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Grocery stores in Calhoun County, WV

The grocery stores in Calhoun County, WV, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score

Not scored

Counties under 10,000 people aren’t scored, since a few businesses can swing their figures.

Listings
1
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$12.8M
On groceries · $5,074 a household
Spending per listing
$12.8M
Too few listings to compare
Listings per 10k households
4.0
Too few listings to compare
Population, 2025
5,978
−3.6% 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

Household spending on groceries in Calhoun County comes to about $12.8M a year: $5,074 per household, 20% below the U.S. average. That works out to $12.8M per store. The spending figure covers all groceries, not only grocery stores.

Calhoun County has 1 grocery store on map listings as of September 2026. That is 4.0 per 10,000 households.

Official counts don’t publish a figure for supermarkets and grocery stores in Calhoun County, since they leave out counts under 3.

Population estimates show Calhoun County declined 3.6% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. Counties under 10,000 people aren’t given a market score, since a few businesses can swing their figures.

How Calhoun 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 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 stores in Calhoun County, WV compared with West Virginia and the U.S.
MeasureCalhoun CountyWest VirginiaU.S.
Listings per 10k households4.06.56.8
Spending per listing$12.8M$8.7M$9.3M
Households per official establishmentn/a2,8032,053
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−13.6%0.0%
Population growth, 2020–2025−3.6%−1.4%+3.1%
Spending per household on groceries$5,074$5,613$6,319
Median household income$43,980$59,608$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored33

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
n/a
Employees, 2023
n/a
Annual payroll, 2023
n/a
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
10 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
1The 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 supermarkets and grocery stores in Calhoun 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 Calhoun County

Population, 2025 estimate
5,978−3.6% since 2020
Households
2,525
Median age
48.9
Homes lived in by their owners
87%
Vehicles per household
2.1
Land area
279 sq. mi.
People per square mile
22
Median household income
$43,980
Average household income
$70,554
Median home value
$100,500
Jobs located here
1,288
Daytime population
5,253Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Grocery stores across West Virginia

Every West Virginia market ranked →

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

Top counties in West Virginia

Counties in West Virginia ranked for grocery stores by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Jefferson County, WV87114.8$13.6M+9.2%#83 of 2,070
2Berkeley County, WV87244.7$13M+13.7%#84 of 2,070
3Monongalia County, WV70255.6$10.5M+2.0%#411 of 2,070
4Hampshire County, WV6355.8$9.8M+4.4%#593 of 2,070
5Putnam County, WV60166.9$9M−1.0%#686 of 2,070
6Wood County, WV56195.3$10.5M−2.1%#801 of 2,070
7Greenbrier County, WV5564.1$12.9M−4.0%#826 of 2,070
8Kanawha County, WV54385.0$11.4M−4.3%#866 of 2,070
9Mercer County, WV52114.5$11.9M−3.4%#925 of 2,070
10Preston County, WV50107.8$7.2M−0.6%#1,031 of 2,070
Calhoun County, WVNot scored14.0$12.8M−3.6%

Other business types in Calhoun County

None has a Groundwork market score here. Counties under 10,000 people aren’t scored, since a few businesses can swing their figures.

Questions

How many grocery stores are in Calhoun County, WV?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 1 grocery store in Calhoun County. The listings count grocery stores and supermarkets. No official count is published for supermarkets and grocery stores in Calhoun County: counts under 3 are left out.

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

About $12.8M a year, or $5,074 per household. That is 20% below the U.S. average (an index of 80, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 1 grocery store on map listings, it comes to $12.8M per store. That spending covers all groceries, which grocery stores share with other businesses in the trade. It is estimated from the incomes of the 2,525 households in Calhoun County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Calhoun County, WV compare with the U.S. for grocery stores?

Calhoun County has 1 grocery store on map listings, too few for a steady comparison with the U.S. rate. The count on map listings matches the U.S. ratio of grocery stores to household spending.

How fast is Calhoun County, WV growing?

Population estimates put Calhoun County at 5,978 people in 2025, down 3.6% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 2,525 households. The median household income in Calhoun County is $43,980 a year, 46% below the U.S. median of $80,734.

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 score leaves out counties under 10,000 people, where a handful of businesses would swing it.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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

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