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Pizza places in the Parkersburg-Vienna, WV metro area

The pizza places in the Parkersburg-Vienna, WV metro area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other metro areas.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 13 out of 100: Low

Ranked #380 of 387 scored metro areas
#4 of 7 scored metro areas based in West Virginia

Listings
42
30 chain locations (71%)
Official establishments
79
All limited-service restaurants · −3.7% since 2019
Household spending a year
$123.9M
On food away from home · $3,271 a household
Spending per listing
$2.9M
42% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
11.1
39% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
87,264
−2.3% 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

The Groundwork market score for pizza places in the Parkersburg-Vienna metro area is 13 (low), #380 of 387 scored metro areas and #4 of 7 scored metro areas based in West Virginia. That puts it in the bottom quarter of metro areas.

Map listings as of September 2026 show 42 pizza places in the Parkersburg-Vienna metro area. Chain locations make up 71% of them, against 58% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 11.1, 39% above the U.S. rate of 8.0.

At $3,271 per household (20% below the U.S. average), households in the Parkersburg-Vienna metro area spend about $123.9M a year on food away from home. That is about $2.9M of household spending for each pizza place on map listings, 42% below the U.S. figure of $5.1M. That spending covers all food away from home, which pizza places share with other businesses in the trade.

In 2023, official counts showed 79 businesses with payroll in the Parkersburg-Vienna metro area classed as limited-service restaurants, down 3.7% from 2019. That is one for every 479 households, against one for every 478 across the U.S. The official count takes in all limited-service restaurants, not only pizza places: fast food and sandwich shops are counted too. Population estimates show the Parkersburg-Vienna metro area declined 2.3% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S.

How the Parkersburg-Vienna metro area 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 Parkersburg-Vienna, WV metro area compared with West Virginia and the U.S.
MeasureParkersburg-Vienna metro areaWest VirginiaU.S.
Listings per 10k households11.110.98.0
Spending per listing$2.9M$3.1M$5.1M
Households per official establishment (all limited-service restaurants)479564478
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023−3.7%−1.5%+6.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025−2.3%−1.4%+3.1%
Spending per household on food away from home$3,271$3,343$4,070
Median household income$57,391$59,608$80,734
Groundwork market score1320

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
79All limited-service restaurants · −3.7% over the period
Employees, 2023
1,853
Annual payroll, 2023
$29M
One-person businesses, 2023
6All limited-service restaurants with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
4230 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
24The 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 the Parkersburg-Vienna metro area, 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 the Parkersburg-Vienna metro area

Population, 2025 estimate
87,264−2.3% since 2020
Households
37,877
Median age
43.8
Homes lived in by their owners
76%
Vehicles per household
1.7
Land area
599 sq. mi.
People per square mile
148
Median household income
$57,391+21.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$78,409
Median home value
$156,300
Jobs located here
38,056
Daytime population
89,217Residents 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 metro areas in West Virginia for pizza places, numbered among those based in West Virginia (a market based in another state is listed without a number), with the Parkersburg-Vienna metro area marked.

Top metro areas in West Virginia

Metro areas in West Virginia ranked for pizza places by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV691,5816.7$7.7M+3.3%#61 of 387
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV62988.3$4.6M+7.1%#106 of 387
Winchester, VA-WV56539.5$4.2M+6.5%#149 of 387
1Morgantown, WV217312.7$2.8M+1.3%#369 of 387
2Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH216112.3$2.7M−3.6%#370 of 387
3Beckley, WV205211.6$2.7M−4.3%#372 of 387
4Parkersburg-Vienna, WV134211.1$2.9M−2.3%#380 of 387
5Charleston, WV129210.5$3.2M−4.7%#381 of 387
6Wheeling, WV-OH117613.1$2.6M−3.6%#384 of 387
7Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH917811.7$2.9M−2.6%#387 of 387

Other business types in the Parkersburg-Vienna metro area

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

How many pizza places are in the Parkersburg-Vienna, WV metro area?

There are 42 pizza places on map listings in the Parkersburg-Vienna metro area as of September 2026. 30 of them (71%) are chain locations. The listings count pizza restaurants. Official counts show 79 businesses with payroll classed as limited-service restaurants in 2023, down 3.7% from 2019. That count covers all limited-service restaurants (fast food and sandwich shops included), not only pizza places. Another 6 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.

How much do households in the Parkersburg-Vienna, WV metro area spend on food away from home?

About $123.9M a year, or $3,271 per household. That is 20% below the U.S. average (an index of 80, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 42 pizza places on map listings, it comes to $2.9M per pizza place. The spending figure covers all food away from home, not only pizza places. It is estimated from the incomes of the 37,877 households in the Parkersburg-Vienna metro area and national spending patterns by income.

How does the Parkersburg-Vienna, WV metro area compare with the U.S. for pizza places?

The Parkersburg-Vienna metro area has 11.1 pizza places per 10,000 households, 39% above the U.S. rate of 8.0. Spending per pizza place is $2.9M, 42% below the U.S. figure of $5.1M. At the national ratio of pizza places to household spending, the Parkersburg-Vienna metro area would have about 24, against 42 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 479 households, against one for every 478 across the U.S. The official count fell 3.7% from 2019 to 2023, against +6.1% for the U.S.

How fast is the Parkersburg-Vienna, WV metro area growing?

Population estimates put the Parkersburg-Vienna metro area at 87,264 people in 2025, down 2.3% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 37,877 households. The median household income in the Parkersburg-Vienna metro area is $57,391 a year, 29% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 21.5% 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. The Parkersburg-Vienna metro area scores 13 for pizza places (low), #380 of 387 scored metro areas.

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