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Pizza places in Weld County, CO

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 88 out of 100: High

Ranked #18 of 2,090 scored counties
#1 of 32 scored counties in Colorado

Listings
68
47 chain locations (69%)
Official establishments
193
All limited-service restaurants · +4.3% since 2019
Household spending a year
$537.1M
On food away from home · $4,321 a household
Spending per listing
$7.9M
55% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
5.5
31% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
378,426
+14.2% since 2020

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What this means

The Groundwork market score for pizza places in Weld County is 88 (high), #18 of 2,090 scored counties and #1 of 32 scored counties in Colorado. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for pizza places.

Household spending on food away from home in Weld County comes to about $537.1M a year: $4,321 per household, 6% above the U.S. average. Spread across 68 pizza places, that is $7.9M per pizza place, 55% above the U.S. figure of $5.1M. The spending figure covers all food away from home, not only pizza places.

There are 68 pizza places on map listings in Weld County as of September 2026. Of those, 47 are chain locations, or 69%, against 58% across the U.S. That is 5.5 per 10,000 households, 31% below the U.S. rate of 8.0.

Official counts show 193 businesses with payroll classed as limited-service restaurants in Weld County in 2023, up 4.3% from 2019. That is one for every 644 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, 11 SBA-backed loans worth $7.4M have gone to businesses classed as limited-service restaurants in Weld County. Population estimates show Weld County grew 14.2% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).

How Weld 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 Weld County, CO compared with Colorado and the U.S.
MeasureWeld CountyColoradoU.S.
Listings per 10k households5.56.98.0
Spending per listing$7.9M$6.4M$5.1M
Households per official establishment (all limited-service restaurants)644500478
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+4.3%+9.1%+6.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025+14.2%+3.9%+3.1%
Spending per household on food away from home$4,321$4,421$4,070
Median household income$97,097$95,470$80,734
Groundwork market score8872

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
185 → 193All limited-service restaurants · +4.3% over the period
Employees, 2023
4,380
Annual payroll, 2023
$92.3M
One-person businesses, 2023
42All limited-service restaurants with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
6847 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
106The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
11
Amount
$7.4M

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

Population, 2025 estimate
378,426+14.2% since 2020
Households
124,287
Median age
36.5
Homes lived in by their owners
76%
Vehicles per household
2.2
Land area
3,985 sq. mi.
People per square mile
88
Median household income
$97,097+31.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$118,627
Median home value
$471,700
Jobs located here
109,846
Daytime population
273,612Residents 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 Weld 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 Weld County

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

Questions

How many pizza places are in Weld County, CO?

As of September 2026, map listings count 68 pizza places in Weld County. 47 of them (69%) are chain locations. The listings count pizza restaurants. Official counts show 193 businesses with payroll classed as limited-service restaurants in 2023, up 4.3% from 2019. The official count takes in all limited-service restaurants, not only pizza places: fast food and sandwich shops are counted too. Official counts list 42 one-person businesses without payroll.

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

About $537.1M a year, or $4,321 per household. That is 6% above the U.S. average (an index of 106, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 68 pizza places on map listings, it comes to $7.9M 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 124,287 households in Weld County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Weld County has 5.5 pizza places per 10,000 households, 31% below the U.S. rate of 8.0. Spending per pizza place is $7.9M, 55% above the U.S. figure of $5.1M. At the U.S. ratio of pizza places to household spending, Weld County would have about 106, against 68 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 644 households, against one for every 478 across the U.S. The official count rose 4.3% from 2019 to 2023, against +6.1% for the U.S.

How fast is Weld County, CO growing?

Population estimates put Weld County at 378,426 people in 2025, up 14.2% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 124,287 households. Median household income in Weld County is $97,097, 20% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 31.0%, 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. Weld County scores 88 for pizza places (high), #18 of 2,090 scored counties.

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