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Pizza places in Nevada County, CA

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 74 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #186 of 2,090 scored counties
#3 of 53 scored counties in California

Listings
26
13 chain locations (50%)
Official establishments
63
All limited-service restaurants · 0.0% since 2019
Household spending a year
$184.6M
On food away from home · $4,307 a household
Spending per listing
$7.1M
40% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
6.1
24% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
101,911
−0.4% 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

For pizza places, Nevada County has a Groundwork market score of 74 (upper middle): #186 of 2,090 scored counties and #3 of 53 scored counties in California. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for pizza places.

Household spending on food away from home in Nevada County comes to about $184.6M a year: $4,307 per household, 6% above the U.S. average. That is about $7.1M of household spending for each pizza place on map listings, 40% above the U.S. figure of $5.1M. The spending figure covers all food away from home, not only pizza places.

Nevada County has 26 pizza places on map listings as of September 2026. Of those, 13 are chain locations, or 50%, against 58% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 6.1, 24% below the U.S. rate of 8.0.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as limited-service restaurants in Nevada County was 63 in 2023, unchanged from 2019. That is one for every 680 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 $682K has gone to businesses classed as limited-service restaurants in Nevada County. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Nevada County declined 0.4%, against +3.1% for the U.S.

How Nevada 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 Nevada County, CA compared with California and the U.S.
MeasureNevada CountyCaliforniaU.S.
Listings per 10k households6.16.98.0
Spending per listing$7.1M$6.6M$5.1M
Households per official establishment (all limited-service restaurants)680392478
Official establishment growth, 2019–20230.0%+6.5%+6.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025−0.4%−0.4%+3.1%
Spending per household on food away from home$4,307$4,559$4,070
Median household income$89,882$99,122$80,734
Groundwork market score7455

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
63 → 63All limited-service restaurants · 0.0% over the period
Employees, 2023
912
Annual payroll, 2023
$22.4M
One-person businesses, 2023
11All limited-service restaurants with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
2613 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
36The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
1
Amount
$682K

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

Population, 2025 estimate
101,911−0.4% since 2020
Households
42,865
Median age
49.8
Homes lived in by their owners
75%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
958 sq. mi.
People per square mile
107
Median household income
$89,882+36.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$124,444
Median home value
$621,800
Jobs located here
31,275
Daytime population
94,590Residents 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 Nevada 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 Nevada County

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

Questions

How many pizza places are in Nevada County, CA?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 26 pizza places in Nevada County. 13 of them (50%) are chain locations. The listings count pizza restaurants. Official counts show 63 businesses with payroll classed as limited-service restaurants in 2023, unchanged from 2019. The official count takes in all limited-service restaurants, not only pizza places: fast food and sandwich shops are counted too. Another 11 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.

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

About $184.6M a year, or $4,307 per household. That is 6% above the U.S. average (an index of 106, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 26 pizza places on map listings, it comes to $7.1M 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 42,865 households in Nevada County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Nevada County has 6.1 pizza places per 10,000 households, 24% below the U.S. rate of 8.0. Spending per pizza place is $7.1M, 40% above the U.S. figure of $5.1M. At the U.S. ratio of pizza places to household spending, Nevada County would have about 36, against 26 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 680 households, against one for every 478 across the U.S. The official count held level from 2019 to 2023, against +6.1% for the U.S.

How fast is Nevada County, CA growing?

Population estimates put Nevada County at 101,911 people in 2025, down 0.4% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 42,865 households. Median household income in Nevada County is $89,882, 11% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 36.0%, 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. Nevada County scores 74 for pizza places (upper middle), #186 of 2,090 scored counties.

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