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Pizza places in Little River County, AR

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

Groundwork market score

Not scored

The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 4.

Listings
4
3 chain locations (75%)
Official establishments
10
All limited-service restaurants
Household spending a year
$15.5M
On food away from home · $3,208 a household
Spending per listing
$3.9M
24% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
8.3
4% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
11,763
−1.8% 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

Households in Little River County spend about $15.5M a year on food away from home, or $3,208 per household, 21% below the U.S. average. That works out to $3.9M per pizza place, 24% below the U.S. figure of $5.1M. The spending figure covers all food away from home, not only pizza places.

Little River County has 4 pizza places on map listings as of September 2026. That is 8.3 per 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 Little River County was 10 in 2023. That is one for every 482 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. Official counts also show 6 one-person businesses without payroll.

Population estimates put the population change in Little River County from 2020 to 2025 at −1.8%, against +3.1% for the U.S. With 4 pizza places on map listings, Little River County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How Little River 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 Little River County, AR compared with Arkansas and the U.S.
MeasureLittle River CountyArkansasU.S.
Listings per 10k households8.38.18.0
Spending per listing$3.9M$4.2M$5.1M
Households per official establishment (all limited-service restaurants)482506478
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+11.1%+6.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025−1.8%+3.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on food away from home$3,208$3,400$4,070
Median household income$53,344$60,773$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored35

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
7 → 10All limited-service restaurants
Employees, 2023
165
Annual payroll, 2023
$3M
One-person businesses, 2023
6All limited-service restaurants with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
43 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
3The 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 Little River 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 Little River County

Population, 2025 estimate
11,763−1.8% since 2020
Households
4,820
Median age
43.2
Homes lived in by their owners
80%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
531 sq. mi.
People per square mile
22
Median household income
$53,344+18.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$71,347
Median home value
$113,500
Jobs located here
3,100
Daytime population
10,183Residents 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 Little River 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
Little River County, ARNot scored48.3$3.9M−1.8%

Other business types in Little River County

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

Questions

How many pizza places are in Little River County, AR?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 4 pizza places in Little River County. The listings count pizza restaurants. Official counts show 10 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 6 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.

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

About $15.5M a year, or $3,208 per household. That is 21% below the U.S. average (an index of 79, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 4 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 4,820 households in Little River County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Little River County has 8.3 pizza places per 10,000 households, 4% above the U.S. rate of 8.0. Spending per pizza place is $3.9M, 24% below the U.S. figure of $5.1M. At the U.S. ratio of pizza places to household spending, Little River County would have about 3, against 4 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 482 households, against one for every 478 across the U.S.

How fast is Little River County, AR growing?

Population estimates put Little River County at 11,763 people in 2025, down 1.8% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 4,820 households. Median household income in Little River County is $53,344, 34% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 18.3%, 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. Little River County has no market score for pizza places: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 4.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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