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Pizza places in the Evansville, IN metro area

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 26 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #353 of 387 scored metro areas
#9 of 12 scored metro areas based in Indiana

Listings
154
100 chain locations (65%)
Official establishments
242
All limited-service restaurants · +16.4% since 2019
Household spending a year
$423.9M
On food away from home · $3,719 a household
Spending per listing
$2.8M
46% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
13.5
69% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
273,786
+1.6% 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 Evansville metro area scores 26 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for pizza places, ranking #353 of 387 scored metro areas and #9 of 12 scored metro areas based in Indiana. That puts it in the bottom quarter of metro areas.

Map listings as of September 2026 show 154 pizza places in the Evansville metro area. 100 of them (65%) are chain locations, against 58% across the U.S. That comes to 13.5 for every 10,000 households, 69% above the U.S. rate of 8.0.

At $3,719 per household (9% below the U.S. average), households in the Evansville metro area spend about $423.9M a year on food away from home. That is about $2.8M of household spending for each pizza place on map listings, 46% 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 the Evansville metro area was 242 in 2023, up 16.4% from 2019. That is one for every 471 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, 15 SBA-backed loans worth $6.2M have gone to businesses classed as limited-service restaurants in the Evansville metro area. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of the Evansville metro area grew 1.6%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).

How the Evansville metro area 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 Evansville, IN metro area compared with Indiana and the U.S.
MeasureEvansville metro areaIndianaU.S.
Listings per 10k households13.510.68.0
Spending per listing$2.8M$3.6M$5.1M
Households per official establishment (all limited-service restaurants)471503478
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+16.4%+9.1%+6.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025+1.6%+2.7%+3.1%
Spending per household on food away from home$3,719$3,802$4,070
Median household income$68,232$71,957$80,734
Groundwork market score2630

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
242All limited-service restaurants · +16.4% over the period
Employees, 2023
5,384
Annual payroll, 2023
$92.1M
One-person businesses, 2023
23All limited-service restaurants with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
154100 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
83The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
15
Amount
$6.2M

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

Population, 2025 estimate
273,786+1.6% since 2020
Households
113,966
Median age
40.6
Homes lived in by their owners
70%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
1,027 sq. mi.
People per square mile
263
Median household income
$68,232
Average household income
$93,981
Median home value
$204,000
Jobs located here
134,954
Daytime population
275,710Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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The highest-scoring metro areas in Indiana for pizza places, numbered among those based in Indiana (a market based in another state is listed without a number), with the Evansville metro area marked.

Top metro areas in Indiana

Metro areas in Indiana ranked for pizza places by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN547258.0$5.1M+2.7%#160 of 387
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN522,9038.0$5.5M0.0%#174 of 387
1Fort Wayne, IN501518.3$4.5M+3.9%#196 of 387
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN504718.4$4.5M+2.9%#197 of 387
2Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN498349.9$4.2M+5.4%#206 of 387
3Columbus, IN443510.5$3.8M+4.3%#244 of 387
4South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI431068.3$4.5M+0.1%#250 of 387
5Michigan City-La Porte, IN37429.6$3.8M−0.9%#293 of 387
6Bloomington, IN356810.0$3.6M+2.0%#306 of 387
7Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN309210.1$3.5M+2.1%#337 of 387
9Evansville, IN2615413.5$2.8M+1.6%#353 of 387

Other business types in the Evansville metro area

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

Questions

How many pizza places are in the Evansville, IN metro area?

There are 154 pizza places on map listings in the Evansville metro area as of September 2026. 100 of them (65%) are chain locations. The listings count pizza restaurants. Official counts show 242 businesses with payroll classed as limited-service restaurants in 2023, up 16.4% from 2019. That count covers all limited-service restaurants (fast food and sandwich shops included), not only pizza places. Another 23 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.

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

About $423.9M a year, or $3,719 per household. That is 9% below the U.S. average (an index of 91, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 154 pizza places on map listings, it comes to $2.8M per pizza place. The spending figure covers all food away from home, not only pizza places. It is estimated from the incomes of the 113,966 households in the Evansville metro area and national spending patterns by income.

How does the Evansville, IN metro area compare with the U.S. for pizza places?

The Evansville metro area has 13.5 pizza places per 10,000 households, 69% above the U.S. rate of 8.0. Spending per pizza place is $2.8M, 46% below the U.S. figure of $5.1M. At the national ratio of pizza places to household spending, the Evansville metro area would have about 83, against 154 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 471 households, against one for every 478 across the U.S. The official count rose 16.4% from 2019 to 2023, against +6.1% for the U.S.

How fast is the Evansville, IN metro area growing?

Population estimates put the Evansville metro area at 273,786 people in 2025, up 1.6% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 113,966 households. The median household income in the Evansville metro area is $68,232 a year, 15% below the U.S. median of $80,734.

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 Evansville metro area scores 26 for pizza places (lower middle), #353 of 387 scored metro areas.

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