Market rankings · Illinois
Pizza places in Illinois
Every metro area, small-town market and county in Illinois, ranked by the Groundwork market score for pizza places, with competitor counts and household spending for each.
- Listings
- 4,499
- 2,699 chain locations (60%)
- Official establishments
- 10,622
- All limited-service restaurants · +2.0% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $21.2B
- On food away from home
- Listings per 10k households
- 8.9
- 11% above the U.S.
- Spending per listing
- $4.7M
- 7% below the U.S.
- Rank among states
- #42 of 51
- Market score 36 · Lower middle
A site report maps the pizza places on map listings around any address in Illinois by name and distance, and the spending within reach.
Free10 actions over 3 days, no cardSurvey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure
What this means
Illinois has 4,499 pizza places on map listings as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 60% of them, against 58% across the U.S. That is 8.9 per 10,000 households, 11% above the U.S. rate of 8.0.
Household spending on food away from home in Illinois comes to about $21.2B a year: $4,215 per household, 4% above the U.S. average. Spread across 4,499 pizza places, that is $4.7M per pizza place, 7% below the U.S. figure of $5.1M. The spending figure covers all food away from home, not only pizza places.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as limited-service restaurants in Illinois was 10,622 in 2023, up 2.0% from 2019. That is one for every 474 households, against one for every 478 across the U.S. Across the U.S., the count rose 6.1% over the same years. That count covers all limited-service restaurants (fast food and sandwich shops included), not only pizza places. Since fiscal 2022, 338 SBA-backed loans worth $165.5M have gone to businesses classed as limited-service restaurants in Illinois.
Among the 50 states and DC, Illinois ranks #42 for pizza places, with a Groundwork market score of 36 (lower middle). Of the 12 scored metro areas in or partly in Illinois, the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin metro area scores highest (52). Of the 21 scored small-town markets in or partly in Illinois, the Freeport area scores highest (58).
Every market in Illinois for pizza places
Download the ranking (CSV)Numbered by Groundwork market score among the markets based in Illinois, highest first; the U.S. rank compares each market with every other of its kind. A metro area that crosses a state line is listed in each state it reaches, and numbered only in the state its page is under. How the score works.
Metro areas
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN | 52 | 2,903 | 8.0 | $5.5M | 0.0% | #174 of 387 |
| St. Louis, MO-IL | 51 | 954 | 8.2 | $5M | −0.2% | #186 of 387 |
| 2Rockford, IL | 39 | 104 | 7.7 | $4.8M | −0.3% | #275 of 387 |
| 3Bloomington, IL | 39 | 72 | 10.3 | $4M | +0.1% | #277 of 387 |
| 4Peoria, IL | 39 | 168 | 10.9 | $3.5M | −1.3% | #280 of 387 |
| Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL | 33 | 172 | 10.6 | $3.6M | −0.9% | #319 of 387 |
| 5Kankakee, IL | 32 | 43 | 10.5 | $3.7M | −1.7% | #327 of 387 |
| 6Springfield, IL | 29 | 92 | 10.2 | $3.9M | −1.2% | #342 of 387 |
| 7Champaign-Urbana, IL | 29 | 99 | 10.1 | $3.7M | +1.5% | #343 of 387 |
| 8Decatur, IL | 27 | 52 | 12.0 | $3M | −4.3% | #352 of 387 |
| Cape Girardeau, MO-IL | 21 | 47 | 12.3 | $2.9M | +1.7% | #368 of 387 |
| Paducah, KY-IL | 11 | 44 | 10.5 | $3.3M | −1.2% | #382 of 387 |
Small-town markets
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Freeport, IL | 58 | 15 | 7.7 | $4.5M | −3.0% | #168 of 520 |
| 2Quincy, IL-MO | 57 | 27 | 8.7 | $4.1M | −2.0% | #177 of 520 |
| 3Sterling, IL | 53 | 22 | 9.5 | $3.8M | −2.6% | #227 of 520 |
| 4Rochelle, IL | 52 | 27 | 13.0 | $3M | −0.7% | #236 of 520 |
| 5Lincoln, IL | 50 | 12 | 10.7 | $3.4M | −2.5% | #258 of 520 |
| 6Dixon, IL | 46 | 17 | 12.7 | $2.9M | −3.4% | #302 of 520 |
| 7Pontiac, IL | 42 | 24 | 16.4 | $2.3M | −2.1% | #337 of 520 |
| 8Taylorville, IL | 41 | 19 | 14.0 | $2.5M | −1.5% | #351 of 520 |
| 9Ottawa, IL | 40 | 89 | 14.4 | $2.6M | −1.6% | #361 of 520 |
| 10Canton, IL | 39 | 20 | 14.5 | $2.4M | −2.0% | #375 of 520 |
| 11Centralia, IL | 38 | 16 | 10.3 | $3.3M | −3.4% | #381 of 520 |
| 12Effingham, IL | 36 | 22 | 12.1 | $3.2M | −0.9% | #399 of 520 |
| 13Marion-Herrin, IL | 36 | 35 | 12.1 | $3M | +0.2% | #401 of 520 |
| 14Galesburg, IL | 35 | 20 | 9.5 | $3.4M | −4.1% | #410 of 520 |
| 15Mount Vernon, IL | 33 | 15 | 10.1 | $3.4M | −2.3% | #429 of 520 |
| 16Danville, IL | 29 | 40 | 13.3 | $2.5M | −3.7% | #464 of 520 |
| Burlington, IA-IL | 29 | 28 | 14.1 | $2.4M | −2.5% | #466 of 520 |
| 17Jacksonville, IL | 26 | 20 | 13.2 | $2.7M | −3.1% | #480 of 520 |
| 18Macomb, IL | 23 | 15 | 12.7 | $2.6M | −4.5% | #498 of 520 |
| 19Carbondale, IL | 21 | 28 | 12.2 | $2.6M | −1.5% | #505 of 520 |
| 20Charleston-Mattoon, IL | 19 | 26 | 12.5 | $2.7M | −1.0% | #510 of 520 |
Counties
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Kendall County, IL | 71 | 36 | 7.9 | $6.1M | +9.9% | #275 of 2,090 |
| 2Monroe County, IL | 68 | 11 | 7.9 | $5.8M | −0.3% | #370 of 2,090 |
| 3Kane County, IL | 64 | 163 | 8.8 | $5.3M | +1.8% | #510 of 2,090 |
| 4McHenry County, IL | 63 | 109 | 9.3 | $5.1M | +2.5% | #554 of 2,090 |
| 5Lake County, IL | 62 | 211 | 8.2 | $6.1M | +0.8% | #578 of 2,090 |
| 6Boone County, IL | 62 | 16 | 8.2 | $5.1M | +0.4% | #586 of 2,090 |
| 7Will County, IL | 60 | 215 | 8.8 | $5.5M | +2.2% | #638 of 2,090 |
| 8Piatt County, IL | 59 | 9 | 13.0 | $3.3M | +0.6% | #701 of 2,090 |
| 9Jo Daviess County, IL | 58 | 9 | 8.7 | $4.5M | −2.2% | #729 of 2,090 |
| 10Woodford County, IL | 57 | 19 | 12.9 | $3.4M | −0.8% | #772 of 2,090 |
| 11Adams County, IL | 56 | 19 | 6.8 | $5.2M | −2.1% | #786 of 2,090 |
| 12Menard County, IL | 56 | 5 | 9.6 | $4.1M | −3.3% | #802 of 2,090 |
| 13Cook County, IL | 55 | 1,477 | 7.0 | $6.1M | −1.3% | #819 of 2,090 |
| 14Clinton County, IL | 53 | 21 | 14.4 | $2.9M | +0.6% | #922 of 2,090 |
