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Pizza places in Clay County, WV

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for pizza places in Clay County, WV, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score

Not scored

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

Listings
1
1 chain location (100%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$8.4M
On food away from home · $2,819 a household
Spending per listing
$8.4M
Too few listings to compare
Listings per 10k households
3.4
Too few listings to compare
Population, 2025
7,538
−5.9% 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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 1 pizza place in Clay County. That is 3.4 per 10,000 households.

At $2,819 per household (31% below the U.S. average), households in Clay County spend about $8.4M a year on food away from home. That is about $8.4M of household spending for each pizza place on map listings. That spending covers all food away from home, which pizza places share with other businesses in the trade.

There is no official count of businesses with payroll classed as limited-service restaurants in Clay County: counts under 3 aren’t published.

Population estimates show Clay County declined 5.9% 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 Clay County compares

The same measures for West Virginia and the whole U.S. Spending per listing divides a year of household spending on all food away from home by the pizza places counted, so it measures the demand for each competitor, not any business’s revenue. Households per establishment does the same with the official count.

Pizza in Clay County, WV compared with West Virginia and the U.S.
MeasureClay CountyWest VirginiaU.S.
Listings per 10k households3.410.98.0
Spending per listing$8.4M$3.1M$5.1M
Households per official establishment (all limited-service restaurants)n/a564478
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−1.5%+6.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025−5.9%−1.4%+3.1%
Spending per household on food away from home$2,819$3,343$4,070
Median household income$42,318$59,608$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored20

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
n/aAll limited-service restaurants
Employees, 2023
n/a
Annual payroll, 2023
n/a
One-person businesses, 2023
0All limited-service restaurants with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
11 chain location
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
2The 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 limited-service restaurants in Clay 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. These official figures cover all limited-service restaurants, not only pizza places.

Population and households in Clay County

Population, 2025 estimate
7,538−5.9% since 2020
Households
2,972
Median age
43.3
Homes lived in by their owners
76%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
342 sq. mi.
People per square mile
23
Median household income
$42,318
Average household income
$58,668
Median home value
$109,100
Jobs located here
1,537
Daytime population
6,801Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Pizza across West Virginia

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The highest-scoring counties in West Virginia for pizza places, numbered among those based in West Virginia, with Clay County marked.

Top counties in West Virginia

Counties in West Virginia ranked for pizza places by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Jefferson County, WV82187.9$5.5M+9.2%#61 of 2,090
2Berkeley County, WV74428.2$4.7M+13.7%#205 of 2,090
3Hampshire County, WV6378.1$4.2M+4.4%#567 of 2,090
4Marion County, WV44187.7$4.5M−1.2%#1,256 of 2,090
5Upshur County, WV4488.4$3.8M−0.3%#1,272 of 2,090
6Mineral County, WV431311.7$3M−0.4%#1,333 of 2,090
7Putnam County, WV40229.5$4.2M−1.0%#1,432 of 2,090
8Taylor County, WV3969.1$3.7M−2.4%#1,474 of 2,090
9Preston County, WV391713.3$2.5M−0.6%#1,499 of 2,090
10Mason County, WV3898.8$3.5M−2.7%#1,515 of 2,090
Clay County, WVNot scored13.4$8.4M−5.9%

Other business types in Clay 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 pizza places are in Clay County, WV?

There is 1 pizza place on map listings in Clay County as of September 2026. The listings count pizza restaurants. No official count is published for limited-service restaurants in Clay County: counts under 3 are left out.

How much do households in Clay County, WV spend on food away from home?

About $8.4M a year, or $2,819 per household. That is 31% below the U.S. average (an index of 69, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 1 pizza place on map listings, it comes to $8.4M per pizza place. The spending figure covers all food away from home, not only pizza places. It is estimated from the incomes of the 2,972 households in Clay County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Clay County, WV compare with the U.S. for pizza places?

Clay County has 1 pizza place on map listings, too few for a steady comparison with the U.S. rate. At the national ratio of pizza places to household spending, Clay County would have about 2, against 1 on map listings.

How fast is Clay County, WV growing?

Population estimates put Clay County at 7,538 people in 2025, down 5.9% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 2,972 households. The median household income in Clay County is $42,318 a year, 48% 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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