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Pizza places in St. Lucie County, FL

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 76 out of 100: High

Ranked #161 of 2,090 scored counties
#15 of 56 scored counties in Florida

Listings
94
40 chain locations (43%)
Official establishments
181
All limited-service restaurants · +5.9% since 2019
Household spending a year
$499.9M
On food away from home · $3,637 a household
Spending per listing
$5.3M
5% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
6.8
15% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
402,449
+21.4% 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

For pizza places, St. Lucie County has a Groundwork market score of 76 (high): #161 of 2,090 scored counties and #15 of 56 scored counties in Florida. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for pizza places.

Households in St. Lucie County spend about $499.9M a year on food away from home, or $3,637 per household, 11% below the U.S. average. Spread across 94 pizza places, that is $5.3M per pizza place, 5% above the U.S. figure of $5.1M. The spending figure covers all food away from home, not only pizza places.

There are 94 pizza places on map listings in St. Lucie County as of September 2026. Of those, 40 are chain locations, or 43%, against 58% across the U.S. That comes to 6.8 for every 10,000 households, 15% below the U.S. rate of 8.0.

In 2023, official counts showed 181 businesses with payroll in St. Lucie County classed as limited-service restaurants, up 5.9% from 2019. That is one for every 759 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. Since fiscal 2022, 8 SBA-backed loans worth $5.3M have gone to businesses classed as limited-service restaurants in St. Lucie County. Population estimates put the population change in St. Lucie County from 2020 to 2025 at +21.4%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).

How St. Lucie 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 St. Lucie County, FL compared with Florida and the U.S.
MeasureSt. Lucie CountyFloridaU.S.
Listings per 10k households6.87.18.0
Spending per listing$5.3M$5.4M$5.1M
Households per official establishment (all limited-service restaurants)759548478
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+5.9%+12.5%+6.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025+21.4%+8.7%+3.1%
Spending per household on food away from home$3,637$3,841$4,070
Median household income$71,457$74,568$80,734
Groundwork market score7667

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
171 → 181All limited-service restaurants · +5.9% over the period
Employees, 2023
3,730
Annual payroll, 2023
$73.1M
One-person businesses, 2023
72All limited-service restaurants with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
9440 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
98The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
8
Amount
$5.3M

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as limited-service restaurants in St. Lucie 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 St. Lucie County

Population, 2025 estimate
402,449+21.4% since 2020
Households
137,453
Median age
45.5
Homes lived in by their owners
79%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
572 sq. mi.
People per square mile
630
Median household income
$71,457+36.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$92,466
Median home value
$347,300
Jobs located here
89,638
Daytime population
304,916Residents 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 St. Lucie 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
15St. Lucie County, FL76946.8$5.3M+21.4%#161 of 2,090

Other business types in St. Lucie County

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

Questions

How many pizza places are in St. Lucie County, FL?

As of September 2026, map listings count 94 pizza places in St. Lucie County. 40 of them (43%) are chain locations. The listings count pizza restaurants. Official counts show 181 businesses with payroll classed as limited-service restaurants in 2023, up 5.9% 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 list 72 one-person businesses without payroll.

How much do households in St. Lucie County, FL spend on food away from home?

About $499.9M a year, or $3,637 per household. That is 11% below the U.S. average (an index of 89, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 94 pizza places on map listings, it comes to $5.3M 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 137,453 households in St. Lucie County and national spending patterns by income.

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

St. Lucie County has 6.8 pizza places per 10,000 households, 15% below the U.S. rate of 8.0. Spending per pizza place is $5.3M, 5% above the U.S. figure of $5.1M. At the U.S. ratio of pizza places to household spending, St. Lucie County would have about 98, against 94 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 759 households, against one for every 478 across the U.S. The official count rose 5.9% from 2019 to 2023, against +6.1% for the U.S.

How fast is St. Lucie County, FL growing?

Population estimates put St. Lucie County at 402,449 people in 2025, up 21.4% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 137,453 households. Median household income in St. Lucie County is $71,457, 11% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 36.6%, 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. St. Lucie County scores 76 for pizza places (high), #161 of 2,090 scored counties.

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