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Pizza places in Elbert County, GA

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 47 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,150 of 2,090 scored counties
#51 of 116 scored counties in Georgia

Listings
7
7 chain locations (100%)
Official establishments
13
All limited-service restaurants
Household spending a year
$27.4M
On food away from home · $3,267 a household
Spending per listing
$3.9M
23% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
8.4
5% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
20,072
+2.1% 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

At $3,267 per household (20% below the U.S. average), households in Elbert County spend about $27.4M a year on food away from home. That works out to $3.9M per pizza place, 23% below the U.S. figure of $5.1M. The spending figure covers all food away from home, not only pizza places.

There are 7 pizza places on map listings in Elbert County as of September 2026. All of them are chain locations, against 58% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 8.4, 5% above the U.S. rate of 8.0.

In 2023, official counts showed 13 businesses with payroll in Elbert County classed as limited-service restaurants. That is one for every 644 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 Elbert County grew 2.1% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). For pizza places, Elbert County has a Groundwork market score of 47 (lower middle): #1,150 of 2,090 scored counties and #51 of 116 scored counties in Georgia.

How Elbert 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 Elbert County, GA compared with Georgia and the U.S.
MeasureElbert CountyGeorgiaU.S.
Listings per 10k households8.48.78.0
Spending per listing$3.9M$4.5M$5.1M
Households per official establishment (all limited-service restaurants)644419478
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+9.0%+6.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025+2.1%+5.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on food away from home$3,267$3,917$4,070
Median household income$58,450$77,353$80,734
Groundwork market score4739

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
14 → 13All limited-service restaurants
Employees, 2023
415
Annual payroll, 2023
$6.8M
One-person businesses, 2023
0All limited-service restaurants with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
77 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
5The 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 Elbert 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 Elbert County

Population, 2025 estimate
20,072+2.1% since 2020
Households
8,376
Median age
42.7
Homes lived in by their owners
71%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
351 sq. mi.
People per square mile
57
Median household income
$58,450+51.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$74,605
Median home value
$142,000
Jobs located here
5,780
Daytime population
16,279Residents 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 Elbert 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
51Elbert County, GA4778.4$3.9M+2.1%#1,150 of 2,090

Other business types in Elbert County

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

Questions

How many pizza places are in Elbert County, GA?

As of September 2026, map listings count 7 pizza places in Elbert County. 7 of them (100%) are chain locations. The listings count pizza restaurants. Official counts show 13 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 Elbert County, GA spend on food away from home?

About $27.4M a year, or $3,267 per household. That is 20% below the U.S. average (an index of 80, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 7 pizza places on map listings, it comes to $3.9M 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 8,376 households in Elbert County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Elbert County has 8.4 pizza places per 10,000 households, 5% above the U.S. rate of 8.0. Spending per pizza place is $3.9M, 23% below the U.S. figure of $5.1M. At the U.S. ratio of pizza places to household spending, Elbert County would have about 5, against 7 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 644 households, against one for every 478 across the U.S.

How fast is Elbert County, GA growing?

Population estimates put Elbert County at 20,072 people in 2025, up 2.1% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 8,376 households. Median household income in Elbert County is $58,450, 28% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 51.1%, 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. Elbert County scores 47 for pizza places (lower middle), #1,150 of 2,090 scored counties.

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