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Pizza places in Davidson County, TN

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 55 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #824 of 2,090 scored counties
#32 of 70 scored counties in Tennessee

Listings
256
144 chain locations (56%)
Official establishments
824
All limited-service restaurants · +12.0% since 2019
Household spending a year
$1.3B
On food away from home · $3,974 a household
Spending per listing
$5M
In line with the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
7.9
In line with the U.S.
Population, 2025
745,904
+4.2% 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 256 pizza places in Davidson County. Chain locations make up 56% of them, against 58% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 7.9, in line with the U.S. rate of 8.0.

Households in Davidson County spend about $1.3B a year on food away from home, or $3,974 per household, 2% below the U.S. average. That works out to $5M per pizza place, in line with 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 824 businesses with payroll classed as limited-service restaurants in Davidson County in 2023, up 12.0% from 2019. That is one for every 394 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 170 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts. Since fiscal 2022, 26 SBA-backed loans worth $12.7M have gone to businesses classed as limited-service restaurants in Davidson County.

Population estimates put the population change in Davidson County from 2020 to 2025 at +4.2%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For pizza places, Davidson County has a Groundwork market score of 55 (upper middle): #824 of 2,090 scored counties and #32 of 70 scored counties in Tennessee.

How Davidson 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 Davidson County, TN compared with Tennessee and the U.S.
MeasureDavidson CountyTennesseeU.S.
Listings per 10k households7.97.28.0
Spending per listing$5M$5.1M$5.1M
Households per official establishment (all limited-service restaurants)394492478
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+12.0%+6.2%+6.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025+4.2%+5.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on food away from home$3,974$3,670$4,070
Median household income$77,853$69,595$80,734
Groundwork market score5548

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
736 → 824All limited-service restaurants · +12.0% over the period
Employees, 2023
14,524
Annual payroll, 2023
$352.6M
One-person businesses, 2023
170All limited-service restaurants with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
256144 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
254The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
26
Amount
$12.7M

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

Population, 2025 estimate
745,904+4.2% since 2020
Households
324,907
Median age
36.5
Homes lived in by their owners
53%
Vehicles per household
1.7
Land area
504 sq. mi.
People per square mile
1,421
Median household income
$77,853+28.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$113,747
Median home value
$417,400
Jobs located here
594,502
Daytime population
954,372Residents 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 Davidson 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
32Davidson County, TN552567.9$5M+4.2%#824 of 2,090

Other business types in Davidson County

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

Questions

How many pizza places are in Davidson County, TN?

There are 256 pizza places on map listings in Davidson County as of September 2026. 144 of them (56%) are chain locations. The listings count pizza restaurants. Official counts show 824 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 170 one-person businesses without payroll.

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

About $1.3B a year, or $3,974 per household. That is 2% below the U.S. average (an index of 98, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 256 pizza places on map listings, it comes to $5M per pizza place. The spending figure covers all food away from home, not only pizza places. It is estimated from the incomes of the 324,907 households in Davidson County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Davidson County has 7.9 pizza places per 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 8.0. Spending per pizza place is $5M, in line with the U.S. figure of $5.1M. At the national ratio of pizza places to household spending, Davidson County would have about 254, against 256 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 394 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 Davidson County, TN growing?

Population estimates put Davidson County at 745,904 people in 2025, up 4.2% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 324,907 households. The median household income in Davidson County is $77,853 a year, 4% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 28.9% 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. 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. Davidson County scores 55 for pizza places (upper middle), #824 of 2,090 scored counties.

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