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Pizza places in Hart County, KY

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 51 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #991 of 2,090 scored counties
#19 of 92 scored counties in Kentucky

Listings
6
6 chain locations (100%)
Official establishments
9
All limited-service restaurants
Household spending a year
$22.4M
On food away from home · $3,042 a household
Spending per listing
$3.7M
26% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
8.1
In line with the U.S.
Population, 2025
20,117
+4.3% 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 6 pizza places in Hart County. All of them are chain locations, against 58% across the U.S. That comes to 8.1 for every 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 8.0.

Household spending on food away from home in Hart County comes to about $22.4M a year: $3,042 per household, 25% below the U.S. average. That works out to $3.7M per pizza place, 26% 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 9 businesses with payroll in Hart County classed as limited-service restaurants. That is one for every 820 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.

Population estimates show Hart County grew 4.3% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). Hart County scores 51 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for pizza places, ranking #991 of 2,090 scored counties and #19 of 92 scored counties in Kentucky.

How Hart 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 Hart County, KY compared with Kentucky and the U.S.
MeasureHart CountyKentuckyU.S.
Listings per 10k households8.110.58.0
Spending per listing$3.7M$3.3M$5.1M
Households per official establishment (all limited-service restaurants)820519478
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+5.7%+6.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025+4.3%+2.2%+3.1%
Spending per household on food away from home$3,042$3,489$4,070
Median household income$52,285$63,726$80,734
Groundwork market score5128

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
6 → 9All limited-service restaurants
Employees, 2023
206
Annual payroll, 2023
$3.5M
One-person businesses, 2023
0All limited-service restaurants with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
66 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
4The 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 Hart 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 Hart County

Population, 2025 estimate
20,117+4.3% since 2020
Households
7,376
Median age
40.7
Homes lived in by their owners
72%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
413 sq. mi.
People per square mile
48
Median household income
$52,285+36.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$68,216
Median home value
$146,000
Jobs located here
5,154
Daytime population
18,179Residents 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 Hart 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
19Hart County, KY5168.1$3.7M+4.3%#991 of 2,090

Other business types in Hart County

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

Questions

How many pizza places are in Hart County, KY?

There are 6 pizza places on map listings in Hart County as of September 2026. 6 of them (100%) are chain locations. The listings count pizza restaurants. Official counts show 9 businesses with payroll classed as limited-service restaurants in 2023. That count covers all limited-service restaurants (fast food and sandwich shops included), not only pizza places.

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

About $22.4M a year, or $3,042 per household. That is 25% below the U.S. average (an index of 75, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 6 pizza places on map listings, it comes to $3.7M per pizza place. The spending figure covers all food away from home, not only pizza places. It is estimated from the incomes of the 7,376 households in Hart County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Hart County has 8.1 pizza places per 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 8.0. Spending per pizza place is $3.7M, 26% below the U.S. figure of $5.1M. At the national ratio of pizza places to household spending, Hart County would have about 4, against 6 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 820 households, against one for every 478 across the U.S.

How fast is Hart County, KY growing?

Population estimates put Hart County at 20,117 people in 2025, up 4.3% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 7,376 households. The median household income in Hart County is $52,285 a year, 35% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 36.2% 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. Hart County scores 51 for pizza places (upper middle), #991 of 2,090 scored counties.

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