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Pizza places in Madison County, NC

The pizza places in Madison County, NC, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 67 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #407 of 2,090 scored counties
#19 of 83 scored counties in North Carolina

Listings
5
2 chain locations (40%)
Official establishments
12
All limited-service restaurants
Household spending a year
$27.8M
On food away from home · $3,338 a household
Spending per listing
$5.6M
10% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
6.0
25% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
22,553
+5.9% 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

As of September 2026, map listings count 5 pizza places in Madison County. Chain locations make up 40% of them, against 58% across the U.S. That comes to 6.0 for every 10,000 households, 25% below the U.S. rate of 8.0.

At $3,338 per household (18% below the U.S. average), households in Madison County spend about $27.8M a year on food away from home. That works out to $5.6M per pizza place, 10% 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.

Official counts show 12 businesses with payroll classed as limited-service restaurants in Madison County in 2023. That is one for every 695 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.

Population estimates put the population change in Madison County from 2020 to 2025 at +5.9%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for pizza places in Madison County is 67 (upper middle), #407 of 2,090 scored counties and #19 of 83 scored counties in North Carolina. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.

How Madison County compares

The same measures for North Carolina 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, NC compared with North Carolina and the U.S.
MeasureMadison CountyNorth CarolinaU.S.
Listings per 10k households6.07.48.0
Spending per listing$5.6M$5.1M$5.1M
Households per official establishment (all limited-service restaurants)695504478
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+4.7%+6.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025+5.9%+7.2%+3.1%
Spending per household on food away from home$3,338$3,776$4,070
Median household income$58,531$72,388$80,734
Groundwork market score6753

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
14 → 12All limited-service restaurants
Employees, 2023
158
Annual payroll, 2023
$2.4M
One-person businesses, 2023
0All limited-service restaurants with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
52 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
6The 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 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
22,553+5.9% since 2020
Households
8,342
Median age
45.0
Homes lived in by their owners
77%
Vehicles per household
2.2
Land area
450 sq. mi.
People per square mile
49
Median household income
$58,531+27.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$84,172
Median home value
$284,600
Jobs located here
4,052
Daytime population
16,995Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Pizza across North Carolina

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

Top counties in North Carolina

Counties in North Carolina ranked for pizza places by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Union County, NC85607.1$6.4M+11.7%#43 of 2,090
2Davie County, NC83105.8$6.6M+6.9%#52 of 2,090
3Orange County, NC82335.8$7.6M+6.1%#55 of 2,090
4Chatham County, NC81288.5$5.3M+11.0%#76 of 2,090
5Hoke County, NC79115.7$6.1M+9.0%#109 of 2,090
6Yadkin County, NC7674.7$7.3M+2.9%#151 of 2,090
7Durham County, NC75795.6$7.4M+7.7%#165 of 2,090
8Henderson County, NC75295.7$6.4M+5.0%#171 of 2,090
9Pender County, NC75166.3$6.2M+19.0%#172 of 2,090
10Stokes County, NC7394.6$7M+3.5%#214 of 2,090
19Madison County, NC6756.0$5.6M+5.9%#407 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, NC?

Madison County has 5 pizza places on map listings as of September 2026. 2 of them (40%) are chain locations. The listings count pizza restaurants. Official counts show 12 businesses with payroll classed as limited-service restaurants in 2023. That count covers all limited-service restaurants (fast food and sandwich shops included), not only pizza places.

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

About $27.8M a year, or $3,338 per household. That is 18% below the U.S. average (an index of 82, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 5 pizza places on map listings, it comes to $5.6M per pizza place. The spending figure covers all food away from home, not only pizza places. It is estimated from the incomes of the 8,342 households in Madison County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Madison County has 6.0 pizza places per 10,000 households, 25% below the U.S. rate of 8.0. Spending per pizza place is $5.6M, 10% above the U.S. figure of $5.1M. At the national ratio of pizza places to household spending, Madison County would have about 6, against 5 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 695 households, against one for every 478 across the U.S.

How fast is Madison County, NC growing?

Population estimates put Madison County at 22,553 people in 2025, up 5.9% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 8,342 households. The median household income in Madison County is $58,531 a year, 28% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 27.6% 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. Madison County scores 67 for pizza places (upper middle), #407 of 2,090 scored counties.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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How the score works · Top markets for pizza places · All 56 business types in Madison County

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