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Pizza places in Metcalfe County, KY

How Metcalfe County, KY compares with other counties and the U.S. for pizza places: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.

Groundwork market score

Not scored

The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 4.

Listings
4
4 chain locations (100%)
Official establishments
3
All limited-service restaurants
Household spending a year
$12.2M
On food away from home · $2,985 a household
Spending per listing
$3.1M
40% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
9.8
23% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
10,583
+2.9% 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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 4 pizza places in Metcalfe County. Per 10,000 households, that is 9.8, 23% above the U.S. rate of 8.0.

Households in Metcalfe County spend about $12.2M a year on food away from home, or $2,985 per household, 27% below the U.S. average. That is about $3.1M of household spending for each pizza place on map listings, 40% 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 Metcalfe County was 3 in 2023. That is one for every 1,367 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.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Metcalfe County grew 2.9%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). With 4 pizza places on map listings, Metcalfe County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How Metcalfe 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 Metcalfe County, KY compared with Kentucky and the U.S.
MeasureMetcalfe CountyKentuckyU.S.
Listings per 10k households9.810.58.0
Spending per listing$3.1M$3.3M$5.1M
Households per official establishment (all limited-service restaurants)1,367519478
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+5.7%+6.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025+2.9%+2.2%+3.1%
Spending per household on food away from home$2,985$3,489$4,070
Median household income$51,473$63,726$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored28

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
3 → 3All limited-service restaurants
Employees, 2023
70
Annual payroll, 2023
$866K
One-person businesses, 2023
0All limited-service restaurants with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
44 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 Metcalfe 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 Metcalfe County

Population, 2025 estimate
10,583+2.9% since 2020
Households
4,100
Median age
43.0
Homes lived in by their owners
78%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
290 sq. mi.
People per square mile
36
Median household income
$51,473+37.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$65,471
Median home value
$110,200
Jobs located here
1,924
Daytime population
8,587Residents 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 Metcalfe 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
Metcalfe County, KYNot scored49.8$3.1M+2.9%

Other business types in Metcalfe County

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

Questions

How many pizza places are in Metcalfe County, KY?

There are 4 pizza places on map listings in Metcalfe County as of September 2026. The listings count pizza restaurants. Official counts show 3 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 Metcalfe County, KY spend on food away from home?

About $12.2M a year, or $2,985 per household. That is 27% below the U.S. average (an index of 73, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 4 pizza places on map listings, it comes to $3.1M per pizza place. The spending figure covers all food away from home, not only pizza places. It is estimated from the incomes of the 4,100 households in Metcalfe County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Metcalfe County has 9.8 pizza places per 10,000 households, 23% above the U.S. rate of 8.0. Spending per pizza place is $3.1M, 40% below the U.S. figure of $5.1M. At the national ratio of pizza places to household spending, Metcalfe County would have about 2, against 4 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,367 households, against one for every 478 across the U.S.

How fast is Metcalfe County, KY growing?

Population estimates put Metcalfe County at 10,583 people in 2025, up 2.9% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 4,100 households. The median household income in Metcalfe County is $51,473 a year, 36% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 37.7% 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. Metcalfe County has no market score for pizza places: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 4.

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