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Pizza places in Lawrence County, AR

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 33 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,702 of 2,090 scored counties
#30 of 46 scored counties in Arkansas

Listings
7
6 chain locations (86%)
Official establishments
10
All limited-service restaurants
Household spending a year
$19.8M
On food away from home · $2,988 a household
Spending per listing
$2.8M
44% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
10.6
33% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
16,273
+0.3% 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 Lawrence County is 33 (lower middle), #1,702 of 2,090 scored counties and #30 of 46 scored counties in Arkansas. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.

Map listings as of September 2026 show 7 pizza places in Lawrence County. Of those, 6 are chain locations, or 86%, against 58% across the U.S. That comes to 10.6 for every 10,000 households, 33% above the U.S. rate of 8.0.

Household spending on food away from home in Lawrence County comes to about $19.8M a year: $2,988 per household, 27% below the U.S. average. That works out to $2.8M per pizza place, 44% 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 10 businesses with payroll classed as limited-service restaurants in Lawrence County in 2023. That is one for every 661 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. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Lawrence County grew 0.3%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).

How Lawrence 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 Lawrence County, AR compared with Arkansas and the U.S.
MeasureLawrence CountyArkansasU.S.
Listings per 10k households10.68.18.0
Spending per listing$2.8M$4.2M$5.1M
Households per official establishment (all limited-service restaurants)661506478
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+11.1%+6.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025+0.3%+3.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on food away from home$2,988$3,400$4,070
Median household income$44,882$60,773$80,734
Groundwork market score3335

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
5 → 10All limited-service restaurants
Employees, 2023
178
Annual payroll, 2023
$3M
One-person businesses, 2023
0All limited-service restaurants with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
76 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
0
Amount
$0

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

Population, 2025 estimate
16,273+0.3% since 2020
Households
6,613
Median age
39.6
Homes lived in by their owners
67%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
588 sq. mi.
People per square mile
28
Median household income
$44,882+12.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$64,373
Median home value
$98,900
Jobs located here
4,103
Daytime population
14,694Residents 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 Lawrence 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
30Lawrence County, AR33710.6$2.8M+0.3%#1,702 of 2,090

Other business types in Lawrence County

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

Questions

How many pizza places are in Lawrence County, AR?

There are 7 pizza places on map listings in Lawrence County as of September 2026. 6 of them (86%) are chain locations. The listings count pizza restaurants. Official counts show 10 businesses with payroll classed as limited-service restaurants in 2023. That count covers all limited-service restaurants (fast food and sandwich shops included), not only pizza places.

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

About $19.8M a year, or $2,988 per household. That is 27% below the U.S. average (an index of 73, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 7 pizza places on map listings, it comes to $2.8M per pizza place. The spending figure covers all food away from home, not only pizza places. It is estimated from the incomes of the 6,613 households in Lawrence County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Lawrence County has 10.6 pizza places per 10,000 households, 33% above the U.S. rate of 8.0. Spending per pizza place is $2.8M, 44% below the U.S. figure of $5.1M. At the national ratio of pizza places to household spending, Lawrence County would have about 4, against 7 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 661 households, against one for every 478 across the U.S.

How fast is Lawrence County, AR growing?

Population estimates put Lawrence County at 16,273 people in 2025, up 0.3% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 6,613 households. The median household income in Lawrence County is $44,882 a year, 44% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 12.2% 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. Lawrence County scores 33 for pizza places (lower middle), #1,702 of 2,090 scored counties.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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