Groundwork

Food and drink · County · Kentucky

Pizza places in Muhlenberg County, KY

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 26 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,899 of 2,090 scored counties
#67 of 92 scored counties in Kentucky

Listings
16
15 chain locations (94%)
Official establishments
21
All limited-service restaurants
Household spending a year
$39M
On food away from home · $3,218 a household
Spending per listing
$2.4M
52% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
13.2
65% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
30,634
−0.9% since 2020

See the pizza places around any address in Muhlenberg County

The site report maps the pizza places on map listings near the address, by name and distance, and sizes the households and spending around it. Or open the report at the center of Muhlenberg County. Signed out, you see a blurred preview; on an account, each report is one action.

Free10 actions over 3 days, no card

Survey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure

What this means

Muhlenberg County scores 26 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for pizza places, ranking #1,899 of 2,090 scored counties and #67 of 92 scored counties in Kentucky. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.

At $3,218 per household (21% below the U.S. average), households in Muhlenberg County spend about $39M a year on food away from home. That is about $2.4M of household spending for each pizza place on map listings, 52% below the U.S. figure of $5.1M. The spending figure covers all food away from home, not only pizza places.

Muhlenberg County has 16 pizza places on map listings as of September 2026. 15 of them (94%) are chain locations, against 58% across the U.S. That is 13.2 per 10,000 households, 65% above the U.S. rate of 8.0.

Official counts show 21 businesses with payroll classed as limited-service restaurants in Muhlenberg County in 2023. That is one for every 577 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 Muhlenberg County declined 0.9%, against +3.1% for the U.S.

How Muhlenberg 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 Muhlenberg County, KY compared with Kentucky and the U.S.
MeasureMuhlenberg CountyKentuckyU.S.
Listings per 10k households13.210.58.0
Spending per listing$2.4M$3.3M$5.1M
Households per official establishment (all limited-service restaurants)577519478
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+5.7%+6.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025−0.9%+2.2%+3.1%
Spending per household on food away from home$3,218$3,489$4,070
Median household income$51,927$63,726$80,734
Groundwork market score2628

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
19 → 21All limited-service restaurants
Employees, 2023
450
Annual payroll, 2023
$7.3M
One-person businesses, 2023
0All limited-service restaurants with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
1615 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
8The 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 Muhlenberg 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 Muhlenberg County

Population, 2025 estimate
30,634−0.9% since 2020
Households
12,123
Median age
43.3
Homes lived in by their owners
79%
Vehicles per household
2.1
Land area
467 sq. mi.
People per square mile
65
Median household income
$51,927+19.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$75,120
Median home value
$127,400
Jobs located here
7,492
Daytime population
26,641Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

Looking at a specific site in Muhlenberg County?

These figures cover the whole county. A site report draws rings around one address and counts what’s inside them: households, spending, jobs, and the pizza places on map listings by name and distance.

Or open the report at the center of Muhlenberg County. Signed out, you see a blurred preview; on an account, each report is one action.

Free10 actions over 3 days, no card

The highest-scoring counties in Kentucky for pizza places, numbered among those based in Kentucky, with Muhlenberg 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
67Muhlenberg County, KY261613.2$2.4M−0.9%#1,899 of 2,090

Other business types in Muhlenberg County

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

Questions

How many pizza places are in Muhlenberg County, KY?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 16 pizza places in Muhlenberg County. 15 of them (94%) are chain locations. The listings count pizza restaurants. Official counts show 21 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 Muhlenberg County, KY spend on food away from home?

About $39M a year, or $3,218 per household. That is 21% below the U.S. average (an index of 79, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 16 pizza places on map listings, it comes to $2.4M 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 12,123 households in Muhlenberg County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Muhlenberg County has 13.2 pizza places per 10,000 households, 65% above the U.S. rate of 8.0. Spending per pizza place is $2.4M, 52% below the U.S. figure of $5.1M. At the U.S. ratio of pizza places to household spending, Muhlenberg County would have about 8, against 16 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 577 households, against one for every 478 across the U.S.

How fast is Muhlenberg County, KY growing?

Population estimates put Muhlenberg County at 30,634 people in 2025, down 0.9% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 12,123 households. Median household income in Muhlenberg County is $51,927, 36% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 19.1%, 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. Muhlenberg County scores 26 for pizza places (lower middle), #1,899 of 2,090 scored counties.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

Run a Groundwork site report on an address in Muhlenberg County. It maps the pizza places on map listings near the site and sizes the households and spending within the distance you choose. New accounts get 10 actions over 3 days, no card.

How the score works · Top markets for pizza places · All 56 business types in Muhlenberg County

Screening a site or an acquisition in Muhlenberg County?

A site report maps the competitors on map listings near an address and sizes the households and spending around it.

The button opens the report at the center of Muhlenberg County. Signed out, you see a blurred preview; on an account, each report is one action.

This product uses the Census Bureau Data API but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.

Figures are estimates for research only. Not investment or real estate advice.