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Pizza places in the Auburn, NY area

The pizza places in the Auburn, NY area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other small-town markets.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 51 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #244 of 520 scored small-town markets
#10 of 14 scored small-town markets based in New York

Listings
29
12 chain locations (41%)
Official establishments
51
All limited-service restaurants · +4.1% since 2019
Household spending a year
$112.8M
On food away from home · $3,578 a household
Spending per listing
$3.9M
23% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
9.2
15% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
74,365
−2.3% 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 29 pizza places in the Auburn area. Chain locations make up 41% of them, against 58% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 9.2, 15% above the U.S. rate of 8.0.

Households in the Auburn area spend about $112.8M a year on food away from home, or $3,578 per household, 12% below the U.S. average. That is about $3.9M of household spending for each pizza place on map listings, 23% 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.

In 2023, official counts showed 51 businesses with payroll in the Auburn area classed as limited-service restaurants, up 4.1% from 2019. That is one for every 618 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 7 one-person businesses without payroll.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of the Auburn area declined 2.3%, against +3.1% for the U.S. For pizza places, the Auburn area has a Groundwork market score of 51 (upper middle): #244 of 520 scored small-town markets and #10 of 14 scored small-town markets based in New York.

How the Auburn area compares

The same measures for New York 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 Auburn, NY area compared with New York and the U.S.
MeasureAuburn areaNew YorkU.S.
Listings per 10k households9.28.98.0
Spending per listing$3.9M$4.8M$5.1M
Households per official establishment (all limited-service restaurants)618433478
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+4.1%−0.8%+6.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025−2.3%−0.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on food away from home$3,578$4,270$4,070
Median household income$67,904$85,974$80,734
Groundwork market score5135

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
51All limited-service restaurants · +4.1% over the period
Employees, 2023
611
Annual payroll, 2023
$12.4M
One-person businesses, 2023
7All limited-service restaurants with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
2912 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
22The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
0
Amount
$0

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as limited-service restaurants in the Auburn area, 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 the Auburn area

Population, 2025 estimate
74,365−2.3% since 2020
Households
31,524
Median age
44.5
Homes lived in by their owners
71%
Vehicles per household
1.7
Land area
692 sq. mi.
People per square mile
109
Median household income
$67,904+16.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$86,583
Median home value
$171,000
Jobs located here
25,171
Daytime population
65,706Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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The highest-scoring small-town markets in New York for pizza places, numbered among those based in New York, with the Auburn area marked.

Top small-town markets in New York

Small-town markets in New York ranked for pizza places by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Seneca Falls, NY6675.1$6.9M−1.7%#104 of 520
2Massena-Ogdensburg, NY65215.0$6.8M−2.5%#112 of 520
3Oneonta, NY642410.3$3.5M+3.8%#126 of 520
4Hudson, NY63269.8$4.3M−2.1%#132 of 520
5Corning, NY61297.4$4.8M−1.6%#143 of 520
6Monticello, NY56319.9$3.9M+2.7%#195 of 520
7Gloversville, NY55187.9$4.4M−1.6%#207 of 520
8Plattsburgh, NY54319.2$4M−2.0%#220 of 520
9Batavia, NY542710.9$3.4M+0.2%#223 of 520
10Auburn, NY51299.2$3.9M−2.3%#244 of 520

Other business types in the Auburn area

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

Questions

How many pizza places are in the Auburn, NY area?

There are 29 pizza places on map listings in the Auburn area as of September 2026. 12 of them (41%) are chain locations. The listings count pizza restaurants. Official counts show 51 businesses with payroll classed as limited-service restaurants in 2023, up 4.1% from 2019. That count covers all limited-service restaurants (fast food and sandwich shops included), not only pizza places. Another 7 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.

How much do households in the Auburn, NY area spend on food away from home?

About $112.8M a year, or $3,578 per household. That is 12% below the U.S. average (an index of 88, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 29 pizza places on map listings, it comes to $3.9M per pizza place. The spending figure covers all food away from home, not only pizza places. It is estimated from the incomes of the 31,524 households in the Auburn area and national spending patterns by income.

How does the Auburn, NY area compare with the U.S. for pizza places?

The Auburn area has 9.2 pizza places per 10,000 households, 15% above the U.S. rate of 8.0. Spending per pizza place is $3.9M, 23% below the U.S. figure of $5.1M. At the national ratio of pizza places to household spending, the Auburn area would have about 22, against 29 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 618 households, against one for every 478 across the U.S. The official count rose 4.1% from 2019 to 2023, against +6.1% for the U.S.

How fast is the Auburn, NY area growing?

Population estimates put the Auburn area at 74,365 people in 2025, down 2.3% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 31,524 households. The median household income in the Auburn area is $67,904 a year, 16% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 16.3% 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. A small-town market is a town of 10,000 to 50,000 people and the county or counties tied to it by commuting. 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. The Auburn area scores 51 for pizza places (upper middle), #244 of 520 scored small-town markets.

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