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Pizza places in Washington County, ME

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 62 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #574 of 2,090 scored counties
#9 of 16 scored counties in Maine

Listings
7
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
20
All limited-service restaurants
Household spending a year
$46M
On food away from home · $3,241 a household
Spending per listing
$6.6M
29% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
4.9
39% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
31,334
+0.8% 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

Household spending on food away from home in Washington County comes to about $46M a year: $3,241 per household, 20% below the U.S. average. Spread across 7 pizza places, that is $6.6M per pizza place, 29% above the U.S. figure of $5.1M. The spending figure covers all food away from home, not only pizza places.

There are 7 pizza places on map listings in Washington County as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations, against 58% across the U.S. That is 4.9 per 10,000 households, 39% below the U.S. rate of 8.0.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as limited-service restaurants in Washington County was 20 in 2023. That is one for every 709 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. Another 6 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.

Population estimates put the population change in Washington County from 2020 to 2025 at +0.8%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for pizza places in Washington County is 62 (upper middle), #574 of 2,090 scored counties and #9 of 16 scored counties in Maine.

How Washington County compares

The same measures for Maine 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 Washington County, ME compared with Maine and the U.S.
MeasureWashington CountyMaineU.S.
Listings per 10k households4.97.48.0
Spending per listing$6.6M$5.2M$5.1M
Households per official establishment (all limited-service restaurants)709588478
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+1.8%+6.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025+0.8%+3.7%+3.1%
Spending per household on food away from home$3,241$3,835$4,070
Median household income$56,024$74,733$80,734
Groundwork market score6262

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
14 → 20All limited-service restaurants
Employees, 2023
193
Annual payroll, 2023
$4.7M
One-person businesses, 2023
6All limited-service restaurants with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
70 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 Washington 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 Washington County

Population, 2025 estimate
31,334+0.8% since 2020
Households
14,187
Median age
48.1
Homes lived in by their owners
80%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
2,563 sq. mi.
People per square mile
12
Median household income
$56,024+35.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$74,471
Median home value
$161,800
Jobs located here
9,559
Daytime population
29,732Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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The highest-scoring counties in Maine for pizza places, numbered among those based in Maine, with Washington County marked.

Top counties in Maine

Counties in Maine ranked for pizza places by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Sagadahoc County, ME77116.7$6M+3.4%#142 of 2,090
2Lincoln County, ME69106.0$6.4M+3.8%#335 of 2,090
3Cumberland County, ME691047.9$5.6M+4.5%#345 of 2,090
4Penobscot County, ME69446.7$5.3M+3.8%#349 of 2,090
5Waldo County, ME69126.9$5.3M+2.6%#351 of 2,090
6Oxford County, ME68156.2$5.5M+4.2%#372 of 2,090
7York County, ME66768.3$5M+4.8%#456 of 2,090
8Piscataquis County, ME6367.2$4.6M+3.5%#559 of 2,090
9Washington County, ME6274.9$6.6M+0.8%#574 of 2,090
10Somerset County, ME62146.0$5.4M+2.3%#583 of 2,090

Other business types in Washington County

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

Questions

How many pizza places are in Washington County, ME?

As of September 2026, map listings count 7 pizza places in Washington County. None of them are chain locations. The listings count pizza restaurants. Official counts show 20 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 list 6 one-person businesses without payroll.

How much do households in Washington County, ME spend on food away from home?

About $46M a year, or $3,241 per household. That is 20% below the U.S. average (an index of 80, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 7 pizza places on map listings, it comes to $6.6M 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 14,187 households in Washington County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Washington County, ME compare with the U.S. for pizza places?

Washington County has 4.9 pizza places per 10,000 households, 39% below the U.S. rate of 8.0. Spending per pizza place is $6.6M, 29% above the U.S. figure of $5.1M. At the U.S. ratio of pizza places to household spending, Washington County would have about 9, against 7 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 709 households, against one for every 478 across the U.S.

How fast is Washington County, ME growing?

Population estimates put Washington County at 31,334 people in 2025, up 0.8% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 14,187 households. Median household income in Washington County is $56,024, 31% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 35.5%, 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. Washington County scores 62 for pizza places (upper middle), #574 of 2,090 scored counties.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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

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