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Fast food and sandwich shops in the Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH metro area
The fast food and sandwich shops in the Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH metro area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other metro areas.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 35 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #284 of 387 scored metro areas
#1 of 7 scored metro areas based in West Virginia
- Listings
- 61
- 51 chain locations (84%)
- Official establishments
- 91
- All limited-service restaurants · +5.8% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $163.5M
- On food away from home · $3,294 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.7M
- 12% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 12.3
- 8% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 112,468
- −3.6% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 61 fast food and sandwich shops in the Weirton-Steubenville metro area. Of those, 51 are chain locations, or 84%, against 79% across the U.S. That comes to 12.3 for every 10,000 households, 8% below the U.S. rate of 13.3.
At $3,294 per household (19% below the U.S. average), households in the Weirton-Steubenville metro area spend about $163.5M a year on food away from home. Spread across 61 fast food and sandwich shops, that is $2.7M per shop, 12% below 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 91 businesses with payroll classed as limited-service restaurants in the Weirton-Steubenville metro area in 2023, up 5.8% from 2019. That is one for every 546 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 21 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 3 SBA-backed loans worth $196K have gone to businesses classed as limited-service restaurants in the Weirton-Steubenville metro area.
Population estimates put the population change in the Weirton-Steubenville metro area from 2020 to 2025 at −3.6%, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Weirton-Steubenville metro area scores 35 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for fast food and sandwich shops, ranking #284 of 387 scored metro areas and #1 of 7 scored metro areas based in West Virginia.
How the Weirton-Steubenville metro area 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 | Weirton-Steubenville metro area | West Virginia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 12.3 | 14.1 | 13.3 |
| Spending per listing | $2.7M | $2.4M | $3.1M |
| Households per official establishment (all limited-service restaurants) | 546 | 564 | 478 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +5.8% | −1.5% | +6.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −3.6% | −1.4% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on food away from home | $3,294 | $3,343 | $4,070 |
| Median household income | $58,784 | $59,608 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 35 | 24 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 91All limited-service restaurants · +5.8% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 1,244
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $21.3M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 21All limited-service restaurants with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 6151 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 54The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 3
- Amount
- $196K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as limited-service restaurants in the Weirton-Steubenville metro area, 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 the Weirton-Steubenville metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 112,468−3.6% since 2020
- Households
- 49,642
- Median age
- 45.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 72%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 580 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 198
- Median household income
- $58,784+24.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $75,835
- Median home value
- $131,300
- Jobs located here
- 36,596
- Daytime population
- 102,743Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every West Virginia market ranked →The highest-scoring metro areas in West Virginia for fast food and sandwich shops, numbered among those based in West Virginia (a market based in another state is listed without a number), with the Weirton-Steubenville metro area marked.
Top metro areas in West Virginia
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV | 70 | 151 | 12.8 | $3M | +7.1% | #72 of 387 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV | 68 | 2,863 | 12.1 | $4.3M | +3.3% | #82 of 387 |
| Winchester, VA-WV | 63 | 81 | 14.6 | $2.8M | +6.5% | #118 of 387 |
| 1Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH | 35 | 61 | 12.3 | $2.7M | −3.6% | #284 of 387 |
| 2Morgantown, WV | 28 | 90 | 15.7 | $2.3M | +1.3% | #325 of 387 |
| 3Parkersburg-Vienna, WV | 21 | 51 | 13.5 | $2.4M | −2.3% | #355 of 387 |
| 4Beckley, WV | 19 | 85 | 18.9 | $1.6M | −4.3% | #365 of 387 |
| 5Wheeling, WV-OH | 16 | 88 | 15.2 | $2.2M | −3.6% | #371 of 387 |
| 6Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH | 15 | 224 | 14.7 | $2.3M | −2.6% | #373 of 387 |
| 7Charleston, WV | 13 | 138 | 15.8 | $2.1M | −4.7% | #379 of 387 |
Other business types in the Weirton-Steubenville metro area
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
- Restaurants and cafes41
- Sit-down restaurants36
- Fast food and sandwich shops35
- Pizza21
- Coffee shops and cafes55
- Bakeries and dessert shops51
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Questions
How many fast food and sandwich shops are in the Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH metro area?
The Weirton-Steubenville metro area has 61 fast food and sandwich shops on map listings as of September 2026. 51 of them (84%) are chain locations. The listings count fast food, sandwich shops, delis and bagel shops. Official counts show 91 businesses with payroll classed as limited-service restaurants in 2023, up 5.8% from 2019. That count covers all limited-service restaurants (pizza places included), not only fast food and sandwich shops. Another 21 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in the Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH metro area spend on food away from home?
About $163.5M a year, or $3,294 per household. That is 19% below the U.S. average (an index of 81, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 61 fast food and sandwich shops on map listings, it comes to $2.7M 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 49,642 households in the Weirton-Steubenville metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH metro area compare with the U.S. for fast food and sandwich shops?
The Weirton-Steubenville metro area has 12.3 fast food and sandwich shops per 10,000 households, 8% below the U.S. rate of 13.3. Spending per shop is $2.7M, 12% below the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the national ratio of fast food and sandwich shops to household spending, the Weirton-Steubenville metro area would have about 54, against 61 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 546 households, against one for every 478 across the U.S. The official count rose 5.8% from 2019 to 2023, against +6.1% for the U.S.
How fast is the Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Weirton-Steubenville metro area at 112,468 people in 2025, down 3.6% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 49,642 households. The median household income in the Weirton-Steubenville metro area is $58,784 a year, 27% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 24.2% 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. The Weirton-Steubenville metro area scores 35 for fast food and sandwich shops (lower middle), #284 of 387 scored metro areas.
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