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Fast food and sandwich shops in Mason County, WV
How Mason County, WV compares with other counties and the U.S. for fast food and sandwich shops: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 56 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #885 of 2,222 scored counties
#7 of 38 scored counties in West Virginia
- Listings
- 8
- 7 chain locations (88%)
- Official establishments
- 11
- All limited-service restaurants
- Household spending a year
- $31.4M
- On food away from home · $3,071 a household
- Spending per listing
- $3.9M
- 28% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 7.8
- 41% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 24,707
- −2.7% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 8 fast food and sandwich shops in Mason County. 7 of them (88%) are chain locations, against 79% across the U.S. That is 7.8 per 10,000 households, 41% below the U.S. rate of 13.3.
Households in Mason County spend about $31.4M a year on food away from home, or $3,071 per household, 25% below the U.S. average. That is about $3.9M of household spending for each shop on map listings, 28% above the U.S. figure of $3.1M. That spending covers all food away from home, which fast food and sandwich shops share with other businesses in the trade.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as limited-service restaurants in Mason County was 11 in 2023. That is one for every 928 households, against one for every 478 across the U.S. The official count takes in all limited-service restaurants, not only fast food and sandwich shops: pizza places are counted too. Official counts also show 5 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $303K has gone to businesses classed as limited-service restaurants in Mason County.
Population estimates show Mason County declined 2.7% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Groundwork market score for fast food and sandwich shops in Mason County is 56 (upper middle), #885 of 2,222 scored counties and #7 of 38 scored counties in West Virginia.
How Mason 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 | Mason County | West Virginia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 7.8 | 14.1 | 13.3 |
| Spending per listing | $3.9M | $2.4M | $3.1M |
| Households per official establishment (all limited-service restaurants) | 928 | 564 | 478 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −1.5% | +6.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −2.7% | −1.4% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on food away from home | $3,071 | $3,343 | $4,070 |
| Median household income | $49,761 | $59,608 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 56 | 24 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 11 → 11All limited-service restaurants
- Employees, 2023
- 219
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $3.9M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 5All limited-service restaurants with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 87 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 10The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $303K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as limited-service restaurants in Mason 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 Mason County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 24,707−2.7% since 2020
- Households
- 10,211
- Median age
- 44.8
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 82%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 431 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 58
- Median household income
- $49,761+8.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $70,616
- Median home value
- $120,300
- Jobs located here
- 5,376
- Daytime population
- 21,537Residents 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 Mason 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 |
Other business types in Mason County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
- Restaurants and cafes60
- Sit-down restaurants62
- Fast food and sandwich shops56
- Pizza38
- Coffee shops and cafes44
- Bakeries and dessert shops41
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Questions
How many fast food and sandwich shops are in Mason County, WV?
Mason County has 8 fast food and sandwich shops on map listings as of September 2026. 7 of them (88%) are chain locations. The listings count fast food, sandwich shops, delis and bagel shops. Official counts show 11 businesses with payroll classed as limited-service restaurants in 2023. That count covers all limited-service restaurants (pizza places included), not only fast food and sandwich shops. Another 5 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Mason County, WV spend on food away from home?
About $31.4M a year, or $3,071 per household. That is 25% below the U.S. average (an index of 75, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 8 fast food and sandwich shops on map listings, it comes to $3.9M per shop. The spending figure covers all food away from home, not only fast food and sandwich shops. It is estimated from the incomes of the 10,211 households in Mason County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Mason County, WV compare with the U.S. for fast food and sandwich shops?
Mason County has 7.8 fast food and sandwich shops per 10,000 households, 41% below the U.S. rate of 13.3. Spending per shop is $3.9M, 28% above the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the national ratio of fast food and sandwich shops to household spending, Mason County would have about 10, against 8 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 928 households, against one for every 478 across the U.S.
How fast is Mason County, WV growing?
Population estimates put Mason County at 24,707 people in 2025, down 2.7% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 10,211 households. The median household income in Mason County is $49,761 a year, 38% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 8.0% from the 2015–2019 survey, 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. Mason County scores 56 for fast food and sandwich shops (upper middle), #885 of 2,222 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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