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Pizza places in Crawford County, AR

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 39 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,484 of 2,090 scored counties
#23 of 46 scored counties in Arkansas

Listings
24
15 chain locations (63%)
Official establishments
46
All limited-service restaurants · +53.3% since 2019
Household spending a year
$77.9M
On food away from home · $3,337 a household
Spending per listing
$3.2M
36% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
10.3
29% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
62,657
+4.1% 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

As of September 2026, map listings count 24 pizza places in Crawford County. 15 of them (63%) are chain locations, against 58% across the U.S. That comes to 10.3 for every 10,000 households, 29% above the U.S. rate of 8.0.

Household spending on food away from home in Crawford County comes to about $77.9M a year: $3,337 per household, 18% below the U.S. average. Spread across 24 pizza places, that is $3.2M per pizza place, 36% 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 46 businesses with payroll classed as limited-service restaurants in Crawford County in 2023, up 53.3% from 2019. That is one for every 508 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. Another 13 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $25K has gone to businesses classed as limited-service restaurants in Crawford County.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Crawford County grew 4.1%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For pizza places, Crawford County has a Groundwork market score of 39 (lower middle): #1,484 of 2,090 scored counties and #23 of 46 scored counties in Arkansas.

How Crawford 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 Crawford County, AR compared with Arkansas and the U.S.
MeasureCrawford CountyArkansasU.S.
Listings per 10k households10.38.18.0
Spending per listing$3.2M$4.2M$5.1M
Households per official establishment (all limited-service restaurants)508506478
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+53.3%+11.1%+6.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025+4.1%+3.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on food away from home$3,337$3,400$4,070
Median household income$64,132$60,773$80,734
Groundwork market score3935

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
30 → 46All limited-service restaurants · +53.3% over the period
Employees, 2023
874
Annual payroll, 2023
$14.7M
One-person businesses, 2023
13All limited-service restaurants with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
2415 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
15The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
1
Amount
$25K

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

Population, 2025 estimate
62,657+4.1% since 2020
Households
23,357
Median age
39.7
Homes lived in by their owners
75%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
595 sq. mi.
People per square mile
103
Median household income
$64,132+37.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$80,026
Median home value
$182,800
Jobs located here
18,875
Daytime population
56,330Residents 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 Crawford 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
23Crawford County, AR392410.3$3.2M+4.1%#1,484 of 2,090

Other business types in Crawford County

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

Questions

How many pizza places are in Crawford County, AR?

Crawford County has 24 pizza places on map listings as of September 2026. 15 of them (63%) are chain locations. The listings count pizza restaurants. Official counts show 46 businesses with payroll classed as limited-service restaurants in 2023, up 53.3% from 2019. That count covers all limited-service restaurants (fast food and sandwich shops included), not only pizza places. Official counts list 13 one-person businesses without payroll.

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

About $77.9M a year, or $3,337 per household. That is 18% below the U.S. average (an index of 82, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 24 pizza places on map listings, it comes to $3.2M per pizza place. The spending figure covers all food away from home, not only pizza places. It is estimated from the incomes of the 23,357 households in Crawford County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Crawford County has 10.3 pizza places per 10,000 households, 29% above the U.S. rate of 8.0. Spending per pizza place is $3.2M, 36% below the U.S. figure of $5.1M. At the national ratio of pizza places to household spending, Crawford County would have about 15, against 24 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 508 households, against one for every 478 across the U.S. The official count rose 53.3% from 2019 to 2023, against +6.1% for the U.S.

How fast is Crawford County, AR growing?

Population estimates put Crawford County at 62,657 people in 2025, up 4.1% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 23,357 households. The median household income in Crawford County is $64,132 a year, 21% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 37.0% 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. Crawford County scores 39 for pizza places (lower middle), #1,484 of 2,090 scored counties.

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