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Pizza places in Madison County, MS

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for pizza places in Madison County, MS, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 65 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #470 of 2,090 scored counties
#3 of 38 scored counties in Mississippi

Listings
27
24 chain locations (89%)
Official establishments
130
All limited-service restaurants · +14.0% since 2019
Household spending a year
$180.6M
On food away from home · $4,112 a household
Spending per listing
$6.7M
32% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
6.1
24% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
116,298
+6.5% 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 27 pizza places in Madison County. Chain locations make up 89% of them, against 58% across the U.S. That comes to 6.1 for every 10,000 households, 24% below the U.S. rate of 8.0.

At $4,112 per household (in line with the U.S. average), households in Madison County spend about $180.6M a year on food away from home. That is about $6.7M of household spending for each pizza place on map listings, 32% above 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 130 businesses with payroll in Madison County classed as limited-service restaurants, up 14.0% from 2019. That is one for every 338 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 32 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts. Since fiscal 2022, 5 SBA-backed loans worth $1.3M have gone to businesses classed as limited-service restaurants in Madison County.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Madison County grew 6.5%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). Madison County scores 65 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for pizza places, ranking #470 of 2,090 scored counties and #3 of 38 scored counties in Mississippi. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.

How Madison County compares

The same measures for Mississippi 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 Madison County, MS compared with Mississippi and the U.S.
MeasureMadison CountyMississippiU.S.
Listings per 10k households6.15.68.0
Spending per listing$6.7M$5.9M$5.1M
Households per official establishment (all limited-service restaurants)338459478
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+14.0%+7.1%+6.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025+6.5%−0.1%+3.1%
Spending per household on food away from home$4,112$3,288$4,070
Median household income$83,441$56,447$80,734
Groundwork market score6534

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
114 → 130All limited-service restaurants · +14.0% over the period
Employees, 2023
3,255
Annual payroll, 2023
$55.5M
One-person businesses, 2023
32All limited-service restaurants with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
2724 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
36The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
5
Amount
$1.3M

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

Population, 2025 estimate
116,298+6.5% since 2020
Households
43,917
Median age
40.0
Homes lived in by their owners
71%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
714 sq. mi.
People per square mile
156
Median household income
$83,441+16.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$121,926
Median home value
$311,100
Jobs located here
63,928
Daytime population
124,659Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Pizza across Mississippi

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

Top counties in Mississippi

Counties in Mississippi ranked for pizza places by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Pearl River County, MS6994.1$8M+5.6%#328 of 2,090
2Marshall County, MS6675.3$6M+2.6%#440 of 2,090
3Madison County, MS65276.1$6.7M+6.5%#470 of 2,090
4Hancock County, MS6494.4$8.1M+1.6%#497 of 2,090
5Jackson County, MS63366.2$5.7M+3.0%#542 of 2,090
6George County, MS6155.4$6.3M+8.1%#606 of 2,090
7DeSoto County, MS59547.6$5.2M+6.3%#684 of 2,090
8Panola County, MS5354.1$7.5M−1.4%#883 of 2,090
9Tishomingo County, MS5255.7$5.6M−1.1%#929 of 2,090
10Lamar County, MS52187.1$5.2M+4.7%#936 of 2,090

Other business types in Madison County

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

Questions

How many pizza places are in Madison County, MS?

There are 27 pizza places on map listings in Madison County as of September 2026. 24 of them (89%) are chain locations. The listings count pizza restaurants. Official counts show 130 businesses with payroll classed as limited-service restaurants in 2023, up 14.0% from 2019. That count covers all limited-service restaurants (fast food and sandwich shops included), not only pizza places. Official counts list 32 one-person businesses without payroll.

How much do households in Madison County, MS spend on food away from home?

About $180.6M a year, or $4,112 per household. That is in line with the U.S. average (an index of 101, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 27 pizza places on map listings, it comes to $6.7M per pizza place. The spending figure covers all food away from home, not only pizza places. It is estimated from the incomes of the 43,917 households in Madison County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Madison County, MS compare with the U.S. for pizza places?

Madison County has 6.1 pizza places per 10,000 households, 24% below the U.S. rate of 8.0. Spending per pizza place is $6.7M, 32% above the U.S. figure of $5.1M. At the national ratio of pizza places to household spending, Madison County would have about 36, against 27 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 338 households, against one for every 478 across the U.S. The official count rose 14.0% from 2019 to 2023, against +6.1% for the U.S.

How fast is Madison County, MS growing?

Population estimates put Madison County at 116,298 people in 2025, up 6.5% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 43,917 households. The median household income in Madison County is $83,441 a year, 3% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 16.2% 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. Madison County scores 65 for pizza places (upper middle), #470 of 2,090 scored counties.

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