U.S. figure of $7.9M. At the national ratio of convenience stores to household spending, Monroe County would have about 3, against 4 on map listings.

How fast is Monroe County, WV growing?

Population estimates put Monroe County at 12,491 people in 2025, up 0.8% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 4,619 households. Median household income in Monroe County is $56,750, 30% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 47.3%, 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. Monroe County has no market score for convenience stores: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 4.

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 Monroe County

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