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Fast food and sandwich shops in Preston County, WV
The fast food and sandwich shops in Preston County, WV, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 57 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #862 of 2,222 scored counties
#6 of 38 scored counties in West Virginia
- Listings
- 14
- 13 chain locations (93%)
- Official establishments
- 12
- All limited-service restaurants
- Household spending a year
- $42.7M
- On food away from home · $3,334 a household
- Spending per listing
- $3M
- In line with the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 10.9
- 18% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 34,004
- −0.6% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 14 fast food and sandwich shops in Preston County. Of those, 13 are chain locations, or 93%, against 79% across the U.S. That is 10.9 per 10,000 households, 18% below the U.S. rate of 13.3.
Households in Preston County spend about $42.7M a year on food away from home, or $3,334 per household, 18% below the U.S. average. That works out to $3M per shop, in line with 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.
Official counts show 12 businesses with payroll classed as limited-service restaurants in Preston County in 2023. That is one for every 1,067 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. Another 3 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Preston County declined 0.6%, against +3.1% for the U.S. For fast food and sandwich shops, Preston County has a Groundwork market score of 57 (upper middle): #862 of 2,222 scored counties and #6 of 38 scored counties in West Virginia.
How Preston 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 | Preston County | West Virginia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 10.9 | 14.1 | 13.3 |
| Spending per listing | $3M | $2.4M | $3.1M |
| Households per official establishment (all limited-service restaurants) | 1,067 | 564 | 478 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −1.5% | +6.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −0.6% | −1.4% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on food away from home | $3,334 | $3,343 | $4,070 |
| Median household income | $61,880 | $59,608 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 57 | 24 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 10 → 12All limited-service restaurants
- Employees, 2023
- 142
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $2.7M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 3All limited-service restaurants with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 1413 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 14The 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 Preston 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 Preston County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 34,004−0.6% since 2020
- Households
- 12,809
- Median age
- 44.0
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 81%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 649 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 53
- Median household income
- $61,880+19.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $75,856
- Median home value
- $162,800
- Jobs located here
- 6,983
- Daytime population
- 28,456Residents 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 Preston 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 Preston County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
- Restaurants and cafes62
- Sit-down restaurants62
- Fast food and sandwich shops57
- Pizza39
- Coffee shops and cafes63
- Bakeries and dessert shops58
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Questions
How many fast food and sandwich shops are in Preston County, WV?
There are 14 fast food and sandwich shops on map listings in Preston County as of September 2026. 13 of them (93%) are chain locations. The listings count fast food, sandwich shops, delis and bagel shops. Official counts show 12 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. Official counts list 3 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Preston County, WV spend on food away from home?
About $42.7M a year, or $3,334 per household. That is 18% below the U.S. average (an index of 82, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 14 fast food and sandwich shops on map listings, it comes to $3M 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 12,809 households in Preston County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Preston County, WV compare with the U.S. for fast food and sandwich shops?
Preston County has 10.9 fast food and sandwich shops per 10,000 households, 18% below the U.S. rate of 13.3. Spending per shop is $3M, in line with 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. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,067 households, against one for every 478 across the U.S.
How fast is Preston County, WV growing?
Population estimates put Preston County at 34,004 people in 2025, down 0.6% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 12,809 households. The median household income in Preston County is $61,880 a year, 23% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 19.3% 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. Preston County scores 57 for fast food and sandwich shops (upper middle), #862 of 2,222 scored counties.
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