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Pizza places in Early County, GA

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 14 out of 100: Low

Ranked #2,056 of 2,090 scored counties
#107 of 116 scored counties in Georgia

Listings
7
6 chain locations (86%)
Official establishments
8
All limited-service restaurants
Household spending a year
$12.6M
On food away from home · $3,054 a household
Spending per listing
$1.8M
65% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
17.0
2.1 times the U.S.
Population, 2025
10,455
−3.1% 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 Early County is 14 (low), #2,056 of 2,090 scored counties and #107 of 116 scored counties in Georgia. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.

Household spending on food away from home in Early County comes to about $12.6M a year: $3,054 per household, 25% below the U.S. average. That is about $1.8M of household spending for each pizza place on map listings, 65% below the U.S. figure of $5.1M. The spending figure covers all food away from home, not only pizza places.

Early County has 7 pizza places on map listings as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 86% of them, against 58% across the U.S. That is 17.0 per 10,000 households, 2.1 times the U.S. rate of 8.0.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as limited-service restaurants in Early County was 8 in 2023. That is one for every 514 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 Early County declined 3.1% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S.

How Early 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 Early County, GA compared with Georgia and the U.S.
MeasureEarly CountyGeorgiaU.S.
Listings per 10k households17.08.78.0
Spending per listing$1.8M$4.5M$5.1M
Households per official establishment (all limited-service restaurants)514419478
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+9.0%+6.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025−3.1%+5.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on food away from home$3,054$3,917$4,070
Median household income$54,083$77,353$80,734
Groundwork market score1439

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
8 → 8All limited-service restaurants
Employees, 2023
117
Annual payroll, 2023
$1.8M
One-person businesses, 2023
0All limited-service restaurants with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
76 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
3The 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 Early 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 Early County

Population, 2025 estimate
10,455−3.1% since 2020
Households
4,114
Median age
42.4
Homes lived in by their owners
67%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
513 sq. mi.
People per square mile
21
Median household income
$54,083+76.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$70,964
Median home value
$131,300
Jobs located here
2,989
Daytime population
9,205Residents 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 Early 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
107Early County, GA14717.0$1.8M−3.1%#2,056 of 2,090

Other business types in Early County

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

Questions

How many pizza places are in Early County, GA?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 7 pizza places in Early County. 6 of them (86%) are chain locations. The listings count pizza restaurants. Official counts show 8 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.

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

About $12.6M a year, or $3,054 per household. That is 25% below the U.S. average (an index of 75, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 7 pizza places on map listings, it comes to $1.8M 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 4,114 households in Early County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Early County has 17.0 pizza places per 10,000 households, 2.1 times the U.S. rate of 8.0. Spending per pizza place is $1.8M, 65% below the U.S. figure of $5.1M. At the U.S. ratio of pizza places to household spending, Early County would have about 3, against 7 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 514 households, against one for every 478 across the U.S.

How fast is Early County, GA growing?

Population estimates put Early County at 10,455 people in 2025, down 3.1% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 4,114 households. Median household income in Early County is $54,083, 33% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 76.5%, 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. Early County scores 14 for pizza places (low), #2,056 of 2,090 scored counties.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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