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Pizza places in Allen County, IN

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 57 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #753 of 2,090 scored counties
#12 of 85 scored counties in Indiana

Listings
122
76 chain locations (62%)
Official establishments
316
All limited-service restaurants · +12.9% since 2019
Household spending a year
$586.1M
On food away from home · $3,744 a household
Spending per listing
$4.8M
5% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
7.8
2% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
402,329
+4.2% 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

At $3,744 per household (8% below the U.S. average), households in Allen County spend about $586.1M a year on food away from home. That is about $4.8M of household spending for each pizza place on map listings, 5% below the U.S. figure of $5.1M. The spending figure covers all food away from home, not only pizza places.

Allen County has 122 pizza places on map listings as of September 2026. 76 of them (62%) are chain locations, against 58% across the U.S. That is 7.8 per 10,000 households, 2% below the U.S. rate of 8.0.

Official counts show 316 businesses with payroll classed as limited-service restaurants in Allen County in 2023, up 12.9% from 2019. That is one for every 495 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. Official counts list 50 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 20 SBA-backed loans worth $8.6M have gone to businesses classed as limited-service restaurants in Allen County.

Population estimates show Allen County grew 4.2% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for pizza places in Allen County is 57 (upper middle), #753 of 2,090 scored counties and #12 of 85 scored counties in Indiana.

How Allen County compares

The same measures for Indiana 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 Allen County, IN compared with Indiana and the U.S.
MeasureAllen CountyIndianaU.S.
Listings per 10k households7.810.68.0
Spending per listing$4.8M$3.6M$5.1M
Households per official establishment (all limited-service restaurants)495503478
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+12.9%+9.1%+6.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025+4.2%+2.7%+3.1%
Spending per household on food away from home$3,744$3,802$4,070
Median household income$70,737$71,957$80,734
Groundwork market score5730

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
280 → 316All limited-service restaurants · +12.9% over the period
Employees, 2023
7,305
Annual payroll, 2023
$124.6M
One-person businesses, 2023
50All limited-service restaurants with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
12276 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
115The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
20
Amount
$8.6M

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

Population, 2025 estimate
402,329+4.2% since 2020
Households
156,570
Median age
37.1
Homes lived in by their owners
69%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
657 sq. mi.
People per square mile
597
Median household income
$70,737+29.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$93,582
Median home value
$214,900
Jobs located here
204,663
Daytime population
410,535Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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

Top counties in Indiana

Counties in Indiana ranked for pizza places by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Hancock County, IN75339.9$4.5M+13.5%#180 of 2,090
2LaGrange County, IN74107.8$5.2M+1.9%#202 of 2,090
3Hamilton County, IN671359.8$5.3M+10.9%#413 of 2,090
4Boone County, IN673612.5$3.9M+13.5%#429 of 2,090
5Harrison County, IN66127.7$4.8M+1.9%#458 of 2,090
6Morgan County, IN653211.3$3.5M+4.4%#495 of 2,090
7Dearborn County, IN63188.9$4.5M+1.7%#562 of 2,090
8Hendricks County, IN62669.8$4.6M+10.2%#590 of 2,090
9Franklin County, IN6077.6$5.2M+2.2%#642 of 2,090
10Porter County, IN60568.2$5.1M+1.6%#644 of 2,090
12Allen County, IN571227.8$4.8M+4.2%#753 of 2,090

Other business types in Allen County

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

Questions

How many pizza places are in Allen County, IN?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 122 pizza places in Allen County. 76 of them (62%) are chain locations. The listings count pizza restaurants. Official counts show 316 businesses with payroll classed as limited-service restaurants in 2023, up 12.9% from 2019. The official count takes in all limited-service restaurants, not only pizza places: fast food and sandwich shops are counted too. Official counts also show 50 one-person businesses without payroll.

How much do households in Allen County, IN spend on food away from home?

About $586.1M a year, or $3,744 per household. That is 8% below the U.S. average (an index of 92, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 122 pizza places on map listings, it comes to $4.8M 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 156,570 households in Allen County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Allen County, IN compare with the U.S. for pizza places?

Allen County has 7.8 pizza places per 10,000 households, 2% 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 U.S. ratio of pizza places to household spending, Allen County would have about 115, against 122 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 495 households, against one for every 478 across the U.S. The official count rose 12.9% from 2019 to 2023, against +6.1% for the U.S.

How fast is Allen County, IN growing?

Population estimates put Allen County at 402,329 people in 2025, up 4.2% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 156,570 households. Median household income in Allen County is $70,737, 12% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 29.0%, 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. Allen County scores 57 for pizza places (upper middle), #753 of 2,090 scored counties.

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