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Sit-down restaurants in Ohio County, WV

How Ohio County, WV compares with other counties and the U.S. for sit-down restaurants: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 14 out of 100: Low

Ranked #2,379 of 2,405 scored counties
#43 of 43 scored counties in West Virginia

Listings
129
49 chain locations (38%)
Official establishments
45
0.0% since 2019
Household spending a year
$62.3M
On food away from home · $3,395 a household
Spending per listing
$483K
27% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
70.3
15% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
40,496
−4.4% 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 sit-down restaurants in Ohio County is 14 (low), #2,379 of 2,405 scored counties and #43 of 43 scored counties in West Virginia. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.

Households in Ohio County spend about $62.3M a year on food away from home, or $3,395 per household, 17% below the U.S. average. Spread across 129 sit-down restaurants, that is $483K per restaurant, 27% below the U.S. figure of $664K. The spending figure covers all food away from home, not only sit-down restaurants.

There are 129 sit-down restaurants on map listings in Ohio County as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 38% of them, against 29% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 70.3, 15% above the U.S. rate of 61.3.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as full-service restaurants in Ohio County was 45 in 2023, unchanged from 2019. That is one for every 408 households, against one for every 500 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $20K has gone to businesses classed as full-service restaurants in Ohio County. Population estimates put the population change in Ohio County from 2020 to 2025 at −4.4%, against +3.1% for the U.S.

How Ohio 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 sit-down restaurants counted, so it measures the demand for each competitor, not any business’s revenue. Households per establishment does the same with the official count.

Sit-down restaurants in Ohio County, WV compared with West Virginia and the U.S.
MeasureOhio CountyWest VirginiaU.S.
Listings per 10k households70.345.861.3
Spending per listing$483K$730K$664K
Households per official establishment408590500
Official establishment growth, 2019–20230.0%+5.0%+1.5%
Population growth, 2020–2025−4.4%−1.4%+3.1%
Spending per household on food away from home$3,395$3,343$4,070
Median household income$57,094$59,608$80,734
Groundwork market score1441

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
45 → 450.0% over the period
Employees, 2023
1,178
Annual payroll, 2023
$25.6M
One-person businesses, 2023
4Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
12949 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
94The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
1
Amount
$20K

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as full-service restaurants in Ohio 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 Ohio County

Population, 2025 estimate
40,496−4.4% since 2020
Households
18,342
Median age
43.5
Homes lived in by their owners
66%
Vehicles per household
1.5
Land area
106 sq. mi.
People per square mile
392
Median household income
$57,094+12.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$85,503
Median home value
$166,000
Jobs located here
28,166
Daytime population
49,394Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Sit-down restaurants across West Virginia

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The highest-scoring counties in West Virginia for sit-down restaurants, numbered among those based in West Virginia, with Ohio County marked.

Top counties in West Virginia

Counties in West Virginia ranked for sit-down restaurants by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Berkeley County, WV8118135.5$1.1M+13.7%#111 of 2,405
2Morgan County, WV751925.9$1.3M+5.5%#232 of 2,405
3Jefferson County, WV7410244.7$977K+9.2%#273 of 2,405
4Hampshire County, WV732326.6$1.3M+4.4%#291 of 2,405
5Putnam County, WV728737.4$1.1M−1.0%#314 of 2,405
6Taylor County, WV671725.7$1.3M−2.4%#445 of 2,405
7Wayne County, WV634025.4$1.3M−4.0%#596 of 2,405
8Mason County, WV622726.4$1.2M−2.7%#645 of 2,405
9Preston County, WV624938.3$871K−0.6%#660 of 2,405
10Boone County, WV612126.5$1.2M−6.9%#693 of 2,405
43Ohio County, WV1412970.3$483K−4.4%#2,379 of 2,405

Other business types in Ohio County

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

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Questions

How many sit-down restaurants are in Ohio County, WV?

As of September 2026, map listings count 129 sit-down restaurants in Ohio County. 49 of them (38%) are chain locations. The listings count restaurants of every cuisine, pizza included. Official counts show 45 businesses with payroll classed as full-service restaurants in 2023, unchanged from 2019. Another 4 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.

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

About $62.3M a year, or $3,395 per household. That is 17% below the U.S. average (an index of 83, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 129 sit-down restaurants on map listings, it comes to $483K per restaurant. That spending covers all food away from home, which sit-down restaurants share with other businesses in the trade. It is estimated from the incomes of the 18,342 households in Ohio County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Ohio County, WV compare with the U.S. for sit-down restaurants?

Ohio County has 70.3 sit-down restaurants per 10,000 households, 15% above the U.S. rate of 61.3. Spending per restaurant is $483K, 27% below the U.S. figure of $664K. At the U.S. ratio of sit-down restaurants to household spending, Ohio County would have about 94, against 129 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 408 households, against one for every 500 across the U.S. The official count held level from 2019 to 2023, against +1.5% for the U.S.

How fast is Ohio County, WV growing?

Population estimates put Ohio County at 40,496 people in 2025, down 4.4% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 18,342 households. Median household income in Ohio County is $57,094, 29% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 12.9%, 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. Ohio County scores 14 for sit-down restaurants (low), #2,379 of 2,405 scored counties.

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