Market rankings · Ohio
Pizza places in Ohio
Every metro area, small-town market and county in Ohio, ranked by the Groundwork market score for pizza places, with competitor counts and household spending for each.
- Listings
- 4,676
- 2,742 chain locations (59%)
- Official establishments
- 10,404
- All limited-service restaurants · +7.0% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $18.6B
- On food away from home
- Listings per 10k households
- 9.6
- 20% above the U.S.
- Spending per listing
- $4M
- 22% below the U.S.
- Rank among states
- #50 of 51
- Market score 24 · Low
A site report maps the pizza places on map listings around any address in Ohio by name and distance, and the spending within reach.
Free10 actions over 3 days, no cardSurvey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure
What this means
Ohio has 4,676 pizza places on map listings as of September 2026. 2,742 of them (59%) are chain locations, against 58% across the U.S. That comes to 9.6 for every 10,000 households, 20% above the U.S. rate of 8.0.
Household spending on food away from home in Ohio comes to about $18.6B a year: $3,829 per household, 6% below the U.S. average. Spread across 4,676 pizza places, that is $4M per pizza place, 22% below the U.S. figure of $5.1M. The spending figure covers all food away from home, not only pizza places.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as limited-service restaurants in Ohio was 10,404 in 2023, up 7.0% from 2019. That is one for every 467 households, against one for every 478 across the U.S. Across the U.S., the count rose 6.1% over the same years. That count covers all limited-service restaurants (fast food and sandwich shops included), not only pizza places. Since fiscal 2022, 439 SBA-backed loans worth $156.5M have gone to businesses classed as limited-service restaurants in Ohio.
Among the 50 states and DC, Ohio ranks #50 for pizza places, with a Groundwork market score of 24 (low). Of the 15 scored metro areas in or partly in Ohio, the Cincinnati metro area scores highest (54). Of the 29 scored small-town markets in or partly in Ohio, the Celina area scores highest (60).
Every market in Ohio for pizza places
Download the ranking (CSV)Numbered by Groundwork market score among the markets based in Ohio, highest first; the U.S. rank compares each market with every other of its kind. A metro area that crosses a state line is listed in each state it reaches, and numbered only in the state its page is under. How the score works.
Metro areas
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN | 54 | 725 | 8.0 | $5.1M | +2.7% | #160 of 387 |
| 2Columbus, OH | 47 | 878 | 10.2 | $4.1M | +4.7% | #221 of 387 |
| 3Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH | 36 | 308 | 8.9 | $4.3M | +1.5% | #298 of 387 |
| 4Cleveland, OH | 34 | 809 | 8.7 | $4.4M | −0.8% | #312 of 387 |
| 5Akron, OH | 31 | 287 | 9.7 | $4M | 0.0% | #329 of 387 |
