Groceries and convenience · County · West Virginia
Grocery stores in Putnam County, WV
The grocery stores in Putnam County, WV, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 60 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #686 of 2,070 scored counties
#5 of 34 scored counties in West Virginia
- Listings
- 16
- 7 chain locations (44%)
- Official establishments
- 7
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $143.8M
- On groceries · $6,184 a household
- Spending per listing
- $9M
- 3% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 6.9
- In line with the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 56,885
- −1.0% since 2020
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What this means
Households in Putnam County spend about $143.8M a year on groceries, or $6,184 per household, 2% below the U.S. average. That works out to $9M per store, 3% below the U.S. figure of $9.3M. The spending figure covers all groceries, not only grocery stores.
Putnam County has 16 grocery stores on map listings as of September 2026. Of those, 7 are chain locations, or 44%, against 37% across the U.S. That is 6.9 per 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 6.8.
Official counts show 7 businesses with payroll classed as supermarkets and grocery stores in Putnam County in 2023. That is one for every 3,322 households, against one for every 2,053 across the U.S.
Population estimates put the population change in Putnam County from 2020 to 2025 at −1.0%, against +3.1% for the U.S. Putnam County scores 60 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for grocery stores, ranking #686 of 2,070 scored counties and #5 of 34 scored counties in West Virginia.
How Putnam 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 | Putnam County | West Virginia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 6.9 | 6.5 | 6.8 |
| Spending per listing | $9M | $8.7M | $9.3M |
| Households per official establishment | 3,322 | 2,803 | 2,053 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −13.6% | 0.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −1.0% | −1.4% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on groceries | $6,184 | $5,613 | $6,319 |
| Median household income | $79,527 | $59,608 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 60 | 33 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 9 → 7
- Employees, 2023
- 201
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $5.7M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 167 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 16The 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 Putnam 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 Putnam County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 56,885−1.0% since 2020
- Households
- 23,251
- Median age
- 42.2
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 82%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 346 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 165
- Median household income
- $79,527+32.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $101,714
- Median home value
- $223,300
- Jobs located here
- 22,705
- Daytime population
- 55,529Residents 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 Putnam County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
- Grocery and convenience stores68
- Grocery stores60
- Convenience stores56
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 Putnam County, WV?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 16 grocery stores in Putnam County. 7 of them (44%) 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 Putnam County, WV spend on groceries?
About $143.8M a year, or $6,184 per household. That is 2% below the U.S. average (an index of 98, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 16 grocery stores on map listings, it comes to $9M 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 23,251 households in Putnam County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Putnam County, WV compare with the U.S. for grocery stores?
Putnam County has 6.9 grocery stores per 10,000 households, in line with 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 3,322 households, against one for every 2,053 across the U.S.
How fast is Putnam County, WV growing?
Population estimates put Putnam County at 56,885 people in 2025, down 1.0% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 23,251 households. The median household income in Putnam County is $79,527 a year, in line with the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 32.3% 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. Putnam County scores 60 for grocery stores (upper middle), #686 of 2,070 scored counties.
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