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Pizza places in Franklin County, AL

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

Groundwork market score

Not scored

The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 3.

Listings
3
3 chain locations (100%)
Official establishments
20
All limited-service restaurants
Household spending a year
$36.7M
On food away from home · $3,071 a household
Spending per listing
$12.2M
2.4 times the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
2.5
69% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
32,449
+1.1% 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

As of September 2026, map listings count 3 pizza places in Franklin County. That comes to 2.5 for every 10,000 households, 69% below the U.S. rate of 8.0.

Household spending on food away from home in Franklin County comes to about $36.7M a year: $3,071 per household, 25% below the U.S. average. That is about $12.2M of household spending for each pizza place on map listings, 2.4 times 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.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as limited-service restaurants in Franklin County was 20 in 2023. That is one for every 598 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 5 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.

Population estimates show Franklin County grew 1.1% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). With 3 pizza places on map listings, Franklin County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How Franklin 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 Franklin County, AL compared with Alabama and the U.S.
MeasureFranklin CountyAlabamaU.S.
Listings per 10k households2.55.78.0
Spending per listing$12.2M$6.1M$5.1M
Households per official establishment (all limited-service restaurants)598450478
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+8.8%+6.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025+1.1%+3.2%+3.1%
Spending per household on food away from home$3,071$3,519$4,070
Median household income$53,338$63,999$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored48

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
18 → 20All limited-service restaurants
Employees, 2023
526
Annual payroll, 2023
$7.7M
One-person businesses, 2023
5All limited-service restaurants with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
33 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
7The 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 Franklin 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 Franklin County

Population, 2025 estimate
32,449+1.1% since 2020
Households
11,954
Median age
39.6
Homes lived in by their owners
72%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
634 sq. mi.
People per square mile
50
Median household income
$53,338+22.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$68,636
Median home value
$136,000
Jobs located here
10,404
Daytime population
28,894Residents 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 Franklin 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
Franklin County, ALNot scored32.5$12.2M+1.1%

Other business types in Franklin County

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

Questions

How many pizza places are in Franklin County, AL?

Franklin County has 3 pizza places on map listings as of September 2026. The listings count pizza restaurants. Official counts show 20 businesses with payroll classed as limited-service restaurants in 2023. That count covers all limited-service restaurants (fast food and sandwich shops included), not only pizza places. Official counts list 5 one-person businesses without payroll.

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

About $36.7M a year, or $3,071 per household. That is 25% below the U.S. average (an index of 75, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 3 pizza places on map listings, it comes to $12.2M per pizza place. The spending figure covers all food away from home, not only pizza places. It is estimated from the incomes of the 11,954 households in Franklin County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Franklin County has 2.5 pizza places per 10,000 households, 69% below the U.S. rate of 8.0. Spending per pizza place is $12.2M, 2.4 times the U.S. figure of $5.1M. At the national ratio of pizza places to household spending, Franklin County would have about 7, against 3 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 598 households, against one for every 478 across the U.S.

How fast is Franklin County, AL growing?

Population estimates put Franklin County at 32,449 people in 2025, up 1.1% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 11,954 households. The median household income in Franklin County is $53,338 a year, 34% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 22.6% 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. Franklin County has no market score for pizza places: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 3.

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