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Pizza places in Autauga County, AL

The pizza places in Autauga County, AL, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 73 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #209 of 2,090 scored counties
#3 of 37 scored counties in Alabama

Listings
9
8 chain locations (89%)
Official establishments
45
All limited-service restaurants · +9.8% since 2019
Household spending a year
$86.1M
On food away from home · $3,759 a household
Spending per listing
$9.6M
88% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
3.9
51% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
61,920
+5.1% 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

Autauga County scores 73 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for pizza places, ranking #209 of 2,090 scored counties and #3 of 37 scored counties in Alabama. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for pizza places.

Households in Autauga County spend about $86.1M a year on food away from home, or $3,759 per household, 8% below the U.S. average. That is about $9.6M of household spending for each pizza place on map listings, 88% above the U.S. figure of $5.1M. The spending figure covers all food away from home, not only pizza places.

Autauga County has 9 pizza places on map listings as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 89% of them, against 58% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 3.9, 51% below the U.S. rate of 8.0.

Official counts show 45 businesses with payroll classed as limited-service restaurants in Autauga County in 2023, up 9.8% from 2019. That is one for every 509 households, against one for every 478 across the U.S. That count covers all limited-service restaurants (fast food and sandwich shops included), not only pizza places. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $352K have gone to businesses classed as limited-service restaurants in Autauga County. Population estimates show Autauga County grew 5.1% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).

How Autauga County compares

The same measures for Alabama 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 Autauga County, AL compared with Alabama and the U.S.
MeasureAutauga CountyAlabamaU.S.
Listings per 10k households3.95.78.0
Spending per listing$9.6M$6.1M$5.1M
Households per official establishment (all limited-service restaurants)509450478
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+9.8%+8.8%+6.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025+5.1%+3.2%+3.1%
Spending per household on food away from home$3,759$3,519$4,070
Median household income$72,481$63,999$80,734
Groundwork market score7348

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
41 → 45All limited-service restaurants · +9.8% over the period
Employees, 2023
1,288
Annual payroll, 2023
$23.2M
One-person businesses, 2023
3All limited-service restaurants with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
98 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
17The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
2
Amount
$352K

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as limited-service restaurants in Autauga 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. These official figures cover all limited-service restaurants, not only pizza places.

Population and households in Autauga County

Population, 2025 estimate
61,920+5.1% since 2020
Households
22,917
Median age
39.9
Homes lived in by their owners
77%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
595 sq. mi.
People per square mile
101
Median household income
$72,481+23.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$102,032
Median home value
$207,200
Jobs located here
12,369
Daytime population
48,701Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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The highest-scoring counties in Alabama for pizza places, numbered among those based in Alabama, with Autauga County marked.

Top counties in Alabama

Counties in Alabama ranked for pizza places by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Limestone County, AL89194.6$8.7M+18.0%#15 of 2,090
2Blount County, AL7373.2$10.8M+1.8%#208 of 2,090
3Autauga County, AL7393.9$9.6M+5.1%#209 of 2,090
4Chilton County, AL7273.9$8.6M+5.9%#236 of 2,090
5Shelby County, AL68627.1$6.2M+6.5%#367 of 2,090
6Madison County, AL681116.7$6.2M+11.0%#369 of 2,090
7Elmore County, AL67185.5$6.8M+4.2%#390 of 2,090
8St. Clair County, AL67236.6$5.6M+7.1%#406 of 2,090
9Dale County, AL6663.0$10.4M+1.3%#430 of 2,090
10Coffee County, AL63104.8$7.5M+6.3%#530 of 2,090

Other business types in Autauga County

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

Questions

How many pizza places are in Autauga County, AL?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 9 pizza places in Autauga County. 8 of them (89%) are chain locations. The listings count pizza restaurants. Official counts show 45 businesses with payroll classed as limited-service restaurants in 2023, up 9.8% from 2019. The official count takes in all limited-service restaurants, not only pizza places: fast food and sandwich shops are counted too. Official counts also show 3 one-person businesses without payroll.

How much do households in Autauga County, AL spend on food away from home?

About $86.1M a year, or $3,759 per household. That is 8% below the U.S. average (an index of 92, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 9 pizza places on map listings, it comes to $9.6M per pizza place. That spending covers all food away from home, which pizza places share with other businesses in the trade. It is estimated from the incomes of the 22,917 households in Autauga County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Autauga County, AL compare with the U.S. for pizza places?

Autauga County has 3.9 pizza places per 10,000 households, 51% below the U.S. rate of 8.0. Spending per pizza place is $9.6M, 88% above the U.S. figure of $5.1M. At the U.S. ratio of pizza places to household spending, Autauga County would have about 17, against 9 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 509 households, against one for every 478 across the U.S. The official count rose 9.8% from 2019 to 2023, against +6.1% for the U.S.

How fast is Autauga County, AL growing?

Population estimates put Autauga County at 61,920 people in 2025, up 5.1% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 22,917 households. Median household income in Autauga County is $72,481, 10% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 23.4%, 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. Autauga County scores 73 for pizza places (upper middle), #209 of 2,090 scored counties.

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