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Pizza places in LaPorte County, IN

The pizza places in LaPorte County, IN, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 44 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,269 of 2,090 scored counties
#36 of 85 scored counties in Indiana

Listings
42
29 chain locations (69%)
Official establishments
79
All limited-service restaurants · +9.7% since 2019
Household spending a year
$161.5M
On food away from home · $3,702 a household
Spending per listing
$3.8M
24% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
9.6
20% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
111,294
−0.9% 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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 42 pizza places in LaPorte County. Chain locations make up 69% of them, against 58% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 9.6, 20% above the U.S. rate of 8.0.

Household spending on food away from home in LaPorte County comes to about $161.5M a year: $3,702 per household, 9% below the U.S. average. That works out to $3.8M per pizza place, 24% 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 LaPorte County was 79 in 2023, up 9.7% from 2019. That is one for every 552 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. Official counts also show 13 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 4 SBA-backed loans worth $2.2M have gone to businesses classed as limited-service restaurants in LaPorte County.

Population estimates show LaPorte County declined 0.9% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Groundwork market score for pizza places in LaPorte County is 44 (lower middle), #1,269 of 2,090 scored counties and #36 of 85 scored counties in Indiana.

How LaPorte 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 LaPorte County, IN compared with Indiana and the U.S.
MeasureLaPorte CountyIndianaU.S.
Listings per 10k households9.610.68.0
Spending per listing$3.8M$3.6M$5.1M
Households per official establishment (all limited-service restaurants)552503478
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+9.7%+9.1%+6.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025−0.9%+2.7%+3.1%
Spending per household on food away from home$3,702$3,802$4,070
Median household income$71,055$71,957$80,734
Groundwork market score4430

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
72 → 79All limited-service restaurants · +9.7% over the period
Employees, 2023
1,774
Annual payroll, 2023
$33.8M
One-person businesses, 2023
13All limited-service restaurants with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
4229 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
32The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
4
Amount
$2.2M

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

Population, 2025 estimate
111,294−0.9% since 2020
Households
43,633
Median age
41.6
Homes lived in by their owners
75%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
598 sq. mi.
People per square mile
187
Median household income
$71,055+32.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$89,682
Median home value
$195,500
Jobs located here
39,820
Daytime population
107,276Residents 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 LaPorte 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
36LaPorte County, IN44429.6$3.8M−0.9%#1,269 of 2,090

Other business types in LaPorte County

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

Questions

How many pizza places are in LaPorte County, IN?

There are 42 pizza places on map listings in LaPorte County as of September 2026. 29 of them (69%) are chain locations. The listings count pizza restaurants. Official counts show 79 businesses with payroll classed as limited-service restaurants in 2023, up 9.7% from 2019. That count covers all limited-service restaurants (fast food and sandwich shops included), not only pizza places. Another 13 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.

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

About $161.5M a year, or $3,702 per household. That is 9% below the U.S. average (an index of 91, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 42 pizza places on map listings, it comes to $3.8M per pizza place. The spending figure covers all food away from home, not only pizza places. It is estimated from the incomes of the 43,633 households in LaPorte County and national spending patterns by income.

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

LaPorte County has 9.6 pizza places per 10,000 households, 20% above the U.S. rate of 8.0. Spending per pizza place is $3.8M, 24% below the U.S. figure of $5.1M. At the national ratio of pizza places to household spending, LaPorte County would have about 32, against 42 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 552 households, against one for every 478 across the U.S. The official count rose 9.7% from 2019 to 2023, against +6.1% for the U.S.

How fast is LaPorte County, IN growing?

Population estimates put LaPorte County at 111,294 people in 2025, down 0.9% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 43,633 households. The median household income in LaPorte County is $71,055 a year, 12% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 32.4% 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. LaPorte County scores 44 for pizza places (lower middle), #1,269 of 2,090 scored counties.

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