Market rankings · District of Columbia
Pizza places in the District of Columbia
Every metro area, small-town market and county in the District of Columbia, ranked by the Groundwork market score for pizza places, with competitor counts and household spending for each.
- Listings
- 239
- 94 chain locations (39%)
- Official establishments
- 851
- All limited-service restaurants · −1.5% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $1.6B
- On food away from home
- Listings per 10k households
- 7.4
- 7% below the U.S.
- Spending per listing
- $6.5M
- 29% above the U.S.
- Rank among states
- #5 of 51
- Market score 67 · Upper middle
A site report maps the pizza places on map listings around any address in the District of Columbia by name and distance, and the spending within reach.
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What this means
There are 239 pizza places on map listings in the District of Columbia as of September 2026. 94 of them (39%) are chain locations, against 58% across the U.S. That comes to 7.4 for every 10,000 households, 7% below the U.S. rate of 8.0.
Households in the District of Columbia spend about $1.6B a year on food away from home, or $4,813 per household, 18% above the U.S. average. That works out to $6.5M per pizza place, 29% above the U.S. figure of $5.1M. The spending figure covers all food away from home, not only pizza places.
Official counts show 851 businesses with payroll classed as limited-service restaurants in the District of Columbia in 2023, down 1.5% from 2019. That is one for every 381 households, against one for every 478 across the U.S. Across the U.S., the count rose 6.1% over the same years. That count covers all limited-service restaurants (fast food and sandwich shops included), not only pizza places. Since fiscal 2022, 20 SBA-backed loans worth $9.5M have gone to businesses classed as limited-service restaurants in the District of Columbia.
Among the 50 states and DC, the District of Columbia ranks #5 for pizza places, with a Groundwork market score of 67 (upper middle). The one scored metro area in or partly in the District of Columbia, the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria metro area, scores 69.
Every market in the District of Columbia for pizza places
Download the ranking (CSV)Numbered by Groundwork market score among the markets based in the District of Columbia, highest first; the U.S. rank compares each market with every other of its kind. A metro area that crosses a state line is listed in each state it reaches, and numbered only in the state its page is under. How the score works.
Metro areas
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV | 69 | 1,581 | 6.7 | $7.7M | +3.3% | #61 of 387 |
Counties
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| District of Columbia | Not scored | 239 | 7.4 | $6.5M | +3.4% |
Markets with fewer than 5 pizza places on map listings, and counties under 10,000 people, aren’t scored; they’re listed last in each table.
Questions
How many pizza places are in the District of Columbia?
As of September 2026, map listings count 239 pizza places in the District of Columbia. 94 of them (39%) are chain locations. The listings count pizza restaurants. Official counts show 851 businesses with payroll classed as limited-service restaurants in 2023, down 1.5% from 2019. The official count takes in all limited-service restaurants, not only pizza places: fast food and sandwich shops are counted too. Official counts also show 115 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in the District of Columbia spend on food away from home?
About $1.6B a year, or $4,813 per household. That is 18% above the U.S. average (an index of 118, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 239 pizza places on map listings, it comes to $6.5M per pizza place. That spending covers all food away from home, which pizza places share with other businesses in the trade. It is estimated from the incomes of the 324,491 households in the District of Columbia and national spending patterns by income.
How does the District of Columbia compare with the U.S. for pizza places?
The District of Columbia has 7.4 pizza places per 10,000 households, 7% below the U.S. rate of 8.0. Spending per pizza place is $6.5M, 29% above the U.S. figure of $5.1M. At the U.S. ratio of pizza places to household spending, the District of Columbia would have about 307, against 239 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 381 households, against one for every 478 across the U.S. The official count fell 1.5% from 2019 to 2023, against +6.1% for the U.S.
Which market in the District of Columbia has the highest market score for pizza places?
The one scored metro area in or partly in the District of Columbia is the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria metro area, at 69 (upper middle). Scores compare each market with others of its kind across the U.S.
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 District of Columbia scores 67 for pizza places (upper middle), #5 of the 50 states and DC.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
Run a Groundwork site report on an address in the District of Columbia. It maps the pizza places on map listings near the site and sizes the households and spending within the distance you choose. New accounts get 10 actions over 3 days, no card.
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Top markets for pizza places across the U.S. · All business types in the District of Columbia
Related business types in the District of Columbia
- Restaurants and cafes5,505 listings
- Sit-down restaurants3,332 listings
- Fast food and sandwich shops475 listings
- Coffee shops and cafes591 listings
- Bakeries and dessert shops326 listings
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