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Pizza places in Gray County, TX

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 38 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,505 of 2,090 scored counties
#105 of 122 scored counties in Texas

Listings
6
5 chain locations (83%)
Official establishments
16
All limited-service restaurants
Household spending a year
$26.9M
On food away from home · $3,366 a household
Spending per listing
$4.5M
12% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
7.5
6% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
20,919
−1.3% 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 6 pizza places in Gray County. 5 of them (83%) are chain locations, against 58% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 7.5, 6% below the U.S. rate of 8.0.

Households in Gray County spend about $26.9M a year on food away from home, or $3,366 per household, 17% below the U.S. average. That works out to $4.5M per pizza place, 12% 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.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as limited-service restaurants in Gray County was 16 in 2023. That is one for every 499 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 list 4 one-person businesses without payroll.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Gray County declined 1.3%, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Groundwork market score for pizza places in Gray County is 38 (lower middle), #1,505 of 2,090 scored counties and #105 of 122 scored counties in Texas.

How Gray County compares

The same measures for Texas 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 Gray County, TX compared with Texas and the U.S.
MeasureGray CountyTexasU.S.
Listings per 10k households7.56.58.0
Spending per listing$4.5M$6.1M$5.1M
Households per official establishment (all limited-service restaurants)499451478
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+9.0%+6.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025−1.3%+8.5%+3.1%
Spending per household on food away from home$3,366$3,970$4,070
Median household income$59,614$78,476$80,734
Groundwork market score3864

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
14 → 16All limited-service restaurants
Employees, 2023
366
Annual payroll, 2023
$6.1M
One-person businesses, 2023
4All limited-service restaurants with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
65 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
5The 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 Gray 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 Gray County

Population, 2025 estimate
20,919−1.3% since 2020
Households
7,991
Median age
37.6
Homes lived in by their owners
76%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
926 sq. mi.
People per square mile
23
Median household income
$59,614+24.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$87,713
Median home value
$102,900
Jobs located here
7,219
Daytime population
19,509Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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

Top counties in Texas

Counties in Texas ranked for pizza places by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Bastrop County, TX90143.8$10.6M+21.3%#10 of 2,090
2Guadalupe County, TX90324.9$8.6M+15.8%#13 of 2,090
3Waller County, TX86105.5$7.5M+21.9%#30 of 2,090
4Aransas County, TX8354.0$9.1M+9.3%#50 of 2,090
5Lampasas County, TX8256.0$6.7M+9.0%#59 of 2,090
6Wood County, TX8184.3$8M+10.3%#63 of 2,090
7Burnet County, TX81125.7$6.9M+15.2%#66 of 2,090
8Wise County, TX81176.8$6.2M+21.5%#69 of 2,090
9Wilson County, TX8094.9$8.6M+12.2%#78 of 2,090
10Caldwell County, TX7974.2$8.5M+20.0%#93 of 2,090
105Gray County, TX3867.5$4.5M−1.3%#1,505 of 2,090

Other business types in Gray County

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

Questions

How many pizza places are in Gray County, TX?

Gray County has 6 pizza places on map listings as of September 2026. 5 of them (83%) are chain locations. The listings count pizza restaurants. Official counts show 16 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. Official counts also show 4 one-person businesses without payroll.

How much do households in Gray County, TX spend on food away from home?

About $26.9M a year, or $3,366 per household. That is 17% below the U.S. average (an index of 83, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 6 pizza places on map listings, it comes to $4.5M per pizza place. The spending figure covers all food away from home, not only pizza places. It is estimated from the incomes of the 7,991 households in Gray County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Gray County, TX compare with the U.S. for pizza places?

Gray County has 7.5 pizza places per 10,000 households, 6% below the U.S. rate of 8.0. Spending per pizza place is $4.5M, 12% below the U.S. figure of $5.1M. At the national ratio of pizza places to household spending, Gray County would have about 5, against 6 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 499 households, against one for every 478 across the U.S.

How fast is Gray County, TX growing?

Population estimates put Gray County at 20,919 people in 2025, down 1.3% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 7,991 households. The median household income in Gray County is $59,614 a year, 26% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 24.3% 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. Gray County scores 38 for pizza places (lower middle), #1,505 of 2,090 scored counties.

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