Market rankings · Arizona
Pizza places in Arizona
Every metro area, small-town market and county in Arizona, ranked by the Groundwork market score for pizza places, with competitor counts and household spending for each.
- Listings
- 1,804
- 1,213 chain locations (67%)
- Official establishments
- 5,713
- All limited-service restaurants · +13.8% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $11.4B
- On food away from home
- Listings per 10k households
- 6.3
- 21% below the U.S.
- Spending per listing
- $6.3M
- 24% above the U.S.
- Rank among states
- #3 of 51
- Market score 70 · Upper middle
A site report maps the pizza places on map listings around any address in Arizona by name and distance, and the spending within reach.
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What this means
Arizona has 1,804 pizza places on map listings as of September 2026. 1,213 of them (67%) are chain locations, against 58% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 6.3, 21% below the U.S. rate of 8.0.
At $3,982 per household (2% below the U.S. average), households in Arizona spend about $11.4B a year on food away from home. Spread across 1,804 pizza places, that is $6.3M per pizza place, 24% above the U.S. figure of $5.1M. The spending figure covers all food away from home, not only pizza places.
Official counts show 5,713 businesses with payroll classed as limited-service restaurants in Arizona in 2023, up 13.8% from 2019. That is one for every 500 households, against one for every 478 across the U.S. Across the U.S., the count rose 6.1% over the same years. That count covers all limited-service restaurants (fast food and sandwich shops included), not only pizza places. Since fiscal 2022, 185 SBA-backed loans worth $124.9M have gone to businesses classed as limited-service restaurants in Arizona.
Among the 50 states and DC, Arizona ranks #3 for pizza places, with a Groundwork market score of 70 (upper middle). Of the 7 scored metro areas in or partly in Arizona, the Prescott Valley-Prescott metro area scores highest (76). Of the 4 scored small-town markets in or partly in Arizona, the Safford area scores highest (69).
Every market in Arizona for pizza places
Download the ranking (CSV)Numbered by Groundwork market score among the markets based in Arizona, highest first; the U.S. rank compares each market with every other of its kind. A metro area that crosses a state line is listed in each state it reaches, and numbered only in the state its page is under. How the score works.
Metro areas
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ | 76 | 64 | 5.8 | $6.3M | +6.5% | #23 of 387 |
| 2Yuma, AZ | 75 | 32 | 4.0 | $8.3M | +9.2% | #26 of 387 |
| 3Tucson, AZ | 70 | 232 | 5.3 | $7M | +2.8% | #57 of 387 |
| 4Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ | 70 | 52 | 5.1 | $6.5M | +6.5% | #60 of 387 |
| 5Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ | 69 | 1,259 | 6.7 | $6.3M | +7.3% | #65 of 387 |
| 6Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ | 52 | 33 | 6.5 | $5.2M | +0.6% | #176 of 387 |
| 7Flagstaff, AZ | 29 | 46 | 8.3 | $4.6M | −0.6% | #341 of 387 |
Small-town markets
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Safford, AZ | 69 | 7 | 5.5 | $6.3M | +4.0% | #78 of 520 |
| 2Payson, AZ | 61 | 16 | 6.8 | $4.9M | +0.9% | #142 of 520 |
| 3Nogales, AZ | 60 | 12 | 7.1 | $4.5M | +4.8% | #153 of 520 |
| 4Show Low, AZ | 50 | 30 | 7.5 | $4.2M | +3.0% | #255 of 520 |
Counties
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Pinal County, AZ | 91 | 66 | 4.1 | $9.5M | +25.4% | #6 of 2,090 |
| 2Yavapai County, AZ | 77 | 64 | 5.8 | $6.3M | +6.5% | #139 of 2,090 |
| 3Yuma County, AZ | 72 | 32 | 4.0 | $8.3M | +9.2% | #238 of 2,090 |
| 4Mohave County, AZ | 71 | 52 | 5.1 | $6.5M | +6.5% | #269 of 2,090 |
| 5Pima County, AZ | 68 | 232 | 5.3 | $7M | +2.8% | #362 of 2,090 |
| 6Maricopa County, AZ | 67 | 1,193 | 6.9 | $6.1M | +5.5% | #396 of 2,090 |
| 7Graham County, AZ | 63 | 7 | 5.5 | $6.3M | +4.0% | #537 of 2,090 |
| 8Cochise County, AZ | 57 | 33 | 6.5 | $5.2M | +0.6% | #747 of 2,090 |
| 9Santa Cruz County, AZ | 54 | 12 | 7.1 | $4.5M | +4.8% | #864 of 2,090 |
| 10Gila County, AZ | 53 | 16 | 6.8 | $4.9M | +0.9% | #899 of 2,090 |
| 11Apache County, AZ | 51 | 12 | 5.7 | $5.1M | −2.2% | #976 of 2,090 |
| 12Navajo County, AZ | 45 | 30 | 7.5 | $4.2M | +3.0% | #1,229 of 2,090 |
| 13Coconino County, AZ | 42 | 46 | 8.3 | $4.6M | −0.6% | #1,355 of 2,090 |
| 14La Paz County, AZ | 38 | 6 | 6.7 | $4.5M | +0.9% | #1,504 of 2,090 |
| Greenlee County, AZ | Not scored | 3 | 8.4 | $4.1M | −2.3% |
Markets with fewer than 5 pizza places on map listings, and counties under 10,000 people, aren’t scored; they’re listed last in each table.
Questions
How many pizza places are in Arizona?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 1,804 pizza places in Arizona. 1,213 of them (67%) are chain locations. The listings count pizza restaurants. Official counts show 5,713 businesses with payroll classed as limited-service restaurants in 2023, up 13.8% 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 959 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Arizona spend on food away from home?
About $11.4B a year, or $3,982 per household. That is 2% below the U.S. average (an index of 98, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 1,804 pizza places on map listings, it comes to $6.3M 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 2,856,081 households in Arizona and national spending patterns by income.
How does Arizona compare with the U.S. for pizza places?
Arizona has 6.3 pizza places per 10,000 households, 21% below the U.S. rate of 8.0. Spending per pizza place is $6.3M, 24% above the U.S. figure of $5.1M. At the U.S. ratio of pizza places to household spending, Arizona would have about 2,238, against 1,804 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 500 households, against one for every 478 across the U.S. The official count rose 13.8% from 2019 to 2023, against +6.1% for the U.S.
Which market in Arizona has the highest market score for pizza places?
Among 7 scored metro areas in or partly in Arizona, the Prescott Valley-Prescott metro area scores highest, at 76 (high). Among 4 scored small-town markets in or partly in Arizona, the Safford area scores highest, at 69 (upper middle). Among 14 scored counties in Arizona, Pinal County scores highest, at 91 (very high). Scores compare each market with others of its kind across the U.S.
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. Arizona scores 70 for pizza places (upper middle), #3 of the 50 states and DC.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
Run a Groundwork site report on an address in Arizona. It maps the pizza places on map listings near the site and sizes the households and spending within the distance you choose. New accounts get 10 actions over 3 days, no card.
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Related business types in Arizona
- Restaurants and cafes27,387 listings
- Sit-down restaurants15,233 listings
- Fast food and sandwich shops3,785 listings
- Coffee shops and cafes3,104 listings
- Bakeries and dessert shops2,249 listings
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