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Pizza places in Gulf County, FL

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 36 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,609 of 2,090 scored counties
#54 of 56 scored counties in Florida

Listings
8
4 chain locations (50%)
Official establishments
14
All limited-service restaurants
Household spending a year
$20.9M
On food away from home · $3,519 a household
Spending per listing
$2.6M
49% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
13.5
69% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
15,943
+11.7% 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

The Groundwork market score for pizza places in Gulf County is 36 (lower middle), #1,609 of 2,090 scored counties and #54 of 56 scored counties in Florida. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.

At $3,519 per household (14% below the U.S. average), households in Gulf County spend about $20.9M a year on food away from home. That is about $2.6M of household spending for each pizza place on map listings, 49% below the U.S. figure of $5.1M. The spending figure covers all food away from home, not only pizza places.

Gulf County has 8 pizza places on map listings as of September 2026. 4 of them (50%) are chain locations, against 58% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 13.5, 69% above the U.S. rate of 8.0.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as limited-service restaurants in Gulf County was 14 in 2023. That is one for every 425 households, against one for every 478 across the U.S. That count covers all limited-service restaurants (fast food and sandwich shops included), not only pizza places. Population estimates show Gulf County grew 11.7% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).

How Gulf County compares

The same measures for Florida 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 Gulf County, FL compared with Florida and the U.S.
MeasureGulf CountyFloridaU.S.
Listings per 10k households13.57.18.0
Spending per listing$2.6M$5.4M$5.1M
Households per official establishment (all limited-service restaurants)425548478
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+12.5%+6.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025+11.7%+8.7%+3.1%
Spending per household on food away from home$3,519$3,841$4,070
Median household income$61,179$74,568$80,734
Groundwork market score3667

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
7 → 14All limited-service restaurants
Employees, 2023
207
Annual payroll, 2023
$4.7M
One-person businesses, 2023
3All limited-service restaurants with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
84 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
4The 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 Gulf 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 Gulf County

Population, 2025 estimate
15,943+11.7% since 2020
Households
5,944
Median age
47.9
Homes lived in by their owners
81%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
554 sq. mi.
People per square mile
27
Median household income
$61,179+28.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$91,140
Median home value
$250,000
Jobs located here
4,282
Daytime population
13,801Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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The highest-scoring counties in Florida for pizza places, numbered among those based in Florida, with Gulf County marked.

Top counties in Florida

Counties in Florida ranked for pizza places by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Sumter County, FL92192.7$13.9M+21.1%#3 of 2,090
2Wakulla County, FL9164.7$8.1M+12.3%#9 of 2,090
3Santa Rosa County, FL89395.4$7.8M+11.7%#16 of 2,090
4Flagler County, FL85305.7$6.8M+21.0%#42 of 2,090
5Sarasota County, FL841476.9$5.9M+10.0%#48 of 2,090
6Manatee County, FL821146.4$6.1M+16.6%#60 of 2,090
7Charlotte County, FL80576.3$5.7M+15.5%#89 of 2,090
8Collier County, FL801297.8$5.6M+10.6%#90 of 2,090
9Lee County, FL782276.9$5.6M+14.4%#124 of 2,090
10Citrus County, FL77365.0$6.5M+11.1%#134 of 2,090
54Gulf County, FL36813.5$2.6M+11.7%#1,609 of 2,090

Other business types in Gulf County

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

Questions

How many pizza places are in Gulf County, FL?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 8 pizza places in Gulf County. 4 of them (50%) are chain locations. The listings count pizza restaurants. Official counts show 14 businesses with payroll classed as limited-service restaurants in 2023. 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 3 one-person businesses without payroll.

How much do households in Gulf County, FL spend on food away from home?

About $20.9M a year, or $3,519 per household. That is 14% below the U.S. average (an index of 86, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 8 pizza places on map listings, it comes to $2.6M 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 5,944 households in Gulf County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Gulf County, FL compare with the U.S. for pizza places?

Gulf County has 13.5 pizza places per 10,000 households, 69% above the U.S. rate of 8.0. Spending per pizza place is $2.6M, 49% below the U.S. figure of $5.1M. At the U.S. ratio of pizza places to household spending, Gulf County would have about 4, against 8 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 425 households, against one for every 478 across the U.S.

How fast is Gulf County, FL growing?

Population estimates put Gulf County at 15,943 people in 2025, up 11.7% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 5,944 households. Median household income in Gulf County is $61,179, 24% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 28.2%, 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. Gulf County scores 36 for pizza places (lower middle), #1,609 of 2,090 scored counties.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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How the score works · Top markets for pizza places · All 56 business types in Gulf County

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