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Pizza places in the Montgomery, AL metro area

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for pizza places in the Montgomery, AL metro area, set against other metro areas and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 45 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #231 of 387 scored metro areas
#7 of 12 scored metro areas based in Alabama

Listings
76
65 chain locations (86%)
Official establishments
366
All limited-service restaurants · +10.2% since 2019
Household spending a year
$527.9M
On food away from home · $3,486 a household
Spending per listing
$6.9M
37% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
5.0
37% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
388,747
+0.9% 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

As of September 2026, map listings count 76 pizza places in the Montgomery metro area. Chain locations make up 86% of them, against 58% across the U.S. That comes to 5.0 for every 10,000 households, 37% below the U.S. rate of 8.0.

At $3,486 per household (14% below the U.S. average), households in the Montgomery metro area spend about $527.9M a year on food away from home. That is about $6.9M of household spending for each pizza place on map listings, 37% 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 366 businesses with payroll in the Montgomery metro area classed as limited-service restaurants, up 10.2% from 2019. That is one for every 414 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 36 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 9 SBA-backed loans worth $4.8M have gone to businesses classed as limited-service restaurants in the Montgomery metro area.

Population estimates show the Montgomery metro area grew 0.9% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for pizza places in the Montgomery metro area is 45 (lower middle), #231 of 387 scored metro areas and #7 of 12 scored metro areas based in Alabama.

How the Montgomery metro area 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 Montgomery, AL metro area compared with Alabama and the U.S.
MeasureMontgomery metro areaAlabamaU.S.
Listings per 10k households5.05.78.0
Spending per listing$6.9M$6.1M$5.1M
Households per official establishment (all limited-service restaurants)414450478
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+10.2%+8.8%+6.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025+0.9%+3.2%+3.1%
Spending per household on food away from home$3,486$3,519$4,070
Median household income$64,010$63,999$80,734
Groundwork market score4548

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
366All limited-service restaurants · +10.2% over the period
Employees, 2023
6,951
Annual payroll, 2023
$123.8M
One-person businesses, 2023
36All limited-service restaurants with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
7665 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
104The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
9
Amount
$4.8M

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as limited-service restaurants in the Montgomery metro area, 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 the Montgomery metro area

Population, 2025 estimate
388,747+0.9% since 2020
Households
151,438
Median age
38.8
Homes lived in by their owners
65%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
2,714 sq. mi.
People per square mile
142
Median household income
$64,010+21.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$88,716
Median home value
$191,900
Jobs located here
168,224
Daytime population
403,321Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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The highest-scoring metro areas in Alabama for pizza places, numbered among those based in Alabama, with the Montgomery metro area marked.

Top metro areas in Alabama

Metro areas in Alabama ranked for pizza places by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Huntsville, AL701306.3$6.5M+12.5%#59 of 387
2Tuscaloosa, AL57504.7$7.3M+2.9%#129 of 387
3Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL57808.1$4.8M+14.8%#135 of 387
4Auburn-Opelika, AL55395.1$6.9M+7.1%#152 of 387
5Decatur, AL55355.6$6.4M+2.5%#154 of 387
6Birmingham, AL462916.3$6M+1.4%#224 of 387
7Montgomery, AL45765.0$6.9M+0.9%#231 of 387
8Dothan, AL41345.6$5.9M+3.4%#257 of 387
9Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL39426.6$5.1M+3.5%#273 of 387
10Mobile, AL38935.8$5.9M−0.7%#285 of 387

Other business types in the Montgomery metro area

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

Questions

How many pizza places are in the Montgomery, AL metro area?

The Montgomery metro area has 76 pizza places on map listings as of September 2026. 65 of them (86%) are chain locations. The listings count pizza restaurants. Official counts show 366 businesses with payroll classed as limited-service restaurants in 2023, up 10.2% from 2019. That count covers all limited-service restaurants (fast food and sandwich shops included), not only pizza places. Official counts also show 36 one-person businesses without payroll.

How much do households in the Montgomery, AL metro area spend on food away from home?

About $527.9M a year, or $3,486 per household. That is 14% below the U.S. average (an index of 86, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 76 pizza places on map listings, it comes to $6.9M per pizza place. The spending figure covers all food away from home, not only pizza places. It is estimated from the incomes of the 151,438 households in the Montgomery metro area and national spending patterns by income.

How does the Montgomery, AL metro area compare with the U.S. for pizza places?

The Montgomery metro area has 5.0 pizza places per 10,000 households, 37% below the U.S. rate of 8.0. Spending per pizza place is $6.9M, 37% above the U.S. figure of $5.1M. At the national ratio of pizza places to household spending, the Montgomery metro area would have about 104, against 76 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 414 households, against one for every 478 across the U.S. The official count rose 10.2% from 2019 to 2023, against +6.1% for the U.S.

How fast is the Montgomery, AL metro area growing?

Population estimates put the Montgomery metro area at 388,747 people in 2025, up 0.9% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 151,438 households. The median household income in the Montgomery metro area is $64,010 a year, 21% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 21.6% 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. The Montgomery metro area scores 45 for pizza places (lower middle), #231 of 387 scored metro areas.

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