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Pizza places in Navajo County, AZ

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 45 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,229 of 2,090 scored counties
#12 of 14 scored counties in Arizona

Listings
30
20 chain locations (67%)
Official establishments
72
All limited-service restaurants · −4.0% since 2019
Household spending a year
$125.1M
On food away from home · $3,123 a household
Spending per listing
$4.2M
18% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
7.5
6% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
109,946
+3.0% 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

Households in Navajo County spend about $125.1M a year on food away from home, or $3,123 per household, 23% below the U.S. average. Spread across 30 pizza places, that is $4.2M per pizza place, 18% below the U.S. figure of $5.1M. The spending figure covers all food away from home, not only pizza places.

There are 30 pizza places on map listings in Navajo County as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 67% of them, against 58% across the U.S. That comes to 7.5 for every 10,000 households, 6% below the U.S. rate of 8.0.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as limited-service restaurants in Navajo County was 72 in 2023, down 4.0% from 2019. That is one for every 556 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 also show 17 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 4 SBA-backed loans worth $3M have gone to businesses classed as limited-service restaurants in Navajo County.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Navajo County grew 3.0%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). For pizza places, Navajo County has a Groundwork market score of 45 (lower middle): #1,229 of 2,090 scored counties and #12 of 14 scored counties in Arizona.

How Navajo County compares

The same measures for Arizona 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 Navajo County, AZ compared with Arizona and the U.S.
MeasureNavajo CountyArizonaU.S.
Listings per 10k households7.56.38.0
Spending per listing$4.2M$6.3M$5.1M
Households per official establishment (all limited-service restaurants)556500478
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023−4.0%+13.8%+6.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025+3.0%+6.1%+3.1%
Spending per household on food away from home$3,123$3,982$4,070
Median household income$54,606$79,964$80,734
Groundwork market score4570

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
75 → 72All limited-service restaurants · −4.0% over the period
Employees, 2023
1,415
Annual payroll, 2023
$29.9M
One-person businesses, 2023
17All limited-service restaurants with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
3020 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
25The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
4
Amount
$3M

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as limited-service restaurants in Navajo 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 Navajo County

Population, 2025 estimate
109,946+3.0% since 2020
Households
40,063
Median age
40.5
Homes lived in by their owners
73%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
9,950 sq. mi.
People per square mile
11
Median household income
$54,606+36.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$68,874
Median home value
$201,500
Jobs located here
26,234
Daytime population
104,760Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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

Top counties in Arizona

Counties in Arizona ranked for pizza places by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Pinal County, AZ91664.1$9.5M+25.4%#6 of 2,090
2Yavapai County, AZ77645.8$6.3M+6.5%#139 of 2,090
3Yuma County, AZ72324.0$8.3M+9.2%#238 of 2,090
4Mohave County, AZ71525.1$6.5M+6.5%#269 of 2,090
5Pima County, AZ682325.3$7M+2.8%#362 of 2,090
6Maricopa County, AZ671,1936.9$6.1M+5.5%#396 of 2,090
7Graham County, AZ6375.5$6.3M+4.0%#537 of 2,090
8Cochise County, AZ57336.5$5.2M+0.6%#747 of 2,090
9Santa Cruz County, AZ54127.1$4.5M+4.8%#864 of 2,090
10Gila County, AZ53166.8$4.9M+0.9%#899 of 2,090
12Navajo County, AZ45307.5$4.2M+3.0%#1,229 of 2,090

Other business types in Navajo County

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

Questions

How many pizza places are in Navajo County, AZ?

As of September 2026, map listings count 30 pizza places in Navajo County. 20 of them (67%) are chain locations. The listings count pizza restaurants. Official counts show 72 businesses with payroll classed as limited-service restaurants in 2023, down 4.0% from 2019. The official count takes in all limited-service restaurants, not only pizza places: fast food and sandwich shops are counted too. Another 17 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.

How much do households in Navajo County, AZ spend on food away from home?

About $125.1M a year, or $3,123 per household. That is 23% below the U.S. average (an index of 77, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 30 pizza places on map listings, it comes to $4.2M 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 40,063 households in Navajo County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Navajo County, AZ compare with the U.S. for pizza places?

Navajo County has 7.5 pizza places per 10,000 households, 6% below the U.S. rate of 8.0. Spending per pizza place is $4.2M, 18% below the U.S. figure of $5.1M. At the U.S. ratio of pizza places to household spending, Navajo County would have about 25, against 30 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 556 households, against one for every 478 across the U.S. The official count fell 4.0% from 2019 to 2023, against +6.1% for the U.S.

How fast is Navajo County, AZ growing?

Population estimates put Navajo County at 109,946 people in 2025, up 3.0% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 40,063 households. Median household income in Navajo County is $54,606, 32% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 36.3%, 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. Navajo County scores 45 for pizza places (lower middle), #1,229 of 2,090 scored counties.

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