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Pizza places in Richmond County, GA

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 35 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,622 of 2,090 scored counties
#70 of 116 scored counties in Georgia

Listings
51
44 chain locations (86%)
Official establishments
189
All limited-service restaurants · +6.8% since 2019
Household spending a year
$247.3M
On food away from home · $3,224 a household
Spending per listing
$4.8M
5% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
6.6
17% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
206,559
0.0% since 2020

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What this means

For pizza places, Richmond County has a Groundwork market score of 35 (lower middle): #1,622 of 2,090 scored counties and #70 of 116 scored counties in Georgia. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.

Map listings as of September 2026 show 51 pizza places in Richmond County. 44 of them (86%) are chain locations, against 58% across the U.S. That comes to 6.6 for every 10,000 households, 17% below the U.S. rate of 8.0.

Household spending on food away from home in Richmond County comes to about $247.3M a year: $3,224 per household, 21% below the U.S. average. That is about $4.8M of household spending for each pizza place on map listings, 5% 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 Richmond County was 189 in 2023, up 6.8% from 2019. That is one for every 406 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. Since fiscal 2022, 6 SBA-backed loans worth $3.9M have gone to businesses classed as limited-service restaurants in Richmond County. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Richmond County held about level, against +3.1% for the U.S.

How Richmond 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 Richmond County, GA compared with Georgia and the U.S.
MeasureRichmond CountyGeorgiaU.S.
Listings per 10k households6.68.78.0
Spending per listing$4.8M$4.5M$5.1M
Households per official establishment (all limited-service restaurants)406419478
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+6.8%+9.0%+6.1%
Population growth, 2020–20250.0%+5.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on food away from home$3,224$3,917$4,070
Median household income$55,637$77,353$80,734
Groundwork market score3539

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
177 → 189All limited-service restaurants · +6.8% over the period
Employees, 2023
4,462
Annual payroll, 2023
$83.7M
One-person businesses, 2023
31All limited-service restaurants with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
5144 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
49The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
6
Amount
$3.9M

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

Population, 2025 estimate
206,5590.0% since 2020
Households
76,694
Median age
37.1
Homes lived in by their owners
51%
Vehicles per household
1.6
Land area
324 sq. mi.
People per square mile
635
Median household income
$55,637+30.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$77,429
Median home value
$178,500
Jobs located here
100,051
Daytime population
227,215Residents 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 Richmond 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
70Richmond County, GA35516.6$4.8M0.0%#1,622 of 2,090

Other business types in Richmond County

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

Questions

How many pizza places are in Richmond County, GA?

There are 51 pizza places on map listings in Richmond County as of September 2026. 44 of them (86%) are chain locations. The listings count pizza restaurants. Official counts show 189 businesses with payroll classed as limited-service restaurants in 2023, up 6.8% from 2019. That count covers all limited-service restaurants (fast food and sandwich shops included), not only pizza places. Official counts also show 31 one-person businesses without payroll.

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

About $247.3M a year, or $3,224 per household. That is 21% below the U.S. average (an index of 79, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 51 pizza places on map listings, it comes to $4.8M per pizza place. The spending figure covers all food away from home, not only pizza places. It is estimated from the incomes of the 76,694 households in Richmond County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Richmond County has 6.6 pizza places per 10,000 households, 17% below the U.S. rate of 8.0. Spending per pizza place is $4.8M, 5% below the U.S. figure of $5.1M. At the national ratio of pizza places to household spending, Richmond County would have about 49, against 51 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 406 households, against one for every 478 across the U.S. The official count rose 6.8% from 2019 to 2023, against +6.1% for the U.S.

How fast is Richmond County, GA growing?

Population estimates put Richmond County at 206,559 people in 2025, unchanged since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 76,694 households. The median household income in Richmond County is $55,637 a year, 31% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 30.2% 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. Richmond County scores 35 for pizza places (lower middle), #1,622 of 2,090 scored counties.

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