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Pizza places in Saratoga County, NY

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 71 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #284 of 2,090 scored counties
#1 of 58 scored counties in New York

Listings
89
21 chain locations (24%)
Official establishments
163
All limited-service restaurants · −3.0% since 2019
Household spending a year
$463.9M
On food away from home · $4,552 a household
Spending per listing
$5.2M
3% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
8.7
9% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
241,343
+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 89 pizza places in Saratoga County. 21 of them (24%) are chain locations, against 58% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 8.7, 9% above the U.S. rate of 8.0.

Household spending on food away from home in Saratoga County comes to about $463.9M a year: $4,552 per household, 12% above the U.S. average. That works out to $5.2M per pizza place, 3% 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 163 businesses with payroll in Saratoga County classed as limited-service restaurants, down 3.0% from 2019. That is one for every 625 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 15 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts. Since fiscal 2022, 10 SBA-backed loans worth $1.7M have gone to businesses classed as limited-service restaurants in Saratoga County.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Saratoga County grew 2.3%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for pizza places in Saratoga County is 71 (upper middle), #284 of 2,090 scored counties and #1 of 58 scored counties in New York. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.

How Saratoga 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 Saratoga County, NY compared with New York and the U.S.
MeasureSaratoga CountyNew YorkU.S.
Listings per 10k households8.78.98.0
Spending per listing$5.2M$4.8M$5.1M
Households per official establishment (all limited-service restaurants)625433478
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023−3.0%−0.8%+6.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025+2.3%−0.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on food away from home$4,552$4,270$4,070
Median household income$100,787$85,974$80,734
Groundwork market score7135

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
168 → 163All limited-service restaurants · −3.0% over the period
Employees, 2023
2,465
Annual payroll, 2023
$51.2M
One-person businesses, 2023
15All limited-service restaurants with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
8921 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
91The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
10
Amount
$1.7M

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

Population, 2025 estimate
241,343+2.3% since 2020
Households
101,911
Median age
44.2
Homes lived in by their owners
72%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
810 sq. mi.
People per square mile
294
Median household income
$100,787+19.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$133,050
Median home value
$348,600
Jobs located here
91,512
Daytime population
214,409Residents 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 Saratoga 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 Saratoga County

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

Questions

How many pizza places are in Saratoga County, NY?

There are 89 pizza places on map listings in Saratoga County as of September 2026. 21 of them (24%) are chain locations. The listings count pizza restaurants. Official counts show 163 businesses with payroll classed as limited-service restaurants in 2023, down 3.0% from 2019. That count covers all limited-service restaurants (fast food and sandwich shops included), not only pizza places. Official counts list 15 one-person businesses without payroll.

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

About $463.9M a year, or $4,552 per household. That is 12% above the U.S. average (an index of 112, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 89 pizza places on map listings, it comes to $5.2M per pizza place. The spending figure covers all food away from home, not only pizza places. It is estimated from the incomes of the 101,911 households in Saratoga County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Saratoga County has 8.7 pizza places per 10,000 households, 9% above the U.S. rate of 8.0. Spending per pizza place is $5.2M, 3% above the U.S. figure of $5.1M. At the national ratio of pizza places to household spending, Saratoga County would have about 91, against 89 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 625 households, against one for every 478 across the U.S. The official count fell 3.0% from 2019 to 2023, against +6.1% for the U.S.

How fast is Saratoga County, NY growing?

Population estimates put Saratoga County at 241,343 people in 2025, up 2.3% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 101,911 households. The median household income in Saratoga County is $100,787 a year, 25% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 19.6% 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. Saratoga County scores 71 for pizza places (upper middle), #284 of 2,090 scored counties.

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