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Market rankings · Georgia

Pizza places in Georgia

Every metro area, small-town market and county in Georgia, ranked by the Groundwork market score for pizza places, with competitor counts and household spending for each.

Listings
3,549
2,686 chain locations (76%)
Official establishments
9,735
All limited-service restaurants · +9.0% since 2019
Household spending a year
$16B
On food away from home
Listings per 10k households
8.7
9% above the U.S.
Spending per listing
$4.5M
12% below the U.S.
Rank among states
#38 of 51
Market score 39 · Lower middle

A site report maps the pizza places on map listings around any address in Georgia by name and distance, and the spending within reach.

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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

Georgia has 3,549 pizza places on map listings as of September 2026. 2,686 of them (76%) are chain locations, against 58% across the U.S. That is 8.7 per 10,000 households, 9% above the U.S. rate of 8.0.

At $3,917 per household (4% below the U.S. average), households in Georgia spend about $16B a year on food away from home. Spread across 3,549 pizza places, that is $4.5M per pizza place, 12% below the U.S. figure of $5.1M. The spending figure covers all food away from home, not only pizza places.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as limited-service restaurants in Georgia was 9,735 in 2023, up 9.0% from 2019. That is one for every 419 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, 400 SBA-backed loans worth $236.3M have gone to businesses classed as limited-service restaurants in Georgia.

Among the 50 states and DC, Georgia ranks #38 for pizza places, with a Groundwork market score of 39 (lower middle). Of the 15 scored metro areas in or partly in Georgia, the Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell metro area scores highest (60). Of the 24 scored small-town markets in or partly in Georgia, the Jefferson area scores highest (69).

Every market in Georgia for pizza places

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Numbered by Groundwork market score among the markets based in Georgia, 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

Metro areas reaching Georgia, ranked for pizza places by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA601,7117.4$5.8M+5.9%#113 of 387
Chattanooga, TN-GA571606.9$5.4M+5.3%#132 of 387
2Gainesville, GA53669.0$4.4M+11.4%#169 of 387
3Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC521556.7$5.5M+4.7%#175 of 387
4Dalton, GA40356.7$5.1M+3.5%#266 of 387
5Savannah, GA3517210.7$3.6M+8.1%#307 of 387
6Athens-Clarke County, GA34839.6$3.8M+3.9%#314 of 387
7Rome, GA33297.9$4.5M+2.8%#316 of 387
8Warner Robins, GA337910.6$3.6M+8.2%#320 of 387
9Hinesville, GA32248.0$4.1M+12.6%#326 of 387
10Brunswick-St. Simons, GA245712.1$3M+4.4%#362 of 387
11Valdosta, GA206010.6$3.1M+3.3%#371 of 387
12Columbus, GA-AL151048.2$4.1M−1.3%#376 of 387
13Macon-Bibb County, GA149911.2$3M+2.1%#378 of 387
14Albany, GA105910.2$3.1M−1.8%#385 of 387

Small-town markets

Small-town markets reaching Georgia, ranked for pizza places by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Jefferson, GA693211.3$3.7M+29.3%#87 of 520
2Kingsland, GA67156.9$5.3M+9.5%#101 of 520
3Calhoun, GA57198.9$4M+6.9%#180 of 520
4Toccoa, GA5665.7$5.4M+3.8%#186 of 520
5Cornelia, GA541710.1$3.5M+9.3%#221 of 520
6Douglas, GA372211.8$2.6M+2.9%#393 of 520
Eufaula, AL-GA3665.9$5M−1.2%#395 of 520
7Thomaston, GA351211.3$2.9M+2.7%#412 of 520
8Summerville, GA351516.4$1.8M+1.5%#414 of 520
9Statesboro, GA344312.3$2.7M+8.0%#420 of 520
10Moultrie, GA342816.7$1.9M+3.3%#424 of 520
11Waycross, GA33178.3$3.7M+3.0%#427 of 520
12LaGrange, GA-AL324110.2$3.2M+3.0%#441 of 520
13Jesup, GA311311.8$2.6M+7.8%#454 of 520
14Cedartown, GA292817.6$1.9M+6.0%#467 of 520
15Dublin, GA283214.7$2.2M+2.8%#472 of 520
16Thomasville, GA273712.9$2.6M+1.3%#476 of 520
17Vidalia, GA222115.5$2M+1.5%#503 of 520
18Milledgeville, GA182313.9$2.3M+0.6%#511 of 520
19Tifton, GA173920.6$1.5M+1.7%#512 of 520
20Fitzgerald, GA14811.3$2.5M−0.4%#513 of 520
21Bainbridge, GA141514.1$2.2M0.0%#514 of 520
22Americus, GA131411.1$2.7M−1.9%#515 of 520
23Cordele, GA12810.1$3M−4.1%#517 of 520

