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Pizza places in Franklin County, IL

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 16 out of 100: Low

Ranked #2,046 of 2,090 scored counties
#85 of 87 scored counties in Illinois

Listings
23
20 chain locations (87%)
Official establishments
35
All limited-service restaurants · +29.6% since 2019
Household spending a year
$52.6M
On food away from home · $3,263 a household
Spending per listing
$2.3M
55% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
14.3
79% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
36,916
−2.1% 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

The Groundwork market score for pizza places in Franklin County is 16 (low), #2,046 of 2,090 scored counties and #85 of 87 scored counties in Illinois. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.

At $3,263 per household (20% below the U.S. average), households in Franklin County spend about $52.6M a year on food away from home. That is about $2.3M of household spending for each pizza place on map listings, 55% below the U.S. figure of $5.1M. The spending figure covers all food away from home, not only pizza places.

Franklin County has 23 pizza places on map listings as of September 2026. Of those, 20 are chain locations, or 87%, against 58% across the U.S. That comes to 14.3 for every 10,000 households, 79% above the U.S. rate of 8.0.

Official counts show 35 businesses with payroll classed as limited-service restaurants in Franklin County in 2023, up 29.6% from 2019. That is one for every 461 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. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Franklin County declined 2.1%, against +3.1% for the U.S.

How Franklin County compares

The same measures for Illinois 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 Franklin County, IL compared with Illinois and the U.S.
MeasureFranklin CountyIllinoisU.S.
Listings per 10k households14.38.98.0
Spending per listing$2.3M$4.7M$5.1M
Households per official establishment (all limited-service restaurants)461474478
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+29.6%+2.0%+6.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025−2.1%−0.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on food away from home$3,263$4,215$4,070
Median household income$56,740$83,390$80,734
Groundwork market score1636

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
27 → 35All limited-service restaurants · +29.6% over the period
Employees, 2023
620
Annual payroll, 2023
$11.9M
One-person businesses, 2023
0All limited-service restaurants with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
2320 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
10The 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 Franklin 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 Franklin County

Population, 2025 estimate
36,916−2.1% since 2020
Households
16,137
Median age
43.6
Homes lived in by their owners
74%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
409 sq. mi.
People per square mile
91
Median household income
$56,740+32.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$72,759
Median home value
$89,000
Jobs located here
8,765
Daytime population
30,865Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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The highest-scoring counties in Illinois for pizza places, numbered among those based in Illinois, with Franklin County marked.

Top counties in Illinois

Counties in Illinois ranked for pizza places by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Kendall County, IL71367.9$6.1M+9.9%#275 of 2,090
2Monroe County, IL68117.9$5.8M−0.3%#370 of 2,090
3Kane County, IL641638.8$5.3M+1.8%#510 of 2,090
4McHenry County, IL631099.3$5.1M+2.5%#554 of 2,090
5Lake County, IL622118.2$6.1M+0.8%#578 of 2,090
6Boone County, IL62168.2$5.1M+0.4%#586 of 2,090
7Will County, IL602158.8$5.5M+2.2%#638 of 2,090
8Piatt County, IL59913.0$3.3M+0.6%#701 of 2,090
9Jo Daviess County, IL5898.7$4.5M−2.2%#729 of 2,090
10Woodford County, IL571912.9$3.4M−0.8%#772 of 2,090
85Franklin County, IL162314.3$2.3M−2.1%#2,046 of 2,090

Other business types in Franklin County

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

Questions

How many pizza places are in Franklin County, IL?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 23 pizza places in Franklin County. 20 of them (87%) are chain locations. The listings count pizza restaurants. Official counts show 35 businesses with payroll classed as limited-service restaurants in 2023, up 29.6% from 2019. The official count takes in all limited-service restaurants, not only pizza places: fast food and sandwich shops are counted too.

How much do households in Franklin County, IL spend on food away from home?

About $52.6M a year, or $3,263 per household. That is 20% below the U.S. average (an index of 80, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 23 pizza places on map listings, it comes to $2.3M 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 16,137 households in Franklin County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Franklin County, IL compare with the U.S. for pizza places?

Franklin County has 14.3 pizza places per 10,000 households, 79% above the U.S. rate of 8.0. Spending per pizza place is $2.3M, 55% below the U.S. figure of $5.1M. At the U.S. ratio of pizza places to household spending, Franklin County would have about 10, against 23 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 461 households, against one for every 478 across the U.S. The official count rose 29.6% from 2019 to 2023, against +6.1% for the U.S.

How fast is Franklin County, IL growing?

Population estimates put Franklin County at 36,916 people in 2025, down 2.1% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 16,137 households. Median household income in Franklin County is $56,740, 30% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 32.7%, 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. Franklin County scores 16 for pizza places (low), #2,046 of 2,090 scored counties.

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