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Fast food and sandwich shops in Summers County, WV

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for fast food and sandwich shops in Summers County, WV, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score

Not scored

The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 4.

Listings
4
4 chain locations (100%)
Official establishments
3
All limited-service restaurants
Household spending a year
$13M
On food away from home · $2,769 a household
Spending per listing
$3.2M
6% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
8.5
36% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
11,532
−3.3% 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

Households in Summers County spend about $13M a year on food away from home, or $2,769 per household, 32% below the U.S. average. That is about $3.2M of household spending for each shop on map listings, 6% above the U.S. figure of $3.1M. The spending figure covers all food away from home, not only fast food and sandwich shops.

Summers County has 4 fast food and sandwich shops on map listings as of September 2026. That is 8.5 per 10,000 households, 36% below the U.S. rate of 13.3.

In 2023, official counts showed 3 businesses with payroll in Summers County classed as limited-service restaurants. That is one for every 1,560 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 Summers County from 2020 to 2025 at −3.3%, against +3.1% for the U.S. With 4 fast food and sandwich shops on map listings, Summers County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How Summers 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 Summers County, WV compared with West Virginia and the U.S.
MeasureSummers CountyWest VirginiaU.S.
Listings per 10k households8.514.113.3
Spending per listing$3.2M$2.4M$3.1M
Households per official establishment (all limited-service restaurants)1,560564478
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−1.5%+6.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025−3.3%−1.4%+3.1%
Spending per household on food away from home$2,769$3,343$4,070
Median household income$40,699$59,608$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored24

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
4 → 3All limited-service restaurants
Employees, 2023
99
Annual payroll, 2023
$1.6M
One-person businesses, 2023
0All limited-service restaurants with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
44 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
4The 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 Summers 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 Summers County

Population, 2025 estimate
11,532−3.3% since 2020
Households
4,680
Median age
47.9
Homes lived in by their owners
81%
Vehicles per household
1.6
Land area
361 sq. mi.
People per square mile
33
Median household income
$40,699+6.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$58,559
Median home value
$140,100
Jobs located here
1,800
Daytime population
10,079Residents 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 Summers 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
Summers County, WVNot scored48.5$3.2M−3.3%

Other business types in Summers County

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

Questions

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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 4 fast food and sandwich shops in Summers County. The listings count fast food, sandwich shops, delis and bagel shops. Official counts show 3 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 Summers County, WV spend on food away from home?

About $13M a year, or $2,769 per household. That is 32% below the U.S. average (an index of 68, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 4 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 4,680 households in Summers County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Summers County has 8.5 fast food and sandwich shops per 10,000 households, 36% below the U.S. rate of 13.3. Spending per shop is $3.2M, 6% 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. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,560 households, against one for every 478 across the U.S.

How fast is Summers County, WV growing?

Population estimates put Summers County at 11,532 people in 2025, down 3.3% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 4,680 households. Median household income in Summers County is $40,699, 50% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 6.6%, 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. Summers County has no market score for fast food and sandwich shops: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 4.

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