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Pizza places in the Rome, GA metro area

The pizza places in the Rome, GA metro area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other metro areas.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 33 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #316 of 387 scored metro areas
#7 of 14 scored metro areas based in Georgia

Listings
29
25 chain locations (86%)
Official establishments
83
All limited-service restaurants · +1.2% since 2019
Household spending a year
$129.6M
On food away from home · $3,515 a household
Spending per listing
$4.5M
12% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
7.9
In line with the U.S.
Population, 2025
101,378
+2.8% 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 Rome metro area scores 33 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for pizza places, ranking #316 of 387 scored metro areas and #7 of 14 scored metro areas based in Georgia. That puts it in the bottom quarter of metro areas.

As of September 2026, map listings count 29 pizza places in the Rome metro area. 25 of them (86%) are chain locations, against 58% across the U.S. That comes to 7.9 for every 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 8.0.

Household spending on food away from home in the Rome metro area comes to about $129.6M a year: $3,515 per household, 14% below the U.S. average. That is about $4.5M of household spending for each pizza place on map listings, 12% 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 the Rome metro area was 83 in 2023, up 1.2% from 2019. That is one for every 444 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, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $1.9M have gone to businesses classed as limited-service restaurants in the Rome metro area. Population estimates show the Rome metro area grew 2.8% from 2020 to 2025, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%).

How the Rome metro area 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 Rome, GA metro area compared with Georgia and the U.S.
MeasureRome metro areaGeorgiaU.S.
Listings per 10k households7.98.78.0
Spending per listing$4.5M$4.5M$5.1M
Households per official establishment (all limited-service restaurants)444419478
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+1.2%+9.0%+6.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025+2.8%+5.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on food away from home$3,515$3,917$4,070
Median household income$65,565$77,353$80,734
Groundwork market score3339

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
83All limited-service restaurants · +1.2% over the period
Employees, 2023
2,137
Annual payroll, 2023
$39.5M
One-person businesses, 2023
5All limited-service restaurants with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
2925 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
26The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
2
Amount
$1.9M

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as limited-service restaurants in the Rome metro area, 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 the Rome metro area

Population, 2025 estimate
101,378+2.8% since 2020
Households
36,856
Median age
38.8
Homes lived in by their owners
64%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
510 sq. mi.
People per square mile
196
Median household income
$65,565+35.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$89,695
Median home value
$217,900
Jobs located here
43,876
Daytime population
99,603Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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The highest-scoring metro areas in Georgia for pizza places, numbered among those based in Georgia (a market based in another state is listed without a number), with the Rome metro area marked.

Top metro areas in Georgia

Metro areas in Georgia ranked for pizza places by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA601,7117.4$5.8M+5.9%#113 of 387
Chattanooga, TN-GA571606.9$5.4M+5.3%#132 of 387
2Gainesville, GA53669.0$4.4M+11.4%#169 of 387
3Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC521556.7$5.5M+4.7%#175 of 387
4Dalton, GA40356.7$5.1M+3.5%#266 of 387
5Savannah, GA3517210.7$3.6M+8.1%#307 of 387
6Athens-Clarke County, GA34839.6$3.8M+3.9%#314 of 387
7Rome, GA33297.9$4.5M+2.8%#316 of 387
8Warner Robins, GA337910.6$3.6M+8.2%#320 of 387
9Hinesville, GA32248.0$4.1M+12.6%#326 of 387

Other business types in the Rome metro area

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

Questions

How many pizza places are in the Rome, GA metro area?

The Rome metro area has 29 pizza places on map listings as of September 2026. 25 of them (86%) are chain locations. The listings count pizza restaurants. Official counts show 83 businesses with payroll classed as limited-service restaurants in 2023, up 1.2% from 2019. That count covers all limited-service restaurants (fast food and sandwich shops included), not only pizza places. Another 5 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.

How much do households in the Rome, GA metro area spend on food away from home?

About $129.6M a year, or $3,515 per household. That is 14% below the U.S. average (an index of 86, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 29 pizza places on map listings, it comes to $4.5M per pizza place. The spending figure covers all food away from home, not only pizza places. It is estimated from the incomes of the 36,856 households in the Rome metro area and national spending patterns by income.

How does the Rome, GA metro area compare with the U.S. for pizza places?

The Rome metro area has 7.9 pizza places per 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 8.0. Spending per pizza place is $4.5M, 12% below the U.S. figure of $5.1M. At the national ratio of pizza places to household spending, the Rome metro area would have about 26, against 29 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 444 households, against one for every 478 across the U.S. The official count rose 1.2% from 2019 to 2023, against +6.1% for the U.S.

How fast is the Rome, GA metro area growing?

Population estimates put the Rome metro area at 101,378 people in 2025, up 2.8% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 36,856 households. The median household income in the Rome metro area is $65,565 a year, 19% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 35.6% 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. The Rome metro area scores 33 for pizza places (lower middle), #316 of 387 scored metro areas.

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