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Fast food and sandwich shops in Lincoln County, WV
The fast food and sandwich shops in Lincoln County, WV, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 32 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,764 of 2,222 scored counties
#19 of 38 scored counties in West Virginia
- Listings
- 7
- 4 chain locations (57%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $22.3M
- On food away from home · $2,912 a household
- Spending per listing
- $3.2M
- 5% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 9.1
- 32% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 19,177
- −5.8% since 2020
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What this means
Lincoln County scores 32 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for fast food and sandwich shops, ranking #1,764 of 2,222 scored counties and #19 of 38 scored counties in West Virginia. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Households in Lincoln County spend about $22.3M a year on food away from home, or $2,912 per household, 28% below the U.S. average. That is about $3.2M of household spending for each shop on map listings, 5% above the U.S. figure of $3.1M. The spending figure covers all food away from home, not only fast food and sandwich shops.
There are 7 fast food and sandwich shops on map listings in Lincoln County as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 57% of them, against 79% across the U.S. That is 9.1 per 10,000 households, 32% below the U.S. rate of 13.3.
Official counts don’t publish a figure for limited-service restaurants in Lincoln County, since they leave out counts under 3. Population estimates put the population change in Lincoln County from 2020 to 2025 at −5.8%, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How Lincoln County 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 fast food and sandwich shops 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 | Lincoln County | West Virginia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 9.1 | 14.1 | 13.3 |
| Spending per listing | $3.2M | $2.4M | $3.1M |
| Households per official establishment (all limited-service restaurants) | n/a | 564 | 478 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −1.5% | +6.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −5.8% | −1.4% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on food away from home | $2,912 | $3,343 | $4,070 |
| Median household income | $46,205 | $59,608 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 32 | 24 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- n/aAll limited-service restaurants
- Employees, 2023
- n/a
- Annual payroll, 2023
- n/a
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 0All limited-service restaurants with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 74 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 7The 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 limited-service restaurants in Lincoln 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. These official figures cover all limited-service restaurants, not only fast food and sandwich shops.
Population and households in Lincoln County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 19,177−5.8% since 2020
- Households
- 7,673
- Median age
- 44.0
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 74%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 437 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 46
- Median household income
- $46,205+9.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $62,576
- Median home value
- $105,300
- Jobs located here
- 2,363
- Daytime population
- 15,719Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every West Virginia market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in West Virginia for fast food and sandwich shops, numbered among those based in West Virginia, with Lincoln County marked.
Top counties in West Virginia
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Jefferson County, WV | 82 | 28 | 12.3 | $3.6M | +9.2% | #101 of 2,222 |
| 2Berkeley County, WV | 79 | 55 | 10.8 | $3.6M | +13.7% | #153 of 2,222 |
| 3Morgan County, WV | 72 | 8 | 10.9 | $3.2M | +5.5% | #319 of 2,222 |
| 4Mineral County, WV | 67 | 9 | 8.1 | $4.3M | −0.4% | #461 of 2,222 |
| 5Wayne County, WV | 63 | 10 | 6.3 | $5.1M | −4.0% | #595 of 2,222 |
| 6Preston County, WV | 57 | 14 | 10.9 | $3M | −0.6% | #862 of 2,222 |
| 7Mason County, WV | 56 | 8 | 7.8 | $3.9M | −2.7% | #885 of 2,222 |
| 8Marshall County, WV | 55 | 11 | 8.8 | $3.7M | −4.4% | #936 of 2,222 |
| 9Hardy County, WV | 55 | 5 | 8.4 | $3.6M | +0.7% | #937 of 2,222 |
| 10Boone County, WV | 51 | 8 | 10.1 | $3.1M | −6.9% | #1,097 of 2,222 |
| 19Lincoln County, WV | 32 | 7 | 9.1 | $3.2M | −5.8% | #1,764 of 2,222 |
Other business types in Lincoln County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
- Restaurants and cafes61
- Sit-down restaurants58
- Fast food and sandwich shops32
- Pizza13
- Coffee shops and cafes
- Bakeries and dessert shops
Groceries and convenience
Auto
Beauty and personal care
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many fast food and sandwich shops are in Lincoln County, WV?
As of September 2026, map listings count 7 fast food and sandwich shops in Lincoln County. 4 of them (57%) are chain locations. The listings count fast food, sandwich shops, delis and bagel shops. No official count is published for limited-service restaurants in Lincoln County: counts under 3 are left out.
How much do households in Lincoln County, WV spend on food away from home?
About $22.3M a year, or $2,912 per household. That is 28% below the U.S. average (an index of 72, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 7 fast food and sandwich shops on map listings, it comes to $3.2M per shop. That spending covers all food away from home, which fast food and sandwich shops share with other businesses in the trade. It is estimated from the incomes of the 7,673 households in Lincoln County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Lincoln County, WV compare with the U.S. for fast food and sandwich shops?
Lincoln County has 9.1 fast food and sandwich shops per 10,000 households, 32% below the U.S. rate of 13.3. Spending per shop is $3.2M, 5% above the U.S. figure of $3.1M. The count on map listings matches the U.S. ratio of fast food and sandwich shops to household spending.
How fast is Lincoln County, WV growing?
Population estimates put Lincoln County at 19,177 people in 2025, down 5.8% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 7,673 households. Median household income in Lincoln County is $46,205, 43% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 9.1%, 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. Lincoln County scores 32 for fast food and sandwich shops (lower middle), #1,764 of 2,222 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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