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Pizza places in Clay County, TN

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

Groundwork market score

Not scored

Counties under 10,000 people aren’t scored, since a few businesses can swing their figures.

Listings
3
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
3
All limited-service restaurants
Household spending a year
$9.6M
On food away from home · $2,762 a household
Spending per listing
$3.2M
37% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
8.6
8% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
7,821
+3.1% 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 $2,762 per household (32% below the U.S. average), households in Clay County spend about $9.6M a year on food away from home. That is about $3.2M of household spending for each pizza place on map listings, 37% below the U.S. figure of $5.1M. The spending figure covers all food away from home, not only pizza places.

There are 3 pizza places on map listings in Clay County as of September 2026. Per 10,000 households, that is 8.6, 8% above the U.S. rate of 8.0.

In 2023, official counts showed 3 businesses with payroll in Clay County classed as limited-service restaurants. That is one for every 1,162 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.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Clay County grew 3.1%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). Counties under 10,000 people aren’t given a market score, since a few businesses can swing their figures.

How Clay County compares

The same measures for Tennessee 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 Clay County, TN compared with Tennessee and the U.S.
MeasureClay CountyTennesseeU.S.
Listings per 10k households8.67.28.0
Spending per listing$3.2M$5.1M$5.1M
Households per official establishment (all limited-service restaurants)1,162492478
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+6.2%+6.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025+3.1%+5.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on food away from home$2,762$3,670$4,070
Median household income$39,972$69,595$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored48

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
4 → 3All limited-service restaurants
Employees, 2023
46
Annual payroll, 2023
$639K
One-person businesses, 2023
0All limited-service restaurants with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
30 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
2The 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 Clay 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 Clay County

Population, 2025 estimate
7,821+3.1% since 2020
Households
3,486
Median age
46.3
Homes lived in by their owners
74%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
237 sq. mi.
People per square mile
32
Median household income
$39,972
Average household income
$55,360
Median home value
$136,400
Jobs located here
1,331
Daytime population
6,026Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Pizza across Tennessee

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The highest-scoring counties in Tennessee for pizza places, numbered among those based in Tennessee, with Clay County marked.

Top counties in Tennessee

Counties in Tennessee ranked for pizza places by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Fayette County, TN9074.1$9.9M+7.7%#12 of 2,090
2Loudon County, TN85135.4$7.4M+15.6%#38 of 2,090
3Sumner County, TN81496.2$6.6M+9.2%#67 of 2,090
4Bedford County, TN7973.6$9.7M+9.7%#92 of 2,090
5Franklin County, TN7874.0$8.5M+6.4%#113 of 2,090
6Marshall County, TN7775.1$7.1M+10.5%#131 of 2,090
7Cheatham County, TN77106.1$6.5M+4.1%#135 of 2,090
8Blount County, TN77335.9$6.4M+6.0%#137 of 2,090
9Tipton County, TN76125.3$6.9M+2.0%#154 of 2,090
10Williamson County, TN74687.4$7.2M+9.0%#185 of 2,090
Clay County, TNNot scored38.6$3.2M+3.1%

Other business types in Clay County

None has a Groundwork market score here. Counties under 10,000 people aren’t scored, since a few businesses can swing their figures.

Questions

How many pizza places are in Clay County, TN?

As of September 2026, map listings count 3 pizza places in Clay County. The listings count pizza restaurants. Official counts show 3 businesses with payroll classed as limited-service restaurants in 2023. The official count takes in all limited-service restaurants, not only pizza places: fast food and sandwich shops are counted too.

How much do households in Clay County, TN spend on food away from home?

About $9.6M a year, or $2,762 per household. That is 32% below the U.S. average (an index of 68, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 3 pizza places on map listings, it comes to $3.2M 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 3,486 households in Clay County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Clay County, TN compare with the U.S. for pizza places?

Clay County has 8.6 pizza places per 10,000 households, 8% above the U.S. rate of 8.0. Spending per pizza place is $3.2M, 37% below the U.S. figure of $5.1M. At the U.S. ratio of pizza places to household spending, Clay County would have about 2, against 3 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,162 households, against one for every 478 across the U.S.

How fast is Clay County, TN growing?

Population estimates put Clay County at 7,821 people in 2025, up 3.1% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 3,486 households. Median household income in Clay County is $39,972, 50% below the U.S. median of $80,734.

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. The score leaves out counties under 10,000 people, where a handful of businesses would swing it.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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How the score works · Top markets for pizza places · All 56 business types in Clay County

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