| 6Springfield, OH | 31 | 50 | 8.9 | $3.9M | −0.4% | #331 of 387 |
| 7Mansfield, OH | 28 | 48 | 9.6 | $3.5M | −0.1% | #349 of 387 |
| 8Toledo, OH | 25 | 235 | 9.2 | $4M | −1.0% | #356 of 387 |
| 9Canton-Massillon, OH | 21 | 168 | 10.1 | $3.6M | −0.2% | #367 of 387 |
| Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH | 21 | 61 | 12.3 | $2.7M | −3.6% | #370 of 387 |
| 10Sandusky, OH | 16 | 73 | 14.3 | $2.6M | −2.6% | #375 of 387 |
| 11Youngstown-Warren, OH | 14 | 172 | 9.3 | $3.6M | −1.4% | #377 of 387 |
| 12Lima, OH | 11 | 54 | 13.1 | $2.7M | −1.2% | #383 of 387 |
| Wheeling, WV-OH | 11 | 76 | 13.1 | $2.6M | −3.6% | #384 of 387 |
| Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH | 9 | 178 | 11.7 | $2.9M | −2.6% | #387 of 387 |
Small-town markets
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Celina, OH | 60 | 11 | 6.7 | $5.6M | +0.5% | #149 of 520 |
| 2Urbana, OH | 57 | 18 | 11.5 | $3.2M | +0.2% | #184 of 520 |
| 3Wooster, OH | 56 | 41 | 9.2 | $4.1M | −0.1% | #193 of 520 |
| 4Greenville, OH | 56 | 20 | 9.4 | $3.7M | −0.7% | #197 of 520 |
| 5Sidney, OH | 56 | 21 | 11.1 | $3.4M | −0.2% | #200 of 520 |
| 6Wilmington, OH | 55 | 18 | 10.7 | $3.4M | +0.6% | #213 of 520 |
| 7Mount Vernon, OH | 48 | 26 | 11.1 | $3.4M | +1.9% | #277 of 520 |
| 8Tiffin, OH | 45 | 26 | 11.7 | $3M | −1.0% | #311 of 520 |
| 9Findlay, OH | 43 | 32 | 10.1 | $3.7M | +0.1% | #320 of 520 |
| 10Ashland, OH | 43 | 22 | 10.6 | $3.3M | +0.1% | #324 of 520 |
| 11Van Wert, OH | 41 | 13 | 11.3 | $3.1M | +0.3% | #348 of 520 |
| 12Bellefontaine, OH | 40 | 29 | 14.8 | $2.5M | +0.4% | #362 of 520 |
| 13Fremont, OH | 39 | 27 | 10.9 | $3.2M | −0.4% | #368 of 520 |
| 14Defiance, OH | 39 | 19 | 12.4 | $2.9M | +0.1% | #370 of 520 |
| 15Coshocton, OH | 39 | 18 | 12.2 | $2.7M | +1.6% | #371 of 520 |
| 16Wapakoneta, OH | 38 | 26 | 13.7 | $2.8M | −1.2% | #385 of 520 |
| 17Norwalk, OH | 34 | 28 | 11.9 | $3M | −0.4% | #418 of 520 |
| 18Bucyrus, OH | 33 | 18 | 10.0 | $3.3M | −0.3% | #430 of 520 |
| 19Chillicothe, OH | 32 | 32 | 10.7 | $3.2M | −0.8% | #440 of 520 |
| 20New Philadelphia-Dover, OH | 31 | 50 | 13.0 | $2.7M | −0.9% | #453 of 520 |
| 21Cambridge, OH | 30 | 16 | 9.8 | $3.4M | −0.1% | #455 of 520 |
| 22Marietta, OH | 30 | 26 | 10.5 | $3.3M | −2.1% | #456 of 520 |
| 23Marion, OH | 29 | 27 | 10.9 | $3.1M | −0.4% | #461 of 520 |
| 24Salem, OH | 28 | 47 | 11.3 | $2.9M | −2.2% | #468 of 520 |
| 25Zanesville, OH | 27 | 42 | 12.2 | $2.8M | +0.7% | #475 of 520 |
| 26Washington Court House, OH | 25 | 14 | 12.1 | $2.9M | −1.4% | #485 of 520 |
| 27Gallipolis, OH | 24 | 12 | 10.3 | $3.2M | −0.5% | #489 of 520 |
| 28Athens, OH | 21 | 37 | 16.1 | $2.1M | +1.3% | #506 of 520 |
| 29Portsmouth, OH | 20 | 31 | 10.7 | $3M | −3.4% | #508 of 520 |
Counties
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Union County, OH | 78 | 25 | 10.3 | $4.7M | +16.5% | #127 of 2,090 |
| 2Warren County, OH | 73 | 71 | 7.7 | $6.3M | +5.7% | #221 of 2,090 |
