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Pizza places in Baxter County, AR

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 43 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,323 of 2,090 scored counties
#21 of 46 scored counties in Arkansas

Listings
17
14 chain locations (82%)
Official establishments
30
All limited-service restaurants · 0.0% since 2019
Household spending a year
$58.6M
On food away from home · $3,027 a household
Spending per listing
$3.4M
32% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
8.8
10% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
42,982
+3.1% 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 $3,027 per household (26% below the U.S. average), households in Baxter County spend about $58.6M a year on food away from home. That is about $3.4M of household spending for each pizza place on map listings, 32% below the U.S. figure of $5.1M. The spending figure covers all food away from home, not only pizza places.

Baxter County has 17 pizza places on map listings as of September 2026. 14 of them (82%) are chain locations, against 58% across the U.S. That comes to 8.8 for every 10,000 households, 10% above the U.S. rate of 8.0.

Official counts show 30 businesses with payroll classed as limited-service restaurants in Baxter County in 2023, unchanged from 2019. That is one for every 645 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. Another 5 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.

Population estimates put the population change in Baxter County from 2020 to 2025 at +3.1%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). Baxter County scores 43 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for pizza places, ranking #1,323 of 2,090 scored counties and #21 of 46 scored counties in Arkansas.

How Baxter 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 Baxter County, AR compared with Arkansas and the U.S.
MeasureBaxter CountyArkansasU.S.
Listings per 10k households8.88.18.0
Spending per listing$3.4M$4.2M$5.1M
Households per official establishment (all limited-service restaurants)645506478
Official establishment growth, 2019–20230.0%+11.1%+6.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025+3.1%+3.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on food away from home$3,027$3,400$4,070
Median household income$48,452$60,773$80,734
Groundwork market score4335

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
30 → 30All limited-service restaurants · 0.0% over the period
Employees, 2023
607
Annual payroll, 2023
$10.9M
One-person businesses, 2023
5All limited-service restaurants with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
1714 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 Baxter 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 Baxter County

Population, 2025 estimate
42,982+3.1% since 2020
Households
19,348
Median age
51.0
Homes lived in by their owners
75%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
554 sq. mi.
People per square mile
77
Median household income
$48,452+14.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$71,486
Median home value
$174,600
Jobs located here
16,323
Daytime population
43,148Residents 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 Baxter 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
21Baxter County, AR43178.8$3.4M+3.1%#1,323 of 2,090

Other business types in Baxter County

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

Questions

How many pizza places are in Baxter County, AR?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 17 pizza places in Baxter County. 14 of them (82%) are chain locations. The listings count pizza restaurants. Official counts show 30 businesses with payroll classed as limited-service restaurants in 2023, unchanged 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 list 5 one-person businesses without payroll.

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

About $58.6M a year, or $3,027 per household. That is 26% below the U.S. average (an index of 74, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 17 pizza places on map listings, it comes to $3.4M 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 19,348 households in Baxter County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Baxter County has 8.8 pizza places per 10,000 households, 10% above the U.S. rate of 8.0. Spending per pizza place is $3.4M, 32% below the U.S. figure of $5.1M. At the U.S. ratio of pizza places to household spending, Baxter County would have about 12, against 17 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 645 households, against one for every 478 across the U.S. The official count held level from 2019 to 2023, against +6.1% for the U.S.

How fast is Baxter County, AR growing?

Population estimates put Baxter County at 42,982 people in 2025, up 3.1% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 19,348 households. Median household income in Baxter County is $48,452, 40% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 14.7%, 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. Baxter County scores 43 for pizza places (lower middle), #1,323 of 2,090 scored counties.

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