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Pizza places in Anderson County, SC

How Anderson County, SC compares with other counties and the U.S. for pizza places: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 49 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,080 of 2,090 scored counties
#26 of 41 scored counties in South Carolina

Listings
78
55 chain locations (71%)
Official establishments
167
All limited-service restaurants · +7.7% since 2019
Household spending a year
$295.5M
On food away from home · $3,522 a household
Spending per listing
$3.8M
25% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
9.3
16% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
219,930
+7.7% 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

At $3,522 per household (13% below the U.S. average), households in Anderson County spend about $295.5M a year on food away from home. That is about $3.8M of household spending for each pizza place on map listings, 25% below the U.S. figure of $5.1M. The spending figure covers all food away from home, not only pizza places.

There are 78 pizza places on map listings in Anderson County as of September 2026. 55 of them (71%) are chain locations, against 58% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 9.3, 16% above the U.S. rate of 8.0.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as limited-service restaurants in Anderson County was 167 in 2023, up 7.7% from 2019. That is one for every 502 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. Another 28 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts. Since fiscal 2022, 7 SBA-backed loans worth $3.9M have gone to businesses classed as limited-service restaurants in Anderson County.

Population estimates show Anderson County grew 7.7% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). Anderson County scores 49 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for pizza places, ranking #1,080 of 2,090 scored counties and #26 of 41 scored counties in South Carolina.

How Anderson County compares

The same measures for South Carolina 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 Anderson County, SC compared with South Carolina and the U.S.
MeasureAnderson CountySouth CarolinaU.S.
Listings per 10k households9.37.68.0
Spending per listing$3.8M$4.8M$5.1M
Households per official establishment (all limited-service restaurants)502501478
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+7.7%+10.9%+6.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025+7.7%+8.5%+3.1%
Spending per household on food away from home$3,522$3,660$4,070
Median household income$66,651$69,324$80,734
Groundwork market score4949

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
155 → 167All limited-service restaurants · +7.7% over the period
Employees, 2023
3,354
Annual payroll, 2023
$54.6M
One-person businesses, 2023
28All limited-service restaurants with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
7855 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
58The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
7
Amount
$3.9M

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

Population, 2025 estimate
219,930+7.7% since 2020
Households
83,904
Median age
40.9
Homes lived in by their owners
75%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
714 sq. mi.
People per square mile
295
Median household income
$66,651+31.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$89,043
Median home value
$231,900
Jobs located here
74,539
Daytime population
189,213Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Pizza across South Carolina

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The highest-scoring counties in South Carolina for pizza places, numbered among those based in South Carolina, with Anderson County marked.

Top counties in South Carolina

Counties in South Carolina ranked for pizza places by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Edgefield County, SC8655.1$7M+16.1%#33 of 2,090
2Berkeley County, SC83596.3$6.3M+18.7%#53 of 2,090
3York County, SC77756.6$6.4M+8.1%#138 of 2,090
4Lancaster County, SC77266.5$6.1M+18.3%#141 of 2,090
5Kershaw County, SC74176.3$5.6M+11.6%#195 of 2,090
6Beaufort County, SC73668.0$5.3M+8.9%#228 of 2,090
7Dorchester County, SC71467.3$5.3M+10.1%#281 of 2,090
8Oconee County, SC69247.0$5M+6.3%#352 of 2,090
9Aiken County, SC66436.2$6M+7.3%#441 of 2,090
10Spartanburg County, SC65826.2$5.6M+15.6%#478 of 2,090
26Anderson County, SC49789.3$3.8M+7.7%#1,080 of 2,090

Other business types in Anderson County

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

Questions

How many pizza places are in Anderson County, SC?

As of September 2026, map listings count 78 pizza places in Anderson County. 55 of them (71%) are chain locations. The listings count pizza restaurants. Official counts show 167 businesses with payroll classed as limited-service restaurants in 2023, up 7.7% 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 list 28 one-person businesses without payroll.

How much do households in Anderson County, SC spend on food away from home?

About $295.5M a year, or $3,522 per household. That is 13% below the U.S. average (an index of 87, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 78 pizza places on map listings, it comes to $3.8M 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 83,904 households in Anderson County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Anderson County, SC compare with the U.S. for pizza places?

Anderson County has 9.3 pizza places per 10,000 households, 16% above the U.S. rate of 8.0. Spending per pizza place is $3.8M, 25% below the U.S. figure of $5.1M. At the U.S. ratio of pizza places to household spending, Anderson County would have about 58, against 78 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 502 households, against one for every 478 across the U.S. The official count rose 7.7% from 2019 to 2023, against +6.1% for the U.S.

How fast is Anderson County, SC growing?

Population estimates put Anderson County at 219,930 people in 2025, up 7.7% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 83,904 households. Median household income in Anderson County is $66,651, 17% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 31.0%, 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. Anderson County scores 49 for pizza places (lower middle), #1,080 of 2,090 scored counties.

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