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Pizza places in Hardin County, IA
The pizza places in Hardin County, IA, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 43 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,332 of 2,090 scored counties
#37 of 64 scored counties in Iowa
- Listings
- 8
- 7 chain locations (88%)
- Official establishments
- 6
- All limited-service restaurants
- Household spending a year
- $24.4M
- On food away from home · $3,460 a household
- Spending per listing
- $3M
- 40% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 11.4
- 43% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 16,455
- −2.2% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 8 pizza places in Hardin County. Chain locations make up 88% of them, against 58% across the U.S. That comes to 11.4 for every 10,000 households, 43% above the U.S. rate of 8.0.
At $3,460 per household (15% below the U.S. average), households in Hardin County spend about $24.4M a year on food away from home. Spread across 8 pizza places, that is $3M per pizza place, 40% below 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.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as limited-service restaurants in Hardin County was 6 in 2023. That is one for every 1,173 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 3 one-person businesses without payroll.
Population estimates put the population change in Hardin County from 2020 to 2025 at −2.2%, against +3.1% for the U.S. Hardin County scores 43 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for pizza places, ranking #1,332 of 2,090 scored counties and #37 of 64 scored counties in Iowa.
How Hardin 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.
| Measure | Hardin County | Iowa | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 11.4 | 11.7 | 8.0 |
| Spending per listing | $3M | $3.3M | $5.1M |
| Households per official establishment (all limited-service restaurants) | 1,173 | 628 | 478 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −0.9% | +6.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −2.2% | +1.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on food away from home | $3,460 | $3,880 | $4,070 |
| Median household income | $65,069 | $75,059 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 43 | 39 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 7 → 6All limited-service restaurants
- Employees, 2023
- 108
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $2.1M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 3All limited-service restaurants with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 87 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 5The 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 Hardin 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 Hardin County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 16,455−2.2% since 2020
- Households
- 7,038
- Median age
- 44.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 74%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 569 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 29
- Median household income
- $65,069+20.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $79,622
- Median home value
- $122,500
- Jobs located here
- 6,424
- Daytime population
- 15,239Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Iowa market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Iowa for pizza places, numbered among those based in Iowa, with Hardin County marked.
Top counties in Iowa
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Dallas County, IA | 77 | 40 | 9.4 | $5.1M | +17.8% | #147 of 2,090 |
| 2Madison County, IA | 71 | 7 | 10.5 | $4M | +3.8% | #293 of 2,090 |
| 3Boone County, IA | 64 | 11 | 10.1 | $4M | +0.4% | #522 of 2,090 |
| 4Warren County, IA | 64 | 31 | 15.0 | $2.9M | +9.0% | #527 of 2,090 |
| 5Benton County, IA | 61 | 13 | 12.7 | $3.2M | +1.8% | #630 of 2,090 |
| 6Winneshiek County, IA | 60 | 7 | 8.6 | $4.5M | −1.6% | #652 of 2,090 |
| 7Polk County, IA | 59 | 210 | 10.2 | $4.1M | +4.8% | #695 of 2,090 |
| 8Johnson County, IA | 57 | 66 | 10.4 | $3.9M | +4.6% | #768 of 2,090 |
| 9Sioux County, IA | 57 | 15 | 11.8 | $3.5M | +2.5% | #770 of 2,090 |
| 10Jackson County, IA | 56 | 8 | 9.7 | $3.9M | −0.8% | #808 of 2,090 |
| 37Hardin County, IA | 43 | 8 | 11.4 | $3M | −2.2% | #1,332 of 2,090 |
Other business types in Hardin County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
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Questions
How many pizza places are in Hardin County, IA?
Hardin County has 8 pizza places on map listings as of September 2026. 7 of them (88%) are chain locations. The listings count pizza restaurants. Official counts show 6 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 3 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Hardin County, IA spend on food away from home?
About $24.4M a year, or $3,460 per household. That is 15% below the U.S. average (an index of 85, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 8 pizza places on map listings, it comes to $3M per pizza place. The spending figure covers all food away from home, not only pizza places. It is estimated from the incomes of the 7,038 households in Hardin County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Hardin County, IA compare with the U.S. for pizza places?
Hardin County has 11.4 pizza places per 10,000 households, 43% above the U.S. rate of 8.0. Spending per pizza place is $3M, 40% below the U.S. figure of $5.1M. At the national ratio of pizza places to household spending, Hardin County would have about 5, against 8 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,173 households, against one for every 478 across the U.S.
How fast is Hardin County, IA growing?
Population estimates put Hardin County at 16,455 people in 2025, down 2.2% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 7,038 households. The median household income in Hardin County is $65,069 a year, 19% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 20.1% 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. Hardin County scores 43 for pizza places (lower middle), #1,332 of 2,090 scored counties.
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