| 3Morrow County, OH | 68 | 12 | 8.9 | $4.3M | +3.7% | #378 of 2,090 |
| 4Clermont County, OH | 67 | 61 | 7.2 | $5.8M | +3.9% | #401 of 2,090 |
| 5Delaware County, OH | 67 | 81 | 9.8 | $5.5M | +12.5% | #408 of 2,090 |
| 6Geauga County, OH | 67 | 32 | 8.9 | $5.4M | +0.3% | #409 of 2,090 |
| 7Holmes County, OH | 66 | 12 | 9.0 | $4.5M | +1.7% | #464 of 2,090 |
| 8Pickaway County, OH | 62 | 20 | 9.1 | $4.2M | +7.4% | #595 of 2,090 |
| 9Fairfield County, OH | 62 | 63 | 10.4 | $4.1M | +6.5% | #597 of 2,090 |
| 10Lorain County, OH | 60 | 108 | 8.5 | $4.6M | +3.1% | #651 of 2,090 |
| 11Medina County, OH | 59 | 73 | 10.0 | $4.4M | +1.3% | #690 of 2,090 |
| 12Butler County, OH | 55 | 120 | 8.2 | $5M | +2.4% | #825 of 2,090 |
| 13Hamilton County, OH | 54 | 271 | 7.6 | $5.2M | +1.0% | #857 of 2,090 |
| 14Greene County, OH | 54 | 70 | 10.3 | $4.2M | +3.7% | #868 of 2,090 |
| 15Paulding County, OH | 54 | 7 | 9.2 | $4M | −0.4% | #872 of 2,090 |
| 16Brown County, OH | 54 | 16 | 9.3 | $3.9M | +1.6% | #874 of 2,090 |
| 17Mercer County, OH | 53 | 11 | 6.7 | $5.6M | +0.5% | #892 of 2,090 |
| 18Madison County, OH | 52 | 27 | 17.2 | $2.4M | +7.1% | #965 of 2,090 |
| 19Fulton County, OH | 50 | 15 | 8.8 | $4.4M | −1.9% | #1,022 of 2,090 |
| 20Miami County, OH | 50 | 49 | 10.9 | $3.6M | +3.4% | #1,040 of 2,090 |
| 21Lake County, OH | 49 | 93 | 9.2 | $4.4M | −0.1% | #1,071 of 2,090 |
| 22Shelby County, OH | 49 | 21 | 11.1 | $3.4M | −0.2% | #1,087 of 2,090 |
| 23Licking County, OH | 49 | 84 | 12.2 | $3.4M | +3.8% | #1,089 of 2,090 |
| 24Champaign County, OH | 49 | 18 | 11.5 | $3.2M | +0.2% | #1,092 of 2,090 |
| 25Franklin County, OH | 48 | 535 | 9.7 | $4.1M | +2.8% | #1,114 of 2,090 |
Show all 88 counties
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26Wayne County, OH | 48 | 41 | 9.2 | $4.1M | −0.1% | #1,115 of 2,090 |
| 27Darke County, OH | 47 | 20 | 9.4 | $3.7M | −0.7% | #1,153 of 2,090 |
| 28Clinton County, OH | 47 | 18 | 10.7 | $3.4M | +0.6% | #1,159 of 2,090 |
| 29Wood County, OH | 46 | 55 | 10.1 | $3.9M | +1.5% | #1,191 of 2,090 |
| 30Carroll County, OH | 45 | 11 | 9.8 | $3.6M | −1.1% | #1,239 of 2,090 |
| 31Putnam County, OH | 45 | 16 | 12.2 | $3.3M | 0.0% | #1,244 of 2,090 |
| 32Perry County, OH | 45 | 16 | 11.9 | $3M | +1.3% | #1,245 of 2,090 |
| 33Montgomery County, OH | 43 | 189 | 8.2 | $4.5M | +0.5% | #1,303 of 2,090 |
| 34Portage County, OH | 42 | 69 | 10.6 | $3.7M | +1.0% | #1,371 of 2,090 |
| 35Henry County, OH | 42 | 13 | 11.4 | $3.4M | −0.2% | #1,374 of 2,090 |
| 36Summit County, OH | 41 | 218 | 9.4 | $4.1M | −0.3% | #1,397 of 2,090 |
| 37Knox County, OH | 41 | 26 | 11.1 | $3.4M | +1.9% | #1,406 of 2,090 |
| 38Clark County, OH | 40 | 50 | 8.9 | $3.9M | −0.4% | #1,437 of 2,090 |
| 39Cuyahoga County, OH | 39 | 452 | 8.2 | $4.5M | −2.3% | #1,464 of 2,090 |
| 40Preble County, OH | 39 | 18 | 10.8 | $3.3M | −0.8% | #1,481 of 2,090 |
| 41Seneca County, OH | 39 | 26 | 11.7 | $3M | −1.0% | #1,489 of 2,090 |