Counties

Counties in Georgia, ranked for pizza places by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Paulding County, GA88376.2$7M+12.7%#19 of 2,090
2Lee County, GA8275.7$7M+2.9%#57 of 2,090
3Forsyth County, GA80616.9$8M+11.8%#80 of 2,090
4Cherokee County, GA80767.5$6.2M+11.6%#88 of 2,090
5Coweta County, GA75468.2$5.3M+9.2%#178 of 2,090
6Pike County, GA7468.9$4.5M+10.5%#206 of 2,090
7Harris County, GA741511.5$3.8M+6.8%#207 of 2,090
8Columbia County, GA71356.3$6.9M+7.9%#263 of 2,090
9Jones County, GA7187.4$5M+2.8%#288 of 2,090
10Newton County, GA70256.1$6.1M+11.2%#304 of 2,090
11Walker County, GA70155.7$5.8M+3.7%#309 of 2,090
12Putnam County, GA70109.6$4M+7.0%#323 of 2,090
13Oconee County, GA66138.7$5.8M+6.9%#446 of 2,090
14Lamar County, GA6568.4$4.3M+12.9%#489 of 2,090
15Cobb County, GA642197.4$6.2M+3.5%#501 of 2,090
16Lumpkin County, GA6486.9$5.6M+7.5%#506 of 2,090
17Walton County, GA64359.8$4M+16.0%#521 of 2,090
18Jackson County, GA643211.3$3.7M+29.3%#524 of 2,090
19Catoosa County, GA63124.5$8.2M+2.3%#529 of 2,090
20Gwinnett County, GA632236.8$6.1M+6.2%#539 of 2,090
21Douglas County, GA63366.9$5.6M+6.6%#543 of 2,090
22Madison County, GA6398.0$4.2M+8.8%#565 of 2,090
23Oglethorpe County, GA63611.1$3.3M+10.4%#568 of 2,090
24Camden County, GA62156.9$5.3M+9.5%#584 of 2,090
25Pierce County, GA6256.6$5.3M+5.1%#585 of 2,090
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Counties in Georgia, ranked for pizza places by Groundwork market score, continued
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
26Barrow County, GA62278.8$4.3M+18.7%#593 of 2,090
27Pickens County, GA621410.4$3.7M+11.4%#598 of 2,090
28DeKalb County, GA611685.8$7.1M+1.3%#602 of 2,090
29Hall County, GA61669.0$4.4M+11.4%#624 of 2,090
30Rockdale County, GA60226.4$6M+5.2%#635 of 2,090
31Fulton County, GA603577.7$5.8M+2.7%#637 of 2,090
32Effingham County, GA602911.9$3.4M+14.1%#665 of 2,090
33Henry County, GA58748.5$4.7M+9.5%#725 of 2,090
34Dawson County, GA57119.5$4.5M+30.7%#755 of 2,090
35Bartow County, GA57399.6$4.1M+10.5%#760 of 2,090
36Heard County, GA56511.6$3M+6.2%#813 of 2,090
37Fayette County, GA554710.5$4.5M+4.7%#833 of 2,090
38Bryan County, GA552012.0$3.7M+15.6%#843 of 2,090
39Union County, GA541210.4$3.4M+12.3%#877 of 2,090
40Murray County, GA53127.9$4.3M+4.0%#911 of 2,090
41Stephens County, GA5265.7$5.4M+3.8%#933 of 2,090
42Gordon County, GA52198.9$4M+6.9%#954 of 2,090
43Whitfield County, GA50236.2$5.6M+3.3%#1,006 of 2,090
44Butts County, GA5077.8$4.4M+6.5%#1,018 of 2,090
45Meriwether County, GA5089.5$3.4M+4.4%#1,048 of 2,090
46Monroe County, GA501615.2$2.7M+14.1%#1,053 of 2,090
47Habersham County, GA491710.1$3.5M+9.3%#1,085 of 2,090
48Hart County, GA491210.9$3.1M+10.7%#1,093 of 2,090
49Crawford County, GA48511.3$3M+0.9%#1,126 of 2,090
50Haralson County, GA481815.3$2.4M+10.0%#1,132 of 2,090
51Elbert County, GA4778.4$3.9M+2.1%#1,150 of 2,090
52Morgan County, GA46911.1$3.5M+9.4%#1,195 of 2,090
53Berrien County, GA4679.9$3.2M+4.4%#1,202 of 2,090
54Floyd County, GA45297.9$4.5M+2.8%#1,226 of 2,090
55Houston County, GA456810.6$3.6M+8.5%#1,237 of 2,090
56Spalding County, GA43217.9$4.2M+4.9%#1,309 of 2,090
57Chatham County, GA4212310.2$3.6M+5.7%#1,372 of 2,090
58Carroll County, GA424610.4$3.5M+9.8%#1,373 of 2,090
59Gilmer County, GA421410.8$3.3M+7.9%#1,375 of 2,090
60Brantley County, GA421218.2$1.8M+4.9%#1,387 of 2,090
61Screven County, GA41714.2$2.2M+2.4%#1,422 of 2,090
62Clayton County, GA40625.9$5.6M−0.6%#1,428 of 2,090
63Peach County, GA401110.4$3.5M+6.5%#1,441 of 2,090
64Glynn County, GA393710.4$3.6M+3.7%#1,479 of 2,090
65Liberty County, GA38208.3$3.9M+7.6%#1,507 of 2,090
66White County, GA371312.1$2.9M+6.0%#1,565 of 2,090
67Burke County, GA3699.8$3.4M−0.9%#1,598 of 2,090
68Bulloch County, GA363511.3$2.9M+8.8%#1,603 of 2,090
69Rabun County, GA361114.4$2.5M+5.0%#1,612 of 2,090
70Richmond County, GA35516.6$4.8M0.0%#1,622 of 2,090
71Fannin County, GA351310.9$3.1M+2.6%#1,633 of 2,090
72McIntosh County, GA34815.8$2.1M+9.2%#1,685 of 2,090
73Brooks County, GA3269.9$2.9M−1.0%#1,727 of 2,090
74Upson County, GA321211.3$2.9M+2.7%#1,729 of 2,090
