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Pizza places in Montgomery County, KY

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 30 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,810 of 2,090 scored counties
#57 of 92 scored counties in Kentucky

Listings
18
16 chain locations (89%)
Official establishments
19
All limited-service restaurants
Household spending a year
$35.3M
On food away from home · $3,203 a household
Spending per listing
$2M
61% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
16.4
2.1 times the U.S.
Population, 2025
28,822
+2.5% 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

The Groundwork market score for pizza places in Montgomery County is 30 (lower middle), #1,810 of 2,090 scored counties and #57 of 92 scored counties in Kentucky. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.

Household spending on food away from home in Montgomery County comes to about $35.3M a year: $3,203 per household, 21% below the U.S. average. Spread across 18 pizza places, that is $2M per pizza place, 61% below the U.S. figure of $5.1M. The spending figure covers all food away from home, not only pizza places.

Montgomery County has 18 pizza places on map listings as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 89% of them, against 58% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 16.4, 2.1 times the U.S. rate of 8.0.

Official counts show 19 businesses with payroll classed as limited-service restaurants in Montgomery County in 2023. That is one for every 579 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. Population estimates show Montgomery County grew 2.5% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).

How Montgomery 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 Montgomery County, KY compared with Kentucky and the U.S.
MeasureMontgomery CountyKentuckyU.S.
Listings per 10k households16.410.58.0
Spending per listing$2M$3.3M$5.1M
Households per official establishment (all limited-service restaurants)579519478
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+5.7%+6.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025+2.5%+2.2%+3.1%
Spending per household on food away from home$3,203$3,489$4,070
Median household income$56,396$63,726$80,734
Groundwork market score3028

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
17 → 19All limited-service restaurants
Employees, 2023
502
Annual payroll, 2023
$8.7M
One-person businesses, 2023
0All limited-service restaurants with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
1816 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
7The 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 Montgomery 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 Montgomery County

Population, 2025 estimate
28,822+2.5% since 2020
Households
11,005
Median age
39.6
Homes lived in by their owners
68%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
197 sq. mi.
People per square mile
144
Median household income
$56,396+23.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$74,506
Median home value
$172,200
Jobs located here
10,428
Daytime population
27,104Residents 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 Montgomery 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
57Montgomery County, KY301816.4$2M+2.5%#1,810 of 2,090

Other business types in Montgomery County

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

Questions

How many pizza places are in Montgomery County, KY?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 18 pizza places in Montgomery County. 16 of them (89%) are chain locations. The listings count pizza restaurants. Official counts show 19 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 Montgomery County, KY spend on food away from home?

About $35.3M a year, or $3,203 per household. That is 21% below the U.S. average (an index of 79, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 18 pizza places on map listings, it comes to $2M 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 11,005 households in Montgomery County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Montgomery County has 16.4 pizza places per 10,000 households, 2.1 times the U.S. rate of 8.0. Spending per pizza place is $2M, 61% below the U.S. figure of $5.1M. At the U.S. ratio of pizza places to household spending, Montgomery County would have about 7, against 18 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 579 households, against one for every 478 across the U.S.

How fast is Montgomery County, KY growing?

Population estimates put Montgomery County at 28,822 people in 2025, up 2.5% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 11,005 households. Median household income in Montgomery County is $56,396, 30% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 23.9%, 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. Montgomery County scores 30 for pizza places (lower middle), #1,810 of 2,090 scored counties.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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