| 42Ashland County, OH | 38 | 22 | 10.6 | $3.3M | +0.1% | #1,519 of 2,090 |
| 43Morgan County, OH | 38 | 7 | 12.3 | $2.6M | −0.9% | #1,535 of 2,090 |
| 44Meigs County, OH | 37 | 6 | 6.6 | $4.5M | −2.6% | #1,550 of 2,090 |
| 45Hardin County, OH | 37 | 12 | 10.2 | $3.4M | −2.1% | #1,557 of 2,090 |
| 46Hancock County, OH | 36 | 32 | 10.1 | $3.7M | +0.1% | #1,592 of 2,090 |
| 47Richland County, OH | 36 | 48 | 9.6 | $3.5M | −0.1% | #1,595 of 2,090 |
| 48Highland County, OH | 36 | 18 | 10.6 | $3.2M | +1.1% | #1,600 of 2,090 |
| 49Van Wert County, OH | 36 | 13 | 11.3 | $3.1M | +0.3% | #1,602 of 2,090 |
| 50Sandusky County, OH | 35 | 27 | 10.9 | $3.2M | −0.4% | #1,631 of 2,090 |
| 51Defiance County, OH | 35 | 19 | 12.4 | $2.9M | +0.1% | #1,637 of 2,090 |
| 52Auglaize County, OH | 35 | 26 | 13.7 | $2.8M | −1.2% | #1,640 of 2,090 |
| 53Coshocton County, OH | 35 | 18 | 12.2 | $2.7M | +1.6% | #1,642 of 2,090 |
| 54Logan County, OH | 35 | 29 | 14.8 | $2.5M | +0.4% | #1,648 of 2,090 |
| 55Monroe County, OH | 34 | 6 | 10.6 | $3.2M | −2.7% | #1,670 of 2,090 |
| 56Vinton County, OH | 34 | 11 | 20.6 | $1.6M | −1.2% | #1,686 of 2,090 |
| 57Stark County, OH | 33 | 157 | 10.1 | $3.6M | −0.2% | #1,693 of 2,090 |
| 58Pike County, OH | 33 | 13 | 12.0 | $2.8M | 0.0% | #1,704 of 2,090 |
| 59Lucas County, OH | 32 | 165 | 9.0 | $4M | −1.7% | #1,716 of 2,090 |
| 60Jackson County, OH | 32 | 11 | 8.5 | $3.8M | +0.5% | #1,717 of 2,090 |
| 61Trumbull County, OH | 31 | 74 | 8.5 | $3.9M | −1.3% | #1,755 of 2,090 |
| 62Huron County, OH | 31 | 28 | 11.9 | $3M | −0.4% | #1,762 of 2,090 |
| 63Crawford County, OH | 30 | 18 | 10.0 | $3.3M | −0.3% | #1,794 of 2,090 |
| 64Jefferson County, OH | 30 | 31 | 11.4 | $2.9M | −2.4% | #1,797 of 2,090 |
| 65Ross County, OH | 29 | 32 | 10.7 | $3.2M | −0.8% | #1,819 of 2,090 |
| 66Tuscarawas County, OH | 28 | 50 | 13.0 | $2.7M | −0.9% | #1,842 of 2,090 |
| 67Hocking County, OH | 28 | 15 | 13.0 | $2.6M | −1.9% | #1,843 of 2,090 |
| 68Guernsey County, OH | 27 | 16 | 9.8 | $3.4M | −0.1% | #1,861 of 2,090 |
| 69Washington County, OH | 27 | 26 | 10.5 | $3.3M | −2.1% | #1,862 of 2,090 |
| 70Marion County, OH | 27 | 27 | 10.9 | $3.1M | −0.4% | #1,864 of 2,090 |
| 71Ottawa County, OH | 27 | 28 | 15.1 | $2.6M | −2.0% | #1,871 of 2,090 |
| 72Columbiana County, OH | 26 | 47 | 11.3 | $2.9M | −2.2% | #1,892 of 2,090 |
| 73Lawrence County, OH | 25 | 23 | 10.2 | $3.3M | −4.2% | #1,906 of 2,090 |
| 74Mahoning County, OH | 24 | 98 | 10.0 | $3.4M | −1.4% | #1,920 of 2,090 |
| 75Adams County, OH | 24 | 13 | 12.5 | $2.5M | +1.5% | #1,931 of 2,090 |
| 76Williams County, OH | 24 | 22 | 14.2 | $2.4M | −1.4% | #1,932 of 2,090 |
| 77Harrison County, OH | 24 | 10 | 16.8 | $1.9M | −2.9% | #1,938 of 2,090 |
| 78Muskingum County, OH | 23 | 42 | 12.2 | $2.8M | +0.7% | #1,948 of 2,090 |
| 79Erie County, OH | 23 | 45 | 13.9 | $2.7M | −2.9% | #1,951 of 2,090 |
| 80Allen County, OH | 22 | 54 | 13.1 | $2.7M | −1.2% | #1,974 of 2,090 |
