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Pizza places in the Savannah, GA metro area

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 35 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #307 of 387 scored metro areas
#5 of 14 scored metro areas based in Georgia

Listings
172
117 chain locations (68%)
Official establishments
430
All limited-service restaurants · +17.2% since 2019
Household spending a year
$620.8M
On food away from home · $3,849 a household
Spending per listing
$3.6M
29% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
10.7
34% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
438,314
+8.1% 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

For pizza places, the Savannah metro area has a Groundwork market score of 35 (lower middle): #307 of 387 scored metro areas and #5 of 14 scored metro areas based in Georgia. That puts it in the bottom quarter of metro areas.

Households in the Savannah metro area spend about $620.8M a year on food away from home, or $3,849 per household, 5% below the U.S. average. That is about $3.6M of household spending for each pizza place on map listings, 29% below the U.S. figure of $5.1M. The spending figure covers all food away from home, not only pizza places.

There are 172 pizza places on map listings in the Savannah metro area as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 68% of them, against 58% across the U.S. That is 10.7 per 10,000 households, 34% above the U.S. rate of 8.0.

In 2023, official counts showed 430 businesses with payroll in the Savannah metro area classed as limited-service restaurants, up 17.2% from 2019. That is one for every 375 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. Since fiscal 2022, 12 SBA-backed loans worth $6.2M have gone to businesses classed as limited-service restaurants in the Savannah metro area. Population estimates show the Savannah metro area grew 8.1% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).

How the Savannah 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 Savannah, GA metro area compared with Georgia and the U.S.
MeasureSavannah metro areaGeorgiaU.S.
Listings per 10k households10.78.78.0
Spending per listing$3.6M$4.5M$5.1M
Households per official establishment (all limited-service restaurants)375419478
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+17.2%+9.0%+6.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025+8.1%+5.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on food away from home$3,849$3,917$4,070
Median household income$77,180$77,353$80,734
Groundwork market score3539

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
430All limited-service restaurants · +17.2% over the period
Employees, 2023
7,312
Annual payroll, 2023
$147.3M
One-person businesses, 2023
68All limited-service restaurants with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
172117 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
122The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
12
Amount
$6.2M

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

Population, 2025 estimate
438,314+8.1% since 2020
Households
161,273
Median age
38.0
Homes lived in by their owners
62%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
1,349 sq. mi.
People per square mile
310
Median household income
$77,180+29.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$102,786
Median home value
$302,000
Jobs located here
189,059
Daytime population
431,545Residents 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 Savannah 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 Savannah metro area

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

Questions

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

As of September 2026, map listings count 172 pizza places in the Savannah metro area. 117 of them (68%) are chain locations. The listings count pizza restaurants. Official counts show 430 businesses with payroll classed as limited-service restaurants in 2023, up 17.2% from 2019. The official count takes in all limited-service restaurants, not only pizza places: fast food and sandwich shops are counted too. Another 68 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.

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

About $620.8M a year, or $3,849 per household. That is 5% below the U.S. average (an index of 95, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 172 pizza places on map listings, it comes to $3.6M 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 161,273 households in the Savannah metro area and national spending patterns by income.

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

The Savannah metro area has 10.7 pizza places per 10,000 households, 34% above the U.S. rate of 8.0. Spending per pizza place is $3.6M, 29% below the U.S. figure of $5.1M. At the U.S. ratio of pizza places to household spending, the Savannah metro area would have about 122, against 172 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 375 households, against one for every 478 across the U.S. The official count rose 17.2% from 2019 to 2023, against +6.1% for the U.S.

How fast is the Savannah, GA metro area growing?

Population estimates put the Savannah metro area at 438,314 people in 2025, up 8.1% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 161,273 households. Median household income in the Savannah metro area is $77,180, 4% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 29.8%, 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 Savannah metro area scores 35 for pizza places (lower middle), #307 of 387 scored metro areas.

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