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Pizza places in Delaware County, IN

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 33 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,697 of 2,090 scored counties
#68 of 85 scored counties in Indiana

Listings
44
38 chain locations (86%)
Official establishments
93
All limited-service restaurants · +4.5% since 2019
Household spending a year
$151.2M
On food away from home · $3,270 a household
Spending per listing
$3.4M
32% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
9.5
19% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
113,106
+1.2% 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

For pizza places, Delaware County has a Groundwork market score of 33 (lower middle): #1,697 of 2,090 scored counties and #68 of 85 scored counties in Indiana. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.

As of September 2026, map listings count 44 pizza places in Delaware County. Of those, 38 are chain locations, or 86%, against 58% across the U.S. That is 9.5 per 10,000 households, 19% above the U.S. rate of 8.0.

Household spending on food away from home in Delaware County comes to about $151.2M a year: $3,270 per household, 20% below the U.S. average. That works out to $3.4M per pizza place, 32% 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 Delaware County was 93 in 2023, up 4.5% from 2019. That is one for every 497 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 $325K have gone to businesses classed as limited-service restaurants in Delaware County. Population estimates put the population change in Delaware County from 2020 to 2025 at +1.2%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).

How Delaware 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 Delaware County, IN compared with Indiana and the U.S.
MeasureDelaware CountyIndianaU.S.
Listings per 10k households9.510.68.0
Spending per listing$3.4M$3.6M$5.1M
Households per official establishment (all limited-service restaurants)497503478
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+4.5%+9.1%+6.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025+1.2%+2.7%+3.1%
Spending per household on food away from home$3,270$3,802$4,070
Median household income$58,127$71,957$80,734
Groundwork market score3330

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
89 → 93All limited-service restaurants · +4.5% over the period
Employees, 2023
2,452
Annual payroll, 2023
$39.2M
One-person businesses, 2023
19All limited-service restaurants with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
4438 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
30The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
2
Amount
$325K

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

Population, 2025 estimate
113,106+1.2% since 2020
Households
46,256
Median age
38.6
Homes lived in by their owners
66%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
392 sq. mi.
People per square mile
286
Median household income
$58,127+33.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$73,454
Median home value
$139,400
Jobs located here
44,237
Daytime population
112,299Residents 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 Delaware 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
68Delaware County, IN33449.5$3.4M+1.2%#1,697 of 2,090

Other business types in Delaware County

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

Questions

How many pizza places are in Delaware County, IN?

Delaware County has 44 pizza places on map listings as of September 2026. 38 of them (86%) are chain locations. The listings count pizza restaurants. Official counts show 93 businesses with payroll classed as limited-service restaurants in 2023, up 4.5% from 2019. That count covers all limited-service restaurants (fast food and sandwich shops included), not only pizza places. Official counts also show 19 one-person businesses without payroll.

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

About $151.2M a year, or $3,270 per household. That is 20% below the U.S. average (an index of 80, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 44 pizza places on map listings, it comes to $3.4M per pizza place. The spending figure covers all food away from home, not only pizza places. It is estimated from the incomes of the 46,256 households in Delaware County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Delaware County has 9.5 pizza places per 10,000 households, 19% above the U.S. rate of 8.0. Spending per pizza place is $3.4M, 32% below the U.S. figure of $5.1M. At the national ratio of pizza places to household spending, Delaware County would have about 30, against 44 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 497 households, against one for every 478 across the U.S. The official count rose 4.5% from 2019 to 2023, against +6.1% for the U.S.

How fast is Delaware County, IN growing?

Population estimates put Delaware County at 113,106 people in 2025, up 1.2% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 46,256 households. The median household income in Delaware County is $58,127 a year, 28% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 33.6% 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. Delaware County scores 33 for pizza places (lower middle), #1,697 of 2,090 scored counties.

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