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Pizza places in Tehama County, CA

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 59 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #679 of 2,090 scored counties
#18 of 53 scored counties in California

Listings
16
12 chain locations (75%)
Official establishments
30
All limited-service restaurants · −6.2% since 2019
Household spending a year
$87.1M
On food away from home · $3,515 a household
Spending per listing
$5.4M
7% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
6.5
19% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
64,665
−1.7% 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

Household spending on food away from home in Tehama County comes to about $87.1M a year: $3,515 per household, 14% below the U.S. average. Spread across 16 pizza places, that is $5.4M per pizza place, 7% above the U.S. figure of $5.1M. The spending figure covers all food away from home, not only pizza places.

There are 16 pizza places on map listings in Tehama County as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 75% of them, against 58% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 6.5, 19% below the U.S. rate of 8.0.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as limited-service restaurants in Tehama County was 30 in 2023, down 6.2% from 2019. That is one for every 826 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 5 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $737K has gone to businesses classed as limited-service restaurants in Tehama County.

Population estimates show Tehama County declined 1.7% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. For pizza places, Tehama County has a Groundwork market score of 59 (upper middle): #679 of 2,090 scored counties and #18 of 53 scored counties in California.

How Tehama 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 Tehama County, CA compared with California and the U.S.
MeasureTehama CountyCaliforniaU.S.
Listings per 10k households6.56.98.0
Spending per listing$5.4M$6.6M$5.1M
Households per official establishment (all limited-service restaurants)826392478
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023−6.2%+6.5%+6.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025−1.7%−0.4%+3.1%
Spending per household on food away from home$3,515$4,559$4,070
Median household income$63,784$99,122$80,734
Groundwork market score5955

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
32 → 30All limited-service restaurants · −6.2% over the period
Employees, 2023
567
Annual payroll, 2023
$12.4M
One-person businesses, 2023
5All limited-service restaurants with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
1612 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
17The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
1
Amount
$737K

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

Population, 2025 estimate
64,665−1.7% since 2020
Households
24,788
Median age
41.4
Homes lived in by their owners
67%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
2,949 sq. mi.
People per square mile
22
Median household income
$63,784+43.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$93,910
Median home value
$339,600
Jobs located here
18,377
Daytime population
57,669Residents 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 Tehama 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
18Tehama County, CA59166.5$5.4M−1.7%#679 of 2,090

Other business types in Tehama County

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

Questions

How many pizza places are in Tehama County, CA?

As of September 2026, map listings count 16 pizza places in Tehama County. 12 of them (75%) are chain locations. The listings count pizza restaurants. Official counts show 30 businesses with payroll classed as limited-service restaurants in 2023, down 6.2% from 2019. The official count takes in all limited-service restaurants, not only pizza places: fast food and sandwich shops are counted too. Another 5 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.

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

About $87.1M a year, or $3,515 per household. That is 14% below the U.S. average (an index of 86, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 16 pizza places on map listings, it comes to $5.4M 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 24,788 households in Tehama County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Tehama County has 6.5 pizza places per 10,000 households, 19% below the U.S. rate of 8.0. Spending per pizza place is $5.4M, 7% above the U.S. figure of $5.1M. At the U.S. ratio of pizza places to household spending, Tehama County would have about 17, against 16 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 826 households, against one for every 478 across the U.S. The official count fell 6.2% from 2019 to 2023, against +6.1% for the U.S.

How fast is Tehama County, CA growing?

Population estimates put Tehama County at 64,665 people in 2025, down 1.7% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 24,788 households. Median household income in Tehama County is $63,784, 21% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 43.3%, 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. Tehama County scores 59 for pizza places (upper middle), #679 of 2,090 scored counties.

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