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Sit-down restaurants in Tucker County, WV

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for sit-down restaurants in Tucker 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
20
2 chain locations (10%)
Official establishments
16
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$9.2M
On food away from home · $3,227 a household
Spending per listing
$458K
31% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
70.4
15% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
6,540
−3.1% 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 20 sit-down restaurants in Tucker County. 2 of them (10%) are chain locations, against 29% across the U.S. That is 70.4 per 10,000 households, 15% above the U.S. rate of 61.3.

Household spending on food away from home in Tucker County comes to about $9.2M a year: $3,227 per household, 21% below the U.S. average. Spread across 20 sit-down restaurants, that is $458K per restaurant, 31% below the U.S. figure of $664K. That spending covers all food away from home, which sit-down restaurants share with other businesses in the trade.

Official counts show 16 businesses with payroll classed as full-service restaurants in Tucker County in 2023. That is one for every 178 households, against one for every 500 across the U.S.

Population estimates show Tucker County declined 3.1% 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 Tucker 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 Tucker County, WV compared with West Virginia and the U.S.
MeasureTucker CountyWest VirginiaU.S.
Listings per 10k households70.445.861.3
Spending per listing$458K$730K$664K
Households per official establishment178590500
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+5.0%+1.5%
Population growth, 2020–2025−3.1%−1.4%+3.1%
Spending per household on food away from home$3,227$3,343$4,070
Median household income$53,358$59,608$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored41

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
11 → 16
Employees, 2023
148
Annual payroll, 2023
$2.6M
One-person businesses, 2023
0Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
202 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
14The 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 full-service restaurants in Tucker 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 Tucker County

Population, 2025 estimate
6,540−3.1% since 2020
Households
2,840
Median age
51.3
Homes lived in by their owners
81%
Vehicles per household
1.6
Land area
419 sq. mi.
People per square mile
16
Median household income
$53,358
Average household income
$75,938
Median home value
$154,800
Jobs located here
2,625
Daytime population
6,394Residents 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 Tucker 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
Tucker County, WVNot scored2070.4$458K−3.1%

Other business types in Tucker 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 sit-down restaurants are in Tucker County, WV?

There are 20 sit-down restaurants on map listings in Tucker County as of September 2026. 2 of them (10%) are chain locations. The listings count restaurants of every cuisine, pizza included. Official counts show 16 businesses with payroll classed as full-service restaurants in 2023.

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

About $9.2M a year, or $3,227 per household. That is 21% below the U.S. average (an index of 79, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 20 sit-down restaurants on map listings, it comes to $458K per restaurant. The spending figure covers all food away from home, not only sit-down restaurants. It is estimated from the incomes of the 2,840 households in Tucker County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Tucker County has 70.4 sit-down restaurants per 10,000 households, 15% above the U.S. rate of 61.3. Spending per restaurant is $458K, 31% below the U.S. figure of $664K. At the national ratio of sit-down restaurants to household spending, Tucker County would have about 14, against 20 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 178 households, against one for every 500 across the U.S.

How fast is Tucker County, WV growing?

Population estimates put Tucker County at 6,540 people in 2025, down 3.1% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 2,840 households. The median household income in Tucker County is $53,358 a year, 34% 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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How the score works · Top markets for sit-down restaurants · All 56 business types in Tucker County

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