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Pizza places in Hendricks County, IN

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 62 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #590 of 2,090 scored counties
#8 of 85 scored counties in Indiana

Listings
66
43 chain locations (65%)
Official establishments
155
All limited-service restaurants · +20.2% since 2019
Household spending a year
$306.3M
On food away from home · $4,564 a household
Spending per listing
$4.6M
9% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
9.8
23% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
193,510
+10.2% 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

Households in Hendricks County spend about $306.3M a year on food away from home, or $4,564 per household, 12% above the U.S. average. That works out to $4.6M per pizza place, 9% below the U.S. figure of $5.1M. The spending figure covers all food away from home, not only pizza places.

There are 66 pizza places on map listings in Hendricks County as of September 2026. Of those, 43 are chain locations, or 65%, against 58% across the U.S. That is 9.8 per 10,000 households, 23% above the U.S. rate of 8.0.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as limited-service restaurants in Hendricks County was 155 in 2023, up 20.2% from 2019. That is one for every 433 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. Another 23 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $300K have gone to businesses classed as limited-service restaurants in Hendricks County.

Population estimates put the population change in Hendricks County from 2020 to 2025 at +10.2%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For pizza places, Hendricks County has a Groundwork market score of 62 (upper middle): #590 of 2,090 scored counties and #8 of 85 scored counties in Indiana.

How Hendricks 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 Hendricks County, IN compared with Indiana and the U.S.
MeasureHendricks CountyIndianaU.S.
Listings per 10k households9.810.68.0
Spending per listing$4.6M$3.6M$5.1M
Households per official establishment (all limited-service restaurants)433503478
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+20.2%+9.1%+6.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025+10.2%+2.7%+3.1%
Spending per household on food away from home$4,564$3,802$4,070
Median household income$101,144$71,957$80,734
Groundwork market score6230

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
129 → 155All limited-service restaurants · +20.2% over the period
Employees, 2023
3,524
Annual payroll, 2023
$62.5M
One-person businesses, 2023
23All limited-service restaurants with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
6643 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
60The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
2
Amount
$300K

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

Population, 2025 estimate
193,510+10.2% since 2020
Households
67,110
Median age
39.6
Homes lived in by their owners
78%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
407 sq. mi.
People per square mile
451
Median household income
$101,144+23.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$122,514
Median home value
$307,600
Jobs located here
85,878
Daytime population
173,874Residents 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 Hendricks 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

Other business types in Hendricks County

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

Questions

How many pizza places are in Hendricks County, IN?

As of September 2026, map listings count 66 pizza places in Hendricks County. 43 of them (65%) are chain locations. The listings count pizza restaurants. Official counts show 155 businesses with payroll classed as limited-service restaurants in 2023, up 20.2% 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 list 23 one-person businesses without payroll.

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

About $306.3M a year, or $4,564 per household. That is 12% above the U.S. average (an index of 112, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 66 pizza places on map listings, it comes to $4.6M 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 67,110 households in Hendricks County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Hendricks County has 9.8 pizza places per 10,000 households, 23% above the U.S. rate of 8.0. Spending per pizza place is $4.6M, 9% below the U.S. figure of $5.1M. At the U.S. ratio of pizza places to household spending, Hendricks County would have about 60, against 66 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 433 households, against one for every 478 across the U.S. The official count rose 20.2% from 2019 to 2023, against +6.1% for the U.S.

How fast is Hendricks County, IN growing?

Population estimates put Hendricks County at 193,510 people in 2025, up 10.2% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 67,110 households. Median household income in Hendricks County is $101,144, 25% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 23.5%, 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. Hendricks County scores 62 for pizza places (upper middle), #590 of 2,090 scored counties.

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