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Pizza places in Middlesex County, MA
The pizza places in Middlesex County, MA, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 66 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #455 of 2,090 scored counties
#3 of 14 scored counties in Massachusetts
- Listings
- 651
- 179 chain locations (27%)
- Official establishments
- 1,226
- All limited-service restaurants · −9.1% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $3.3B
- On food away from home · $5,261 a household
- Spending per listing
- $5.1M
- In line with the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 10.3
- 29% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 1,669,979
- +2.8% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 651 pizza places in Middlesex County. Of those, 179 are chain locations, or 27%, against 58% across the U.S. That comes to 10.3 for every 10,000 households, 29% above the U.S. rate of 8.0.
At $5,261 per household (29% above the U.S. average), households in Middlesex County spend about $3.3B a year on food away from home. That works out to $5.1M per pizza place, in line with 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 1,226 businesses with payroll in Middlesex County classed as limited-service restaurants, down 9.1% from 2019. That is one for every 517 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. Another 236 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts. Since fiscal 2022, 52 SBA-backed loans worth $17.9M have gone to businesses classed as limited-service restaurants in Middlesex County.
Population estimates show Middlesex County grew 2.8% from 2020 to 2025, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). Middlesex County scores 66 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for pizza places, ranking #455 of 2,090 scored counties and #3 of 14 scored counties in Massachusetts. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Middlesex 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.
| Measure | Middlesex County | Massachusetts | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 10.3 | 10.4 | 8.0 |
| Spending per listing | $5.1M | $4.5M | $5.1M |
| Households per official establishment (all limited-service restaurants) | 517 | 522 | 478 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −9.1% | −1.3% | +6.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.8% | +2.4% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on food away from home | $5,261 | $4,685 | $4,070 |
| Median household income | $130,847 | $103,960 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 66 | 58 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 1,349 → 1,226All limited-service restaurants · −9.1% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 15,276
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $420.2M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 236All limited-service restaurants with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 651179 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 657The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 52
- Amount
- $17.9M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as limited-service restaurants in Middlesex 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 Middlesex County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 1,669,979+2.8% since 2020
- Households
- 634,215
- Median age
- 40.3
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 61%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.6
- Land area
- 818 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 2,003
- Median household income
- $130,847+27.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $178,065
- Median home value
- $727,800
- Jobs located here
- 949,767
- Daytime population
- 1,753,217Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Massachusetts
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Hampshire County, MA | 74 | 51 | 8.2 | $5.1M | +10.4% | #203 of 2,090 |
| 2Plymouth County, MA | 69 | 199 | 9.8 | $5M | +3.5% | #353 of 2,090 |
| 3Middlesex County, MA | 66 | 651 | 10.3 | $5.1M | +2.8% | #455 of 2,090 |
| 4Norfolk County, MA | 64 | 299 | 10.6 | $5M | +2.2% | #512 of 2,090 |
| 5Franklin County, MA | 62 | 26 | 8.2 | $4.6M | −0.3% | #591 of 2,090 |
| 6Worcester County, MA | 60 | 379 | 11.3 | $3.9M | +3.7% | #663 of 2,090 |
| 7Bristol County, MA | 59 | 236 | 10.1 | $4.1M | +2.9% | #693 of 2,090 |
| 8Essex County, MA | 57 | 340 | 10.9 | $4.3M | +2.3% | #757 of 2,090 |
| 9Barnstable County, MA | 55 | 117 | 11.1 | $4.1M | +2.4% | #839 of 2,090 |
| 10Hampden County, MA | 53 | 174 | 9.4 | $4M | +0.2% | #914 of 2,090 |
Other business types in Middlesex County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
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Questions
How many pizza places are in Middlesex County, MA?
Middlesex County has 651 pizza places on map listings as of September 2026. 179 of them (27%) are chain locations. The listings count pizza restaurants. Official counts show 1,226 businesses with payroll classed as limited-service restaurants in 2023, down 9.1% from 2019. That count covers all limited-service restaurants (fast food and sandwich shops included), not only pizza places. Official counts list 236 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Middlesex County, MA spend on food away from home?
About $3.3B a year, or $5,261 per household. That is 29% above the U.S. average (an index of 129, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 651 pizza places on map listings, it comes to $5.1M per pizza place. The spending figure covers all food away from home, not only pizza places. It is estimated from the incomes of the 634,215 households in Middlesex County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Middlesex County, MA compare with the U.S. for pizza places?
Middlesex County has 10.3 pizza places per 10,000 households, 29% above the U.S. rate of 8.0. Spending per pizza place is $5.1M, in line with the U.S. figure of $5.1M. At the national ratio of pizza places to household spending, Middlesex County would have about 657, against 651 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 517 households, against one for every 478 across the U.S. The official count fell 9.1% from 2019 to 2023, against +6.1% for the U.S.
How fast is Middlesex County, MA growing?
Population estimates put Middlesex County at 1,669,979 people in 2025, up 2.8% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 634,215 households. The median household income in Middlesex County is $130,847 a year, 62% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 27.5% 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. Middlesex County scores 66 for pizza places (upper middle), #455 of 2,090 scored counties.
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