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Pizza places in Lamar County, AL

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

Groundwork market score

Not scored

The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 1.

Listings
1
1 chain location (100%)
Official establishments
6
All limited-service restaurants
Household spending a year
$15M
On food away from home · $2,945 a household
Spending per listing
$15M
Too few listings to compare
Listings per 10k households
2.0
Too few listings to compare
Population, 2025
13,587
−2.6% 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 1 pizza place in Lamar County. That is 2.0 per 10,000 households.

Households in Lamar County spend about $15M a year on food away from home, or $2,945 per household, 28% below the U.S. average. That works out to $15M per pizza place. That spending covers all food away from home, which pizza places share with other businesses in the trade.

In 2023, official counts showed 6 businesses with payroll in Lamar County classed as limited-service restaurants. That is one for every 848 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.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Lamar County declined 2.6%, against +3.1% for the U.S. With 1 pizza place on map listings, Lamar County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How Lamar 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 Lamar County, AL compared with Alabama and the U.S.
MeasureLamar CountyAlabamaU.S.
Listings per 10k households2.05.78.0
Spending per listing$15M$6.1M$5.1M
Households per official establishment (all limited-service restaurants)848450478
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+8.8%+6.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025−2.6%+3.2%+3.1%
Spending per household on food away from home$2,945$3,519$4,070
Median household income$50,000$63,999$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored48

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
7 → 6All limited-service restaurants
Employees, 2023
122
Annual payroll, 2023
$1.6M
One-person businesses, 2023
0All limited-service restaurants with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
11 chain location
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
3The 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 Lamar 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 Lamar County

Population, 2025 estimate
13,587−2.6% since 2020
Households
5,086
Median age
45.2
Homes lived in by their owners
76%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
605 sq. mi.
People per square mile
23
Median household income
$50,000+30.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$63,065
Median home value
$114,000
Jobs located here
3,359
Daytime population
11,439Residents 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 Lamar 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
Lamar County, ALNot scored12.0$15M−2.6%

Other business types in Lamar County

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

Questions

How many pizza places are in Lamar County, AL?

There is 1 pizza place on map listings in Lamar County as of September 2026. The listings count pizza restaurants. Official counts show 6 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.

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

About $15M a year, or $2,945 per household. That is 28% below the U.S. average (an index of 72, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 1 pizza place on map listings, it comes to $15M per pizza place. The spending figure covers all food away from home, not only pizza places. It is estimated from the incomes of the 5,086 households in Lamar County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Lamar County has 1 pizza place on map listings, too few for a steady comparison with the U.S. rate. At the national ratio of pizza places to household spending, Lamar County would have about 3, against 1 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 848 households, against one for every 478 across the U.S.

How fast is Lamar County, AL growing?

Population estimates put Lamar County at 13,587 people in 2025, down 2.6% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 5,086 households. The median household income in Lamar County is $50,000 a year, 38% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 30.3% 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. Lamar County has no market score for pizza places: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 1.

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