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Fast food and sandwich shops in Roane County, WV

The fast food and sandwich shops in Roane County, WV, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 30 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,855 of 2,222 scored counties
#22 of 38 scored counties in West Virginia

Listings
9
8 chain locations (89%)
Official establishments
4
All limited-service restaurants
Household spending a year
$16.3M
On food away from home · $2,860 a household
Spending per listing
$1.8M
41% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
15.8
19% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
13,317
−4.8% 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

For fast food and sandwich shops, Roane County has a Groundwork market score of 30 (lower middle): #1,855 of 2,222 scored counties and #22 of 38 scored counties in West Virginia. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.

Households in Roane County spend about $16.3M a year on food away from home, or $2,860 per household, 30% below the U.S. average. That is about $1.8M of household spending for each shop on map listings, 41% below 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 9 fast food and sandwich shops on map listings in Roane County as of September 2026. Of those, 8 are chain locations, or 89%, against 79% across the U.S. That is 15.8 per 10,000 households, 19% above the U.S. rate of 13.3.

Official counts show 4 businesses with payroll classed as limited-service restaurants in Roane County in 2023. That is one for every 1,426 households, against one for every 478 across the U.S. That count covers all limited-service restaurants (pizza places included), not only fast food and sandwich shops. Population estimates put the population change in Roane County from 2020 to 2025 at −4.8%, against +3.1% for the U.S.

How Roane 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.

Fast food and sandwich shops in Roane County, WV compared with West Virginia and the U.S.
MeasureRoane CountyWest VirginiaU.S.
Listings per 10k households15.814.113.3
Spending per listing$1.8M$2.4M$3.1M
Households per official establishment (all limited-service restaurants)1,426564478
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−1.5%+6.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025−4.8%−1.4%+3.1%
Spending per household on food away from home$2,860$3,343$4,070
Median household income$45,778$59,608$80,734
Groundwork market score3024

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
5 → 4All limited-service restaurants
Employees, 2023
110
Annual payroll, 2023
$2.2M
One-person businesses, 2023
0All limited-service restaurants with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
98 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
5The 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 Roane 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 Roane County

Population, 2025 estimate
13,317−4.8% since 2020
Households
5,704
Median age
46.7
Homes lived in by their owners
79%
Vehicles per household
1.6
Land area
484 sq. mi.
People per square mile
29
Median household income
$45,778+22.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$62,771
Median home value
$122,100
Jobs located here
3,008
Daytime population
12,017Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Fast food and sandwich shops across West Virginia

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The highest-scoring counties in West Virginia for fast food and sandwich shops, numbered among those based in West Virginia, with Roane County marked.

Top counties in West Virginia

Counties in West Virginia ranked for fast food and sandwich shops by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Jefferson County, WV822812.3$3.6M+9.2%#101 of 2,222
2Berkeley County, WV795510.8$3.6M+13.7%#153 of 2,222
3Morgan County, WV72810.9$3.2M+5.5%#319 of 2,222
4Mineral County, WV6798.1$4.3M−0.4%#461 of 2,222
5Wayne County, WV63106.3$5.1M−4.0%#595 of 2,222
6Preston County, WV571410.9$3M−0.6%#862 of 2,222
7Mason County, WV5687.8$3.9M−2.7%#885 of 2,222
8Marshall County, WV55118.8$3.7M−4.4%#936 of 2,222
9Hardy County, WV5558.4$3.6M+0.7%#937 of 2,222
10Boone County, WV51810.1$3.1M−6.9%#1,097 of 2,222
22Roane County, WV30915.8$1.8M−4.8%#1,855 of 2,222

Other business types in Roane County

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

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Questions

How many fast food and sandwich shops are in Roane County, WV?

As of September 2026, map listings count 9 fast food and sandwich shops in Roane County. 8 of them (89%) are chain locations. The listings count fast food, sandwich shops, delis and bagel shops. Official counts show 4 businesses with payroll classed as limited-service restaurants in 2023. The official count takes in all limited-service restaurants, not only fast food and sandwich shops: pizza places are counted too.

How much do households in Roane County, WV spend on food away from home?

About $16.3M a year, or $2,860 per household. That is 30% below the U.S. average (an index of 70, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 9 fast food and sandwich shops on map listings, it comes to $1.8M 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 5,704 households in Roane County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Roane County, WV compare with the U.S. for fast food and sandwich shops?

Roane County has 15.8 fast food and sandwich shops per 10,000 households, 19% above the U.S. rate of 13.3. Spending per shop is $1.8M, 41% below the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the U.S. ratio of fast food and sandwich shops to household spending, Roane County would have about 5, against 9 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,426 households, against one for every 478 across the U.S.

How fast is Roane County, WV growing?

Population estimates put Roane County at 13,317 people in 2025, down 4.8% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 5,704 households. Median household income in Roane County is $45,778, 43% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 22.5%, 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. Roane County scores 30 for fast food and sandwich shops (lower middle), #1,855 of 2,222 scored counties.

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