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Pizza places in Seward County, KS

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 20 out of 100: Low

Ranked #2,005 of 2,090 scored counties
#35 of 38 scored counties in Kansas

Listings
9
8 chain locations (89%)
Official establishments
17
All limited-service restaurants
Household spending a year
$25.5M
On food away from home · $3,511 a household
Spending per listing
$2.8M
44% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
12.4
55% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
21,073
−3.6% 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

The Groundwork market score for pizza places in Seward County is 20 (low), #2,005 of 2,090 scored counties and #35 of 38 scored counties in Kansas. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.

Map listings as of September 2026 show 9 pizza places in Seward County. Chain locations make up 89% of them, against 58% across the U.S. That comes to 12.4 for every 10,000 households, 55% above the U.S. rate of 8.0.

Household spending on food away from home in Seward County comes to about $25.5M a year: $3,511 per household, 14% below the U.S. average. Spread across 9 pizza places, that is $2.8M per pizza place, 44% 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.

In 2023, official counts showed 17 businesses with payroll in Seward County classed as limited-service restaurants. That is one for every 427 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. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Seward County declined 3.6%, against +3.1% for the U.S.

How Seward County compares

The same measures for Kansas 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 Seward County, KS compared with Kansas and the U.S.
MeasureSeward CountyKansasU.S.
Listings per 10k households12.410.18.0
Spending per listing$2.8M$3.9M$5.1M
Households per official establishment (all limited-service restaurants)427526478
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+4.7%+6.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025−3.6%+1.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on food away from home$3,511$3,910$4,070
Median household income$63,827$74,275$80,734
Groundwork market score2038

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
17 → 17All limited-service restaurants
Employees, 2023
353
Annual payroll, 2023
$7.1M
One-person businesses, 2023
11All limited-service restaurants with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
98 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 Seward 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 Seward County

Population, 2025 estimate
21,073−3.6% since 2020
Households
7,257
Median age
32.8
Homes lived in by their owners
62%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
640 sq. mi.
People per square mile
34
Median household income
$63,827+29.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$81,284
Median home value
$136,500
Jobs located here
10,899
Daytime population
22,008Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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

Top counties in Kansas

Counties in Kansas ranked for pizza places by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Leavenworth County, KS78227.3$5.8M+3.2%#123 of 2,090
2Miami County, KS78118.0$5.3M+5.9%#125 of 2,090
3Johnson County, KS751827.3$6.7M+4.2%#169 of 2,090
4Pottawatomie County, KS621111.7$3.6M+6.9%#599 of 2,090
5Cherokee County, KS5156.3$5.1M−1.0%#974 of 2,090
6Reno County, KS50166.3$5.4M−0.6%#1,007 of 2,090
7Wyandotte County, KS50416.7$5.2M+1.0%#1,010 of 2,090
8Shawnee County, KS50618.1$4.6M0.0%#1,014 of 2,090
9Sedgwick County, KS491617.8$4.8M+2.6%#1,067 of 2,090
10Jackson County, KS48714.0$2.7M+1.5%#1,130 of 2,090
35Seward County, KS20912.4$2.8M−3.6%#2,005 of 2,090

Other business types in Seward County

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

Questions

How many pizza places are in Seward County, KS?

There are 9 pizza places on map listings in Seward County as of September 2026. 8 of them (89%) are chain locations. The listings count pizza restaurants. Official counts show 17 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. Official counts also show 11 one-person businesses without payroll.

How much do households in Seward County, KS spend on food away from home?

About $25.5M a year, or $3,511 per household. That is 14% below the U.S. average (an index of 86, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 9 pizza places on map listings, it comes to $2.8M per pizza place. The spending figure covers all food away from home, not only pizza places. It is estimated from the incomes of the 7,257 households in Seward County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Seward County, KS compare with the U.S. for pizza places?

Seward County has 12.4 pizza places per 10,000 households, 55% above the U.S. rate of 8.0. Spending per pizza place is $2.8M, 44% below the U.S. figure of $5.1M. At the national ratio of pizza places to household spending, Seward County would have about 5, against 9 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 427 households, against one for every 478 across the U.S.

How fast is Seward County, KS growing?

Population estimates put Seward County at 21,073 people in 2025, down 3.6% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 7,257 households. The median household income in Seward County is $63,827 a year, 21% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 29.5% 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. Seward County scores 20 for pizza places (low), #2,005 of 2,090 scored counties.

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