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Pizza places in Boone County, KY

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 56 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #793 of 2,090 scored counties
#13 of 92 scored counties in Kentucky

Listings
49
39 chain locations (80%)
Official establishments
137
All limited-service restaurants · −0.7% since 2019
Household spending a year
$223.1M
On food away from home · $4,378 a household
Spending per listing
$4.6M
10% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
9.6
20% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
145,316
+6.5% 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 49 pizza places in Boone County. Chain locations make up 80% of them, against 58% across the U.S. That comes to 9.6 for every 10,000 households, 20% above the U.S. rate of 8.0.

Households in Boone County spend about $223.1M a year on food away from home, or $4,378 per household, 8% above the U.S. average. That works out to $4.6M per pizza place, 10% 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 Boone County was 137 in 2023, down 0.7% from 2019. That is one for every 372 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 15 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 3 SBA-backed loans worth $3M have gone to businesses classed as limited-service restaurants in Boone County.

Population estimates put the population change in Boone County from 2020 to 2025 at +6.5%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). Boone County scores 56 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for pizza places, ranking #793 of 2,090 scored counties and #13 of 92 scored counties in Kentucky.

How Boone County compares

The same measures for Kentucky 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 Boone County, KY compared with Kentucky and the U.S.
MeasureBoone CountyKentuckyU.S.
Listings per 10k households9.610.58.0
Spending per listing$4.6M$3.3M$5.1M
Households per official establishment (all limited-service restaurants)372519478
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023−0.7%+5.7%+6.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025+6.5%+2.2%+3.1%
Spending per household on food away from home$4,378$3,489$4,070
Median household income$99,414$63,726$80,734
Groundwork market score5628

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
138 → 137All limited-service restaurants · −0.7% over the period
Employees, 2023
3,165
Annual payroll, 2023
$58.2M
One-person businesses, 2023
15All limited-service restaurants with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
4939 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
44The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
3
Amount
$3M

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

Population, 2025 estimate
145,316+6.5% since 2020
Households
50,963
Median age
38.8
Homes lived in by their owners
76%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
246 sq. mi.
People per square mile
568
Median household income
$99,414+26.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$124,006
Median home value
$277,300
Jobs located here
107,951
Daytime population
176,181Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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

Top counties in Kentucky

Counties in Kentucky ranked for pizza places by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Oldham County, KY86146.1$8.2M+4.9%#27 of 2,090
2Spencer County, KY8568.2$5.3M+7.7%#44 of 2,090
3Shelby County, KY78105.4$7.3M+6.2%#117 of 2,090
4Kenton County, KY73487.1$5.6M+3.9%#224 of 2,090
5Woodford County, KY65109.2$4.3M+3.7%#488 of 2,090
6Scott County, KY642410.6$3.8M+8.2%#523 of 2,090
7Nelson County, KY63147.3$4.8M+4.8%#555 of 2,090
8Anderson County, KY6177.3$5M+5.5%#618 of 2,090
9Allen County, KY6167.5$4.3M+9.5%#626 of 2,090
10Bullitt County, KY613210.1$3.9M+5.0%#628 of 2,090
13Boone County, KY56499.6$4.6M+6.5%#793 of 2,090

Other business types in Boone County

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

Questions

How many pizza places are in Boone County, KY?

There are 49 pizza places on map listings in Boone County as of September 2026. 39 of them (80%) are chain locations. The listings count pizza restaurants. Official counts show 137 businesses with payroll classed as limited-service restaurants in 2023, down 0.7% from 2019. That count covers all limited-service restaurants (fast food and sandwich shops included), not only pizza places. Another 15 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.

How much do households in Boone County, KY spend on food away from home?

About $223.1M a year, or $4,378 per household. That is 8% above the U.S. average (an index of 108, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 49 pizza places on map listings, it comes to $4.6M per pizza place. The spending figure covers all food away from home, not only pizza places. It is estimated from the incomes of the 50,963 households in Boone County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Boone County, KY compare with the U.S. for pizza places?

Boone County has 9.6 pizza places per 10,000 households, 20% above the U.S. rate of 8.0. Spending per pizza place is $4.6M, 10% below the U.S. figure of $5.1M. At the national ratio of pizza places to household spending, Boone County would have about 44, against 49 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 372 households, against one for every 478 across the U.S. The official count fell 0.7% from 2019 to 2023, against +6.1% for the U.S.

How fast is Boone County, KY growing?

Population estimates put Boone County at 145,316 people in 2025, up 6.5% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 50,963 households. The median household income in Boone County is $99,414 a year, 23% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 26.9% 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. Boone County scores 56 for pizza places (upper middle), #793 of 2,090 scored counties.

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