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Pizza places in Effingham County, GA

The pizza places in Effingham County, GA, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 60 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #665 of 2,090 scored counties
#32 of 116 scored counties in Georgia

Listings
29
23 chain locations (79%)
Official establishments
43
All limited-service restaurants · +48.3% since 2019
Household spending a year
$99.2M
On food away from home · $4,084 a household
Spending per listing
$3.4M
33% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
11.9
49% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
74,397
+14.1% 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

Households in Effingham County spend about $99.2M a year on food away from home, or $4,084 per household, in line with the U.S. average. That is about $3.4M of household spending for each pizza place on map listings, 33% below the U.S. figure of $5.1M. The spending figure covers all food away from home, not only pizza places.

Effingham County has 29 pizza places on map listings as of September 2026. 23 of them (79%) are chain locations, against 58% across the U.S. That is 11.9 per 10,000 households, 49% above the U.S. rate of 8.0.

In 2023, official counts showed 43 businesses with payroll in Effingham County classed as limited-service restaurants, up 48.3% from 2019. That is one for every 565 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. Another 6 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $657K has gone to businesses classed as limited-service restaurants in Effingham County.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Effingham County grew 14.1%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). Effingham County scores 60 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for pizza places, ranking #665 of 2,090 scored counties and #32 of 116 scored counties in Georgia.

How Effingham 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 Effingham County, GA compared with Georgia and the U.S.
MeasureEffingham CountyGeorgiaU.S.
Listings per 10k households11.98.78.0
Spending per listing$3.4M$4.5M$5.1M
Households per official establishment (all limited-service restaurants)565419478
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+48.3%+9.0%+6.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025+14.1%+5.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on food away from home$4,084$3,917$4,070
Median household income$88,438$77,353$80,734
Groundwork market score6039

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
29 → 43All limited-service restaurants · +48.3% over the period
Employees, 2023
657
Annual payroll, 2023
$12.9M
One-person businesses, 2023
6All limited-service restaurants with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
2923 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
20The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
1
Amount
$657K

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

Population, 2025 estimate
74,397+14.1% since 2020
Households
24,287
Median age
37.4
Homes lived in by their owners
78%
Vehicles per household
2.2
Land area
479 sq. mi.
People per square mile
144
Median household income
$88,438+32.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$106,856
Median home value
$276,000
Jobs located here
12,262
Daytime population
50,320Residents 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 Effingham 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
32Effingham County, GA602911.9$3.4M+14.1%#665 of 2,090

Other business types in Effingham County

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

Questions

How many pizza places are in Effingham County, GA?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 29 pizza places in Effingham County. 23 of them (79%) are chain locations. The listings count pizza restaurants. Official counts show 43 businesses with payroll classed as limited-service restaurants in 2023, up 48.3% 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 6 one-person businesses without payroll.

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

About $99.2M a year, or $4,084 per household. That is in line with the U.S. average (an index of 100, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 29 pizza places on map listings, it comes to $3.4M 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 24,287 households in Effingham County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Effingham County has 11.9 pizza places per 10,000 households, 49% above the U.S. rate of 8.0. Spending per pizza place is $3.4M, 33% below the U.S. figure of $5.1M. At the U.S. ratio of pizza places to household spending, Effingham County would have about 20, against 29 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 565 households, against one for every 478 across the U.S. The official count rose 48.3% from 2019 to 2023, against +6.1% for the U.S.

How fast is Effingham County, GA growing?

Population estimates put Effingham County at 74,397 people in 2025, up 14.1% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 24,287 households. Median household income in Effingham County is $88,438, 10% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 32.4%, 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. Effingham County scores 60 for pizza places (upper middle), #665 of 2,090 scored counties.

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