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Pizza places in East Baton Rouge Parish, LA

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for pizza places in East Baton Rouge Parish, LA, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 47 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,137 of 2,090 scored counties
#23 of 34 scored counties in Louisiana

Listings
107
80 chain locations (75%)
Official establishments
477
All limited-service restaurants · +5.1% since 2019
Household spending a year
$641.1M
On food away from home · $3,616 a household
Spending per listing
$6M
18% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
6.0
25% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
456,180
+0.1% 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

At $3,616 per household (11% below the U.S. average), households in East Baton Rouge Parish spend about $641.1M a year on food away from home. That works out to $6M per pizza place, 18% above the U.S. figure of $5.1M. The spending figure covers all food away from home, not only pizza places.

East Baton Rouge Parish has 107 pizza places on map listings as of September 2026. 80 of them (75%) are chain locations, against 58% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 6.0, 25% below the U.S. rate of 8.0.

In 2023, official counts showed 477 businesses with payroll in East Baton Rouge Parish classed as limited-service restaurants, up 5.1% from 2019. That is one for every 372 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 95 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 8 SBA-backed loans worth $4.1M have gone to businesses classed as limited-service restaurants in East Baton Rouge Parish.

Population estimates put the population change in East Baton Rouge Parish from 2020 to 2025 at +0.1%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). East Baton Rouge Parish scores 47 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for pizza places, ranking #1,137 of 2,090 scored counties and #23 of 34 scored counties in Louisiana.

How East Baton Rouge Parish compares

The same measures for Louisiana 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 East Baton Rouge Parish, LA compared with Louisiana and the U.S.
MeasureEast Baton Rouge ParishLouisianaU.S.
Listings per 10k households6.05.48.0
Spending per listing$6M$6.4M$5.1M
Households per official establishment (all limited-service restaurants)372480478
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+5.1%+5.1%+6.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025+0.1%−0.7%+3.1%
Spending per household on food away from home$3,616$3,469$4,070
Median household income$63,071$60,756$80,734
Groundwork market score4742

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
454 → 477All limited-service restaurants · +5.1% over the period
Employees, 2023
8,555
Annual payroll, 2023
$149M
One-person businesses, 2023
95All limited-service restaurants with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
10780 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
126The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
8
Amount
$4.1M

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as limited-service restaurants in East Baton Rouge Parish, 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 East Baton Rouge Parish

Population, 2025 estimate
456,180+0.1% since 2020
Households
177,295
Median age
36.2
Homes lived in by their owners
59%
Vehicles per household
1.6
Land area
456 sq. mi.
People per square mile
994
Median household income
$63,071+14.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$95,663
Median home value
$248,800
Jobs located here
276,235
Daytime population
543,191Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Pizza across Louisiana

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The highest-scoring counties in Louisiana for pizza places, numbered among those based in Louisiana, with East Baton Rouge Parish marked.

Top counties in Louisiana

Counties in Louisiana ranked for pizza places by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Livingston Parish, LA76264.9$7.8M+8.5%#149 of 2,090
2Vermilion Parish, LA7073.2$10.2M+1.3%#295 of 2,090
3St. Charles Parish, LA6973.8$10.6M−3.7%#324 of 2,090
4St. Tammany Parish, LA69686.5$6.2M+5.3%#338 of 2,090
5Ascension Parish, LA67316.5$6.6M+6.4%#392 of 2,090
6West Baton Rouge Parish, LA6654.6$8.5M+5.5%#431 of 2,090
7St. Martin Parish, LA6463.1$10.7M−1.0%#496 of 2,090
8Lafourche Parish, LA63164.2$8.3M−2.0%#528 of 2,090
9Iberville Parish, LA6154.4$7.6M−1.6%#601 of 2,090
10Lafayette Parish, LA61555.5$6.7M+6.5%#604 of 2,090
23East Baton Rouge Parish, LA471076.0$6M+0.1%#1,137 of 2,090

Other business types in East Baton Rouge Parish

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

Questions

How many pizza places are in East Baton Rouge Parish, LA?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 107 pizza places in East Baton Rouge Parish. 80 of them (75%) are chain locations. The listings count pizza restaurants. Official counts show 477 businesses with payroll classed as limited-service restaurants in 2023, up 5.1% from 2019. 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 95 one-person businesses without payroll.

How much do households in East Baton Rouge Parish, LA spend on food away from home?

About $641.1M a year, or $3,616 per household. That is 11% below the U.S. average (an index of 89, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 107 pizza places on map listings, it comes to $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 177,295 households in East Baton Rouge Parish and national spending patterns by income.

How does East Baton Rouge Parish, LA compare with the U.S. for pizza places?

East Baton Rouge Parish has 6.0 pizza places per 10,000 households, 25% below the U.S. rate of 8.0. Spending per pizza place is $6M, 18% above the U.S. figure of $5.1M. At the U.S. ratio of pizza places to household spending, East Baton Rouge Parish would have about 126, against 107 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 372 households, against one for every 478 across the U.S. The official count rose 5.1% from 2019 to 2023, against +6.1% for the U.S.

How fast is East Baton Rouge Parish, LA growing?

Population estimates put East Baton Rouge Parish at 456,180 people in 2025, up 0.1% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 177,295 households. Median household income in East Baton Rouge Parish is $63,071, 22% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 14.8%, 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. East Baton Rouge Parish scores 47 for pizza places (lower middle), #1,137 of 2,090 scored counties.

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