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Pizza places in Livingston County, MI

How Livingston County, MI compares with other counties and the U.S. for pizza places: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 72 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #254 of 2,090 scored counties
#6 of 68 scored counties in Michigan

Listings
62
36 chain locations (58%)
Official establishments
126
All limited-service restaurants · +7.7% since 2019
Household spending a year
$359.6M
On food away from home · $4,704 a household
Spending per listing
$5.8M
14% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
8.1
In line with the U.S.
Population, 2025
197,315
+1.7% 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

Households in Livingston County spend about $359.6M a year on food away from home, or $4,704 per household, 16% above the U.S. average. That works out to $5.8M per pizza place, 14% above the U.S. figure of $5.1M. The spending figure covers all food away from home, not only pizza places.

There are 62 pizza places on map listings in Livingston County as of September 2026. Of those, 36 are chain locations, or 58%, against 58% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 8.1, in line with the U.S. rate of 8.0.

Official counts show 126 businesses with payroll classed as limited-service restaurants in Livingston County in 2023, up 7.7% 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 also show 9 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 6 SBA-backed loans worth $1.5M have gone to businesses classed as limited-service restaurants in Livingston County.

Population estimates put the population change in Livingston County from 2020 to 2025 at +1.7%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). For pizza places, Livingston County has a Groundwork market score of 72 (upper middle): #254 of 2,090 scored counties and #6 of 68 scored counties in Michigan. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.

How Livingston 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 Livingston County, MI compared with Michigan and the U.S.
MeasureLivingston CountyMichiganU.S.
Listings per 10k households8.18.38.0
Spending per listing$5.8M$4.7M$5.1M
Households per official establishment (all limited-service restaurants)607514478
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+7.7%+7.8%+6.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025+1.7%+0.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on food away from home$4,704$3,875$4,070
Median household income$103,039$72,875$80,734
Groundwork market score7239

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
117 → 126All limited-service restaurants · +7.7% over the period
Employees, 2023
2,432
Annual payroll, 2023
$43.7M
One-person businesses, 2023
9All limited-service restaurants with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
6236 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
71The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
6
Amount
$1.5M

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

Population, 2025 estimate
197,315+1.7% since 2020
Households
76,445
Median age
44.2
Homes lived in by their owners
87%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
565 sq. mi.
People per square mile
346
Median household income
$103,039+22.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$129,893
Median home value
$356,800
Jobs located here
61,513
Daytime population
172,103Residents 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 Livingston 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

Other business types in Livingston County

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

Questions

How many pizza places are in Livingston County, MI?

As of September 2026, map listings count 62 pizza places in Livingston County. 36 of them (58%) are chain locations. The listings count pizza restaurants. Official counts show 126 businesses with payroll classed as limited-service restaurants in 2023, up 7.7% from 2019. The official count takes in all limited-service restaurants, not only pizza places: fast food and sandwich shops are counted too. Another 9 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.

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

About $359.6M a year, or $4,704 per household. That is 16% above the U.S. average (an index of 116, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 62 pizza places on map listings, it comes to $5.8M 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 76,445 households in Livingston County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Livingston County has 8.1 pizza places per 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 8.0. Spending per pizza place is $5.8M, 14% above the U.S. figure of $5.1M. At the U.S. ratio of pizza places to household spending, Livingston County would have about 71, against 62 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 rose 7.7% from 2019 to 2023, against +6.1% for the U.S.

How fast is Livingston County, MI growing?

Population estimates put Livingston County at 197,315 people in 2025, up 1.7% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 76,445 households. Median household income in Livingston County is $103,039, 28% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 22.3%, 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. Livingston County scores 72 for pizza places (upper middle), #254 of 2,090 scored counties.

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