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Pizza places in Chilton County, AL

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 72 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #236 of 2,090 scored counties
#4 of 37 scored counties in Alabama

Listings
7
5 chain locations (71%)
Official establishments
29
All limited-service restaurants · +3.6% since 2019
Household spending a year
$60M
On food away from home · $3,359 a household
Spending per listing
$8.6M
69% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
3.9
51% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
47,708
+5.9% 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

Households in Chilton County spend about $60M a year on food away from home, or $3,359 per household, 17% below the U.S. average. That works out to $8.6M per pizza place, 69% above the U.S. figure of $5.1M. The spending figure covers all food away from home, not only pizza places.

There are 7 pizza places on map listings in Chilton County as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 71% of them, against 58% across the U.S. That is 3.9 per 10,000 households, 51% below the U.S. rate of 8.0.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as limited-service restaurants in Chilton County was 29 in 2023, up 3.6% from 2019. That is one for every 616 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. Another 6 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $2.9M have gone to businesses classed as limited-service restaurants in Chilton County.

Population estimates show Chilton County grew 5.9% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For pizza places, Chilton County has a Groundwork market score of 72 (upper middle): #236 of 2,090 scored counties and #4 of 37 scored counties in Alabama. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.

How Chilton 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 Chilton County, AL compared with Alabama and the U.S.
MeasureChilton CountyAlabamaU.S.
Listings per 10k households3.95.78.0
Spending per listing$8.6M$6.1M$5.1M
Households per official establishment (all limited-service restaurants)616450478
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+3.6%+8.8%+6.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025+5.9%+3.2%+3.1%
Spending per household on food away from home$3,359$3,519$4,070
Median household income$65,603$63,999$80,734
Groundwork market score7248

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
28 → 29All limited-service restaurants · +3.6% over the period
Employees, 2023
658
Annual payroll, 2023
$10.7M
One-person businesses, 2023
6All limited-service restaurants with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
75 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
12The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
2
Amount
$2.9M

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as limited-service restaurants in Chilton 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 Chilton County

Population, 2025 estimate
47,708+5.9% since 2020
Households
17,875
Median age
40.0
Homes lived in by their owners
77%
Vehicles per household
2.2
Land area
693 sq. mi.
People per square mile
66
Median household income
$65,603+38.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$79,550
Median home value
$161,300
Jobs located here
9,534
Daytime population
36,082Residents 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 Chilton 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 Chilton County

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

Questions

How many pizza places are in Chilton County, AL?

As of September 2026, map listings count 7 pizza places in Chilton County. 5 of them (71%) are chain locations. The listings count pizza restaurants. Official counts show 29 businesses with payroll classed as limited-service restaurants in 2023, up 3.6% 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 list 6 one-person businesses without payroll.

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

About $60M a year, or $3,359 per household. That is 17% below the U.S. average (an index of 83, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 7 pizza places on map listings, it comes to $8.6M 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 17,875 households in Chilton County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Chilton County has 3.9 pizza places per 10,000 households, 51% below the U.S. rate of 8.0. Spending per pizza place is $8.6M, 69% above the U.S. figure of $5.1M. At the U.S. ratio of pizza places to household spending, Chilton County would have about 12, against 7 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 616 households, against one for every 478 across the U.S. The official count rose 3.6% from 2019 to 2023, against +6.1% for the U.S.

How fast is Chilton County, AL growing?

Population estimates put Chilton County at 47,708 people in 2025, up 5.9% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 17,875 households. Median household income in Chilton County is $65,603, 19% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 38.2%, 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. Chilton County scores 72 for pizza places (upper middle), #236 of 2,090 scored counties.

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