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Pizza places in Cook County, GA

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 23 out of 100: Low

Ranked #1,962 of 2,090 scored counties
#93 of 116 scored counties in Georgia

Listings
10
9 chain locations (90%)
Official establishments
18
All limited-service restaurants
Household spending a year
$20.6M
On food away from home · $3,265 a household
Spending per listing
$2.1M
59% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
15.9
99% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
18,232
+5.8% 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 Cook County is 23 (low), #1,962 of 2,090 scored counties and #93 of 116 scored counties in Georgia. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.

Household spending on food away from home in Cook County comes to about $20.6M a year: $3,265 per household, 20% below the U.S. average. Spread across 10 pizza places, that is $2.1M per pizza place, 59% below the U.S. figure of $5.1M. The spending figure covers all food away from home, not only pizza places.

There are 10 pizza places on map listings in Cook County as of September 2026. Of those, 9 are chain locations, or 90%, against 58% across the U.S. That comes to 15.9 for every 10,000 households, 99% above the U.S. rate of 8.0.

In 2023, official counts showed 18 businesses with payroll in Cook County classed as limited-service restaurants. That is one for every 350 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 Cook County grew 5.8% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).

How Cook County compares

The same measures for Georgia 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 Cook County, GA compared with Georgia and the U.S.
MeasureCook CountyGeorgiaU.S.
Listings per 10k households15.98.78.0
Spending per listing$2.1M$4.5M$5.1M
Households per official establishment (all limited-service restaurants)350419478
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+9.0%+6.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025+5.8%+5.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on food away from home$3,265$3,917$4,070
Median household income$53,651$77,353$80,734
Groundwork market score2339

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
15 → 18All limited-service restaurants
Employees, 2023
370
Annual payroll, 2023
$5.8M
One-person businesses, 2023
4All limited-service restaurants with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
109 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 Cook 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 Cook County

Population, 2025 estimate
18,232+5.8% since 2020
Households
6,304
Median age
39.1
Homes lived in by their owners
66%
Vehicles per household
2.1
Land area
229 sq. mi.
People per square mile
77
Median household income
$53,651+28.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$75,581
Median home value
$157,500
Jobs located here
4,560
Daytime population
15,217Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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

Top counties in Georgia

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
93Cook County, GA231015.9$2.1M+5.8%#1,962 of 2,090

Other business types in Cook County

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

Questions

How many pizza places are in Cook County, GA?

As of September 2026, map listings count 10 pizza places in Cook County. 9 of them (90%) are chain locations. The listings count pizza restaurants. Official counts show 18 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 4 one-person businesses without payroll.

How much do households in Cook County, GA spend on food away from home?

About $20.6M a year, or $3,265 per household. That is 20% below the U.S. average (an index of 80, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 10 pizza places on map listings, it comes to $2.1M 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 6,304 households in Cook County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Cook County, GA compare with the U.S. for pizza places?

Cook County has 15.9 pizza places per 10,000 households, 99% above the U.S. rate of 8.0. Spending per pizza place is $2.1M, 59% below the U.S. figure of $5.1M. At the U.S. ratio of pizza places to household spending, Cook County would have about 4, against 10 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 350 households, against one for every 478 across the U.S.

How fast is Cook County, GA growing?

Population estimates put Cook County at 18,232 people in 2025, up 5.8% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 6,304 households. Median household income in Cook County is $53,651, 34% 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. Cook County scores 23 for pizza places (low), #1,962 of 2,090 scored counties.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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