75Coffee County, GA321912.4$2.5M+3.2%#1,740 of 2,090
76Towns County, GA32915.2$2.2M+5.8%#1,742 of 2,090
77Wayne County, GA311311.8$2.6M+7.8%#1,768 of 2,090
78Colquitt County, GA312816.7$1.9M+3.3%#1,777 of 2,090
79Franklin County, GA301011.1$2.8M+10.5%#1,798 of 2,090
80Grady County, GA301413.9$2.4M+1.4%#1,804 of 2,090
81Chattooga County, GA301516.4$1.8M+1.5%#1,812 of 2,090
82Lowndes County, GA294910.6$3.1M+3.7%#1,821 of 2,090
83Bleckley County, GA29511.2$3M+2.8%#1,822 of 2,090
84Dade County, GA29914.8$2.3M−0.5%#1,830 of 2,090
85Jeff Davis County, GA2759.1$3.2M+2.8%#1,863 of 2,090
86Worth County, GA271316.8$1.9M−3.2%#1,881 of 2,090
87Polk County, GA272817.6$1.9M+6.0%#1,882 of 2,090
88Clarke County, GA265510.1$3.2M+1.0%#1,890 of 2,090
89Troup County, GA263814.1$2.4M+5.0%#1,900 of 2,090
90Jefferson County, GA25712.2$2.5M−4.2%#1,911 of 2,090
91Laurens County, GA252714.5$2.2M+3.0%#1,914 of 2,090
92Muscogee County, GA23698.5$3.9M−2.3%#1,940 of 2,090
93Cook County, GA231015.9$2.1M+5.8%#1,962 of 2,090
94Thomas County, GA222312.3$2.7M+1.3%#1,973 of 2,090
95Appling County, GA211013.9$2.2M+3.9%#1,990 of 2,090
96McDuffie County, GA20911.0$3M+0.1%#2,001 of 2,090
97Bacon County, GA20511.9$2.4M−0.4%#2,010 of 2,090
98Tattnall County, GA201114.4$2.1M+0.2%#2,014 of 2,090
99Ware County, GA19129.3$3M+1.9%#2,021 of 2,090
100Washington County, GA191013.6$2.2M−2.5%#2,023 of 2,090
101Bibb County, GA186611.0$2.9M+0.3%#2,031 of 2,090
102Toombs County, GA161615.4$2M+1.7%#2,047 of 2,090
103Mitchell County, GA15911.5$2.6M−5.6%#2,049 of 2,090
104Baldwin County, GA152313.9$2.3M+0.6%#2,051 of 2,090
105Tift County, GA153220.5$1.6M+2.1%#2,053 of 2,090
106Ben Hill County, GA14811.3$2.5M−0.4%#2,055 of 2,090
107Early County, GA14717.0$1.8M−3.1%#2,056 of 2,090
108Evans County, GA14819.6$1.5M+2.2%#2,057 of 2,090
109Emanuel County, GA141619.2$1.5M+1.2%#2,058 of 2,090
110Sumter County, GA131110.0$2.9M−2.4%#2,060 of 2,090
111Decatur County, GA131514.1$2.2M0.0%#2,064 of 2,090
112Dodge County, GA131014.5$2.1M−1.4%#2,066 of 2,090
113Candler County, GA13819.3$1.6M+2.2%#2,067 of 2,090
114Crisp County, GA12810.1$3M−4.1%#2,068 of 2,090
115Dougherty County, GA11349.9$3M−3.0%#2,074 of 2,090
116Telfair County, GA9514.9$1.9M−10.1%#2,085 of 2,090
Greene County, GANot scored44.9$8.6M+12.3%
Banks County, GANot scored45.8$6.2M+17.3%
Long County, GANot scored46.5$5M+32.6%
Jasper County, GANot scored46.7$5.2M+20.2%
Charlton County, GANot scored12.4$13.6M+4.7%
Macon County, GANot scored37.2$4M−2.2%
Dooly County, GANot scored49.9$3.4M−0.1%
Lanier County, GANot scored411.5$2.7M+7.1%
Pulaski County, GANot scored616.8$1.9M+3.0%
Wilkes County, GANot scored614.5$2.1M−0.1%
Irwin County, GANot scored38.4$3.6M−6.5%
Johnson County, GANot scored515.5$1.9M+1.4%
Seminole County, GANot scored718.6$1.7M+0.4%
Turner County, GANot scored721.2$1.3M−0.1%
Chattahoochee County, GANot scored421.4$1.5M−10.6%
Terrell County, GANot scored514.8$2.1M−5.3%
Wilcox County, GANot scored27.7$4M+0.1%
Wilkinson County, GANot scored514.4$2M−2.1%
Jenkins County, GANot scored515.5$1.8M+2.1%
Hancock County, GANot scored310.3$2.9M−0.3%
Montgomery County, GANot scored515.9$2.1M+0.8%
Atkinson County, GANot scored39.3$3.1M+1.8%
Lincoln County, GANot scored310.0$3.3M+5.3%
Twiggs County, GANot scored413.9$2.4M−5.1%
Taylor County, GANot scored412.6$2.3M0.0%
Marion County, GANot scored26.7$4.7M+2.0%
Wheeler County, GANot scored16.2$4.3M+1.7%
Clinch County, GANot scored312.4$2.4M+1.8%
Treutlen County, GANot scored313.3$2.4M+1.1%
Randolph County, GANot scored311.2$2.2M−3.3%
Miller County, GANot scored415.5$2M−3.0%
Talbot County, GANot scored14.0$7.4M−0.3%
Calhoun County, GANot scored425.1$1.2M−2.8%
Warren County, GANot scored523.8$1.2M+1.2%
Stewart County, GANot scored316.9$1.7M−12.5%
Schley County, GANot scored318.3$1.8M+1.2%
Echols County, GANot scored18.7$3.9M−0.8%
Glascock County, GANot scored219.3$1.6M+8.4%
Clay County, GANot scored18.1$3.7M−0.5%
Baker County, GANot scored19.0$3.4M−4.3%
Webster County, GANot scored00.0n/a+0.7%
Quitman County, GANot scored218.7$1.5M+1.3%
Taliaferro County, GANot scored117.0$1.8M+6.7%

