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Convenience stores in Webster County, WV

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

Groundwork market score

Not scored

Counties under 10,000 people aren’t scored, since a few businesses can swing their figures.

Listings
3
3 chain locations (100%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$14.7M
On groceries · $5,072 a household
Spending per listing
$4.9M
38% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
10.3
29% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
7,760
−7.1% 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

At $5,072 per household (20% below the U.S. average), households in Webster County spend about $14.7M a year on groceries. Spread across 3 convenience stores, that is $4.9M per store, 38% below the U.S. figure of $7.9M. The spending figure covers all groceries, not only convenience stores.

Webster County has 3 convenience stores on map listings as of September 2026. That comes to 10.3 for every 10,000 households, 29% above the U.S. rate of 8.0.

Official counts don’t publish a figure for convenience stores in Webster County, since they leave out counts under 3.

Population estimates show Webster County declined 7.1% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. Counties under 10,000 people aren’t given a market score, since a few businesses can swing their figures.

How Webster 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 Webster County, WV compared with West Virginia and the U.S.
MeasureWebster CountyWest VirginiaU.S.
Listings per 10k households10.311.98.0
Spending per listing$4.9M$4.7M$7.9M
Households per official establishmentn/a5,7833,493
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+26.0%+22.0%
Population growth, 2020–2025−7.1%−1.4%+3.1%
Spending per household on groceries$5,072$5,613$6,319
Median household income$43,839$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
33 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
2The 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 Webster 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 Webster County

Population, 2025 estimate
7,760−7.1% since 2020
Households
2,899
Median age
48.1
Homes lived in by their owners
77%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
554 sq. mi.
People per square mile
15
Median household income
$43,839
Average household income
$58,888
Median home value
$76,100
Jobs located here
1,522
Daytime population
6,881Residents 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 Webster 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
Webster County, WVNot scored310.3$4.9M−7.1%

Other business types in Webster County

None has a Groundwork market score here. Counties under 10,000 people aren’t scored, since a few businesses can swing their figures.

Questions

How many convenience stores are in Webster County, WV?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 3 convenience stores in Webster County. The listings count convenience stores without fuel. No official count is published for convenience stores in Webster County: counts under 3 are left out.

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

About $14.7M a year, or $5,072 per household. That is 20% below the U.S. average (an index of 80, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 3 convenience stores on map listings, it comes to $4.9M per store. That spending covers all groceries, which convenience stores share with other businesses in the trade. It is estimated from the incomes of the 2,899 households in Webster County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Webster County has 10.3 convenience stores per 10,000 households, 29% above the U.S. rate of 8.0. Spending per store is $4.9M, 38% below the U.S. figure of $7.9M. At the U.S. ratio of convenience stores to household spending, Webster County would have about 2, against 3 on map listings.

How fast is Webster County, WV growing?

Population estimates put Webster County at 7,760 people in 2025, down 7.1% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 2,899 households. The median household income in Webster County is $43,839 a year, 46% below the U.S. median of $80,734.

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 score leaves out counties under 10,000 people, where a handful of businesses would swing it.

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