Groundwork

Food and drink · County · Arkansas

Pizza places in Jefferson County, AR

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 27 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,854 of 2,090 scored counties
#37 of 46 scored counties in Arkansas

Listings
14
11 chain locations (79%)
Official establishments
64
All limited-service restaurants · +18.5% since 2019
Household spending a year
$72.5M
On food away from home · $3,021 a household
Spending per listing
$5.2M
2% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
5.8
27% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
62,987
−5.7% since 2020

See the pizza places around any address in Jefferson County

The site report maps the pizza places on map listings near the address, by name and distance, and sizes the households and spending around it. Or open the report at the center of Jefferson County. Signed out, you see a blurred preview; on an account, each report is one action.

Free10 actions over 3 days, no card

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 Jefferson County is 27 (lower middle), #1,854 of 2,090 scored counties and #37 of 46 scored counties in Arkansas. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.

Households in Jefferson County spend about $72.5M a year on food away from home, or $3,021 per household, 26% below the U.S. average. That is about $5.2M of household spending for each pizza place on map listings, 2% above the U.S. figure of $5.1M. The spending figure covers all food away from home, not only pizza places.

There are 14 pizza places on map listings in Jefferson County as of September 2026. Of those, 11 are chain locations, or 79%, against 58% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 5.8, 27% below the U.S. rate of 8.0.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as limited-service restaurants in Jefferson County was 64 in 2023, up 18.5% from 2019. That is one for every 375 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 $59K has gone to businesses classed as limited-service restaurants in Jefferson County. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Jefferson County declined 5.7%, against +3.1% for the U.S.

How Jefferson 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 Jefferson County, AR compared with Arkansas and the U.S.
MeasureJefferson CountyArkansasU.S.
Listings per 10k households5.88.18.0
Spending per listing$5.2M$4.2M$5.1M
Households per official establishment (all limited-service restaurants)375506478
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+18.5%+11.1%+6.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025−5.7%+3.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on food away from home$3,021$3,400$4,070
Median household income$51,096$60,773$80,734
Groundwork market score2735

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
54 → 64All limited-service restaurants · +18.5% over the period
Employees, 2023
1,290
Annual payroll, 2023
$19.3M
One-person businesses, 2023
10All limited-service restaurants with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
1411 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
14The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
1
Amount
$59K

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

Population, 2025 estimate
62,987−5.7% since 2020
Households
24,017
Median age
40.0
Homes lived in by their owners
62%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
872 sq. mi.
People per square mile
74
Median household income
$51,096+25.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$69,100
Median home value
$113,400
Jobs located here
24,809
Daytime population
63,761Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

Looking at a specific site in Jefferson County?

These figures cover the whole county. A site report draws rings around one address and counts what’s inside them: households, spending, jobs, and the pizza places on map listings by name and distance.

Or open the report at the center of Jefferson County. Signed out, you see a blurred preview; on an account, each report is one action.

Free10 actions over 3 days, no card

The highest-scoring counties in Arkansas for pizza places, numbered among those based in Arkansas, with Jefferson 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
37Jefferson County, AR27145.8$5.2M−5.7%#1,854 of 2,090

Other business types in Jefferson County

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

Questions

How many pizza places are in Jefferson County, AR?

As of September 2026, map listings count 14 pizza places in Jefferson County. 11 of them (79%) are chain locations. The listings count pizza restaurants. Official counts show 64 businesses with payroll classed as limited-service restaurants in 2023, up 18.5% from 2019. The official count takes in all limited-service restaurants, not only pizza places: fast food and sandwich shops are counted too. Official counts list 10 one-person businesses without payroll.

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

About $72.5M a year, or $3,021 per household. That is 26% below the U.S. average (an index of 74, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 14 pizza places on map listings, it comes to $5.2M 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 24,017 households in Jefferson County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Jefferson County has 5.8 pizza places per 10,000 households, 27% below the U.S. rate of 8.0. Spending per pizza place is $5.2M, 2% above the U.S. figure of $5.1M. The count on map listings matches the U.S. ratio of pizza places to household spending. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 375 households, against one for every 478 across the U.S. The official count rose 18.5% from 2019 to 2023, against +6.1% for the U.S.

How fast is Jefferson County, AR growing?

Population estimates put Jefferson County at 62,987 people in 2025, down 5.7% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 24,017 households. Median household income in Jefferson County is $51,096, 37% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 25.5%, 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. Jefferson County scores 27 for pizza places (lower middle), #1,854 of 2,090 scored counties.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

Run a Groundwork site report on an address in Jefferson County. It maps the pizza places on map listings near the site and sizes the households and spending within the distance you choose. New accounts get 10 actions over 3 days, no card.

How the score works · Top markets for pizza places · All 56 business types in Jefferson County

Screening a site or an acquisition in Jefferson County?

A site report maps the competitors on map listings near an address and sizes the households and spending around it.

The button opens the report at the center of Jefferson County. Signed out, you see a blurred preview; on an account, each report is one action.

This product uses the Census Bureau Data API but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.

Figures are estimates for research only. Not investment or real estate advice.