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Pizza places in Decatur County, TN

How Decatur County, TN 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 38 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,532 of 2,090 scored counties
#59 of 70 scored counties in Tennessee

Listings
5
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
7
All limited-service restaurants
Household spending a year
$13.5M
On food away from home · $2,961 a household
Spending per listing
$2.7M
47% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
10.9
36% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
11,820
+3.4% 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 5 pizza places in Decatur County. None of them are chain locations, against 58% across the U.S. That comes to 10.9 for every 10,000 households, 36% above the U.S. rate of 8.0.

Household spending on food away from home in Decatur County comes to about $13.5M a year: $2,961 per household, 27% below the U.S. average. That is about $2.7M of household spending for each pizza place on map listings, 47% 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 7 businesses with payroll classed as limited-service restaurants in Decatur County in 2023. That is one for every 653 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. Official counts also show 3 one-person businesses without payroll.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Decatur County grew 3.4%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for pizza places in Decatur County is 38 (lower middle), #1,532 of 2,090 scored counties and #59 of 70 scored counties in Tennessee.

How Decatur 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 Decatur County, TN compared with Tennessee and the U.S.
MeasureDecatur CountyTennesseeU.S.
Listings per 10k households10.97.28.0
Spending per listing$2.7M$5.1M$5.1M
Households per official establishment (all limited-service restaurants)653492478
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+6.2%+6.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025+3.4%+5.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on food away from home$2,961$3,670$4,070
Median household income$45,375$69,595$80,734
Groundwork market score3848

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
5 → 7All limited-service restaurants
Employees, 2023
162
Annual payroll, 2023
$2.5M
One-person businesses, 2023
3All limited-service restaurants with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
50 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
3The 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 Decatur 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 Decatur County

Population, 2025 estimate
11,820+3.4% since 2020
Households
4,568
Median age
46.8
Homes lived in by their owners
74%
Vehicles per household
2.1
Land area
334 sq. mi.
People per square mile
35
Median household income
$45,375+8.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$63,847
Median home value
$139,600
Jobs located here
3,527
Daytime population
10,690Residents 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 Decatur 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
59Decatur County, TN38510.9$2.7M+3.4%#1,532 of 2,090

Other business types in Decatur County

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

Questions

How many pizza places are in Decatur County, TN?

Decatur County has 5 pizza places on map listings as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations. The listings count pizza restaurants. Official counts show 7 businesses with payroll classed as limited-service restaurants in 2023. That count covers all limited-service restaurants (fast food and sandwich shops included), not only pizza places. Another 3 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.

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

About $13.5M a year, or $2,961 per household. That is 27% below the U.S. average (an index of 73, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 5 pizza places on map listings, it comes to $2.7M per pizza place. The spending figure covers all food away from home, not only pizza places. It is estimated from the incomes of the 4,568 households in Decatur County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Decatur County has 10.9 pizza places per 10,000 households, 36% above the U.S. rate of 8.0. Spending per pizza place is $2.7M, 47% below the U.S. figure of $5.1M. At the national ratio of pizza places to household spending, Decatur County would have about 3, against 5 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 653 households, against one for every 478 across the U.S.

How fast is Decatur County, TN growing?

Population estimates put Decatur County at 11,820 people in 2025, up 3.4% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 4,568 households. The median household income in Decatur County is $45,375 a year, 44% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 8.0% 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. Decatur County scores 38 for pizza places (lower middle), #1,532 of 2,090 scored counties.

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