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Pizza places in Mecklenburg County, VA

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 23 out of 100: Low

Ranked #1,957 of 2,090 scored counties
#85 of 95 scored counties in Virginia

Listings
19
14 chain locations (74%)
Official establishments
29
All limited-service restaurants · +3.6% since 2019
Household spending a year
$44.5M
On food away from home · $3,281 a household
Spending per listing
$2.3M
54% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
14.0
75% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
30,747
+1.5% 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

For pizza places, Mecklenburg County has a Groundwork market score of 23 (low): #1,957 of 2,090 scored counties and #85 of 95 scored counties in Virginia. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.

Map listings as of September 2026 show 19 pizza places in Mecklenburg County. Of those, 14 are chain locations, or 74%, against 58% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 14.0, 75% above the U.S. rate of 8.0.

At $3,281 per household (19% below the U.S. average), households in Mecklenburg County spend about $44.5M a year on food away from home. Spread across 19 pizza places, that is $2.3M per pizza place, 54% 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 Mecklenburg County was 29 in 2023, up 3.6% from 2019. That is one for every 468 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. Population estimates show Mecklenburg County grew 1.5% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).

How Mecklenburg County compares

The same measures for Virginia 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 Mecklenburg County, VA compared with Virginia and the U.S.
MeasureMecklenburg CountyVirginiaU.S.
Listings per 10k households14.07.58.0
Spending per listing$2.3M$5.8M$5.1M
Households per official establishment (all limited-service restaurants)468471478
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+3.6%+3.6%+6.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025+1.5%+2.8%+3.1%
Spending per household on food away from home$3,281$4,372$4,070
Median household income$57,045$93,170$80,734
Groundwork market score2359

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
28 → 29All limited-service restaurants · +3.6% over the period
Employees, 2023
584
Annual payroll, 2023
$10.5M
One-person businesses, 2023
4All limited-service restaurants with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
1914 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
9The 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 Mecklenburg 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 Mecklenburg County

Population, 2025 estimate
30,747+1.5% since 2020
Households
13,569
Median age
47.7
Homes lived in by their owners
68%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
625 sq. mi.
People per square mile
49
Median household income
$57,045+32.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$81,783
Median home value
$192,600
Jobs located here
10,820
Daytime population
28,099Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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

Top counties in Virginia

Counties in Virginia ranked for pizza places by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1New Kent County, VA9855.4$8.9M+21.2%#1 of 2,090
2Powhatan County, VA9376.2$7.5M+7.0%#2 of 2,090
3Frederick County, VA91174.8$9.2M+8.8%#7 of 2,090
4Caroline County, VA9165.0$8.1M+11.3%#8 of 2,090
5Albemarle County, VA90214.6$10.1M+5.1%#11 of 2,090
6Rockingham County, VA88164.9$7.9M+6.6%#17 of 2,090
7Louisa County, VA88106.4$6.3M+13.6%#21 of 2,090
8Isle of Wight County, VA8585.1$8.4M+6.7%#36 of 2,090
9James City County, VA85216.6$7.1M+6.2%#41 of 2,090
10Culpeper County, VA83115.8$7.5M+9.3%#51 of 2,090
85Mecklenburg County, VA231914.0$2.3M+1.5%#1,957 of 2,090

Other business types in Mecklenburg County

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

Questions

How many pizza places are in Mecklenburg County, VA?

There are 19 pizza places on map listings in Mecklenburg County as of September 2026. 14 of them (74%) 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. That count covers all limited-service restaurants (fast food and sandwich shops included), not only pizza places. Another 4 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.

How much do households in Mecklenburg County, VA spend on food away from home?

About $44.5M a year, or $3,281 per household. That is 19% below the U.S. average (an index of 81, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 19 pizza places on map listings, it comes to $2.3M per pizza place. The spending figure covers all food away from home, not only pizza places. It is estimated from the incomes of the 13,569 households in Mecklenburg County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Mecklenburg County, VA compare with the U.S. for pizza places?

Mecklenburg County has 14.0 pizza places per 10,000 households, 75% above the U.S. rate of 8.0. Spending per pizza place is $2.3M, 54% below the U.S. figure of $5.1M. At the national ratio of pizza places to household spending, Mecklenburg County would have about 9, against 19 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 468 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 Mecklenburg County, VA growing?

Population estimates put Mecklenburg County at 30,747 people in 2025, up 1.5% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 13,569 households. The median household income in Mecklenburg County is $57,045 a year, 29% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 32.0% 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. Mecklenburg County scores 23 for pizza places (low), #1,957 of 2,090 scored counties.

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