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Pizza places in Woodford County, KY

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 65 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #488 of 2,090 scored counties
#5 of 92 scored counties in Kentucky

Listings
10
9 chain locations (90%)
Official establishments
17
All limited-service restaurants · −15.0% since 2019
Household spending a year
$43.3M
On food away from home · $4,008 a household
Spending per listing
$4.3M
15% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
9.2
15% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
27,883
+3.7% 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 10 pizza places in Woodford County. 9 of them (90%) are chain locations, against 58% across the U.S. That is 9.2 per 10,000 households, 15% above the U.S. rate of 8.0.

At $4,008 per household (2% below the U.S. average), households in Woodford County spend about $43.3M a year on food away from home. That works out to $4.3M per pizza place, 15% 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.

In 2023, official counts showed 17 businesses with payroll in Woodford County classed as limited-service restaurants, down 15.0% from 2019. That is one for every 636 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. Official counts also show 8 one-person businesses without payroll.

Population estimates put the population change in Woodford County from 2020 to 2025 at +3.7%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). Woodford County scores 65 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for pizza places, ranking #488 of 2,090 scored counties and #5 of 92 scored counties in Kentucky. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.

How Woodford 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 Woodford County, KY compared with Kentucky and the U.S.
MeasureWoodford CountyKentuckyU.S.
Listings per 10k households9.210.58.0
Spending per listing$4.3M$3.3M$5.1M
Households per official establishment (all limited-service restaurants)636519478
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023−15.0%+5.7%+6.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025+3.7%+2.2%+3.1%
Spending per household on food away from home$4,008$3,489$4,070
Median household income$83,788$63,726$80,734
Groundwork market score6528

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
20 → 17All limited-service restaurants · −15.0% over the period
Employees, 2023
440
Annual payroll, 2023
$7.2M
One-person businesses, 2023
8All limited-service restaurants with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
109 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
9The 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 Woodford 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 Woodford County

Population, 2025 estimate
27,883+3.7% since 2020
Households
10,814
Median age
41.8
Homes lived in by their owners
72%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
190 sq. mi.
People per square mile
144
Median household income
$83,788+31.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$105,856
Median home value
$299,700
Jobs located here
10,169
Daytime population
24,761Residents 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 Woodford 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

Other business types in Woodford County

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

Questions

How many pizza places are in Woodford County, KY?

There are 10 pizza places on map listings in Woodford County as of September 2026. 9 of them (90%) are chain locations. The listings count pizza restaurants. Official counts show 17 businesses with payroll classed as limited-service restaurants in 2023, down 15.0% from 2019. That count covers all limited-service restaurants (fast food and sandwich shops included), not only pizza places. Another 8 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.

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

About $43.3M a year, or $4,008 per household. That is 2% below the U.S. average (an index of 98, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 10 pizza places on map listings, it comes to $4.3M per pizza place. The spending figure covers all food away from home, not only pizza places. It is estimated from the incomes of the 10,814 households in Woodford County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Woodford County has 9.2 pizza places per 10,000 households, 15% above the U.S. rate of 8.0. Spending per pizza place is $4.3M, 15% below the U.S. figure of $5.1M. At the national ratio of pizza places to household spending, Woodford County would have about 9, against 10 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 636 households, against one for every 478 across the U.S. The official count fell 15.0% from 2019 to 2023, against +6.1% for the U.S.

How fast is Woodford County, KY growing?

Population estimates put Woodford County at 27,883 people in 2025, up 3.7% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 10,814 households. The median household income in Woodford County is $83,788 a year, 4% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 31.3% 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. Woodford County scores 65 for pizza places (upper middle), #488 of 2,090 scored counties.

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