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Pizza places in Lenawee County, MI

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 45 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,233 of 2,090 scored counties
#50 of 68 scored counties in Michigan

Listings
37
19 chain locations (51%)
Official establishments
64
All limited-service restaurants · −4.5% since 2019
Household spending a year
$142.5M
On food away from home · $3,666 a household
Spending per listing
$3.9M
24% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
9.5
19% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
97,779
−1.6% 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 Lenawee County comes to about $142.5M a year: $3,666 per household, 10% below the U.S. average. That works out to $3.9M per pizza place, 24% below the U.S. figure of $5.1M. The spending figure covers all food away from home, not only pizza places.

Lenawee County has 37 pizza places on map listings as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 51% of them, against 58% across the U.S. That is 9.5 per 10,000 households, 19% above the U.S. rate of 8.0.

In 2023, official counts showed 64 businesses with payroll in Lenawee County classed as limited-service restaurants, down 4.5% from 2019. That is one for every 607 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 7 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $437K has gone to businesses classed as limited-service restaurants in Lenawee County.

Population estimates put the population change in Lenawee County from 2020 to 2025 at −1.6%, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Groundwork market score for pizza places in Lenawee County is 45 (lower middle), #1,233 of 2,090 scored counties and #50 of 68 scored counties in Michigan.

How Lenawee County compares

The same measures for Michigan 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 Lenawee County, MI compared with Michigan and the U.S.
MeasureLenawee CountyMichiganU.S.
Listings per 10k households9.58.38.0
Spending per listing$3.9M$4.7M$5.1M
Households per official establishment (all limited-service restaurants)607514478
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023−4.5%+7.8%+6.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025−1.6%+0.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on food away from home$3,666$3,875$4,070
Median household income$70,518$72,875$80,734
Groundwork market score4539

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
67 → 64All limited-service restaurants · −4.5% over the period
Employees, 2023
1,500
Annual payroll, 2023
$25.8M
One-person businesses, 2023
7All limited-service restaurants with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
3719 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
28The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
1
Amount
$437K

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

Population, 2025 estimate
97,779−1.6% since 2020
Households
38,871
Median age
42.7
Homes lived in by their owners
80%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
750 sq. mi.
People per square mile
131
Median household income
$70,518+27.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$86,684
Median home value
$196,800
Jobs located here
24,864
Daytime population
85,633Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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

Top counties in Michigan

Counties in Michigan ranked for pizza places by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Leelanau County, MI8077.3$6.3M+3.0%#87 of 2,090
2Cass County, MI78104.7$8.1M+0.2%#115 of 2,090
3Clinton County, MI78206.3$6.7M+1.6%#119 of 2,090
4Ottawa County, MI73877.8$5.5M+3.9%#227 of 2,090
5Barry County, MI73197.8$5M+2.2%#229 of 2,090
6Livingston County, MI72628.1$5.8M+1.7%#254 of 2,090
7Allegan County, MI71347.5$5.4M+2.1%#280 of 2,090
8Cheboygan County, MI7054.5$7.8M+0.9%#297 of 2,090
9Newaygo County, MI70126.1$5.7M+3.1%#312 of 2,090
10Osceola County, MI6855.3$6.2M+2.7%#366 of 2,090
50Lenawee County, MI45379.5$3.9M−1.6%#1,233 of 2,090

Other business types in Lenawee County

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

Questions

How many pizza places are in Lenawee County, MI?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 37 pizza places in Lenawee County. 19 of them (51%) are chain locations. The listings count pizza restaurants. Official counts show 64 businesses with payroll classed as limited-service restaurants in 2023, down 4.5% 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 7 one-person businesses without payroll.

How much do households in Lenawee County, MI spend on food away from home?

About $142.5M a year, or $3,666 per household. That is 10% below the U.S. average (an index of 90, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 37 pizza places on map listings, it comes to $3.9M 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 38,871 households in Lenawee County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Lenawee County, MI compare with the U.S. for pizza places?

Lenawee County has 9.5 pizza places per 10,000 households, 19% above the U.S. rate of 8.0. Spending per pizza place is $3.9M, 24% below the U.S. figure of $5.1M. At the U.S. ratio of pizza places to household spending, Lenawee County would have about 28, against 37 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 607 households, against one for every 478 across the U.S. The official count fell 4.5% from 2019 to 2023, against +6.1% for the U.S.

How fast is Lenawee County, MI growing?

Population estimates put Lenawee County at 97,779 people in 2025, down 1.6% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 38,871 households. Median household income in Lenawee County is $70,518, 13% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 27.2%, 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. Lenawee County scores 45 for pizza places (lower middle), #1,233 of 2,090 scored counties.

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