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Pizza places in Mahoning County, OH

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 24 out of 100: Low

Ranked #1,920 of 2,090 scored counties
#74 of 87 scored counties in Ohio

Listings
98
45 chain locations (46%)
Official establishments
241
All limited-service restaurants · +14.2% since 2019
Household spending a year
$332.6M
On food away from home · $3,392 a household
Spending per listing
$3.4M
33% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
10.0
25% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
224,706
−1.4% 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, Mahoning County has a Groundwork market score of 24 (low): #1,920 of 2,090 scored counties and #74 of 87 scored counties in Ohio. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.

At $3,392 per household (17% below the U.S. average), households in Mahoning County spend about $332.6M a year on food away from home. That works out to $3.4M per pizza place, 33% below the U.S. figure of $5.1M. The spending figure covers all food away from home, not only pizza places.

Mahoning County has 98 pizza places on map listings as of September 2026. 45 of them (46%) are chain locations, against 58% across the U.S. That is 10.0 per 10,000 households, 25% above the U.S. rate of 8.0.

In 2023, official counts showed 241 businesses with payroll in Mahoning County classed as limited-service restaurants, up 14.2% from 2019. That is one for every 407 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. Since fiscal 2022, 7 SBA-backed loans worth $1.9M have gone to businesses classed as limited-service restaurants in Mahoning County. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Mahoning County declined 1.4%, against +3.1% for the U.S.

How Mahoning 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 Mahoning County, OH compared with Ohio and the U.S.
MeasureMahoning CountyOhioU.S.
Listings per 10k households10.09.68.0
Spending per listing$3.4M$4M$5.1M
Households per official establishment (all limited-service restaurants)407467478
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+14.2%+7.0%+6.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025−1.4%+0.9%+3.1%
Spending per household on food away from home$3,392$3,829$4,070
Median household income$56,942$71,389$80,734
Groundwork market score2424

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
211 → 241All limited-service restaurants · +14.2% over the period
Employees, 2023
4,294
Annual payroll, 2023
$72.9M
One-person businesses, 2023
37All limited-service restaurants with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
9845 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
65The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
7
Amount
$1.9M

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

Population, 2025 estimate
224,706−1.4% since 2020
Households
98,065
Median age
43.4
Homes lived in by their owners
70%
Vehicles per household
1.7
Land area
412 sq. mi.
People per square mile
550
Median household income
$56,942+23.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$78,848
Median home value
$154,700
Jobs located here
92,953
Daytime population
224,481Residents 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 Mahoning 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
74Mahoning County, OH249810.0$3.4M−1.4%#1,920 of 2,090

Other business types in Mahoning County

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

Questions

How many pizza places are in Mahoning County, OH?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 98 pizza places in Mahoning County. 45 of them (46%) are chain locations. The listings count pizza restaurants. Official counts show 241 businesses with payroll classed as limited-service restaurants in 2023, up 14.2% from 2019. The official count takes in all limited-service restaurants, not only pizza places: fast food and sandwich shops are counted too. Official counts also show 37 one-person businesses without payroll.

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

About $332.6M a year, or $3,392 per household. That is 17% below the U.S. average (an index of 83, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 98 pizza places on map listings, it comes to $3.4M 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 98,065 households in Mahoning County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Mahoning County has 10.0 pizza places per 10,000 households, 25% above the U.S. rate of 8.0. Spending per pizza place is $3.4M, 33% below the U.S. figure of $5.1M. At the U.S. ratio of pizza places to household spending, Mahoning County would have about 65, against 98 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 407 households, against one for every 478 across the U.S. The official count rose 14.2% from 2019 to 2023, against +6.1% for the U.S.

How fast is Mahoning County, OH growing?

Population estimates put Mahoning County at 224,706 people in 2025, down 1.4% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 98,065 households. Median household income in Mahoning County is $56,942, 29% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 23.7%, 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. Mahoning County scores 24 for pizza places (low), #1,920 of 2,090 scored counties.

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