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Pizza places in Sumter County, FL

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 92 out of 100: Very high

Ranked #3 of 2,090 scored counties
#1 of 56 scored counties in Florida

Listings
19
11 chain locations (58%)
Official establishments
61
All limited-service restaurants · +60.5% since 2019
Household spending a year
$263.5M
On food away from home · $3,747 a household
Spending per listing
$13.9M
2.7 times the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
2.7
66% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
157,772
+21.1% 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 Sumter County is 92 (very high), #3 of 2,090 scored counties and #1 of 56 scored counties in Florida. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for pizza places.

Household spending on food away from home in Sumter County comes to about $263.5M a year: $3,747 per household, 8% below the U.S. average. That is about $13.9M of household spending for each pizza place on map listings, 2.7 times the U.S. figure of $5.1M. The spending figure covers all food away from home, not only pizza places.

There are 19 pizza places on map listings in Sumter County as of September 2026. 11 of them (58%) are chain locations, against 58% across the U.S. That is 2.7 per 10,000 households, 66% below the U.S. rate of 8.0.

In 2023, official counts showed 61 businesses with payroll in Sumter County classed as limited-service restaurants, up 60.5% from 2019. That is one for every 1,153 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, 3 SBA-backed loans worth $5.4M have gone to businesses classed as limited-service restaurants in Sumter County. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Sumter County grew 21.1%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).

How Sumter 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 Sumter County, FL compared with Florida and the U.S.
MeasureSumter CountyFloridaU.S.
Listings per 10k households2.77.18.0
Spending per listing$13.9M$5.4M$5.1M
Households per official establishment (all limited-service restaurants)1,153548478
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+60.5%+12.5%+6.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025+21.1%+8.7%+3.1%
Spending per household on food away from home$3,747$3,841$4,070
Median household income$76,508$74,568$80,734
Groundwork market score9267

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
38 → 61All limited-service restaurants · +60.5% over the period
Employees, 2023
1,285
Annual payroll, 2023
$22.7M
One-person businesses, 2023
3All limited-service restaurants with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
1911 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
52The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
3
Amount
$5.4M

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as limited-service restaurants in Sumter 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 Sumter County

Population, 2025 estimate
157,772+21.1% since 2020
Households
70,318
Median age
62.4
Homes lived in by their owners
88%
Vehicles per household
1.5
Land area
557 sq. mi.
People per square mile
257
Median household income
$76,508+33.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$98,339
Median home value
$385,400
Jobs located here
37,385
Daytime population
146,480Residents 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 Sumter 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

Other business types in Sumter County

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

Questions

How many pizza places are in Sumter County, FL?

As of September 2026, map listings count 19 pizza places in Sumter County. 11 of them (58%) are chain locations. The listings count pizza restaurants. Official counts show 61 businesses with payroll classed as limited-service restaurants in 2023, up 60.5% from 2019. The official count takes in all limited-service restaurants, not only pizza places: fast food and sandwich shops are counted too. Another 3 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.

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

About $263.5M a year, or $3,747 per household. That is 8% below the U.S. average (an index of 92, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 19 pizza places on map listings, it comes to $13.9M 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 70,318 households in Sumter County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Sumter County has 2.7 pizza places per 10,000 households, 66% below the U.S. rate of 8.0. Spending per pizza place is $13.9M, 2.7 times the U.S. figure of $5.1M. At the U.S. ratio of pizza places to household spending, Sumter County would have about 52, against 19 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,153 households, against one for every 478 across the U.S. The official count rose 60.5% from 2019 to 2023, against +6.1% for the U.S.

How fast is Sumter County, FL growing?

Population estimates put Sumter County at 157,772 people in 2025, up 21.1% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 70,318 households. Median household income in Sumter County is $76,508, 5% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 33.7%, 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. Sumter County scores 92 for pizza places (very high), #3 of 2,090 scored counties.

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