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Pizza places in Drew County, AR

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 23 out of 100: Low

Ranked #1,942 of 2,090 scored counties
#40 of 46 scored counties in Arkansas

Listings
6
5 chain locations (83%)
Official establishments
15
All limited-service restaurants
Household spending a year
$20.9M
On food away from home · $2,902 a household
Spending per listing
$3.5M
32% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
8.3
4% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
17,054
−1.5% 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

The Groundwork market score for pizza places in Drew County is 23 (low), #1,942 of 2,090 scored counties and #40 of 46 scored counties in Arkansas. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.

Household spending on food away from home in Drew County comes to about $20.9M a year: $2,902 per household, 29% below the U.S. average. That works out to $3.5M per pizza place, 32% below the U.S. figure of $5.1M. The spending figure covers all food away from home, not only pizza places.

There are 6 pizza places on map listings in Drew County as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 83% of them, against 58% across the U.S. That comes to 8.3 for every 10,000 households, 4% above the U.S. rate of 8.0.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as limited-service restaurants in Drew County was 15 in 2023. That is one for every 480 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. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $60K has gone to businesses classed as limited-service restaurants in Drew County. Population estimates show Drew County declined 1.5% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S.

How Drew 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 Drew County, AR compared with Arkansas and the U.S.
MeasureDrew CountyArkansasU.S.
Listings per 10k households8.38.18.0
Spending per listing$3.5M$4.2M$5.1M
Households per official establishment (all limited-service restaurants)480506478
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+11.1%+6.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025−1.5%+3.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on food away from home$2,902$3,400$4,070
Median household income$42,824$60,773$80,734
Groundwork market score2335

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
16 → 15All limited-service restaurants
Employees, 2023
329
Annual payroll, 2023
$5.9M
One-person businesses, 2023
3All limited-service restaurants with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
65 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
1
Amount
$60K

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

Population, 2025 estimate
17,054−1.5% since 2020
Households
7,196
Median age
36.7
Homes lived in by their owners
64%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
829 sq. mi.
People per square mile
21
Median household income
$42,824−8.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$66,944
Median home value
$140,800
Jobs located here
6,850
Daytime population
16,915Residents 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 Drew 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
40Drew County, AR2368.3$3.5M−1.5%#1,942 of 2,090

Other business types in Drew County

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

Questions

How many pizza places are in Drew County, AR?

As of September 2026, map listings count 6 pizza places in Drew County. 5 of them (83%) are chain locations. The listings count pizza restaurants. Official counts show 15 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. Another 3 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.

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

About $20.9M a year, or $2,902 per household. That is 29% below the U.S. average (an index of 71, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 6 pizza places on map listings, it comes to $3.5M 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 7,196 households in Drew County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Drew County has 8.3 pizza places per 10,000 households, 4% above the U.S. rate of 8.0. Spending per pizza place is $3.5M, 32% below the U.S. figure of $5.1M. At the U.S. ratio of pizza places to household spending, Drew County would have about 4, against 6 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 480 households, against one for every 478 across the U.S.

How fast is Drew County, AR growing?

Population estimates put Drew County at 17,054 people in 2025, down 1.5% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 7,196 households. Median household income in Drew County is $42,824, 47% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median fell 8.9%, 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. Drew County scores 23 for pizza places (low), #1,942 of 2,090 scored counties.

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