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Pizza places in Hamilton County, TN

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 60 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #641 of 2,090 scored counties
#25 of 70 scored counties in Tennessee

Listings
115
87 chain locations (76%)
Official establishments
346
All limited-service restaurants · −1.1% since 2019
Household spending a year
$599.5M
On food away from home · $3,888 a household
Spending per listing
$5.2M
3% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
7.5
6% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
390,833
+6.2% 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

Households in Hamilton County spend about $599.5M a year on food away from home, or $3,888 per household, 4% below the U.S. average. That works out to $5.2M per pizza place, 3% above the U.S. figure of $5.1M. The spending figure covers all food away from home, not only pizza places.

Hamilton County has 115 pizza places on map listings as of September 2026. 87 of them (76%) are chain locations, against 58% across the U.S. That comes to 7.5 for every 10,000 households, 6% below the U.S. rate of 8.0.

Official counts show 346 businesses with payroll classed as limited-service restaurants in Hamilton County in 2023, down 1.1% from 2019. That is one for every 446 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. Official counts list 45 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 6 SBA-backed loans worth $4.2M have gone to businesses classed as limited-service restaurants in Hamilton County.

Population estimates put the population change in Hamilton County from 2020 to 2025 at +6.2%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for pizza places in Hamilton County is 60 (upper middle), #641 of 2,090 scored counties and #25 of 70 scored counties in Tennessee.

How Hamilton 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 Hamilton County, TN compared with Tennessee and the U.S.
MeasureHamilton CountyTennesseeU.S.
Listings per 10k households7.57.28.0
Spending per listing$5.2M$5.1M$5.1M
Households per official establishment (all limited-service restaurants)446492478
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023−1.1%+6.2%+6.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025+6.2%+5.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on food away from home$3,888$3,670$4,070
Median household income$76,183$69,595$80,734
Groundwork market score6048

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
350 → 346All limited-service restaurants · −1.1% over the period
Employees, 2023
7,305
Annual payroll, 2023
$137.2M
One-person businesses, 2023
45All limited-service restaurants with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
11587 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
118The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
6
Amount
$4.2M

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

Population, 2025 estimate
390,833+6.2% since 2020
Households
154,181
Median age
40.2
Homes lived in by their owners
64%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
542 sq. mi.
People per square mile
694
Median household income
$76,183+38.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$108,083
Median home value
$312,800
Jobs located here
213,237
Daytime population
429,865Residents 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 Hamilton 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
25Hamilton County, TN601157.5$5.2M+6.2%#641 of 2,090

Other business types in Hamilton County

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

Questions

How many pizza places are in Hamilton County, TN?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 115 pizza places in Hamilton County. 87 of them (76%) are chain locations. The listings count pizza restaurants. Official counts show 346 businesses with payroll classed as limited-service restaurants in 2023, down 1.1% 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 also show 45 one-person businesses without payroll.

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

About $599.5M a year, or $3,888 per household. That is 4% below the U.S. average (an index of 96, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 115 pizza places on map listings, it comes to $5.2M 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 154,181 households in Hamilton County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Hamilton County has 7.5 pizza places per 10,000 households, 6% below the U.S. rate of 8.0. Spending per pizza place is $5.2M, 3% above the U.S. figure of $5.1M. At the U.S. ratio of pizza places to household spending, Hamilton County would have about 118, against 115 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 446 households, against one for every 478 across the U.S. The official count fell 1.1% from 2019 to 2023, against +6.1% for the U.S.

How fast is Hamilton County, TN growing?

Population estimates put Hamilton County at 390,833 people in 2025, up 6.2% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 154,181 households. Median household income in Hamilton County is $76,183, 6% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 38.3%, 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. Hamilton County scores 60 for pizza places (upper middle), #641 of 2,090 scored counties.

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