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Pizza places in Marin County, CA

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 67 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #384 of 2,090 scored counties
#8 of 53 scored counties in California

Listings
62
30 chain locations (48%)
Official establishments
195
All limited-service restaurants · −0.5% since 2019
Household spending a year
$572.9M
On food away from home · $5,561 a household
Spending per listing
$9.2M
82% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
6.0
25% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
253,694
−2.9% 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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 62 pizza places in Marin County. Of those, 30 are chain locations, or 48%, against 58% across the U.S. That is 6.0 per 10,000 households, 25% below the U.S. rate of 8.0.

At $5,561 per household (37% above the U.S. average), households in Marin County spend about $572.9M a year on food away from home. That works out to $9.2M per pizza place, 82% above 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.

In 2023, official counts showed 195 businesses with payroll in Marin County classed as limited-service restaurants, down 0.5% from 2019. That is one for every 528 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. Another 9 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts. Since fiscal 2022, 10 SBA-backed loans worth $5.4M have gone to businesses classed as limited-service restaurants in Marin County.

Population estimates put the population change in Marin County from 2020 to 2025 at −2.9%, against +3.1% for the U.S. For pizza places, Marin County has a Groundwork market score of 67 (upper middle): #384 of 2,090 scored counties and #8 of 53 scored counties in California. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.

How Marin County compares

The same measures for California 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 Marin County, CA compared with California and the U.S.
MeasureMarin CountyCaliforniaU.S.
Listings per 10k households6.06.98.0
Spending per listing$9.2M$6.6M$5.1M
Households per official establishment (all limited-service restaurants)528392478
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023−0.5%+6.5%+6.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025−2.9%−0.4%+3.1%
Spending per household on food away from home$5,561$4,559$4,070
Median household income$149,091$99,122$80,734
Groundwork market score6755

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
196 → 195All limited-service restaurants · −0.5% over the period
Employees, 2023
3,176
Annual payroll, 2023
$98.9M
One-person businesses, 2023
9All limited-service restaurants with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
6230 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
113The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
10
Amount
$5.4M

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

Population, 2025 estimate
253,694−2.9% since 2020
Households
103,018
Median age
47.7
Homes lived in by their owners
65%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
520 sq. mi.
People per square mile
496
Median household income
$149,091+29.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$232,579
Median home value
$1,507,300
Jobs located here
110,704
Daytime population
260,594Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Pizza across California

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The highest-scoring counties in California for pizza places, numbered among those based in California, with Marin County marked.

Top counties in California

Counties in California ranked for pizza places by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Yuba County, CA84155.2$7.2M+8.2%#46 of 2,090
2San Benito County, CA82146.8$7.2M+8.6%#56 of 2,090
3Nevada County, CA74266.1$7.1M−0.4%#186 of 2,090
4Amador County, CA70148.7$4.7M+3.2%#320 of 2,090
5Contra Costa County, CA692666.4$8.1M+0.3%#327 of 2,090
6San Joaquin County, CA691596.5$6.6M+5.5%#334 of 2,090
7Napa County, CA68326.4$7.6M−3.3%#358 of 2,090
8Marin County, CA67626.0$9.2M−2.9%#384 of 2,090
9Riverside County, CA674766.1$7M+5.0%#387 of 2,090
10Solano County, CA661046.6$6.8M+0.6%#434 of 2,090

Other business types in Marin County

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

Questions

How many pizza places are in Marin County, CA?

There are 62 pizza places on map listings in Marin County as of September 2026. 30 of them (48%) are chain locations. The listings count pizza restaurants. Official counts show 195 businesses with payroll classed as limited-service restaurants in 2023, down 0.5% from 2019. That count covers all limited-service restaurants (fast food and sandwich shops included), not only pizza places. Official counts list 9 one-person businesses without payroll.

How much do households in Marin County, CA spend on food away from home?

About $572.9M a year, or $5,561 per household. That is 37% above the U.S. average (an index of 137, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 62 pizza places on map listings, it comes to $9.2M per pizza place. The spending figure covers all food away from home, not only pizza places. It is estimated from the incomes of the 103,018 households in Marin County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Marin County, CA compare with the U.S. for pizza places?

Marin County has 6.0 pizza places per 10,000 households, 25% below the U.S. rate of 8.0. Spending per pizza place is $9.2M, 82% above the U.S. figure of $5.1M. At the national ratio of pizza places to household spending, Marin County would have about 113, against 62 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 528 households, against one for every 478 across the U.S. The official count fell 0.5% from 2019 to 2023, against +6.1% for the U.S.

How fast is Marin County, CA growing?

Population estimates put Marin County at 253,694 people in 2025, down 2.9% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 103,018 households. The median household income in Marin County is $149,091 a year, 85% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 29.4% 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. Marin County scores 67 for pizza places (upper middle), #384 of 2,090 scored counties.

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