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Pizza places in Independence County, AR
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for pizza places in Independence County, AR, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 37 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,553 of 2,090 scored counties
#27 of 46 scored counties in Arkansas
- Listings
- 12
- 10 chain locations (83%)
- Official establishments
- 31
- All limited-service restaurants · 0.0% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $47.2M
- On food away from home · $3,222 a household
- Spending per listing
- $3.9M
- 23% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 8.2
- 2% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 38,785
- +2.2% since 2020
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What this means
At $3,222 per household (21% below the U.S. average), households in Independence County spend about $47.2M a year on food away from home. Spread across 12 pizza places, that is $3.9M per pizza place, 23% below the U.S. figure of $5.1M. The spending figure covers all food away from home, not only pizza places.
Independence County has 12 pizza places on map listings as of September 2026. 10 of them (83%) are chain locations, against 58% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 8.2, 2% above the U.S. rate of 8.0.
Official counts show 31 businesses with payroll classed as limited-service restaurants in Independence County in 2023, unchanged from 2019. That is one for every 472 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 show Independence County grew 2.2% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for pizza places in Independence County is 37 (lower middle), #1,553 of 2,090 scored counties and #27 of 46 scored counties in Arkansas.
How Independence 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.
| Measure | Independence County | Arkansas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 8.2 | 8.1 | 8.0 |
| Spending per listing | $3.9M | $4.2M | $5.1M |
| Households per official establishment (all limited-service restaurants) | 472 | 506 | 478 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | 0.0% | +11.1% | +6.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.2% | +3.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on food away from home | $3,222 | $3,400 | $4,070 |
| Median household income | $56,609 | $60,773 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 37 | 35 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 31 → 31All limited-service restaurants · 0.0% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 663
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $11.5M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 0All limited-service restaurants with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 1210 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 9The 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 Independence 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 Independence County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 38,785+2.2% since 2020
- Households
- 14,638
- Median age
- 39.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 69%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 764 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 50
- Median household income
- $56,609+27.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $78,952
- Median home value
- $142,600
- Jobs located here
- 18,686
- Daytime population
- 41,118Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Arkansas
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Benton County, AR | 71 | 93 | 8.3 | $5.2M | +16.0% | #285 of 2,090 |
| 2Saline County, AR | 68 | 36 | 7.2 | $5.3M | +7.6% | #373 of 2,090 |
| 3Hot Spring County, AR | 62 | 6 | 4.9 | $6.4M | +1.1% | #575 of 2,090 |
| 4Marion County, AR | 60 | 5 | 6.5 | $4.5M | +4.3% | #653 of 2,090 |
| 5Greene County, AR | 58 | 10 | 5.6 | $5.8M | +3.4% | #711 of 2,090 |
| 6Lonoke County, AR | 57 | 25 | 8.8 | $4.2M | +3.5% | #759 of 2,090 |
| 7Miller County, AR | 54 | 8 | 4.9 | $6.2M | −0.5% | #852 of 2,090 |
| 8Polk County, AR | 54 | 5 | 6.3 | $4.8M | +1.6% | #860 of 2,090 |
| 9Johnson County, AR | 53 | 5 | 4.8 | $5.9M | +2.0% | #886 of 2,090 |
| 10Logan County, AR | 53 | 7 | 8.2 | $4M | +2.5% | #913 of 2,090 |
| 27Independence County, AR | 37 | 12 | 8.2 | $3.9M | +2.2% | #1,553 of 2,090 |
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Questions
How many pizza places are in Independence County, AR?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 12 pizza places in Independence County. 10 of them (83%) are chain locations. The listings count pizza restaurants. Official counts show 31 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 Independence County, AR spend on food away from home?
About $47.2M a year, or $3,222 per household. That is 21% below the U.S. average (an index of 79, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 12 pizza places on map listings, it comes to $3.9M 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 14,638 households in Independence County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Independence County, AR compare with the U.S. for pizza places?
Independence County has 8.2 pizza places per 10,000 households, 2% above the U.S. rate of 8.0. Spending per pizza place is $3.9M, 23% below the U.S. figure of $5.1M. At the U.S. ratio of pizza places to household spending, Independence County would have about 9, against 12 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 472 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 Independence County, AR growing?
Population estimates put Independence County at 38,785 people in 2025, up 2.2% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 14,638 households. Median household income in Independence County is $56,609, 30% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 27.7%, 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. Independence County scores 37 for pizza places (lower middle), #1,553 of 2,090 scored counties.
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