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 Georgia?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 3,549 pizza places in Georgia. 2,686 of them (76%) are chain locations. The listings count pizza restaurants. Official counts show 9,735 businesses with payroll classed as limited-service restaurants in 2023, up 9.0% 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 1,823 one-person businesses without payroll.

How much do households in Georgia spend on food away from home?

About $16B a year, or $3,917 per household. That is 4% below the U.S. average (an index of 96, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 3,549 pizza places on map listings, it comes to $4.5M 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 4,074,366 households in Georgia and national spending patterns by income.

How does Georgia compare with the U.S. for pizza places?

Georgia has 8.7 pizza places per 10,000 households, 9% above the U.S. rate of 8.0. Spending per pizza place is $4.5M, 12% below the U.S. figure of $5.1M. At the U.S. ratio of pizza places to household spending, Georgia would have about 3,140, against 3,549 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 419 households, against one for every 478 across the U.S. The official count rose 9.0% from 2019 to 2023, against +6.1% for the U.S.

Which market in Georgia has the highest market score for pizza places?

Among 15 scored metro areas in or partly in Georgia, the Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell metro area scores highest, at 60 (upper middle). Among 24 scored small-town markets in or partly in Georgia, the Jefferson area scores highest, at 69 (upper middle). Among 116 scored counties in Georgia, Paulding County scores highest, at 88 (high). 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. Georgia scores 39 for pizza places (lower middle), #38 of the 50 states and DC.

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