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Grocery and convenience stores in Cabell County, WV

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for grocery and convenience stores in Cabell County, WV, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 52 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #1,107 of 2,402 scored counties
#10 of 43 scored counties in West Virginia

Listings
64
32 chain locations (50%)
Official establishments
18
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$216.6M
On groceries · $5,509 a household
Spending per listing
$3.4M
In line with the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
16.3
13% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
91,183
−3.2% 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

At $5,509 per household (13% below the U.S. average), households in Cabell County spend about $216.6M a year on groceries. Spread across 64 grocery and convenience stores, that is $3.4M per store, in line with the U.S. figure of $3.4M.

There are 64 grocery and convenience stores on map listings in Cabell County as of September 2026. 32 of them (50%) are chain locations, against 42% across the U.S. That comes to 16.3 for every 10,000 households, 13% below the U.S. rate of 18.7.

In 2023, official counts showed 18 businesses with payroll in Cabell County classed as grocery and convenience stores. That is one for every 2,184 households, against one for every 1,293 across the U.S. Another 9 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.

Population estimates put the population change in Cabell County from 2020 to 2025 at −3.2%, against +3.1% for the U.S. For grocery and convenience stores, Cabell County has a Groundwork market score of 52 (upper middle): #1,107 of 2,402 scored counties and #10 of 43 scored counties in West Virginia.

How Cabell County compares

The same measures for West Virginia and the whole U.S. Spending per listing divides a year of household spending on all groceries by the grocery and convenience stores counted, so it measures the demand for each competitor, not any business’s revenue. Households per establishment does the same with the official count.

Grocery and convenience stores in Cabell County, WV compared with West Virginia and the U.S.
MeasureCabell CountyWest VirginiaU.S.
Listings per 10k households16.320.818.7
Spending per listing$3.4M$2.7M$3.4M
Households per official establishment2,1841,8881,293
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−3.7%+7.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025−3.2%−1.4%+3.1%
Spending per household on groceries$5,509$5,613$6,319
Median household income$55,832$59,608$80,734
Groundwork market score5224

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
17 → 18
Employees, 2023
574
Annual payroll, 2023
$14.4M
One-person businesses, 2023
9Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
6432 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
64The 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 grocery and convenience stores in Cabell 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.

Population and households in Cabell County

Population, 2025 estimate
91,183−3.2% since 2020
Households
39,318
Median age
40.6
Homes lived in by their owners
64%
Vehicles per household
1.6
Land area
281 sq. mi.
People per square mile
330
Median household income
$55,832+39.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$79,798
Median home value
$164,400
Jobs located here
51,698
Daytime population
106,949Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Grocery and convenience stores across West Virginia

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The highest-scoring counties in West Virginia for grocery and convenience stores, numbered among those based in West Virginia, with Cabell County marked.

Top counties in West Virginia

Counties in West Virginia ranked for grocery and convenience stores by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Berkeley County, WV808216.1$3.8M+13.7%#185 of 2,402
2Monongalia County, WV727617.0$3.5M+2.0%#393 of 2,402
3Jefferson County, WV714720.6$3.2M+9.2%#422 of 2,402
4Morgan County, WV701216.3$3.6M+5.5%#441 of 2,402
5Putnam County, WV684218.1$3.4M−1.0%#503 of 2,402
6Mason County, WV581413.7$3.9M−2.7%#856 of 2,402
7Barbour County, WV54914.6$3.6M−0.3%#1,011 of 2,402
8Hampshire County, WV541922.0$2.6M+4.4%#1,042 of 2,402
9Wood County, WV536919.3$2.9M−2.1%#1,074 of 2,402
10Cabell County, WV526416.3$3.4M−3.2%#1,107 of 2,402

Other business types in Cabell County

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

Questions

How many grocery and convenience stores are in Cabell County, WV?

As of September 2026, map listings count 64 grocery and convenience stores in Cabell County. 32 of them (50%) are chain locations. The listings count grocery, convenience and specialty food stores. Official counts show 18 businesses with payroll classed as grocery and convenience stores in 2023. Official counts list 9 one-person businesses without payroll.

How much do households in Cabell County, WV spend on groceries?

About $216.6M a year, or $5,509 per household. That is 13% below the U.S. average (an index of 87, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 64 grocery and convenience stores on map listings, it comes to $3.4M per store. It is estimated from the incomes of the 39,318 households in Cabell County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Cabell County, WV compare with the U.S. for grocery and convenience stores?

Cabell County has 16.3 grocery and convenience stores per 10,000 households, 13% below the U.S. rate of 18.7. Spending per store is $3.4M, in line with the U.S. figure of $3.4M. The count on map listings matches the U.S. ratio of grocery and convenience stores to household spending. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,184 households, against one for every 1,293 across the U.S.

How fast is Cabell County, WV growing?

Population estimates put Cabell County at 91,183 people in 2025, down 3.2% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 39,318 households. The median household income in Cabell County is $55,832 a year, 31% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 39.5% 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. Cabell County scores 52 for grocery and convenience stores (upper middle), #1,107 of 2,402 scored counties.

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How the score works · Top markets for grocery and convenience stores · All 56 business types in Cabell County

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