Groceries and convenience · County · West Virginia
Grocery stores in Hancock County, WV
How Hancock County, WV compares with other counties and the U.S. for grocery stores: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 34 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,526 of 2,070 scored counties
#22 of 34 scored counties in West Virginia
- Listings
- 8
- 6 chain locations (75%)
- Official establishments
- 7
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $71.9M
- On groceries · $5,606 a household
- Spending per listing
- $9M
- 3% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 6.2
- 9% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 27,729
- −4.5% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 8 grocery stores in Hancock County. Of those, 6 are chain locations, or 75%, against 37% across the U.S. That comes to 6.2 for every 10,000 households, 9% below the U.S. rate of 6.8.
At $5,606 per household (11% below the U.S. average), households in Hancock County spend about $71.9M a year on groceries. That is about $9M of household spending for each store on map listings, 3% below the U.S. figure of $9.3M. That spending covers all groceries, which grocery stores share with other businesses in the trade.
Official counts show 7 businesses with payroll classed as supermarkets and grocery stores in Hancock County in 2023. That is one for every 1,832 households, against one for every 2,053 across the U.S.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Hancock County declined 4.5%, against +3.1% for the U.S. For grocery stores, Hancock County has a Groundwork market score of 34 (lower middle): #1,526 of 2,070 scored counties and #22 of 34 scored counties in West Virginia.
How Hancock 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.
| Measure | Hancock County | West Virginia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 6.2 | 6.5 | 6.8 |
| Spending per listing | $9M | $8.7M | $9.3M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,832 | 2,803 | 2,053 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −13.6% | 0.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −4.5% | −1.4% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on groceries | $5,606 | $5,613 | $6,319 |
| Median household income | $61,466 | $59,608 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 34 | 33 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 9 → 7
- Employees, 2023
- 134
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $2.9M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 86 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 8The 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 Hancock 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 Hancock County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 27,729−4.5% since 2020
- Households
- 12,824
- Median age
- 45.6
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 74%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 83 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 344
- Median household income
- $61,466+34.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $81,029
- Median home value
- $130,800
- Jobs located here
- 9,070
- Daytime population
- 24,530Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in West Virginia
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Jefferson County, WV | 87 | 11 | 4.8 | $13.6M | +9.2% | #83 of 2,070 |
| 2Berkeley County, WV | 87 | 24 | 4.7 | $13M | +13.7% | #84 of 2,070 |
| 3Monongalia County, WV | 70 | 25 | 5.6 | $10.5M | +2.0% | #411 of 2,070 |
| 4Hampshire County, WV | 63 | 5 | 5.8 | $9.8M | +4.4% | #593 of 2,070 |
| 5Putnam County, WV | 60 | 16 | 6.9 | $9M | −1.0% | #686 of 2,070 |
| 6Wood County, WV | 56 | 19 | 5.3 | $10.5M | −2.1% | #801 of 2,070 |
| 7Greenbrier County, WV | 55 | 6 | 4.1 | $12.9M | −4.0% | #826 of 2,070 |
| 8Kanawha County, WV | 54 | 38 | 5.0 | $11.4M | −4.3% | #866 of 2,070 |
| 9Mercer County, WV | 52 | 11 | 4.5 | $11.9M | −3.4% | #925 of 2,070 |
| 10Preston County, WV | 50 | 10 | 7.8 | $7.2M | −0.6% | #1,031 of 2,070 |
| 22Hancock County, WV | 34 | 8 | 6.2 | $9M | −4.5% | #1,526 of 2,070 |
Other business types in Hancock County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
- Grocery and convenience stores37
- Grocery stores34
- Convenience stores37
Auto
Beauty and personal care
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many grocery stores are in Hancock County, WV?
Hancock County has 8 grocery stores on map listings as of September 2026. 6 of them (75%) are chain locations. The listings count grocery stores and supermarkets. Official counts show 7 businesses with payroll classed as supermarkets and grocery stores in 2023.
How much do households in Hancock County, WV spend on groceries?
About $71.9M a year, or $5,606 per household. That is 11% below the U.S. average (an index of 89, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 8 grocery stores on map listings, it comes to $9M per store. The spending figure covers all groceries, not only grocery stores. It is estimated from the incomes of the 12,824 households in Hancock County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Hancock County, WV compare with the U.S. for grocery stores?
Hancock County has 6.2 grocery stores per 10,000 households, 9% below the U.S. rate of 6.8. Spending per store is $9M, 3% below the U.S. figure of $9.3M. The count on map listings matches the U.S. ratio of grocery stores to household spending. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,832 households, against one for every 2,053 across the U.S.
How fast is Hancock County, WV growing?
Population estimates put Hancock County at 27,729 people in 2025, down 4.5% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 12,824 households. Median household income in Hancock County is $61,466, 24% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 34.3%, 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. Hancock County scores 34 for grocery stores (lower middle), #1,526 of 2,070 scored counties.
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