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Pizza places in Columbia County, AR

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

Groundwork market score

Not scored

The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 3.

Listings
3
2 chain locations (67%)
Official establishments
23
All limited-service restaurants · 0.0% since 2019
Household spending a year
$26.4M
On food away from home · $3,145 a household
Spending per listing
$8.8M
73% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
3.6
55% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
21,894
−3.7% 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

Household spending on food away from home in Columbia County comes to about $26.4M a year: $3,145 per household, 23% below the U.S. average. Spread across 3 pizza places, that is $8.8M per pizza place, 73% above the U.S. figure of $5.1M. The spending figure covers all food away from home, not only pizza places.

Columbia County has 3 pizza places on map listings as of September 2026. Per 10,000 households, that is 3.6, 55% below the U.S. rate of 8.0.

Official counts show 23 businesses with payroll classed as limited-service restaurants in Columbia County in 2023, unchanged from 2019. That is one for every 366 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 Columbia County from 2020 to 2025 at −3.7%, against +3.1% for the U.S. With 3 pizza places on map listings, Columbia County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How Columbia 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 Columbia County, AR compared with Arkansas and the U.S.
MeasureColumbia CountyArkansasU.S.
Listings per 10k households3.68.18.0
Spending per listing$8.8M$4.2M$5.1M
Households per official establishment (all limited-service restaurants)366506478
Official establishment growth, 2019–20230.0%+11.1%+6.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025−3.7%+3.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on food away from home$3,145$3,400$4,070
Median household income$55,334$60,773$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored35

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
23 → 23All limited-service restaurants · 0.0% over the period
Employees, 2023
501
Annual payroll, 2023
$10M
One-person businesses, 2023
0All limited-service restaurants with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
32 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 Columbia 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 Columbia County

Population, 2025 estimate
21,894−3.7% since 2020
Households
8,409
Median age
36.5
Homes lived in by their owners
71%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
766 sq. mi.
People per square mile
29
Median household income
$55,334+52.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$69,996
Median home value
$152,100
Jobs located here
7,940
Daytime population
21,908Residents 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 Columbia 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
Columbia County, ARNot scored33.6$8.8M−3.7%

Other business types in Columbia County

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

Questions

How many pizza places are in Columbia County, AR?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 3 pizza places in Columbia County. The listings count pizza restaurants. Official counts show 23 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.

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

About $26.4M a year, or $3,145 per household. That is 23% below the U.S. average (an index of 77, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 3 pizza places on map listings, it comes to $8.8M 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 8,409 households in Columbia County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Columbia County has 3.6 pizza places per 10,000 households, 55% below the U.S. rate of 8.0. Spending per pizza place is $8.8M, 73% above the U.S. figure of $5.1M. At the U.S. ratio of pizza places to household spending, Columbia County would have about 5, against 3 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 366 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 Columbia County, AR growing?

Population estimates put Columbia County at 21,894 people in 2025, down 3.7% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 8,409 households. Median household income in Columbia County is $55,334, 31% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 52.9%, 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. Columbia County has no market score for pizza places: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 3.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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