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Food and drink · Small-town market · Ohio

Pizza places in the Mount Vernon, OH area

How the Mount Vernon, OH area compares with other small-town markets and the U.S. for pizza places: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 48 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #277 of 520 scored small-town markets
#7 of 29 scored small-town markets based in Ohio

Listings
26
11 chain locations (42%)
Official establishments
52
All limited-service restaurants · −3.7% since 2019
Household spending a year
$89.6M
On food away from home · $3,814 a household
Spending per listing
$3.4M
32% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
11.1
39% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
64,002
+1.9% 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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 26 pizza places in the Mount Vernon area. Of those, 11 are chain locations, or 42%, against 58% across the U.S. That is 11.1 per 10,000 households, 39% above the U.S. rate of 8.0.

Households in the Mount Vernon area spend about $89.6M a year on food away from home, or $3,814 per household, 6% below the U.S. average. That works out to $3.4M per pizza place, 32% 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 52 businesses with payroll in the Mount Vernon area classed as limited-service restaurants, down 3.7% from 2019. That is one for every 452 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. Official counts also show 3 one-person businesses without payroll.

Population estimates put the population change in the Mount Vernon area from 2020 to 2025 at +1.9%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Mount Vernon area scores 48 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for pizza places, ranking #277 of 520 scored small-town markets and #7 of 29 scored small-town markets based in Ohio.

How the Mount Vernon area 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 Mount Vernon, OH area compared with Ohio and the U.S.
MeasureMount Vernon areaOhioU.S.
Listings per 10k households11.19.68.0
Spending per listing$3.4M$4M$5.1M
Households per official establishment (all limited-service restaurants)452467478
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023−3.7%+7.0%+6.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025+1.9%+0.9%+3.1%
Spending per household on food away from home$3,814$3,829$4,070
Median household income$73,878$71,389$80,734
Groundwork market score4824

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
52All limited-service restaurants · −3.7% over the period
Employees, 2023
939
Annual payroll, 2023
$17.1M
One-person businesses, 2023
3All limited-service restaurants with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
2611 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
18The 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 the Mount Vernon area, 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 the Mount Vernon area

Population, 2025 estimate
64,002+1.9% since 2020
Households
23,491
Median age
40.6
Homes lived in by their owners
76%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
526 sq. mi.
People per square mile
120
Median household income
$73,878+27.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$92,322
Median home value
$239,400
Jobs located here
19,622
Daytime population
59,569Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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The highest-scoring small-town markets in Ohio for pizza places, numbered among those based in Ohio, with the Mount Vernon area marked.

Top small-town markets in Ohio

Small-town markets in Ohio ranked for pizza places by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Celina, OH60116.7$5.6M+0.5%#149 of 520
2Urbana, OH571811.5$3.2M+0.2%#184 of 520
3Wooster, OH56419.2$4.1M−0.1%#193 of 520
4Greenville, OH56209.4$3.7M−0.7%#197 of 520
5Sidney, OH562111.1$3.4M−0.2%#200 of 520
6Wilmington, OH551810.7$3.4M+0.6%#213 of 520
7Mount Vernon, OH482611.1$3.4M+1.9%#277 of 520
8Tiffin, OH452611.7$3M−1.0%#311 of 520
9Findlay, OH433210.1$3.7M+0.1%#320 of 520
10Ashland, OH432210.6$3.3M+0.1%#324 of 520

Other business types in the Mount Vernon area

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

Questions

How many pizza places are in the Mount Vernon, OH area?

There are 26 pizza places on map listings in the Mount Vernon area as of September 2026. 11 of them (42%) are chain locations. The listings count pizza restaurants. Official counts show 52 businesses with payroll classed as limited-service restaurants in 2023, down 3.7% from 2019. That count covers all limited-service restaurants (fast food and sandwich shops included), not only pizza places. Another 3 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.

How much do households in the Mount Vernon, OH area spend on food away from home?

About $89.6M a year, or $3,814 per household. That is 6% below the U.S. average (an index of 94, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 26 pizza places on map listings, it comes to $3.4M per pizza place. The spending figure covers all food away from home, not only pizza places. It is estimated from the incomes of the 23,491 households in the Mount Vernon area and national spending patterns by income.

How does the Mount Vernon, OH area compare with the U.S. for pizza places?

The Mount Vernon area has 11.1 pizza places per 10,000 households, 39% above the U.S. rate of 8.0. Spending per pizza place is $3.4M, 32% below the U.S. figure of $5.1M. At the national ratio of pizza places to household spending, the Mount Vernon area would have about 18, against 26 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 452 households, against one for every 478 across the U.S. The official count fell 3.7% from 2019 to 2023, against +6.1% for the U.S.

How fast is the Mount Vernon, OH area growing?

Population estimates put the Mount Vernon area at 64,002 people in 2025, up 1.9% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 23,491 households. The median household income in the Mount Vernon area is $73,878 a year, 8% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 27.9% 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. A small-town market is a town of 10,000 to 50,000 people and the county or counties tied to it by commuting. 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. The Mount Vernon area scores 48 for pizza places (lower middle), #277 of 520 scored small-town markets.

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