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Pizza places in Martin County, KY

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 3 out of 100: Very low

Ranked #2,089 of 2,090 scored counties
#91 of 92 scored counties in Kentucky

Listings
7
6 chain locations (86%)
Official establishments
10
All limited-service restaurants
Household spending a year
$11.3M
On food away from home · $2,927 a household
Spending per listing
$1.6M
68% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
18.2
2.3 times the U.S.
Population, 2025
10,697
−4.9% 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

Martin County scores 3 (very low) on the Groundwork market score for pizza places, ranking #2,089 of 2,090 scored counties and #91 of 92 scored counties in Kentucky. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.

At $2,927 per household (28% below the U.S. average), households in Martin County spend about $11.3M a year on food away from home. That is about $1.6M of household spending for each pizza place on map listings, 68% below the U.S. figure of $5.1M. The spending figure covers all food away from home, not only pizza places.

Martin County has 7 pizza places on map listings as of September 2026. 6 of them (86%) are chain locations, against 58% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 18.2, 2.3 times the U.S. rate of 8.0.

In 2023, official counts showed 10 businesses with payroll in Martin County classed as limited-service restaurants. That is one for every 385 households, against one for every 478 across the U.S. That count covers all limited-service restaurants (fast food and sandwich shops included), not only pizza places. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Martin County declined 4.9%, against +3.1% for the U.S.

How Martin 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 Martin County, KY compared with Kentucky and the U.S.
MeasureMartin CountyKentuckyU.S.
Listings per 10k households18.210.58.0
Spending per listing$1.6M$3.3M$5.1M
Households per official establishment (all limited-service restaurants)385519478
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+5.7%+6.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025−4.9%+2.2%+3.1%
Spending per household on food away from home$2,927$3,489$4,070
Median household income$37,042$63,726$80,734
Groundwork market score328

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
9 → 10All limited-service restaurants
Employees, 2023
165
Annual payroll, 2023
$2M
One-person businesses, 2023
0All limited-service restaurants with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
76 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
2The 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 Martin 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 Martin County

Population, 2025 estimate
10,697−4.9% since 2020
Households
3,854
Median age
42.0
Homes lived in by their owners
85%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
230 sq. mi.
People per square mile
48
Median household income
$37,042−9.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$67,172
Median home value
$86,900
Jobs located here
1,557
Daytime population
9,793Residents 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 Martin 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
91Martin County, KY3718.2$1.6M−4.9%#2,089 of 2,090

Other business types in Martin County

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

Questions

How many pizza places are in Martin County, KY?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 7 pizza places in Martin County. 6 of them (86%) are chain locations. The listings count pizza restaurants. Official counts show 10 businesses with payroll classed as limited-service restaurants in 2023. The official count takes in all limited-service restaurants, not only pizza places: fast food and sandwich shops are counted too.

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

About $11.3M a year, or $2,927 per household. That is 28% below the U.S. average (an index of 72, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 7 pizza places on map listings, it comes to $1.6M per pizza place. That spending covers all food away from home, which pizza places share with other businesses in the trade. It is estimated from the incomes of the 3,854 households in Martin County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Martin County has 18.2 pizza places per 10,000 households, 2.3 times the U.S. rate of 8.0. Spending per pizza place is $1.6M, 68% below the U.S. figure of $5.1M. At the U.S. ratio of pizza places to household spending, Martin County would have about 2, against 7 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 385 households, against one for every 478 across the U.S.

How fast is Martin County, KY growing?

Population estimates put Martin County at 10,697 people in 2025, down 4.9% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 3,854 households. Median household income in Martin County is $37,042, 54% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median fell 9.7%, 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. Martin County scores 3 for pizza places (very low), #2,089 of 2,090 scored counties.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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