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Pizza places in Montezuma County, CO

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 73 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #218 of 2,090 scored counties
#6 of 32 scored counties in Colorado

Listings
6
5 chain locations (83%)
Official establishments
14
All limited-service restaurants
Household spending a year
$39.2M
On food away from home · $3,480 a household
Spending per listing
$6.5M
29% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
5.3
34% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
26,678
+3.0% 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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 6 pizza places in Montezuma County. 5 of them (83%) are chain locations, against 58% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 5.3, 34% below the U.S. rate of 8.0.

Households in Montezuma County spend about $39.2M a year on food away from home, or $3,480 per household, 15% below the U.S. average. That works out to $6.5M per pizza place, 29% 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 14 businesses with payroll in Montezuma County classed as limited-service restaurants. That is one for every 805 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. Official counts also show 5 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $971K have gone to businesses classed as limited-service restaurants in Montezuma County.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Montezuma County grew 3.0%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). For pizza places, Montezuma County has a Groundwork market score of 73 (upper middle): #218 of 2,090 scored counties and #6 of 32 scored counties in Colorado. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.

How Montezuma County compares

The same measures for Colorado 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 Montezuma County, CO compared with Colorado and the U.S.
MeasureMontezuma CountyColoradoU.S.
Listings per 10k households5.36.98.0
Spending per listing$6.5M$6.4M$5.1M
Households per official establishment (all limited-service restaurants)805500478
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+9.1%+6.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025+3.0%+3.9%+3.1%
Spending per household on food away from home$3,480$4,421$4,070
Median household income$65,244$95,470$80,734
Groundwork market score7372

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
15 → 14All limited-service restaurants
Employees, 2023
307
Annual payroll, 2023
$6.6M
One-person businesses, 2023
5All limited-service restaurants with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
65 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
8The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
2
Amount
$971K

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

Population, 2025 estimate
26,678+3.0% since 2020
Households
11,269
Median age
46.6
Homes lived in by their owners
76%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
2,029 sq. mi.
People per square mile
13
Median household income
$65,244+31.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$84,506
Median home value
$331,400
Jobs located here
9,333
Daytime population
25,163Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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

Top counties in Colorado

Counties in Colorado ranked for pizza places by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Weld County, CO88685.5$7.9M+14.2%#18 of 2,090
2Douglas County, CO84835.9$9.5M+10.9%#45 of 2,090
3Fremont County, CO7463.3$10.2M+2.4%#181 of 2,090
4Broomfield County, CO73216.6$7.7M+6.3%#211 of 2,090
5Adams County, CO731156.1$7.1M+6.6%#212 of 2,090
6Montezuma County, CO7365.3$6.5M+3.0%#218 of 2,090
7Mesa County, CO73385.8$6.5M+4.4%#220 of 2,090
8El Paso County, CO711866.4$6.6M+3.2%#266 of 2,090
9Larimer County, CO711056.8$6.4M+4.8%#271 of 2,090
10Arapahoe County, CO701566.1$7.5M+2.8%#298 of 2,090

Other business types in Montezuma County

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

Questions

How many pizza places are in Montezuma County, CO?

There are 6 pizza places on map listings in Montezuma County as of September 2026. 5 of them (83%) are chain locations. The listings count pizza restaurants. Official counts show 14 businesses with payroll classed as limited-service restaurants in 2023. That count covers all limited-service restaurants (fast food and sandwich shops included), not only pizza places. Another 5 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.

How much do households in Montezuma County, CO spend on food away from home?

About $39.2M a year, or $3,480 per household. That is 15% below the U.S. average (an index of 85, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 6 pizza places on map listings, it comes to $6.5M per pizza place. The spending figure covers all food away from home, not only pizza places. It is estimated from the incomes of the 11,269 households in Montezuma County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Montezuma County, CO compare with the U.S. for pizza places?

Montezuma County has 5.3 pizza places per 10,000 households, 34% below the U.S. rate of 8.0. Spending per pizza place is $6.5M, 29% above the U.S. figure of $5.1M. At the national ratio of pizza places to household spending, Montezuma County would have about 8, against 6 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 805 households, against one for every 478 across the U.S.

How fast is Montezuma County, CO growing?

Population estimates put Montezuma County at 26,678 people in 2025, up 3.0% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 11,269 households. The median household income in Montezuma County is $65,244 a year, 19% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 31.9% 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. Montezuma County scores 73 for pizza places (upper middle), #218 of 2,090 scored counties.

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