| 15DuPage County, IL | 52 | 339 | 9.7 | $5.1M | +0.3% | #939 of 2,090 |
| 16Stephenson County, IL | 50 | 15 | 7.7 | $4.5M | −3.0% | #1,015 of 2,090 |
| 17Washington County, IL | 50 | 6 | 10.4 | $3.7M | −1.2% | #1,036 of 2,090 |
| 18Moultrie County, IL | 50 | 7 | 12.0 | $3.1M | −0.8% | #1,049 of 2,090 |
| 19Bond County, IL | 48 | 7 | 11.4 | $3.2M | +0.6% | #1,124 of 2,090 |
| 20McLean County, IL | 47 | 72 | 10.3 | $4M | +0.1% | #1,149 of 2,090 |
| 21Ogle County, IL | 47 | 27 | 13.0 | $3M | −0.7% | #1,167 of 2,090 |
| 22Mercer County, IL | 46 | 9 | 13.7 | $2.8M | −2.6% | #1,206 of 2,090 |
| 23Winnebago County, IL | 45 | 88 | 7.6 | $4.8M | −0.4% | #1,221 of 2,090 |
| 24Whiteside County, IL | 45 | 22 | 9.5 | $3.8M | −2.6% | #1,235 of 2,090 |
| 25St. Clair County, IL | 43 | 91 | 9.0 | $4.3M | −2.5% | #1,305 of 2,090 |
Show all 102 counties
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26Madison County, IL | 43 | 104 | 9.4 | $4.2M | −1.0% | #1,310 of 2,090 |
| 27Champaign County, IL | 43 | 77 | 9.0 | $4.1M | +1.8% | #1,314 of 2,090 |
| 28Warren County, IL | 43 | 7 | 10.3 | $3.5M | −3.6% | #1,321 of 2,090 |
| 29Tazewell County, IL | 43 | 61 | 11.3 | $3.5M | −0.9% | #1,322 of 2,090 |
| 30Logan County, IL | 43 | 12 | 10.7 | $3.4M | −2.5% | #1,325 of 2,090 |
| 31Macoupin County, IL | 43 | 23 | 13.1 | $2.9M | −2.6% | #1,334 of 2,090 |
| 32Peoria County, IL | 42 | 73 | 9.4 | $4M | −1.6% | #1,364 of 2,090 |
| 33Henry County, IL | 42 | 26 | 12.8 | $3M | −2.2% | #1,377 of 2,090 |
| 34Johnson County, IL | 42 | 5 | 12.2 | $2.8M | +0.4% | #1,379 of 2,090 |
| 35Bureau County, IL | 42 | 19 | 13.5 | $2.7M | −2.1% | #1,381 of 2,090 |
| 36Cumberland County, IL | 42 | 6 | 14.4 | $2.5M | −2.1% | #1,383 of 2,090 |
| 37Lee County, IL | 40 | 17 | 12.7 | $2.9M | −3.4% | #1,453 of 2,090 |
| 38Kankakee County, IL | 39 | 43 | 10.5 | $3.7M | −1.7% | #1,476 of 2,090 |
| 39Grundy County, IL | 39 | 33 | 16.0 | $2.7M | +2.9% | #1,494 of 2,090 |
| 40Sangamon County, IL | 38 | 87 | 10.3 | $3.8M | −1.0% | #1,509 of 2,090 |
| 41DeKalb County, IL | 38 | 50 | 12.6 | $3M | +1.5% | #1,527 of 2,090 |
| 42Iroquois County, IL | 38 | 15 | 13.1 | $2.7M | −3.0% | #1,531 of 2,090 |
| 43De Witt County, IL | 38 | 9 | 13.6 | $2.7M | −2.1% | #1,533 of 2,090 |
| 44Hancock County, IL | 38 | 10 | 13.1 | $2.7M | −4.4% | #1,534 of 2,090 |
| 45Shelby County, IL | 38 | 13 | 14.6 | $2.5M | −1.6% | #1,537 of 2,090 |
| 46Jersey County, IL | 37 | 11 | 13.8 | $2.9M | −1.5% | #1,567 of 2,090 |
| 47Livingston County, IL | 37 | 24 | 16.4 | $2.3M | −2.1% | #1,579 of 2,090 |
| 48Rock Island County, IL | 36 | 60 | 9.7 | $3.7M | −1.7% | #1,593 of 2,090 |
| 49Lawrence County, IL | 36 | 7 | 12.8 | $2.7M | −9.7% | #1,608 of 2,090 |
| 50Mason County, IL | 36 | 8 | 13.8 | $2.5M | −4.9% | #1,611 of 2,090 |
| 51Carroll County, IL | 36 | 11 | 16.7 | $2M | −1.7% | #1,616 of 2,090 |
| 52Christian County, IL | 35 | 19 | 14.0 | $2.5M | −1.5% | #1,649 of 2,090 |
| 53Marion County, IL | 34 | 16 | 10.3 | $3.3M | −3.4% | #1,666 of 2,090 |
