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Pizza places in Washington County, TX

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 67 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #410 of 2,090 scored counties
#48 of 122 scored counties in Texas

Listings
11
9 chain locations (82%)
Official establishments
29
All limited-service restaurants · +3.6% since 2019
Household spending a year
$58.7M
On food away from home · $3,794 a household
Spending per listing
$5.3M
5% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
7.1
11% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
38,288
+7.0% 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 $3,794 per household (7% below the U.S. average), households in Washington County spend about $58.7M a year on food away from home. That is about $5.3M of household spending for each pizza place on map listings, 5% above the U.S. figure of $5.1M. The spending figure covers all food away from home, not only pizza places.

Washington County has 11 pizza places on map listings as of September 2026. 9 of them (82%) are chain locations, against 58% across the U.S. That comes to 7.1 for every 10,000 households, 11% below the U.S. rate of 8.0.

Official counts show 29 businesses with payroll classed as limited-service restaurants in Washington County in 2023, up 3.6% from 2019. That is one for every 534 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 13 one-person businesses without payroll.

Population estimates show Washington County grew 7.0% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For pizza places, Washington County has a Groundwork market score of 67 (upper middle): #410 of 2,090 scored counties and #48 of 122 scored counties in Texas. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.

How Washington 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 Washington County, TX compared with Texas and the U.S.
MeasureWashington CountyTexasU.S.
Listings per 10k households7.16.58.0
Spending per listing$5.3M$6.1M$5.1M
Households per official establishment (all limited-service restaurants)534451478
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+3.6%+9.0%+6.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025+7.0%+8.5%+3.1%
Spending per household on food away from home$3,794$3,970$4,070
Median household income$77,825$78,476$80,734
Groundwork market score6764

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
28 → 29All limited-service restaurants · +3.6% over the period
Employees, 2023
521
Annual payroll, 2023
$9.9M
One-person businesses, 2023
13All limited-service restaurants with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
119 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
12The 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 Washington 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 Washington County

Population, 2025 estimate
38,288+7.0% since 2020
Households
15,481
Median age
42.7
Homes lived in by their owners
70%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
604 sq. mi.
People per square mile
61
Median household income
$77,825+41.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$105,165
Median home value
$288,100
Jobs located here
16,640
Daytime population
34,059Residents 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 Washington 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
48Washington County, TX67117.1$5.3M+7.0%#410 of 2,090

Other business types in Washington County

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

Questions

How many pizza places are in Washington County, TX?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 11 pizza places in Washington County. 9 of them (82%) are chain locations. The listings count pizza restaurants. Official counts show 29 businesses with payroll classed as limited-service restaurants in 2023, up 3.6% 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 13 one-person businesses without payroll.

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

About $58.7M a year, or $3,794 per household. That is 7% below the U.S. average (an index of 93, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 11 pizza places on map listings, it comes to $5.3M 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 15,481 households in Washington County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Washington County has 7.1 pizza places per 10,000 households, 11% below the U.S. rate of 8.0. Spending per pizza place is $5.3M, 5% above the U.S. figure of $5.1M. At the U.S. ratio of pizza places to household spending, Washington County would have about 12, against 11 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 534 households, against one for every 478 across the U.S. The official count rose 3.6% from 2019 to 2023, against +6.1% for the U.S.

How fast is Washington County, TX growing?

Population estimates put Washington County at 38,288 people in 2025, up 7.0% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 15,481 households. Median household income in Washington County is $77,825, 4% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 41.6%, 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. Washington County scores 67 for pizza places (upper middle), #410 of 2,090 scored counties.

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