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Pizza places in the Boise City, ID metro area

The pizza places in the Boise City, ID metro area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other metro areas.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 71 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #55 of 387 scored metro areas
#1 of 6 scored metro areas based in Idaho

Listings
217
149 chain locations (69%)
Official establishments
610
All limited-service restaurants · +20.8% since 2019
Household spending a year
$1.2B
On food away from home · $4,103 a household
Spending per listing
$5.8M
13% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
7.1
11% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
864,243
+12.2% 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 the Boise City metro area comes to about $1.2B a year: $4,103 per household, in line with the U.S. average. That works out to $5.8M per pizza place, 13% above the U.S. figure of $5.1M. The spending figure covers all food away from home, not only pizza places.

There are 217 pizza places on map listings in the Boise City metro area as of September 2026. 149 of them (69%) are chain locations, against 58% across the U.S. That is 7.1 per 10,000 households, 11% below the U.S. rate of 8.0.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as limited-service restaurants in the Boise City metro area was 610 in 2023, up 20.8% from 2019. That is one for every 499 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 list 78 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 39 SBA-backed loans worth $26M have gone to businesses classed as limited-service restaurants in the Boise City metro area.

Population estimates show the Boise City metro area grew 12.2% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For pizza places, the Boise City metro area has a Groundwork market score of 71 (upper middle): #55 of 387 scored metro areas and #1 of 6 scored metro areas based in Idaho. That puts it in the top quarter of metro areas.

How the Boise City metro area compares

The same measures for Idaho 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 Boise City, ID metro area compared with Idaho and the U.S.
MeasureBoise City metro areaIdahoU.S.
Listings per 10k households7.17.58.0
Spending per listing$5.8M$5.1M$5.1M
Households per official establishment (all limited-service restaurants)499510478
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+20.8%+19.5%+6.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025+12.2%+9.8%+3.1%
Spending per household on food away from home$4,103$3,857$4,070
Median household income$85,987$77,800$80,734
Groundwork market score7161

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
610All limited-service restaurants · +20.8% over the period
Employees, 2023
13,250
Annual payroll, 2023
$255M
One-person businesses, 2023
78All limited-service restaurants with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
217149 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
246The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
39
Amount
$26M

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as limited-service restaurants in the Boise City metro area, 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 the Boise City metro area

Population, 2025 estimate
864,243+12.2% since 2020
Households
304,187
Median age
38.7
Homes lived in by their owners
73%
Vehicles per household
2.1
Land area
11,767 sq. mi.
People per square mile
69
Median household income
$85,987+42.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$113,865
Median home value
$468,900
Jobs located here
391,939
Daytime population
824,168Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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The highest-scoring metro areas in Idaho for pizza places, numbered among those based in Idaho (a market based in another state is listed without a number), with the Boise City metro area marked.

Top metro areas in Idaho

Metro areas in Idaho ranked for pizza places by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Boise City, ID712177.1$5.8M+12.2%#55 of 387
2Coeur d’Alene, ID65557.7$5.1M+11.0%#93 of 387
3Lewiston, ID-WA64166.0$6.2M+1.5%#95 of 387
4Idaho Falls, ID64397.0$5.5M+9.8%#98 of 387
5Pocatello, ID60206.0$5.9M+4.9%#112 of 387
Logan, UT-ID55377.5$5.2M+8.8%#156 of 387
6Twin Falls, ID41337.7$4.7M+8.1%#259 of 387

Other business types in the Boise City metro area

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

Questions

How many pizza places are in the Boise City, ID metro area?

As of September 2026, map listings count 217 pizza places in the Boise City metro area. 149 of them (69%) are chain locations. The listings count pizza restaurants. Official counts show 610 businesses with payroll classed as limited-service restaurants in 2023, up 20.8% 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 also show 78 one-person businesses without payroll.

How much do households in the Boise City, ID metro area spend on food away from home?

About $1.2B a year, or $4,103 per household. That is in line with the U.S. average (an index of 101, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 217 pizza places on map listings, it comes to $5.8M 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 304,187 households in the Boise City metro area and national spending patterns by income.

How does the Boise City, ID metro area compare with the U.S. for pizza places?

The Boise City metro area has 7.1 pizza places per 10,000 households, 11% below the U.S. rate of 8.0. Spending per pizza place is $5.8M, 13% above the U.S. figure of $5.1M. At the U.S. ratio of pizza places to household spending, the Boise City metro area would have about 246, against 217 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 499 households, against one for every 478 across the U.S. The official count rose 20.8% from 2019 to 2023, against +6.1% for the U.S.

How fast is the Boise City, ID metro area growing?

Population estimates put the Boise City metro area at 864,243 people in 2025, up 12.2% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 304,187 households. Median household income in the Boise City metro area is $85,987, 7% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 42.0%, 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. The Boise City metro area scores 71 for pizza places (upper middle), #55 of 387 scored metro areas.

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