| 54Wayne County, IL | 34 | 8 | 11.7 | $2.8M | −1.6% | #1,674 of 2,090 |
| 55Douglas County, IL | 34 | 11 | 14.2 | $2.7M | +0.5% | #1,675 of 2,090 |
| 56Fulton County, IL | 34 | 20 | 14.5 | $2.4M | −2.0% | #1,681 of 2,090 |
| 57Cass County, IL | 34 | 8 | 15.6 | $2.2M | −4.0% | #1,682 of 2,090 |
| 58Effingham County, IL | 33 | 16 | 11.5 | $3.4M | −0.5% | #1,696 of 2,090 |
| 59Clay County, IL | 33 | 6 | 11.3 | $3M | −3.6% | #1,701 of 2,090 |
| 60Williamson County, IL | 32 | 35 | 12.1 | $3M | +0.2% | #1,725 of 2,090 |
| 61Marshall County, IL | 32 | 9 | 17.7 | $2.1M | −2.0% | #1,744 of 2,090 |
| 62Montgomery County, IL | 32 | 25 | 22.1 | $1.6M | −0.6% | #1,749 of 2,090 |
| 63Ford County, IL | 32 | 13 | 22.3 | $1.6M | −2.2% | #1,750 of 2,090 |
| 64Knox County, IL | 31 | 20 | 9.5 | $3.4M | −4.1% | #1,759 of 2,090 |
| 65Macon County, IL | 31 | 52 | 12.0 | $3M | −4.3% | #1,764 of 2,090 |
| 66LaSalle County, IL | 31 | 68 | 15.0 | $2.5M | −1.5% | #1,770 of 2,090 |
| 67Jefferson County, IL | 30 | 15 | 10.1 | $3.4M | −2.3% | #1,792 of 2,090 |
| 68Pike County, IL | 30 | 8 | 13.4 | $2.5M | −2.8% | #1,803 of 2,090 |
| 69White County, IL | 30 | 10 | 17.6 | $1.8M | −4.0% | #1,811 of 2,090 |
| 70Randolph County, IL | 29 | 13 | 10.9 | $3.3M | −0.6% | #1,818 of 2,090 |
| 71Vermilion County, IL | 27 | 40 | 13.3 | $2.5M | −3.7% | #1,872 of 2,090 |
| 72Fayette County, IL | 26 | 11 | 14.1 | $2.5M | −3.2% | #1,898 of 2,090 |
| 73Edgar County, IL | 25 | 10 | 13.2 | $2.6M | −2.9% | #1,910 of 2,090 |
| 74Greene County, IL | 25 | 8 | 18.0 | $2M | −5.1% | #1,916 of 2,090 |
| 75Morgan County, IL | 23 | 17 | 13.0 | $2.8M | −2.9% | #1,949 of 2,090 |
| 76Crawford County, IL | 23 | 15 | 20.0 | $1.9M | +0.1% | #1,964 of 2,090 |
| 77Perry County, IL | 23 | 15 | 19.0 | $1.8M | −3.5% | #1,965 of 2,090 |
| 78McDonough County, IL | 22 | 15 | 12.7 | $2.6M | −4.5% | #1,975 of 2,090 |
| 79Jackson County, IL | 21 | 28 | 12.2 | $2.6M | −1.5% | #1,987 of 2,090 |
| 80Massac County, IL | 20 | 7 | 12.8 | $2.6M | −4.5% | #2,007 of 2,090 |
| 81Union County, IL | 20 | 9 | 13.1 | $2.6M | −3.7% | #2,008 of 2,090 |
| 82Clark County, IL | 20 | 10 | 15.3 | $2.4M | −2.2% | #2,011 of 2,090 |
| 83Wabash County, IL | 20 | 9 | 19.0 | $1.8M | −3.6% | #2,016 of 2,090 |
| 84Coles County, IL | 17 | 26 | 12.5 | $2.7M | −1.0% | #2,038 of 2,090 |
| 85Franklin County, IL | 16 | 23 | 14.3 | $2.3M | −2.1% | #2,046 of 2,090 |
| 86Saline County, IL | 14 | 13 | 13.0 | $2.6M | −4.1% | #2,054 of 2,090 |
| 87Richland County, IL | 13 | 10 | 15.5 | $2.2M | −3.7% | #2,065 of 2,090 |
| Jasper County, IL | Not scored | 5 | 13.3 | $2.8M | −2.4% | |
| Hamilton County, IL | Not scored | 3 | 8.9 | $4M | −1.7% | |
| Schuyler County, IL | Not scored | 3 | 11.0 | $3.1M | −3.0% | |
| Brown County, IL | Not scored | 3 | 14.7 | $2.3M | +2.7% | |
| Henderson County, IL | Not scored | 3 | 11.1 | $3M | −5.6% | |
| Edwards County, IL | Not scored | 5 | 18.8 | $1.8M | −5.0% | |
| Putnam County, IL | Not scored | 2 | 8.1 | $4.7M | −0.1% | |