| 81Wyandot County, OH | 22 | 16 | 17.8 | $2M | −1.4% | #1,978 of 2,090 |
| 82Gallia County, OH | 21 | 12 | 10.3 | $3.2M | −0.5% | #1,981 of 2,090 |
| 83Fayette County, OH | 21 | 14 | 12.1 | $2.9M | −1.4% | #1,984 of 2,090 |
| 84Scioto County, OH | 20 | 31 | 10.7 | $3M | −3.4% | #2,002 of 2,090 |
| 85Ashtabula County, OH | 18 | 51 | 13.0 | $2.6M | −0.8% | #2,032 of 2,090 |
| 86Athens County, OH | 18 | 37 | 16.1 | $2.1M | +1.3% | #2,035 of 2,090 |
| 87Belmont County, OH | 17 | 39 | 14.3 | $2.3M | −2.8% | #2,042 of 2,090 |
| Noble County, OH | Not scored | 4 | 8.7 | $4M | +1.3% |
Markets with fewer than 5 pizza places on map listings, and counties under 10,000 people, aren’t scored; they’re listed last in each table.
Questions
How many pizza places are in Ohio?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 4,676 pizza places in Ohio. 2,742 of them (59%) are chain locations. The listings count pizza restaurants. Official counts show 10,404 businesses with payroll classed as limited-service restaurants in 2023, up 7.0% from 2019. The official count takes in all limited-service restaurants, not only pizza places: fast food and sandwich shops are counted too. Another 1,574 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Ohio spend on food away from home?
About $18.6B a year, or $3,829 per household. That is 6% below the U.S. average (an index of 94, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 4,676 pizza places on map listings, it comes to $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 4,863,191 households in Ohio and national spending patterns by income.
How does Ohio compare with the U.S. for pizza places?
Ohio has 9.6 pizza places per 10,000 households, 20% above the U.S. rate of 8.0. Spending per pizza place is $4M, 22% below the U.S. figure of $5.1M. At the U.S. ratio of pizza places to household spending, Ohio would have about 3,664, against 4,676 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 467 households, against one for every 478 across the U.S. The official count rose 7.0% from 2019 to 2023, against +6.1% for the U.S.
Which market in Ohio has the highest market score for pizza places?
Among 15 scored metro areas in or partly in Ohio, the Cincinnati metro area scores highest, at 54 (upper middle). Among 29 scored small-town markets in or partly in Ohio, the Celina area scores highest, at 60 (upper middle). Among 87 scored counties in Ohio, Union County scores highest, at 78 (high). Scores compare each market with others of its kind across the U.S.
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. Ohio scores 24 for pizza places (low), #50 of the 50 states and DC.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
Run a Groundwork site report on an address in Ohio. It maps the pizza places on map listings near the site and sizes the households and spending within the distance you choose. New accounts get 10 actions over 3 days, no card.
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