Groceries and convenience · County · West Virginia
Grocery stores in Monongalia County, WV
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for grocery stores in Monongalia County, WV, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 70 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #411 of 2,070 scored counties
#3 of 34 scored counties in West Virginia
- Listings
- 25
- 14 chain locations (56%)
- Official establishments
- 11
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $262.6M
- On groceries · $5,885 a household
- Spending per listing
- $10.5M
- 13% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 5.6
- 18% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 107,991
- +2.0% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 25 grocery stores in Monongalia County. 14 of them (56%) are chain locations, against 37% across the U.S. That is 5.6 per 10,000 households, 18% below the U.S. rate of 6.8.
Household spending on groceries in Monongalia County comes to about $262.6M a year: $5,885 per household, 7% below the U.S. average. That works out to $10.5M per store, 13% above the U.S. figure of $9.3M. That spending covers all groceries, which grocery stores share with other businesses in the trade.
In 2023, official counts showed 11 businesses with payroll in Monongalia County classed as supermarkets and grocery stores. That is one for every 4,057 households, against one for every 2,053 across the U.S.
Population estimates show Monongalia County grew 2.0% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for grocery stores in Monongalia County is 70 (upper middle), #411 of 2,070 scored counties and #3 of 34 scored counties in West Virginia. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Monongalia 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 | Monongalia County | West Virginia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 5.6 | 6.5 | 6.8 |
| Spending per listing | $10.5M | $8.7M | $9.3M |
| Households per official establishment | 4,057 | 2,803 | 2,053 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −13.6% | 0.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.0% | −1.4% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on groceries | $5,885 | $5,613 | $6,319 |
| Median household income | $65,346 | $59,608 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 70 | 33 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 12 → 11
- Employees, 2023
- 626
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $17.4M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 2514 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 28The 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 Monongalia 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 Monongalia County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 107,991+2.0% since 2020
- Households
- 44,629
- Median age
- 35.8
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 58%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 360 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 298
- Median household income
- $65,346+24.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $97,594
- Median home value
- $267,700
- Jobs located here
- 64,605
- Daytime population
- 128,019Residents 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 |
Other business types in Monongalia County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
- Grocery and convenience stores72
- Grocery stores70
- Convenience stores66
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 Monongalia County, WV?
Monongalia County has 25 grocery stores on map listings as of September 2026. 14 of them (56%) are chain locations. The listings count grocery stores and supermarkets. Official counts show 11 businesses with payroll classed as supermarkets and grocery stores in 2023.
How much do households in Monongalia County, WV spend on groceries?
About $262.6M a year, or $5,885 per household. That is 7% below the U.S. average (an index of 93, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 25 grocery stores on map listings, it comes to $10.5M per store. The spending figure covers all groceries, not only grocery stores. It is estimated from the incomes of the 44,629 households in Monongalia County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Monongalia County, WV compare with the U.S. for grocery stores?
Monongalia County has 5.6 grocery stores per 10,000 households, 18% below the U.S. rate of 6.8. Spending per store is $10.5M, 13% above the U.S. figure of $9.3M. At the national ratio of grocery stores to household spending, Monongalia County would have about 28, against 25 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 4,057 households, against one for every 2,053 across the U.S.
How fast is Monongalia County, WV growing?
Population estimates put Monongalia County at 107,991 people in 2025, up 2.0% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 44,629 households. Median household income in Monongalia County is $65,346, 19% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 24.6%, 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. Monongalia County scores 70 for grocery stores (upper middle), #411 of 2,070 scored counties.
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