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Pizza places in the Zanesville, OH area

The pizza places in the Zanesville, OH area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other small-town markets.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 27 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #475 of 520 scored small-town markets
#25 of 29 scored small-town markets based in Ohio

Listings
42
24 chain locations (57%)
Official establishments
92
All limited-service restaurants · +10.8% since 2019
Household spending a year
$118M
On food away from home · $3,436 a household
Spending per listing
$2.8M
45% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
12.2
53% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
87,014
+0.7% 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

The Groundwork market score for pizza places in the Zanesville area is 27 (lower middle), #475 of 520 scored small-town markets and #25 of 29 scored small-town markets based in Ohio. That puts it in the bottom quarter of small-town markets.

As of September 2026, map listings count 42 pizza places in the Zanesville area. Chain locations make up 57% of them, against 58% across the U.S. That comes to 12.2 for every 10,000 households, 53% above the U.S. rate of 8.0.

Households in the Zanesville area spend about $118M a year on food away from home, or $3,436 per household, 16% below the U.S. average. That works out to $2.8M per pizza place, 45% 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.

Official counts show 92 businesses with payroll classed as limited-service restaurants in the Zanesville area in 2023, up 10.8% from 2019. That is one for every 373 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 $1.3M have gone to businesses classed as limited-service restaurants in the Zanesville area. Population estimates show the Zanesville area grew 0.7% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).

How the Zanesville 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 Zanesville, OH area compared with Ohio and the U.S.
MeasureZanesville areaOhioU.S.
Listings per 10k households12.29.68.0
Spending per listing$2.8M$4M$5.1M
Households per official establishment (all limited-service restaurants)373467478
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+10.8%+7.0%+6.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025+0.7%+0.9%+3.1%
Spending per household on food away from home$3,436$3,829$4,070
Median household income$60,780$71,389$80,734
Groundwork market score2724

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
92All limited-service restaurants · +10.8% over the period
Employees, 2023
1,779
Annual payroll, 2023
$31.1M
One-person businesses, 2023
8All limited-service restaurants with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
4224 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
23The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
4
Amount
$1.3M

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as limited-service restaurants in the Zanesville 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 Zanesville area

Population, 2025 estimate
87,014+0.7% since 2020
Households
34,357
Median age
40.2
Homes lived in by their owners
68%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
665 sq. mi.
People per square mile
130
Median household income
$60,780+28.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$80,210
Median home value
$182,200
Jobs located here
34,629
Daytime population
84,765Residents 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 Zanesville 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
25Zanesville, OH274212.2$2.8M+0.7%#475 of 520

Other business types in the Zanesville area

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

Questions

How many pizza places are in the Zanesville, OH area?

The Zanesville area has 42 pizza places on map listings as of September 2026. 24 of them (57%) are chain locations. The listings count pizza restaurants. Official counts show 92 businesses with payroll classed as limited-service restaurants in 2023, up 10.8% from 2019. That count covers all limited-service restaurants (fast food and sandwich shops included), not only pizza places. Official counts also show 8 one-person businesses without payroll.

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

About $118M a year, or $3,436 per household. That is 16% below the U.S. average (an index of 84, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 42 pizza places on map listings, it comes to $2.8M per pizza place. The spending figure covers all food away from home, not only pizza places. It is estimated from the incomes of the 34,357 households in the Zanesville area and national spending patterns by income.

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

The Zanesville area has 12.2 pizza places per 10,000 households, 53% above the U.S. rate of 8.0. Spending per pizza place is $2.8M, 45% below the U.S. figure of $5.1M. At the national ratio of pizza places to household spending, the Zanesville area would have about 23, against 42 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 373 households, against one for every 478 across the U.S. The official count rose 10.8% from 2019 to 2023, against +6.1% for the U.S.

How fast is the Zanesville, OH area growing?

Population estimates put the Zanesville area at 87,014 people in 2025, up 0.7% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 34,357 households. The median household income in the Zanesville area is $60,780 a year, 25% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 28.6% 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 Zanesville area scores 27 for pizza places (lower middle), #475 of 520 scored small-town markets.

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