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Pizza places in the Lubbock, TX metro area

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for pizza places in the Lubbock, TX metro area, set against other metro areas and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 47 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #217 of 387 scored metro areas
#15 of 26 scored metro areas based in Texas

Listings
86
66 chain locations (77%)
Official establishments
332
All limited-service restaurants · +3.5% since 2019
Household spending a year
$495.2M
On food away from home · $3,524 a household
Spending per listing
$5.8M
13% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
6.1
24% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
368,431
+4.6% 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 $3,524 per household (13% below the U.S. average), households in the Lubbock metro area spend about $495.2M a year on food away from home. That works out to $5.8M per pizza place, 13% above the U.S. figure of $5.1M. The spending figure covers all food away from home, not only pizza places.

There are 86 pizza places on map listings in the Lubbock metro area as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 77% of them, against 58% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 6.1, 24% below the U.S. rate of 8.0.

In 2023, official counts showed 332 businesses with payroll in the Lubbock metro area classed as limited-service restaurants, up 3.5% from 2019. That is one for every 423 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 50 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 8 SBA-backed loans worth $8.2M have gone to businesses classed as limited-service restaurants in the Lubbock metro area.

Population estimates show the Lubbock metro area grew 4.6% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For pizza places, the Lubbock metro area has a Groundwork market score of 47 (lower middle): #217 of 387 scored metro areas and #15 of 26 scored metro areas based in Texas.

How the Lubbock metro area 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 Lubbock, TX metro area compared with Texas and the U.S.
MeasureLubbock metro areaTexasU.S.
Listings per 10k households6.16.58.0
Spending per listing$5.8M$6.1M$5.1M
Households per official establishment (all limited-service restaurants)423451478
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+3.5%+9.0%+6.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025+4.6%+8.5%+3.1%
Spending per household on food away from home$3,524$3,970$4,070
Median household income$63,629$78,476$80,734
Groundwork market score4764

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
332All limited-service restaurants · +3.5% over the period
Employees, 2023
8,560
Annual payroll, 2023
$163.1M
One-person businesses, 2023
50All limited-service restaurants with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
8666 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
98The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
8
Amount
$8.2M

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as limited-service restaurants in the Lubbock metro area, 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 the Lubbock metro area

Population, 2025 estimate
368,431+4.6% since 2020
Households
140,553
Median age
34.5
Homes lived in by their owners
57%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
5,265 sq. mi.
People per square mile
68
Median household income
$63,629
Average household income
$89,032
Median home value
$202,700
Jobs located here
177,068
Daytime population
365,333Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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The highest-scoring metro areas in Texas for pizza places, numbered among those based in Texas, with the Lubbock metro area marked.

Top metro areas in Texas

Metro areas in Texas ranked for pizza places by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX856746.8$6.7M+14.0%#4 of 387
2Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX741,5305.7$7.2M+10.3%#35 of 387
3Midland, TX73456.5$6.7M+9.8%#41 of 387
4San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX665996.2$6.2M+9.5%#83 of 387
5Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX642,0607.1$6M+10.6%#96 of 387
6Odessa, TX63284.3$8.5M+5.0%#100 of 387
7Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX57775.2$6.9M+0.5%#130 of 387
8Eagle Pass, TX5784.4$6.9M+1.7%#131 of 387
9Killeen-Temple, TX561166.5$5.4M+7.2%#140 of 387
10Victoria, TX53195.0$7M+1.6%#162 of 387
15Lubbock, TX47866.1$5.8M+4.6%#217 of 387

Other business types in the Lubbock metro area

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

Questions

How many pizza places are in the Lubbock, TX metro area?

As of September 2026, map listings count 86 pizza places in the Lubbock metro area. 66 of them (77%) are chain locations. The listings count pizza restaurants. Official counts show 332 businesses with payroll classed as limited-service restaurants in 2023, up 3.5% 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 50 one-person businesses without payroll.

How much do households in the Lubbock, TX metro area spend on food away from home?

About $495.2M a year, or $3,524 per household. That is 13% below the U.S. average (an index of 87, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 86 pizza places on map listings, it comes to $5.8M 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 140,553 households in the Lubbock metro area and national spending patterns by income.

How does the Lubbock, TX metro area compare with the U.S. for pizza places?

The Lubbock metro area has 6.1 pizza places per 10,000 households, 24% below the U.S. rate of 8.0. Spending per pizza place is $5.8M, 13% above the U.S. figure of $5.1M. At the U.S. ratio of pizza places to household spending, the Lubbock metro area would have about 98, against 86 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 423 households, against one for every 478 across the U.S. The official count rose 3.5% from 2019 to 2023, against +6.1% for the U.S.

How fast is the Lubbock, TX metro area growing?

Population estimates put the Lubbock metro area at 368,431 people in 2025, up 4.6% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 140,553 households. Median household income in the Lubbock metro area is $63,629, 21% 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 Lubbock metro area scores 47 for pizza places (lower middle), #217 of 387 scored metro areas.

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