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Pizza places in Ashley County, AR

How Ashley County, AR compares with other counties and the U.S. for pizza places: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.

Groundwork market score

Not scored

The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 2.

Listings
2
2 chain locations (100%)
Official establishments
14
All limited-service restaurants
Household spending a year
$20.2M
On food away from home · $2,750 a household
Spending per listing
$10.1M
Too few listings to compare
Listings per 10k households
2.7
Too few listings to compare
Population, 2025
17,831
−5.9% 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 $2,750 per household (32% below the U.S. average), households in Ashley County spend about $20.2M a year on food away from home. That is about $10.1M of household spending for each pizza place on map listings. The spending figure covers all food away from home, not only pizza places.

There are 2 pizza places on map listings in Ashley County as of September 2026. That is 2.7 per 10,000 households.

Official counts show 14 businesses with payroll classed as limited-service restaurants in Ashley County in 2023. That is one for every 525 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.

Population estimates put the population change in Ashley County from 2020 to 2025 at −5.9%, against +3.1% for the U.S. With 2 pizza places on map listings, Ashley County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How Ashley County compares

The same measures for Arkansas 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 Ashley County, AR compared with Arkansas and the U.S.
MeasureAshley CountyArkansasU.S.
Listings per 10k households2.78.18.0
Spending per listing$10.1M$4.2M$5.1M
Households per official establishment (all limited-service restaurants)525506478
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+11.1%+6.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025−5.9%+3.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on food away from home$2,750$3,400$4,070
Median household income$44,266$60,773$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored35

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
17 → 14All limited-service restaurants
Employees, 2023
251
Annual payroll, 2023
$4.2M
One-person businesses, 2023
0All limited-service restaurants with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
22 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
4The 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 Ashley 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 Ashley County

Population, 2025 estimate
17,831−5.9% since 2020
Households
7,356
Median age
43.1
Homes lived in by their owners
71%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
926 sq. mi.
People per square mile
20
Median household income
$44,266−1.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$58,274
Median home value
$91,900
Jobs located here
5,531
Daytime population
17,238Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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

Top counties in Arkansas

Counties in Arkansas ranked for pizza places by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Benton County, AR71938.3$5.2M+16.0%#285 of 2,090
2Saline County, AR68367.2$5.3M+7.6%#373 of 2,090
3Hot Spring County, AR6264.9$6.4M+1.1%#575 of 2,090
4Marion County, AR6056.5$4.5M+4.3%#653 of 2,090
5Greene County, AR58105.6$5.8M+3.4%#711 of 2,090
6Lonoke County, AR57258.8$4.2M+3.5%#759 of 2,090
7Miller County, AR5484.9$6.2M−0.5%#852 of 2,090
8Polk County, AR5456.3$4.8M+1.6%#860 of 2,090
9Johnson County, AR5354.8$5.9M+2.0%#886 of 2,090
10Logan County, AR5378.2$4M+2.5%#913 of 2,090
Ashley County, ARNot scored22.7$10.1M−5.9%

Other business types in Ashley County

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

Questions

How many pizza places are in Ashley County, AR?

As of September 2026, map listings count 2 pizza places in Ashley County. The listings count pizza restaurants. Official counts show 14 businesses with payroll classed as limited-service restaurants in 2023. The official count takes in all limited-service restaurants, not only pizza places: fast food and sandwich shops are counted too.

How much do households in Ashley County, AR spend on food away from home?

About $20.2M a year, or $2,750 per household. That is 32% below the U.S. average (an index of 68, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 2 pizza places on map listings, it comes to $10.1M 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 7,356 households in Ashley County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Ashley County, AR compare with the U.S. for pizza places?

Ashley County has 2 pizza places on map listings, too few for a steady comparison with the U.S. rate. At the U.S. ratio of pizza places to household spending, Ashley County would have about 4, against 2 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 525 households, against one for every 478 across the U.S.

How fast is Ashley County, AR growing?

Population estimates put Ashley County at 17,831 people in 2025, down 5.9% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 7,356 households. Median household income in Ashley County is $44,266, 45% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median fell 1.1%, 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. Ashley County has no market score for pizza places: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 2.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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