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Fast food and sandwich shops in Wood County, WV

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 24 out of 100: Low

Ranked #1,982 of 2,222 scored counties
#26 of 38 scored counties in West Virginia

Listings
50
46 chain locations (92%)
Official establishments
79
All limited-service restaurants · −3.7% since 2019
Household spending a year
$117.8M
On food away from home · $3,288 a household
Spending per listing
$2.4M
23% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
14.0
5% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
82,385
−2.1% 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, Wood County has a Groundwork market score of 24 (low): #1,982 of 2,222 scored counties and #26 of 38 scored counties in West Virginia. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.

Map listings as of September 2026 show 50 fast food and sandwich shops in Wood County. 46 of them (92%) are chain locations, against 79% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 14.0, 5% above the U.S. rate of 13.3.

Households in Wood County spend about $117.8M a year on food away from home, or $3,288 per household, 19% below the U.S. average. That is about $2.4M of household spending for each shop on map listings, 23% 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.

In 2023, official counts showed 79 businesses with payroll in Wood County classed as limited-service restaurants, down 3.7% from 2019. That is one for every 454 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. Population estimates show Wood County declined 2.1% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S.

How Wood 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 Wood County, WV compared with West Virginia and the U.S.
MeasureWood CountyWest VirginiaU.S.
Listings per 10k households14.014.113.3
Spending per listing$2.4M$2.4M$3.1M
Households per official establishment (all limited-service restaurants)454564478
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023−3.7%−1.5%+6.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025−2.1%−1.4%+3.1%
Spending per household on food away from home$3,288$3,343$4,070
Median household income$57,810$59,608$80,734
Groundwork market score2424

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
82 → 79All limited-service restaurants · −3.7% over the period
Employees, 2023
1,853
Annual payroll, 2023
$29M
One-person businesses, 2023
6All limited-service restaurants with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
5046 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
39The 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 Wood 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 Wood County

Population, 2025 estimate
82,385−2.1% since 2020
Households
35,836
Median age
43.6
Homes lived in by their owners
75%
Vehicles per household
1.7
Land area
367 sq. mi.
People per square mile
228
Median household income
$57,810+22.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$79,213
Median home value
$158,500
Jobs located here
37,360
Daytime population
85,425Residents 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 Wood 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
26Wood County, WV245014.0$2.4M−2.1%#1,982 of 2,222

Other business types in Wood 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 Wood County, WV?

There are 50 fast food and sandwich shops on map listings in Wood County as of September 2026. 46 of them (92%) are chain locations. The listings count fast food, sandwich shops, delis and bagel shops. Official counts show 79 businesses with payroll classed as limited-service restaurants in 2023, down 3.7% from 2019. That count covers all limited-service restaurants (pizza places included), not only fast food and sandwich shops. Official counts also show 6 one-person businesses without payroll.

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

About $117.8M a year, or $3,288 per household. That is 19% below the U.S. average (an index of 81, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 50 fast food and sandwich shops on map listings, it comes to $2.4M 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 35,836 households in Wood County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Wood County has 14.0 fast food and sandwich shops per 10,000 households, 5% above the U.S. rate of 13.3. Spending per shop is $2.4M, 23% below the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the national ratio of fast food and sandwich shops to household spending, Wood County would have about 39, against 50 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 454 households, against one for every 478 across the U.S. The official count fell 3.7% from 2019 to 2023, against +6.1% for the U.S.

How fast is Wood County, WV growing?

Population estimates put Wood County at 82,385 people in 2025, down 2.1% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 35,836 households. The median household income in Wood County is $57,810 a year, 28% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 22.2% 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. Wood County scores 24 for fast food and sandwich shops (low), #1,982 of 2,222 scored counties.

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