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Pizza places in Wright County, IA

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 41 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,426 of 2,090 scored counties
#42 of 64 scored counties in Iowa

Listings
11
8 chain locations (73%)
Official establishments
5
All limited-service restaurants
Household spending a year
$19.7M
On food away from home · $3,683 a household
Spending per listing
$1.8M
65% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
20.5
2.6 times the U.S.
Population, 2025
12,801
−0.9% 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 11 pizza places in Wright County. 8 of them (73%) are chain locations, against 58% across the U.S. That comes to 20.5 for every 10,000 households, 2.6 times the U.S. rate of 8.0.

At $3,683 per household (10% below the U.S. average), households in Wright County spend about $19.7M a year on food away from home. That works out to $1.8M per pizza place, 65% 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.

Official counts show 5 businesses with payroll classed as limited-service restaurants in Wright County in 2023. That is one for every 1,071 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. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $201K has gone to businesses classed as limited-service restaurants in Wright County.

Population estimates put the population change in Wright County from 2020 to 2025 at −0.9%, against +3.1% for the U.S. Wright County scores 41 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for pizza places, ranking #1,426 of 2,090 scored counties and #42 of 64 scored counties in Iowa.

How Wright 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 Wright County, IA compared with Iowa and the U.S.
MeasureWright CountyIowaU.S.
Listings per 10k households20.511.78.0
Spending per listing$1.8M$3.3M$5.1M
Households per official establishment (all limited-service restaurants)1,071628478
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−0.9%+6.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025−0.9%+1.5%+3.1%
Spending per household on food away from home$3,683$3,880$4,070
Median household income$67,190$75,059$80,734
Groundwork market score4139

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
9 → 5All limited-service restaurants
Employees, 2023
44
Annual payroll, 2023
$607K
One-person businesses, 2023
0All limited-service restaurants with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
118 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
4The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
1
Amount
$201K

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

Population, 2025 estimate
12,801−0.9% since 2020
Households
5,353
Median age
40.0
Homes lived in by their owners
77%
Vehicles per household
2.1
Land area
580 sq. mi.
People per square mile
22
Median household income
$67,190+26.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$94,511
Median home value
$119,600
Jobs located here
6,209
Daytime population
13,549Residents 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 Wright 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
42Wright County, IA411120.5$1.8M−0.9%#1,426 of 2,090

Other business types in Wright County

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

Questions

How many pizza places are in Wright County, IA?

There are 11 pizza places on map listings in Wright County as of September 2026. 8 of them (73%) are chain locations. The listings count pizza restaurants. Official counts show 5 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.

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

About $19.7M a year, or $3,683 per household. That is 10% below the U.S. average (an index of 90, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 11 pizza places on map listings, it comes to $1.8M per pizza place. The spending figure covers all food away from home, not only pizza places. It is estimated from the incomes of the 5,353 households in Wright County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Wright County has 20.5 pizza places per 10,000 households, 2.6 times the U.S. rate of 8.0. Spending per pizza place is $1.8M, 65% below the U.S. figure of $5.1M. At the national ratio of pizza places to household spending, Wright County would have about 4, against 11 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,071 households, against one for every 478 across the U.S.

How fast is Wright County, IA growing?

Population estimates put Wright County at 12,801 people in 2025, down 0.9% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 5,353 households. The median household income in Wright County is $67,190 a year, 17% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 26.0% 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. Wright County scores 41 for pizza places (lower middle), #1,426 of 2,090 scored counties.

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