| Stark County, IL | Not scored | 6 | 26.3 | $1.4M | −1.2% | |
| Pulaski County, IL | Not scored | 4 | 20.6 | $1.4M | −6.9% | |
| Scott County, IL | Not scored | 3 | 14.7 | $2.4M | −4.0% | |
| Alexander County, IL | Not scored | 2 | 10.5 | $3M | −11.6% | |
| Gallatin County, IL | Not scored | 3 | 14.3 | $2.4M | −6.4% | |
| Calhoun County, IL | Not scored | 1 | 8.1 | $5.3M | −2.2% | |
| Pope County, IL | Not scored | 2 | 14.4 | $2.4M | −2.2% | |
| Hardin County, IL | Not scored | 2 | 12.9 | $2.4M | −1.8% |
Markets with fewer than 5 pizza places on map listings, and counties under 10,000 people, aren’t scored; they’re listed last in each table.
Questions
How many pizza places are in Illinois?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 4,499 pizza places in Illinois. 2,699 of them (60%) are chain locations. The listings count pizza restaurants. Official counts show 10,622 businesses with payroll classed as limited-service restaurants in 2023, up 2.0% from 2019. The official count takes in all limited-service restaurants, not only pizza places: fast food and sandwich shops are counted too. Another 1,923 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Illinois spend on food away from home?
About $21.2B a year, or $4,215 per household. That is 4% above the U.S. average (an index of 104, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 4,499 pizza places on map listings, it comes to $4.7M 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 5,036,449 households in Illinois and national spending patterns by income.
How does Illinois compare with the U.S. for pizza places?
Illinois has 8.9 pizza places per 10,000 households, 11% above the U.S. rate of 8.0. Spending per pizza place is $4.7M, 7% below the U.S. figure of $5.1M. At the U.S. ratio of pizza places to household spending, Illinois would have about 4,178, against 4,499 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 474 households, against one for every 478 across the U.S. The official count rose 2.0% from 2019 to 2023, against +6.1% for the U.S.
Which market in Illinois has the highest market score for pizza places?
Among 12 scored metro areas in or partly in Illinois, the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin metro area scores highest, at 52 (upper middle). Among 21 scored small-town markets in or partly in Illinois, the Freeport area scores highest, at 58 (upper middle). Among 87 scored counties in Illinois, Kendall County scores highest, at 71 (upper middle). Scores compare each market with others of its kind across the U.S.
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. Illinois scores 36 for pizza places (lower middle), #42 of the 50 states and DC.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
Run a Groundwork site report on an address in Illinois. It maps the pizza places on map listings near the site and sizes the households and spending within the distance you choose. New accounts get 10 actions over 3 days, no card.
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