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Pizza places in Preble County, OH

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 39 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,481 of 2,090 scored counties
#40 of 87 scored counties in Ohio

Listings
18
8 chain locations (44%)
Official establishments
28
All limited-service restaurants · +12.0% since 2019
Household spending a year
$59.6M
On food away from home · $3,565 a household
Spending per listing
$3.3M
35% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
10.8
35% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
40,664
−0.8% 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 18 pizza places in Preble County. Of those, 8 are chain locations, or 44%, against 58% across the U.S. That is 10.8 per 10,000 households, 35% above the U.S. rate of 8.0.

Households in Preble County spend about $59.6M a year on food away from home, or $3,565 per household, 12% below the U.S. average. That works out to $3.3M per pizza place, 35% 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.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as limited-service restaurants in Preble County was 28 in 2023, up 12.0% from 2019. That is one for every 597 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. Another 8 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.

Population estimates put the population change in Preble County from 2020 to 2025 at −0.8%, against +3.1% for the U.S. Preble County scores 39 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for pizza places, ranking #1,481 of 2,090 scored counties and #40 of 87 scored counties in Ohio.

How Preble 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 Preble County, OH compared with Ohio and the U.S.
MeasurePreble CountyOhioU.S.
Listings per 10k households10.89.68.0
Spending per listing$3.3M$4M$5.1M
Households per official establishment (all limited-service restaurants)597467478
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+12.0%+7.0%+6.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025−0.8%+0.9%+3.1%
Spending per household on food away from home$3,565$3,829$4,070
Median household income$69,223$71,389$80,734
Groundwork market score3924

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
25 → 28All limited-service restaurants · +12.0% over the period
Employees, 2023
453
Annual payroll, 2023
$7.5M
One-person businesses, 2023
8All limited-service restaurants with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
188 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
12The 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 Preble 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 Preble County

Population, 2025 estimate
40,664−0.8% since 2020
Households
16,725
Median age
43.7
Homes lived in by their owners
80%
Vehicles per household
2.2
Land area
424 sq. mi.
People per square mile
96
Median household income
$69,223+17.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$84,162
Median home value
$180,900
Jobs located here
11,800
Daytime population
34,146Residents 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 Preble 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
40Preble County, OH391810.8$3.3M−0.8%#1,481 of 2,090

Other business types in Preble County

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

Questions

How many pizza places are in Preble County, OH?

Preble County has 18 pizza places on map listings as of September 2026. 8 of them (44%) are chain locations. The listings count pizza restaurants. Official counts show 28 businesses with payroll classed as limited-service restaurants in 2023, up 12.0% from 2019. That count covers all limited-service restaurants (fast food and sandwich shops included), not only pizza places. Official counts list 8 one-person businesses without payroll.

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

About $59.6M a year, or $3,565 per household. That is 12% below the U.S. average (an index of 88, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 18 pizza places on map listings, it comes to $3.3M per pizza place. The spending figure covers all food away from home, not only pizza places. It is estimated from the incomes of the 16,725 households in Preble County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Preble County has 10.8 pizza places per 10,000 households, 35% above the U.S. rate of 8.0. Spending per pizza place is $3.3M, 35% below the U.S. figure of $5.1M. At the national ratio of pizza places to household spending, Preble County would have about 12, against 18 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 597 households, against one for every 478 across the U.S. The official count rose 12.0% from 2019 to 2023, against +6.1% for the U.S.

How fast is Preble County, OH growing?

Population estimates put Preble County at 40,664 people in 2025, down 0.8% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 16,725 households. The median household income in Preble County is $69,223 a year, 14% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 17.4% 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. Preble County scores 39 for pizza places (lower middle), #1,481 of 2,090 scored counties.

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