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Pizza places in Covington County, AL

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for pizza places in Covington County, AL, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 43 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,294 of 2,090 scored counties
#25 of 37 scored counties in Alabama

Listings
8
7 chain locations (88%)
Official establishments
35
All limited-service restaurants · +29.6% since 2019
Household spending a year
$46.7M
On food away from home · $3,188 a household
Spending per listing
$5.8M
15% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
5.5
31% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
37,947
+1.2% 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 8 pizza places in Covington County. Of those, 7 are chain locations, or 88%, against 58% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 5.5, 31% below the U.S. rate of 8.0.

Household spending on food away from home in Covington County comes to about $46.7M a year: $3,188 per household, 22% below the U.S. average. Spread across 8 pizza places, that is $5.8M per pizza place, 15% above the U.S. figure of $5.1M. That spending covers all food away from home, which pizza places share with other businesses in the trade.

Official counts show 35 businesses with payroll classed as limited-service restaurants in Covington County in 2023, up 29.6% from 2019. That is one for every 418 households, against one for every 478 across the U.S. The official count takes in all limited-service restaurants, not only pizza places: fast food and sandwich shops are counted too. Another 4 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Covington County grew 1.2%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). For pizza places, Covington County has a Groundwork market score of 43 (lower middle): #1,294 of 2,090 scored counties and #25 of 37 scored counties in Alabama.

How Covington 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 Covington County, AL compared with Alabama and the U.S.
MeasureCovington CountyAlabamaU.S.
Listings per 10k households5.55.78.0
Spending per listing$5.8M$6.1M$5.1M
Households per official establishment (all limited-service restaurants)418450478
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+29.6%+8.8%+6.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025+1.2%+3.2%+3.1%
Spending per household on food away from home$3,188$3,519$4,070
Median household income$52,456$63,999$80,734
Groundwork market score4348

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
27 → 35All limited-service restaurants · +29.6% over the period
Employees, 2023
679
Annual payroll, 2023
$10.3M
One-person businesses, 2023
4All limited-service restaurants with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
87 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
9The 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 limited-service restaurants in Covington 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 Covington County

Population, 2025 estimate
37,947+1.2% since 2020
Households
14,642
Median age
43.9
Homes lived in by their owners
76%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
1,031 sq. mi.
People per square mile
37
Median household income
$52,456+24.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$74,062
Median home value
$152,100
Jobs located here
11,850
Daytime population
35,530Residents 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 Covington 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
25Covington County, AL4385.5$5.8M+1.2%#1,294 of 2,090

Other business types in Covington County

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

Questions

How many pizza places are in Covington County, AL?

There are 8 pizza places on map listings in Covington County as of September 2026. 7 of them (88%) are chain locations. The listings count pizza restaurants. Official counts show 35 businesses with payroll classed as limited-service restaurants in 2023, up 29.6% from 2019. That count covers all limited-service restaurants (fast food and sandwich shops included), not only pizza places. Official counts list 4 one-person businesses without payroll.

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

About $46.7M a year, or $3,188 per household. That is 22% below the U.S. average (an index of 78, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 8 pizza places on map listings, it comes to $5.8M per pizza place. The spending figure covers all food away from home, not only pizza places. It is estimated from the incomes of the 14,642 households in Covington County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Covington County has 5.5 pizza places per 10,000 households, 31% below the U.S. rate of 8.0. Spending per pizza place is $5.8M, 15% above the U.S. figure of $5.1M. At the national ratio of pizza places to household spending, Covington County would have about 9, against 8 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 418 households, against one for every 478 across the U.S. The official count rose 29.6% from 2019 to 2023, against +6.1% for the U.S.

How fast is Covington County, AL growing?

Population estimates put Covington County at 37,947 people in 2025, up 1.2% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 14,642 households. The median household income in Covington County is $52,456 a year, 35% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 24.3% from the 2015–2019 survey, 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. Covington County scores 43 for pizza places (lower middle), #1,294 of 2,090 scored counties.

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