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Pizza places in De Soto Parish, LA

The pizza places in De Soto Parish, LA, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score

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The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 4.

Listings
4
4 chain locations (100%)
Official establishments
11
All limited-service restaurants
Household spending a year
$33.6M
On food away from home · $3,202 a household
Spending per listing
$8.4M
65% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
3.8
52% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
27,381
+2.0% 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 De Soto Parish comes to about $33.6M a year: $3,202 per household, 21% below the U.S. average. That works out to $8.4M per pizza place, 65% above the U.S. figure of $5.1M. The spending figure covers all food away from home, not only pizza places.

There are 4 pizza places on map listings in De Soto Parish as of September 2026. That comes to 3.8 for every 10,000 households, 52% below the U.S. rate of 8.0.

Official counts show 11 businesses with payroll classed as limited-service restaurants in De Soto Parish in 2023. That is one for every 955 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 4 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $952K has gone to businesses classed as limited-service restaurants in De Soto Parish.

Population estimates show De Soto Parish grew 2.0% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). With 4 pizza places on map listings, De Soto Parish isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How De Soto Parish compares

The same measures for Louisiana 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 De Soto Parish, LA compared with Louisiana and the U.S.
MeasureDe Soto ParishLouisianaU.S.
Listings per 10k households3.85.48.0
Spending per listing$8.4M$6.4M$5.1M
Households per official establishment (all limited-service restaurants)955480478
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+5.1%+6.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025+2.0%−0.7%+3.1%
Spending per household on food away from home$3,202$3,469$4,070
Median household income$48,578$60,756$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored42

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
13 → 11All limited-service restaurants
Employees, 2023
173
Annual payroll, 2023
$3.1M
One-person businesses, 2023
4All limited-service restaurants with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
44 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
7The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
1
Amount
$952K

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as limited-service restaurants in De Soto Parish, 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 De Soto Parish

Population, 2025 estimate
27,381+2.0% since 2020
Households
10,504
Median age
40.1
Homes lived in by their owners
77%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
876 sq. mi.
People per square mile
31
Median household income
$48,578+5.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$73,503
Median home value
$154,900
Jobs located here
8,222
Daytime population
23,090Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Pizza across Louisiana

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The highest-scoring counties in Louisiana for pizza places, numbered among those based in Louisiana, with De Soto Parish marked.

Top counties in Louisiana

Counties in Louisiana ranked for pizza places by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Livingston Parish, LA76264.9$7.8M+8.5%#149 of 2,090
2Vermilion Parish, LA7073.2$10.2M+1.3%#295 of 2,090
3St. Charles Parish, LA6973.8$10.6M−3.7%#324 of 2,090
4St. Tammany Parish, LA69686.5$6.2M+5.3%#338 of 2,090
5Ascension Parish, LA67316.5$6.6M+6.4%#392 of 2,090
6West Baton Rouge Parish, LA6654.6$8.5M+5.5%#431 of 2,090
7St. Martin Parish, LA6463.1$10.7M−1.0%#496 of 2,090
8Lafourche Parish, LA63164.2$8.3M−2.0%#528 of 2,090
9Iberville Parish, LA6154.4$7.6M−1.6%#601 of 2,090
10Lafayette Parish, LA61555.5$6.7M+6.5%#604 of 2,090
De Soto Parish, LANot scored43.8$8.4M+2.0%

Other business types in De Soto Parish

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

Questions

How many pizza places are in De Soto Parish, LA?

As of September 2026, map listings count 4 pizza places in De Soto Parish. The listings count pizza restaurants. Official counts show 11 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. Official counts also show 4 one-person businesses without payroll.

How much do households in De Soto Parish, LA spend on food away from home?

About $33.6M a year, or $3,202 per household. That is 21% below the U.S. average (an index of 79, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 4 pizza places on map listings, it comes to $8.4M 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 10,504 households in De Soto Parish and national spending patterns by income.

How does De Soto Parish, LA compare with the U.S. for pizza places?

De Soto Parish has 3.8 pizza places per 10,000 households, 52% below the U.S. rate of 8.0. Spending per pizza place is $8.4M, 65% above the U.S. figure of $5.1M. At the U.S. ratio of pizza places to household spending, De Soto Parish would have about 7, against 4 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 955 households, against one for every 478 across the U.S.

How fast is De Soto Parish, LA growing?

Population estimates put De Soto Parish at 27,381 people in 2025, up 2.0% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 10,504 households. Median household income in De Soto Parish is $48,578, 40% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 5.6%, 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. De Soto Parish has no market score for pizza places: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 4.

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