Groceries and convenience · County · West Virginia
Grocery stores in Marion County, WV
The grocery stores in Marion County, WV, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 45 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,185 of 2,070 scored counties
#13 of 34 scored counties in West Virginia
- Listings
- 18
- 11 chain locations (61%)
- Official establishments
- 8
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $134.4M
- On groceries · $5,760 a household
- Spending per listing
- $7.5M
- 20% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 7.7
- 13% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 55,584
- −1.2% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 18 grocery stores in Marion County. Of those, 11 are chain locations, or 61%, against 37% across the U.S. That comes to 7.7 for every 10,000 households, 13% above the U.S. rate of 6.8.
At $5,760 per household (9% below the U.S. average), households in Marion County spend about $134.4M a year on groceries. Spread across 18 grocery stores, that is $7.5M per store, 20% below the U.S. figure of $9.3M. That spending covers all groceries, which grocery stores share with other businesses in the trade.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as supermarkets and grocery stores in Marion County was 8 in 2023. That is one for every 2,917 households, against one for every 2,053 across the U.S.
Population estimates put the population change in Marion County from 2020 to 2025 at −1.2%, against +3.1% for the U.S. For grocery stores, Marion County has a Groundwork market score of 45 (lower middle): #1,185 of 2,070 scored counties and #13 of 34 scored counties in West Virginia.
How Marion 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 | Marion County | West Virginia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 7.7 | 6.5 | 6.8 |
| Spending per listing | $7.5M | $8.7M | $9.3M |
| Households per official establishment | 2,917 | 2,803 | 2,053 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −13.6% | 0.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −1.2% | −1.4% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on groceries | $5,760 | $5,613 | $6,319 |
| Median household income | $67,370 | $59,608 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 45 | 33 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 8 → 8
- Employees, 2023
- 253
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $5.9M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 1811 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 15The 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 Marion 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 Marion County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 55,584−1.2% since 2020
- Households
- 23,339
- Median age
- 41.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 77%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 309 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 181
- Median household income
- $67,370+33.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $82,263
- Median home value
- $166,700
- Jobs located here
- 18,773
- Daytime population
- 50,587Residents 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 |
| 13Marion County, WV | 45 | 18 | 7.7 | $7.5M | −1.2% | #1,185 of 2,070 |
Other business types in Marion County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
- Grocery and convenience stores47
- Grocery stores45
- Convenience stores43
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 Marion County, WV?
There are 18 grocery stores on map listings in Marion County as of September 2026. 11 of them (61%) are chain locations. The listings count grocery stores and supermarkets. Official counts show 8 businesses with payroll classed as supermarkets and grocery stores in 2023.
How much do households in Marion County, WV spend on groceries?
About $134.4M a year, or $5,760 per household. That is 9% below the U.S. average (an index of 91, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 18 grocery stores on map listings, it comes to $7.5M per store. The spending figure covers all groceries, not only grocery stores. It is estimated from the incomes of the 23,339 households in Marion County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Marion County, WV compare with the U.S. for grocery stores?
Marion County has 7.7 grocery stores per 10,000 households, 13% above the U.S. rate of 6.8. Spending per store is $7.5M, 20% below the U.S. figure of $9.3M. At the national ratio of grocery stores to household spending, Marion County would have about 15, against 18 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,917 households, against one for every 2,053 across the U.S.
How fast is Marion County, WV growing?
Population estimates put Marion County at 55,584 people in 2025, down 1.2% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 23,339 households. Median household income in Marion County is $67,370, 17% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 33.9%, 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. Marion County scores 45 for grocery stores (lower middle), #1,185 of 2,070 scored counties.
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