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Pizza places in Franklin County, KY

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 42 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,357 of 2,090 scored counties
#28 of 92 scored counties in Kentucky

Listings
19
16 chain locations (84%)
Official establishments
50
All limited-service restaurants · +25.0% since 2019
Household spending a year
$80.1M
On food away from home · $3,528 a household
Spending per listing
$4.2M
17% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
8.4
5% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
52,649
+2.0% 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 19 pizza places in Franklin County. 16 of them (84%) are chain locations, against 58% across the U.S. That comes to 8.4 for every 10,000 households, 5% above the U.S. rate of 8.0.

Households in Franklin County spend about $80.1M a year on food away from home, or $3,528 per household, 13% below the U.S. average. That works out to $4.2M per pizza place, 17% 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.

In 2023, official counts showed 50 businesses with payroll in Franklin County classed as limited-service restaurants, up 25.0% from 2019. That is one for every 454 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 list 7 one-person businesses without payroll.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Franklin County grew 2.0%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). Franklin County scores 42 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for pizza places, ranking #1,357 of 2,090 scored counties and #28 of 92 scored counties in Kentucky.

How Franklin 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 Franklin County, KY compared with Kentucky and the U.S.
MeasureFranklin CountyKentuckyU.S.
Listings per 10k households8.410.58.0
Spending per listing$4.2M$3.3M$5.1M
Households per official establishment (all limited-service restaurants)454519478
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+25.0%+5.7%+6.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025+2.0%+2.2%+3.1%
Spending per household on food away from home$3,528$3,489$4,070
Median household income$65,298$63,726$80,734
Groundwork market score4228

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
40 → 50All limited-service restaurants · +25.0% over the period
Employees, 2023
1,054
Annual payroll, 2023
$19.6M
One-person businesses, 2023
7All limited-service restaurants with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
1916 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
16The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
0
Amount
$0

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

Population, 2025 estimate
52,649+2.0% since 2020
Households
22,718
Median age
40.9
Homes lived in by their owners
64%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
208 sq. mi.
People per square mile
249
Median household income
$65,298+16.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$88,985
Median home value
$216,600
Jobs located here
35,970
Daytime population
63,912Residents 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 Franklin 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
28Franklin County, KY42198.4$4.2M+2.0%#1,357 of 2,090

Other business types in Franklin County

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

Questions

How many pizza places are in Franklin County, KY?

There are 19 pizza places on map listings in Franklin County as of September 2026. 16 of them (84%) are chain locations. The listings count pizza restaurants. Official counts show 50 businesses with payroll classed as limited-service restaurants in 2023, up 25.0% from 2019. That count covers all limited-service restaurants (fast food and sandwich shops included), not only pizza places. Official counts also show 7 one-person businesses without payroll.

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

About $80.1M a year, or $3,528 per household. That is 13% below the U.S. average (an index of 87, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 19 pizza places on map listings, it comes to $4.2M per pizza place. The spending figure covers all food away from home, not only pizza places. It is estimated from the incomes of the 22,718 households in Franklin County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Franklin County has 8.4 pizza places per 10,000 households, 5% above the U.S. rate of 8.0. Spending per pizza place is $4.2M, 17% below the U.S. figure of $5.1M. At the national ratio of pizza places to household spending, Franklin County would have about 16, against 19 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 454 households, against one for every 478 across the U.S. The official count rose 25.0% from 2019 to 2023, against +6.1% for the U.S.

How fast is Franklin County, KY growing?

Population estimates put Franklin County at 52,649 people in 2025, up 2.0% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 22,718 households. The median household income in Franklin County is $65,298 a year, 19% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 16.0% 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. Franklin County scores 42 for pizza places (lower middle), #1,357 of 2,090 scored counties.

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