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Pizza places in Monroe County, KY

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

Groundwork market score

Not scored

The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 3.

Listings
3
2 chain locations (67%)
Official establishments
6
All limited-service restaurants
Household spending a year
$13.7M
On food away from home · $2,959 a household
Spending per listing
$4.6M
10% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
6.5
19% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
11,191
−1.1% 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

Households in Monroe County spend about $13.7M a year on food away from home, or $2,959 per household, 27% below the U.S. average. That is about $4.6M of household spending for each pizza place on map listings, 10% below the U.S. figure of $5.1M. The spending figure covers all food away from home, not only pizza places.

There are 3 pizza places on map listings in Monroe County as of September 2026. That is 6.5 per 10,000 households, 19% below the U.S. rate of 8.0.

In 2023, official counts showed 6 businesses with payroll in Monroe County classed as limited-service restaurants. That is one for every 774 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. Official counts list 3 one-person businesses without payroll.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Monroe County declined 1.1%, against +3.1% for the U.S. With 3 pizza places on map listings, Monroe County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How Monroe 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 Monroe County, KY compared with Kentucky and the U.S.
MeasureMonroe CountyKentuckyU.S.
Listings per 10k households6.510.58.0
Spending per listing$4.6M$3.3M$5.1M
Households per official establishment (all limited-service restaurants)774519478
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+5.7%+6.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025−1.1%+2.2%+3.1%
Spending per household on food away from home$2,959$3,489$4,070
Median household income$51,280$63,726$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored28

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
7 → 6All limited-service restaurants
Employees, 2023
112
Annual payroll, 2023
$1.2M
One-person businesses, 2023
3All limited-service restaurants with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
32 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
3The 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 Monroe 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 Monroe County

Population, 2025 estimate
11,191−1.1% since 2020
Households
4,645
Median age
40.8
Homes lived in by their owners
71%
Vehicles per household
2.1
Land area
330 sq. mi.
People per square mile
34
Median household income
$51,280+47.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$64,083
Median home value
$115,900
Jobs located here
3,020
Daytime population
10,001Residents 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 Monroe 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
Monroe County, KYNot scored36.5$4.6M−1.1%

Other business types in Monroe County

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

Questions

How many pizza places are in Monroe County, KY?

As of September 2026, map listings count 3 pizza places in Monroe County. The listings count pizza restaurants. Official counts show 6 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. Official counts also show 3 one-person businesses without payroll.

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

About $13.7M a year, or $2,959 per household. That is 27% below the U.S. average (an index of 73, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 3 pizza places on map listings, it comes to $4.6M 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 4,645 households in Monroe County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Monroe County has 6.5 pizza places per 10,000 households, 19% below the U.S. rate of 8.0. Spending per pizza place is $4.6M, 10% below the U.S. figure of $5.1M. The count on map listings matches the U.S. ratio of pizza places to household spending. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 774 households, against one for every 478 across the U.S.

How fast is Monroe County, KY growing?

Population estimates put Monroe County at 11,191 people in 2025, down 1.1% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 4,645 households. Median household income in Monroe County is $51,280, 36% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 47.0%, 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. Monroe County has no market score for pizza places: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 3.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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