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Pizza places in Lewis County, NY

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 67 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #395 of 2,090 scored counties
#3 of 58 scored counties in New York

Listings
6
2 chain locations (33%)
Official establishments
12
All limited-service restaurants
Household spending a year
$38.5M
On food away from home · $3,469 a household
Spending per listing
$6.4M
26% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
5.4
32% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
26,479
−0.3% 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

Households in Lewis County spend about $38.5M a year on food away from home, or $3,469 per household, 15% below the U.S. average. That works out to $6.4M per pizza place, 26% above the U.S. figure of $5.1M. The spending figure covers all food away from home, not only pizza places.

There are 6 pizza places on map listings in Lewis County as of September 2026. Of those, 2 are chain locations, or 33%, against 58% across the U.S. That is 5.4 per 10,000 households, 32% below the U.S. rate of 8.0.

In 2023, official counts showed 12 businesses with payroll in Lewis County classed as limited-service restaurants. That is one for every 926 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. Another 4 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Lewis County declined 0.3%, against +3.1% for the U.S. For pizza places, Lewis County has a Groundwork market score of 67 (upper middle): #395 of 2,090 scored counties and #3 of 58 scored counties in New York. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.

How Lewis County 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 Lewis County, NY compared with New York and the U.S.
MeasureLewis CountyNew YorkU.S.
Listings per 10k households5.48.98.0
Spending per listing$6.4M$4.8M$5.1M
Households per official establishment (all limited-service restaurants)926433478
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−0.8%+6.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025−0.3%−0.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on food away from home$3,469$4,270$4,070
Median household income$68,182$85,974$80,734
Groundwork market score6735

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
12 → 12All limited-service restaurants
Employees, 2023
85
Annual payroll, 2023
$1.5M
One-person businesses, 2023
4All limited-service restaurants with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
62 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
8The 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 Lewis 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 Lewis County

Population, 2025 estimate
26,479−0.3% since 2020
Households
11,110
Median age
42.2
Homes lived in by their owners
80%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
1,276 sq. mi.
People per square mile
21
Median household income
$68,182+25.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$80,901
Median home value
$166,100
Jobs located here
6,520
Daytime population
23,754Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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The highest-scoring counties in New York for pizza places, numbered among those based in New York, with Lewis County marked.

Top counties in New York

Counties in New York ranked for pizza places by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Saratoga County, NY71898.7$5.2M+2.3%#284 of 2,090
2Orleans County, NY6884.9$7M−0.5%#361 of 2,090
3Lewis County, NY6765.4$6.4M−0.3%#395 of 2,090
4Tioga County, NY65146.9$5.4M−1.9%#479 of 2,090
5Westchester County, NY643128.4$6.1M+1.4%#503 of 2,090
6Seneca County, NY6175.1$6.9M−1.7%#603 of 2,090
7St. Lawrence County, NY59215.0$6.8M−2.5%#670 of 2,090
8Putnam County, NY59349.6$5.3M+1.4%#682 of 2,090
9Nassau County, NY584038.8$6.3M+0.6%#704 of 2,090
10Rockland County, NY5810410.0$4.8M+5.9%#723 of 2,090

Other business types in Lewis County

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

Questions

How many pizza places are in Lewis County, NY?

As of September 2026, map listings count 6 pizza places in Lewis County. 2 of them (33%) are chain locations. The listings count pizza restaurants. Official counts show 12 businesses with payroll classed as limited-service restaurants in 2023. The official count takes in all limited-service restaurants, not only pizza places: fast food and sandwich shops are counted too. Official counts list 4 one-person businesses without payroll.

How much do households in Lewis County, NY spend on food away from home?

About $38.5M a year, or $3,469 per household. That is 15% below the U.S. average (an index of 85, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 6 pizza places on map listings, it comes to $6.4M 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 11,110 households in Lewis County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Lewis County, NY compare with the U.S. for pizza places?

Lewis County has 5.4 pizza places per 10,000 households, 32% below the U.S. rate of 8.0. Spending per pizza place is $6.4M, 26% above the U.S. figure of $5.1M. At the U.S. ratio of pizza places to household spending, Lewis County would have about 8, against 6 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 926 households, against one for every 478 across the U.S.

How fast is Lewis County, NY growing?

Population estimates put Lewis County at 26,479 people in 2025, down 0.3% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 11,110 households. Median household income in Lewis County is $68,182, 16% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 25.1%, 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. Lewis County scores 67 for pizza places (upper middle), #395 of 2,090 scored counties.

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