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Pizza places in Elmore County, AL

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 67 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #390 of 2,090 scored counties
#7 of 37 scored counties in Alabama

Listings
18
14 chain locations (78%)
Official establishments
67
All limited-service restaurants · +52.3% since 2019
Household spending a year
$123.1M
On food away from home · $3,746 a household
Spending per listing
$6.8M
35% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
5.5
31% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
91,577
+4.2% 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

As of September 2026, map listings count 18 pizza places in Elmore County. Of those, 14 are chain locations, or 78%, against 58% across the U.S. That is 5.5 per 10,000 households, 31% below the U.S. rate of 8.0.

At $3,746 per household (8% below the U.S. average), households in Elmore County spend about $123.1M a year on food away from home. That is about $6.8M of household spending for each pizza place on map listings, 35% 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.

In 2023, official counts showed 67 businesses with payroll in Elmore County classed as limited-service restaurants, up 52.3% from 2019. That is one for every 490 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. Official counts list 6 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $180K has gone to businesses classed as limited-service restaurants in Elmore County.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Elmore County grew 4.2%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for pizza places in Elmore County is 67 (upper middle), #390 of 2,090 scored counties and #7 of 37 scored counties in Alabama. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.

How Elmore 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 Elmore County, AL compared with Alabama and the U.S.
MeasureElmore CountyAlabamaU.S.
Listings per 10k households5.55.78.0
Spending per listing$6.8M$6.1M$5.1M
Households per official establishment (all limited-service restaurants)490450478
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+52.3%+8.8%+6.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025+4.2%+3.2%+3.1%
Spending per household on food away from home$3,746$3,519$4,070
Median household income$78,243$63,999$80,734
Groundwork market score6748

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
44 → 67All limited-service restaurants · +52.3% over the period
Employees, 2023
1,231
Annual payroll, 2023
$21M
One-person businesses, 2023
6All limited-service restaurants with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
1814 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
24The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
1
Amount
$180K

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

Population, 2025 estimate
91,577+4.2% since 2020
Households
32,856
Median age
40.2
Homes lived in by their owners
77%
Vehicles per household
2.1
Land area
619 sq. mi.
People per square mile
145
Median household income
$78,243+28.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$97,745
Median home value
$223,900
Jobs located here
20,312
Daytime population
74,014Residents 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 Elmore 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 Elmore County

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

Questions

How many pizza places are in Elmore County, AL?

Elmore County has 18 pizza places on map listings as of September 2026. 14 of them (78%) are chain locations. The listings count pizza restaurants. Official counts show 67 businesses with payroll classed as limited-service restaurants in 2023, up 52.3% from 2019. That count covers all limited-service restaurants (fast food and sandwich shops included), not only pizza places. Official counts also show 6 one-person businesses without payroll.

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

About $123.1M a year, or $3,746 per household. That is 8% below the U.S. average (an index of 92, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 18 pizza places on map listings, it comes to $6.8M per pizza place. The spending figure covers all food away from home, not only pizza places. It is estimated from the incomes of the 32,856 households in Elmore County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Elmore County has 5.5 pizza places per 10,000 households, 31% below the U.S. rate of 8.0. Spending per pizza place is $6.8M, 35% above the U.S. figure of $5.1M. At the national ratio of pizza places to household spending, Elmore County would have about 24, against 18 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 490 households, against one for every 478 across the U.S. The official count rose 52.3% from 2019 to 2023, against +6.1% for the U.S.

How fast is Elmore County, AL growing?

Population estimates put Elmore County at 91,577 people in 2025, up 4.2% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 32,856 households. The median household income in Elmore County is $78,243 a year, 3% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 28.5% 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. Elmore County scores 67 for pizza places (upper middle), #390 of 2,090 scored counties.

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