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Pizza places in Midland County, MI

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 65 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #472 of 2,090 scored counties
#14 of 68 scored counties in Michigan

Listings
22
13 chain locations (59%)
Official establishments
66
All limited-service restaurants · +3.1% since 2019
Household spending a year
$141.2M
On food away from home · $4,035 a household
Spending per listing
$6.4M
26% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
6.3
21% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
83,754
+0.3% 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 22 pizza places in Midland County. Chain locations make up 59% of them, against 58% across the U.S. That is 6.3 per 10,000 households, 21% below the U.S. rate of 8.0.

Households in Midland County spend about $141.2M a year on food away from home, or $4,035 per household, in line with the U.S. average. That is about $6.4M of household spending for each pizza place on map listings, 26% above 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 Midland County was 66 in 2023, up 3.1% from 2019. That is one for every 530 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 4 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $1M have gone to businesses classed as limited-service restaurants in Midland County.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Midland County grew 0.3%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). Midland County scores 65 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for pizza places, ranking #472 of 2,090 scored counties and #14 of 68 scored counties in Michigan. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.

How Midland County compares

The same measures for Michigan 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 Midland County, MI compared with Michigan and the U.S.
MeasureMidland CountyMichiganU.S.
Listings per 10k households6.38.38.0
Spending per listing$6.4M$4.7M$5.1M
Households per official establishment (all limited-service restaurants)530514478
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+3.1%+7.8%+6.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025+0.3%+0.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on food away from home$4,035$3,875$4,070
Median household income$77,705$72,875$80,734
Groundwork market score6539

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
64 → 66All limited-service restaurants · +3.1% over the period
Employees, 2023
1,453
Annual payroll, 2023
$26.2M
One-person businesses, 2023
4All limited-service restaurants with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
2213 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
28The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
2
Amount
$1M

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

Population, 2025 estimate
83,754+0.3% since 2020
Households
34,993
Median age
42.5
Homes lived in by their owners
78%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
518 sq. mi.
People per square mile
162
Median household income
$77,705+24.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$104,160
Median home value
$195,400
Jobs located here
33,850
Daytime population
84,932Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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

Top counties in Michigan

Counties in Michigan ranked for pizza places by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Leelanau County, MI8077.3$6.3M+3.0%#87 of 2,090
2Cass County, MI78104.7$8.1M+0.2%#115 of 2,090
3Clinton County, MI78206.3$6.7M+1.6%#119 of 2,090
4Ottawa County, MI73877.8$5.5M+3.9%#227 of 2,090
5Barry County, MI73197.8$5M+2.2%#229 of 2,090
6Livingston County, MI72628.1$5.8M+1.7%#254 of 2,090
7Allegan County, MI71347.5$5.4M+2.1%#280 of 2,090
8Cheboygan County, MI7054.5$7.8M+0.9%#297 of 2,090
9Newaygo County, MI70126.1$5.7M+3.1%#312 of 2,090
10Osceola County, MI6855.3$6.2M+2.7%#366 of 2,090
14Midland County, MI65226.3$6.4M+0.3%#472 of 2,090

Other business types in Midland County

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

Questions

How many pizza places are in Midland County, MI?

There are 22 pizza places on map listings in Midland County as of September 2026. 13 of them (59%) are chain locations. The listings count pizza restaurants. Official counts show 66 businesses with payroll classed as limited-service restaurants in 2023, up 3.1% from 2019. That count covers all limited-service restaurants (fast food and sandwich shops included), not only pizza places. Another 4 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.

How much do households in Midland County, MI spend on food away from home?

About $141.2M a year, or $4,035 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 22 pizza places on map listings, it comes to $6.4M per pizza place. The spending figure covers all food away from home, not only pizza places. It is estimated from the incomes of the 34,993 households in Midland County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Midland County, MI compare with the U.S. for pizza places?

Midland County has 6.3 pizza places per 10,000 households, 21% below the U.S. rate of 8.0. Spending per pizza place is $6.4M, 26% above the U.S. figure of $5.1M. At the national ratio of pizza places to household spending, Midland County would have about 28, against 22 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 530 households, against one for every 478 across the U.S. The official count rose 3.1% from 2019 to 2023, against +6.1% for the U.S.

How fast is Midland County, MI growing?

Population estimates put Midland County at 83,754 people in 2025, up 0.3% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 34,993 households. The median household income in Midland County is $77,705 a year, 4% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 24.1% 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. Midland County scores 65 for pizza places (upper middle), #472 of 2,090 scored counties.

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