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Pizza places in Clark County, AR

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 19 out of 100: Low

Ranked #2,019 of 2,090 scored counties
#44 of 46 scored counties in Arkansas

Listings
7
7 chain locations (100%)
Official establishments
21
All limited-service restaurants
Household spending a year
$25.4M
On food away from home · $3,122 a household
Spending per listing
$3.6M
29% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
8.6
8% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
20,938
−2.2% 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, Clark County has a Groundwork market score of 19 (low): #2,019 of 2,090 scored counties and #44 of 46 scored counties in Arkansas. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.

As of September 2026, map listings count 7 pizza places in Clark County. All of them are chain locations, against 58% across the U.S. That is 8.6 per 10,000 households, 8% above the U.S. rate of 8.0.

At $3,122 per household (23% below the U.S. average), households in Clark County spend about $25.4M a year on food away from home. That is about $3.6M of household spending for each pizza place on map listings, 29% 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.

Official counts show 21 businesses with payroll classed as limited-service restaurants in Clark County in 2023. That is one for every 387 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. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Clark County declined 2.2%, against +3.1% for the U.S.

How Clark 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 Clark County, AR compared with Arkansas and the U.S.
MeasureClark CountyArkansasU.S.
Listings per 10k households8.68.18.0
Spending per listing$3.6M$4.2M$5.1M
Households per official establishment (all limited-service restaurants)387506478
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+11.1%+6.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025−2.2%+3.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on food away from home$3,122$3,400$4,070
Median household income$52,034$60,773$80,734
Groundwork market score1935

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
19 → 21All limited-service restaurants
Employees, 2023
466
Annual payroll, 2023
$7.6M
One-person businesses, 2023
7All limited-service restaurants with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
77 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
5The 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 Clark 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 Clark County

Population, 2025 estimate
20,938−2.2% since 2020
Households
8,121
Median age
36.6
Homes lived in by their owners
65%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
866 sq. mi.
People per square mile
24
Median household income
$52,034+25.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$71,512
Median home value
$155,000
Jobs located here
7,786
Daytime population
20,730Residents 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 Clark 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
44Clark County, AR1978.6$3.6M−2.2%#2,019 of 2,090

Other business types in Clark County

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

Questions

How many pizza places are in Clark County, AR?

Clark County has 7 pizza places on map listings as of September 2026. 7 of them (100%) are chain locations. The listings count pizza restaurants. Official counts show 21 businesses with payroll classed as limited-service restaurants in 2023. That count covers all limited-service restaurants (fast food and sandwich shops included), not only pizza places. Official counts list 7 one-person businesses without payroll.

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

About $25.4M a year, or $3,122 per household. That is 23% below the U.S. average (an index of 77, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 7 pizza places on map listings, it comes to $3.6M per pizza place. The spending figure covers all food away from home, not only pizza places. It is estimated from the incomes of the 8,121 households in Clark County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Clark County has 8.6 pizza places per 10,000 households, 8% above the U.S. rate of 8.0. Spending per pizza place is $3.6M, 29% below the U.S. figure of $5.1M. At the national ratio of pizza places to household spending, Clark County would have about 5, against 7 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 387 households, against one for every 478 across the U.S.

How fast is Clark County, AR growing?

Population estimates put Clark County at 20,938 people in 2025, down 2.2% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 8,121 households. The median household income in Clark County is $52,034 a year, 36% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 25.0% 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. Clark County scores 19 for pizza places (low), #2,019 of 2,090 scored counties.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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