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Restaurants and cafes in Marion County, WV
The restaurants and cafes in Marion County, WV, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 46 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,341 of 2,405 scored counties
#21 of 43 scored counties in West Virginia
- Listings
- 197
- 68 chain locations (35%)
- Official establishments
- 92
- +13.6% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $80.7M
- On food away from home · $3,459 a household
- Spending per listing
- $410K
- 11% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 84.4
- 23% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 55,584
- −1.2% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on food away from home in Marion County comes to about $80.7M a year: $3,459 per household, 15% below the U.S. average. That is about $410K of household spending for each restaurant on map listings, 11% above the U.S. figure of $371K.
Marion County has 197 restaurants and cafes on map listings as of September 2026. Of those, 68 are chain locations, or 35%, against 34% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 84.4, 23% below the U.S. rate of 109.8.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as restaurants and other eating places in Marion County was 92 in 2023, up 13.6% from 2019. That is one for every 254 households, against one for every 209 across the U.S. Another 15 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
Population estimates put the population change in Marion County from 2020 to 2025 at −1.2%, against +3.1% for the U.S. Marion County scores 46 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for restaurants and cafes, ranking #1,341 of 2,405 scored counties and #21 of 43 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 food away from home by the restaurants and cafes 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 | 84.4 | 87.0 | 109.8 |
| Spending per listing | $410K | $384K | $371K |
| Households per official establishment | 254 | 259 | 209 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +13.6% | +3.3% | +6.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −1.2% | −1.4% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on food away from home | $3,459 | $3,343 | $4,070 |
| Median household income | $67,370 | $59,608 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 46 | 46 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 81 → 92+13.6% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 1,502
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $28.2M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 15Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 19768 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 218The 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 restaurants and other eating places 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Berkeley County, WV | 83 | 365 | 71.5 | $538K | +13.7% | #94 of 2,405 |
| 2Hampshire County, WV | 78 | 43 | 49.8 | $681K | +4.4% | #167 of 2,405 |
| 3Morgan County, WV | 73 | 57 | 77.6 | $450K | +5.5% | #324 of 2,405 |
| 4Jefferson County, WV | 73 | 222 | 97.4 | $449K | +9.2% | #325 of 2,405 |
| 5Taylor County, WV | 66 | 32 | 48.5 | $689K | −2.4% | #501 of 2,405 |
| 6Putnam County, WV | 65 | 172 | 74.0 | $534K | −1.0% | #544 of 2,405 |
| 7Monroe County, WV | 64 | 21 | 45.5 | $673K | +0.8% | #584 of 2,405 |
| 8Wayne County, WV | 63 | 75 | 47.6 | $679K | −4.0% | #625 of 2,405 |
| 9Boone County, WV | 62 | 35 | 44.2 | $717K | −6.9% | #655 of 2,405 |
| 10Preston County, WV | 62 | 92 | 71.8 | $464K | −0.6% | #676 of 2,405 |
| 21Marion County, WV | 46 | 197 | 84.4 | $410K | −1.2% | #1,341 of 2,405 |
Other business types in Marion County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
- Restaurants and cafes46
- Sit-down restaurants46
- Fast food and sandwich shops35
- Pizza44
- Coffee shops and cafes59
- Bakeries and dessert shops62
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Questions
How many restaurants and cafes are in Marion County, WV?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 197 restaurants and cafes in Marion County. 68 of them (35%) are chain locations. The listings count every restaurant, cafe, bar, bakery and food truck. Official counts show 92 businesses with payroll classed as restaurants and other eating places in 2023, up 13.6% from 2019. Official counts list 15 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Marion County, WV spend on food away from home?
About $80.7M a year, or $3,459 per household. That is 15% below the U.S. average (an index of 85, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 197 restaurants and cafes on map listings, it comes to $410K per restaurant. 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 restaurants and cafes?
Marion County has 84.4 restaurants and cafes per 10,000 households, 23% below the U.S. rate of 109.8. Spending per restaurant is $410K, 11% above the U.S. figure of $371K. At the U.S. ratio of restaurants and cafes to household spending, Marion County would have about 218, against 197 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 254 households, against one for every 209 across the U.S. The official count rose 13.6% from 2019 to 2023, against +6.0% for 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 46 for restaurants and cafes (lower middle), #1,341 of 2,405 scored counties.
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