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Pizza places in Henderson County, KY

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 24 out of 100: Low

Ranked #1,933 of 2,090 scored counties
#70 of 92 scored counties in Kentucky

Listings
26
17 chain locations (65%)
Official establishments
35
All limited-service restaurants · −2.8% since 2019
Household spending a year
$61M
On food away from home · $3,295 a household
Spending per listing
$2.3M
54% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
14.0
75% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
44,255
−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

Henderson County scores 24 (low) on the Groundwork market score for pizza places, ranking #1,933 of 2,090 scored counties and #70 of 92 scored counties in Kentucky. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.

As of September 2026, map listings count 26 pizza places in Henderson County. Of those, 17 are chain locations, or 65%, against 58% across the U.S. That is 14.0 per 10,000 households, 75% above the U.S. rate of 8.0.

Household spending on food away from home in Henderson County comes to about $61M a year: $3,295 per household, 19% below the U.S. average. That is about $2.3M of household spending for each pizza place on map listings, 54% 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 Henderson County was 35 in 2023, down 2.8% from 2019. That is one for every 529 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. Since fiscal 2022, 4 SBA-backed loans worth $2.2M have gone to businesses classed as limited-service restaurants in Henderson County. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Henderson County declined 0.9%, against +3.1% for the U.S.

How Henderson 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 Henderson County, KY compared with Kentucky and the U.S.
MeasureHenderson CountyKentuckyU.S.
Listings per 10k households14.010.58.0
Spending per listing$2.3M$3.3M$5.1M
Households per official establishment (all limited-service restaurants)529519478
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023−2.8%+5.7%+6.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025−0.9%+2.2%+3.1%
Spending per household on food away from home$3,295$3,489$4,070
Median household income$58,851$63,726$80,734
Groundwork market score2428

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
36 → 35All limited-service restaurants · −2.8% over the period
Employees, 2023
654
Annual payroll, 2023
$10.3M
One-person businesses, 2023
0All limited-service restaurants with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
2617 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
12The 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 Henderson 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 Henderson County

Population, 2025 estimate
44,255−0.9% since 2020
Households
18,522
Median age
41.9
Homes lived in by their owners
65%
Vehicles per household
1.7
Land area
436 sq. mi.
People per square mile
101
Median household income
$58,851+20.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$76,123
Median home value
$171,900
Jobs located here
18,213
Daytime population
42,177Residents 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 Henderson 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
70Henderson County, KY242614.0$2.3M−0.9%#1,933 of 2,090

Other business types in Henderson County

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

Questions

How many pizza places are in Henderson County, KY?

Henderson County has 26 pizza places on map listings as of September 2026. 17 of them (65%) are chain locations. The listings count pizza restaurants. Official counts show 35 businesses with payroll classed as limited-service restaurants in 2023, down 2.8% from 2019. That count covers all limited-service restaurants (fast food and sandwich shops included), not only pizza places.

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

About $61M a year, or $3,295 per household. That is 19% below the U.S. average (an index of 81, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 26 pizza places on map listings, it comes to $2.3M per pizza place. The spending figure covers all food away from home, not only pizza places. It is estimated from the incomes of the 18,522 households in Henderson County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Henderson County has 14.0 pizza places per 10,000 households, 75% above the U.S. rate of 8.0. Spending per pizza place is $2.3M, 54% below the U.S. figure of $5.1M. At the national ratio of pizza places to household spending, Henderson County would have about 12, against 26 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 529 households, against one for every 478 across the U.S. The official count fell 2.8% from 2019 to 2023, against +6.1% for the U.S.

How fast is Henderson County, KY growing?

Population estimates put Henderson County at 44,255 people in 2025, down 0.9% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 18,522 households. The median household income in Henderson County is $58,851 a year, 27% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 20.3% 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. Henderson County scores 24 for pizza places (low), #1,933 of 2,090 scored counties.

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