How many
How many cocktail bars are in Charleston?
Census County Business Patterns 2023 for the Charleston metro area: cocktail bars with paid employees, per 10,000 residents against West Virginia and the US, the change since five years ago, and the ZIPs near the center with the most.
−9 since 2018 (−27%; 33 then). That is 1.2 per 10,000 residents (population estimate 2024).
- The Charleston metro area
- 1.2 per 10,000
- West Virginia
- 0.3 per 10,000 (45)
- United States
- 0.0 per 10,000 (22)
What this count includes
The Census has no separate code for cocktail bars. This count is NAICS 722410, drinking places, which covers every bar, tavern, lounge and nightclub that mainly serves alcohol for drinking on the premises.
Other metro areas in West Virginia
| Metro area | Cocktail bars | Per 10,000 residents |
|---|---|---|
| Huntington-Ashland | 46 | 1.3 |
| Morgantown | 29 | 2.0 |
| Wheeling | 37 | 2.7 |
| Weirton-Steubenville | 23 | 2.0 |
| Beckley | 10 | 0.9 |
1 more for members.
From a count to a location
- The free ZIP checkAny ZIP in Charleston measured from its center: households and income, jobs within reach and the named cocktail bars already there. Each ZIP above links to its check.
- The full reportFor one address: whether the rules allow a cocktail bar there, the rent the location supports against the asking rent, what has opened and closed nearby, and the questions to settle before signing.
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Check the address freeNo account. The cocktail bar check reads public records at the address itself.
Sources and dates
U.S. Census Bureau: County Business Patterns 2023 and 2018 (establishments by NAICS, states, metro areas and the US) and ZIP Code Business Patterns 2023; Population Estimates Vintage 2024 for the rates. Establishments with paid employees; owner-only businesses are not counted.