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Pizza places in Poinsett County, AR

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for pizza places in Poinsett County, AR, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 24 out of 100: Low

Ranked #1,921 of 2,090 scored counties
#39 of 46 scored counties in Arkansas

Listings
8
6 chain locations (75%)
Official establishments
16
All limited-service restaurants
Household spending a year
$25.2M
On food away from home · $2,861 a household
Spending per listing
$3.1M
38% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
9.1
14% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
22,483
−2.0% 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

Poinsett County scores 24 (low) on the Groundwork market score for pizza places, ranking #1,921 of 2,090 scored counties and #39 of 46 scored counties in Arkansas. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.

At $2,861 per household (30% below the U.S. average), households in Poinsett County spend about $25.2M a year on food away from home. That works out to $3.1M per pizza place, 38% below the U.S. figure of $5.1M. The spending figure covers all food away from home, not only pizza places.

There are 8 pizza places on map listings in Poinsett County as of September 2026. Of those, 6 are chain locations, or 75%, against 58% across the U.S. That comes to 9.1 for every 10,000 households, 14% above the U.S. rate of 8.0.

Official counts show 16 businesses with payroll classed as limited-service restaurants in Poinsett County in 2023. That is one for every 550 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. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Poinsett County declined 2.0%, against +3.1% for the U.S.

How Poinsett 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 Poinsett County, AR compared with Arkansas and the U.S.
MeasurePoinsett CountyArkansasU.S.
Listings per 10k households9.18.18.0
Spending per listing$3.1M$4.2M$5.1M
Households per official establishment (all limited-service restaurants)550506478
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+11.1%+6.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025−2.0%+3.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on food away from home$2,861$3,400$4,070
Median household income$46,707$60,773$80,734
Groundwork market score2435

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
15 → 16All limited-service restaurants
Employees, 2023
323
Annual payroll, 2023
$5.1M
One-person businesses, 2023
7All limited-service restaurants with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
86 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
5The 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 Poinsett 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 Poinsett County

Population, 2025 estimate
22,483−2.0% since 2020
Households
8,792
Median age
40.4
Homes lived in by their owners
64%
Vehicles per household
1.6
Land area
758 sq. mi.
People per square mile
30
Median household income
$46,707+14.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$62,546
Median home value
$103,000
Jobs located here
5,545
Daytime population
19,127Residents 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 Poinsett 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
39Poinsett County, AR2489.1$3.1M−2.0%#1,921 of 2,090

Other business types in Poinsett County

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

Questions

How many pizza places are in Poinsett County, AR?

As of September 2026, map listings count 8 pizza places in Poinsett County. 6 of them (75%) are chain locations. The listings count pizza restaurants. Official counts show 16 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. Official counts also show 7 one-person businesses without payroll.

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

About $25.2M a year, or $2,861 per household. That is 30% below the U.S. average (an index of 70, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 8 pizza places on map listings, it comes to $3.1M 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 8,792 households in Poinsett County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Poinsett County has 9.1 pizza places per 10,000 households, 14% above the U.S. rate of 8.0. Spending per pizza place is $3.1M, 38% below the U.S. figure of $5.1M. At the U.S. ratio of pizza places to household spending, Poinsett County would have about 5, against 8 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 550 households, against one for every 478 across the U.S.

How fast is Poinsett County, AR growing?

Population estimates put Poinsett County at 22,483 people in 2025, down 2.0% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 8,792 households. Median household income in Poinsett County is $46,707, 42% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 14.1%, 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. Poinsett County scores 24 for pizza places (low), #1,921 of 2,090 scored counties.

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