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Pizza places in Franklin County, MA

The pizza places in Franklin County, MA, 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 #591 of 2,090 scored counties
#5 of 14 scored counties in Massachusetts

Listings
26
5 chain locations (19%)
Official establishments
34
All limited-service restaurants · −2.9% since 2019
Household spending a year
$119.3M
On food away from home · $3,778 a household
Spending per listing
$4.6M
10% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
8.2
2% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
70,698
−0.3% 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 26 pizza places in Franklin County. Chain locations make up 19% of them, against 58% across the U.S. That comes to 8.2 for every 10,000 households, 2% above the U.S. rate of 8.0.

At $3,778 per household (7% below the U.S. average), households in Franklin County spend about $119.3M a year on food away from home. That is about $4.6M of household spending for each pizza place on map listings, 10% 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.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as limited-service restaurants in Franklin County was 34 in 2023, down 2.9% from 2019. That is one for every 929 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 5 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $126K has gone to businesses classed as limited-service restaurants in Franklin County.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Franklin County declined 0.3%, against +3.1% for the U.S. Franklin County scores 62 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for pizza places, ranking #591 of 2,090 scored counties and #5 of 14 scored counties in Massachusetts.

How Franklin County compares

The same measures for Massachusetts 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 Franklin County, MA compared with Massachusetts and the U.S.
MeasureFranklin CountyMassachusettsU.S.
Listings per 10k households8.210.48.0
Spending per listing$4.6M$4.5M$5.1M
Households per official establishment (all limited-service restaurants)929522478
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023−2.9%−1.3%+6.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025−0.3%+2.4%+3.1%
Spending per household on food away from home$3,778$4,685$4,070
Median household income$74,907$103,960$80,734
Groundwork market score6258

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
35 → 34All limited-service restaurants · −2.9% over the period
Employees, 2023
345
Annual payroll, 2023
$8.7M
One-person businesses, 2023
5All limited-service restaurants with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
265 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
24The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
1
Amount
$126K

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as limited-service restaurants in Franklin 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 Franklin County

Population, 2025 estimate
70,698−0.3% since 2020
Households
31,570
Median age
47.7
Homes lived in by their owners
70%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
699 sq. mi.
People per square mile
101
Median household income
$74,907+22.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$94,042
Median home value
$329,000
Jobs located here
25,416
Daytime population
59,931Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Pizza across Massachusetts

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

Top counties in Massachusetts

Counties in Massachusetts ranked for pizza places by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Hampshire County, MA74518.2$5.1M+10.4%#203 of 2,090
2Plymouth County, MA691999.8$5M+3.5%#353 of 2,090
3Middlesex County, MA6665110.3$5.1M+2.8%#455 of 2,090
4Norfolk County, MA6429910.6$5M+2.2%#512 of 2,090
5Franklin County, MA62268.2$4.6M−0.3%#591 of 2,090
6Worcester County, MA6037911.3$3.9M+3.7%#663 of 2,090
7Bristol County, MA5923610.1$4.1M+2.9%#693 of 2,090
8Essex County, MA5734010.9$4.3M+2.3%#757 of 2,090
9Barnstable County, MA5511711.1$4.1M+2.4%#839 of 2,090
10Hampden County, MA531749.4$4M+0.2%#914 of 2,090

Other business types in Franklin County

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

Questions

How many pizza places are in Franklin County, MA?

There are 26 pizza places on map listings in Franklin County as of September 2026. 5 of them (19%) are chain locations. The listings count pizza restaurants. Official counts show 34 businesses with payroll classed as limited-service restaurants in 2023, down 2.9% from 2019. That count covers all limited-service restaurants (fast food and sandwich shops included), not only pizza places. Another 5 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.

How much do households in Franklin County, MA spend on food away from home?

About $119.3M a year, or $3,778 per household. That is 7% below the U.S. average (an index of 93, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 26 pizza places on map listings, it comes to $4.6M per pizza place. The spending figure covers all food away from home, not only pizza places. It is estimated from the incomes of the 31,570 households in Franklin County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Franklin County, MA compare with the U.S. for pizza places?

Franklin County has 8.2 pizza places per 10,000 households, 2% above the U.S. rate of 8.0. Spending per pizza place is $4.6M, 10% below the U.S. figure of $5.1M. At the national ratio of pizza places to household spending, Franklin County would have about 24, against 26 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 929 households, against one for every 478 across the U.S. The official count fell 2.9% from 2019 to 2023, against +6.1% for the U.S.

How fast is Franklin County, MA growing?

Population estimates put Franklin County at 70,698 people in 2025, down 0.3% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 31,570 households. The median household income in Franklin County is $74,907 a year, 7% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 22.9% 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. Franklin County scores 62 for pizza places (upper middle), #591 of 2,090 scored counties.

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