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Pizza places in Bremer County, IA

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 54 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #881 of 2,090 scored counties
#13 of 64 scored counties in Iowa

Listings
14
8 chain locations (57%)
Official establishments
10
All limited-service restaurants
Household spending a year
$39.1M
On food away from home · $4,024 a household
Spending per listing
$2.8M
45% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
14.4
80% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
25,296
+1.1% 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 Bremer County comes to about $39.1M a year: $4,024 per household, in line with the U.S. average. That is about $2.8M of household spending for each pizza place on map listings, 45% below the U.S. figure of $5.1M. The spending figure covers all food away from home, not only pizza places.

Bremer County has 14 pizza places on map listings as of September 2026. 8 of them (57%) are chain locations, against 58% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 14.4, 80% above the U.S. rate of 8.0.

In 2023, official counts showed 10 businesses with payroll in Bremer County classed as limited-service restaurants. That is one for every 972 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.

Population estimates put the population change in Bremer County from 2020 to 2025 at +1.1%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for pizza places in Bremer County is 54 (upper middle), #881 of 2,090 scored counties and #13 of 64 scored counties in Iowa.

How Bremer County compares

The same measures for Iowa 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 Bremer County, IA compared with Iowa and the U.S.
MeasureBremer CountyIowaU.S.
Listings per 10k households14.411.78.0
Spending per listing$2.8M$3.3M$5.1M
Households per official establishment (all limited-service restaurants)972628478
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−0.9%+6.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025+1.1%+1.5%+3.1%
Spending per household on food away from home$4,024$3,880$4,070
Median household income$86,784$75,059$80,734
Groundwork market score5439

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
9 → 10All limited-service restaurants
Employees, 2023
205
Annual payroll, 2023
$3.2M
One-person businesses, 2023
0All limited-service restaurants with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
148 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
0
Amount
$0

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

Population, 2025 estimate
25,296+1.1% since 2020
Households
9,716
Median age
39.3
Homes lived in by their owners
80%
Vehicles per household
2.1
Land area
436 sq. mi.
People per square mile
58
Median household income
$86,784+23.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$108,261
Median home value
$219,600
Jobs located here
9,443
Daytime population
21,993Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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

Top counties in Iowa

Counties in Iowa ranked for pizza places by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Dallas County, IA77409.4$5.1M+17.8%#147 of 2,090
2Madison County, IA71710.5$4M+3.8%#293 of 2,090
3Boone County, IA641110.1$4M+0.4%#522 of 2,090
4Warren County, IA643115.0$2.9M+9.0%#527 of 2,090
5Benton County, IA611312.7$3.2M+1.8%#630 of 2,090
6Winneshiek County, IA6078.6$4.5M−1.6%#652 of 2,090
7Polk County, IA5921010.2$4.1M+4.8%#695 of 2,090
8Johnson County, IA576610.4$3.9M+4.6%#768 of 2,090
9Sioux County, IA571511.8$3.5M+2.5%#770 of 2,090
10Jackson County, IA5689.7$3.9M−0.8%#808 of 2,090
13Bremer County, IA541414.4$2.8M+1.1%#881 of 2,090

Other business types in Bremer County

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

Questions

How many pizza places are in Bremer County, IA?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 14 pizza places in Bremer County. 8 of them (57%) are chain locations. The listings count pizza restaurants. Official counts show 10 businesses with payroll classed as limited-service restaurants in 2023. The official count takes in all limited-service restaurants, not only pizza places: fast food and sandwich shops are counted too.

How much do households in Bremer County, IA spend on food away from home?

About $39.1M a year, or $4,024 per household. That is in line with the U.S. average (an index of 99, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 14 pizza places on map listings, it comes to $2.8M 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 9,716 households in Bremer County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Bremer County, IA compare with the U.S. for pizza places?

Bremer County has 14.4 pizza places per 10,000 households, 80% above the U.S. rate of 8.0. Spending per pizza place is $2.8M, 45% below the U.S. figure of $5.1M. At the U.S. ratio of pizza places to household spending, Bremer County would have about 8, against 14 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 972 households, against one for every 478 across the U.S.

How fast is Bremer County, IA growing?

Population estimates put Bremer County at 25,296 people in 2025, up 1.1% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 9,716 households. Median household income in Bremer County is $86,784, 7% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 23.3%, 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. Bremer County scores 54 for pizza places (upper middle), #881 of 2,090 scored counties.

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