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Pizza places in Laurens County, GA

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 25 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,914 of 2,090 scored counties
#91 of 116 scored counties in Georgia

Listings
27
25 chain locations (93%)
Official establishments
40
All limited-service restaurants · −9.1% since 2019
Household spending a year
$60.4M
On food away from home · $3,246 a household
Spending per listing
$2.2M
56% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
14.5
81% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
51,041
+3.0% 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 Laurens County is 25 (lower middle), #1,914 of 2,090 scored counties and #91 of 116 scored counties in Georgia. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.

As of September 2026, map listings count 27 pizza places in Laurens County. 25 of them (93%) are chain locations, against 58% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 14.5, 81% above the U.S. rate of 8.0.

Household spending on food away from home in Laurens County comes to about $60.4M a year: $3,246 per household, 20% below the U.S. average. That is about $2.2M of household spending for each pizza place on map listings, 56% below the U.S. figure of $5.1M. That spending covers all food away from home, which pizza places share with other businesses in the trade.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as limited-service restaurants in Laurens County was 40 in 2023, down 9.1% from 2019. That is one for every 465 households, against one for every 478 across the U.S. The official count takes in all limited-service restaurants, not only pizza places: fast food and sandwich shops are counted too. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Laurens County grew 3.0%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%).

How Laurens 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 Laurens County, GA compared with Georgia and the U.S.
MeasureLaurens CountyGeorgiaU.S.
Listings per 10k households14.58.78.0
Spending per listing$2.2M$4.5M$5.1M
Households per official establishment (all limited-service restaurants)465419478
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023−9.1%+9.0%+6.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025+3.0%+5.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on food away from home$3,246$3,917$4,070
Median household income$55,010$77,353$80,734
Groundwork market score2539

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
44 → 40All limited-service restaurants · −9.1% over the period
Employees, 2023
867
Annual payroll, 2023
$14.9M
One-person businesses, 2023
7All limited-service restaurants with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
2725 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
12The 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 Laurens 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 Laurens County

Population, 2025 estimate
51,041+3.0% since 2020
Households
18,592
Median age
39.5
Homes lived in by their owners
64%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
807 sq. mi.
People per square mile
62
Median household income
$55,010+40.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$81,138
Median home value
$154,500
Jobs located here
19,888
Daytime population
49,124Residents 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 Laurens 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
91Laurens County, GA252714.5$2.2M+3.0%#1,914 of 2,090

Other business types in Laurens County

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

Questions

How many pizza places are in Laurens County, GA?

Laurens County has 27 pizza places on map listings as of September 2026. 25 of them (93%) are chain locations. The listings count pizza restaurants. Official counts show 40 businesses with payroll classed as limited-service restaurants in 2023, down 9.1% from 2019. That count covers all limited-service restaurants (fast food and sandwich shops included), not only pizza places. Official counts also show 7 one-person businesses without payroll.

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

About $60.4M a year, or $3,246 per household. That is 20% below the U.S. average (an index of 80, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 27 pizza places on map listings, it comes to $2.2M per pizza place. The spending figure covers all food away from home, not only pizza places. It is estimated from the incomes of the 18,592 households in Laurens County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Laurens County has 14.5 pizza places per 10,000 households, 81% above the U.S. rate of 8.0. Spending per pizza place is $2.2M, 56% below the U.S. figure of $5.1M. At the national ratio of pizza places to household spending, Laurens County would have about 12, against 27 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 465 households, against one for every 478 across the U.S. The official count fell 9.1% from 2019 to 2023, against +6.1% for the U.S.

How fast is Laurens County, GA growing?

Population estimates put Laurens County at 51,041 people in 2025, up 3.0% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 18,592 households. The median household income in Laurens County is $55,010 a year, 32% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 40.6% from the 2015–2019 survey, 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. Laurens County scores 25 for pizza places (lower middle), #1,914 of 2,090 scored counties.

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