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Pizza places in Allen County, OH

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 22 out of 100: Low

Ranked #1,974 of 2,090 scored counties
#80 of 87 scored counties in Ohio

Listings
54
30 chain locations (56%)
Official establishments
96
All limited-service restaurants · +2.1% since 2019
Household spending a year
$144.6M
On food away from home · $3,503 a household
Spending per listing
$2.7M
47% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
13.1
64% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
100,881
−1.2% 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

For pizza places, Allen County has a Groundwork market score of 22 (low): #1,974 of 2,090 scored counties and #80 of 87 scored counties in Ohio. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.

Map listings as of September 2026 show 54 pizza places in Allen County. Of those, 30 are chain locations, or 56%, against 58% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 13.1, 64% above the U.S. rate of 8.0.

Household spending on food away from home in Allen County comes to about $144.6M a year: $3,503 per household, 14% below the U.S. average. That works out to $2.7M per pizza place, 47% 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 96 businesses with payroll in Allen County classed as limited-service restaurants, up 2.1% from 2019. That is one for every 430 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. Since fiscal 2022, 4 SBA-backed loans worth $1.7M have gone to businesses classed as limited-service restaurants in Allen County. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Allen County declined 1.2%, against +3.1% for the U.S.

How Allen County compares

The same measures for Ohio 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 Allen County, OH compared with Ohio and the U.S.
MeasureAllen CountyOhioU.S.
Listings per 10k households13.19.68.0
Spending per listing$2.7M$4M$5.1M
Households per official establishment (all limited-service restaurants)430467478
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+2.1%+7.0%+6.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025−1.2%+0.9%+3.1%
Spending per household on food away from home$3,503$3,829$4,070
Median household income$64,038$71,389$80,734
Groundwork market score2224

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
94 → 96All limited-service restaurants · +2.1% over the period
Employees, 2023
2,409
Annual payroll, 2023
$36.9M
One-person businesses, 2023
4All limited-service restaurants with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
5430 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
29The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
4
Amount
$1.7M

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

Population, 2025 estimate
100,881−1.2% since 2020
Households
41,295
Median age
40.2
Homes lived in by their owners
68%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
403 sq. mi.
People per square mile
252
Median household income
$64,038+20.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$82,511
Median home value
$165,300
Jobs located here
49,401
Daytime population
105,788Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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The highest-scoring counties in Ohio for pizza places, numbered among those based in Ohio, with Allen County marked.

Top counties in Ohio

Counties in Ohio ranked for pizza places by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Union County, OH782510.3$4.7M+16.5%#127 of 2,090
2Warren County, OH73717.7$6.3M+5.7%#221 of 2,090
3Morrow County, OH68128.9$4.3M+3.7%#378 of 2,090
4Clermont County, OH67617.2$5.8M+3.9%#401 of 2,090
5Delaware County, OH67819.8$5.5M+12.5%#408 of 2,090
6Geauga County, OH67328.9$5.4M+0.3%#409 of 2,090
7Holmes County, OH66129.0$4.5M+1.7%#464 of 2,090
8Pickaway County, OH62209.1$4.2M+7.4%#595 of 2,090
9Fairfield County, OH626310.4$4.1M+6.5%#597 of 2,090
10Lorain County, OH601088.5$4.6M+3.1%#651 of 2,090
80Allen County, OH225413.1$2.7M−1.2%#1,974 of 2,090

Other business types in Allen County

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

Questions

How many pizza places are in Allen County, OH?

There are 54 pizza places on map listings in Allen County as of September 2026. 30 of them (56%) are chain locations. The listings count pizza restaurants. Official counts show 96 businesses with payroll classed as limited-service restaurants in 2023, up 2.1% from 2019. That count covers all limited-service restaurants (fast food and sandwich shops included), not only pizza places. Official counts list 4 one-person businesses without payroll.

How much do households in Allen County, OH spend on food away from home?

About $144.6M a year, or $3,503 per household. That is 14% below the U.S. average (an index of 86, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 54 pizza places on map listings, it comes to $2.7M per pizza place. The spending figure covers all food away from home, not only pizza places. It is estimated from the incomes of the 41,295 households in Allen County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Allen County, OH compare with the U.S. for pizza places?

Allen County has 13.1 pizza places per 10,000 households, 64% above the U.S. rate of 8.0. Spending per pizza place is $2.7M, 47% below the U.S. figure of $5.1M. At the national ratio of pizza places to household spending, Allen County would have about 29, against 54 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 430 households, against one for every 478 across the U.S. The official count rose 2.1% from 2019 to 2023, against +6.1% for the U.S.

How fast is Allen County, OH growing?

Population estimates put Allen County at 100,881 people in 2025, down 1.2% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 41,295 households. The median household income in Allen County is $64,038 a year, 21% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 20.5% 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. Allen County scores 22 for pizza places (low), #1,974 of 2,090 scored counties.

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