Market rankings · Minnesota
Pizza places in Minnesota
Markets across Minnesota ranked by the Groundwork market score for pizza places, with competitor counts and household spending for each.
- Listings
- 1,742
- 1,219 chain locations (70%)
- Official establishments
- 3,848
- All limited-service restaurants · +1.9% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $10B
- On food away from home
- Listings per 10k households
- 7.5
- 6% below the U.S.
- Spending per listing
- $5.7M
- 13% above the U.S.
- Rank among states
- #4 of 51
- Market score 70 · Upper middle
A site report maps the pizza places on map listings around any address in Minnesota by name and distance, and the spending within reach.
Free10 actions over 3 days, no cardSurvey 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 1,742 pizza places in Minnesota. 1,219 of them (70%) are chain locations, against 58% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 7.5, 6% below the U.S. rate of 8.0.
Household spending on food away from home in Minnesota comes to about $10B a year: $4,330 per household, 6% above the U.S. average. That is about $5.7M of household spending for each pizza place on map listings, 13% 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.
Official counts show 3,848 businesses with payroll classed as limited-service restaurants in Minnesota in 2023, up 1.9% from 2019. That is one for every 600 households, against one for every 478 across the U.S. Across the U.S., the count rose 6.1% over the same years. The official count takes in all limited-service restaurants, not only pizza places: fast food and sandwich shops are counted too. Since fiscal 2022, 224 SBA-backed loans worth $117.7M have gone to businesses classed as limited-service restaurants in Minnesota.
Among the 50 states and DC, Minnesota ranks #4 for pizza places, with a Groundwork market score of 70 (upper middle). Of the 9 scored metro areas in or partly in Minnesota, the Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington metro area scores highest (80). Of the 19 scored small-town markets in or partly in Minnesota, the Austin area scores highest (83).
Every market in Minnesota for pizza places
Download the ranking (CSV)Numbered by Groundwork market score among the markets based in Minnesota, highest first; the U.S. rank compares each market with every other of its kind. A metro area that crosses a state line is listed in each state it reaches, and numbered only in the state its page is under. How the score works.
Metro areas
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI | 80 | 1,014 | 6.9 | $6.7M | +2.6% | #12 of 387 |
| 2Rochester, MN | 76 | 66 | 7.1 | $6.2M | +2.0% | #24 of 387 |
| Fargo, ND-MN | 66 | 93 | 8.4 | $4.7M | +7.7% | #88 of 387 |
| La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN | 65 | 48 | 6.7 | $5.8M | +0.4% | #91 of 387 |
| Sioux Falls, SD-MN | 58 | 124 | 10.1 | $4M | +9.5% | #128 of 387 |
| 3Duluth, MN-WI | 57 | 93 | 7.7 | $4.9M | +0.2% | #133 of 387 |
| 4St. Cloud, MN | 49 | 75 | 9.6 | $4.1M | +3.0% | #208 of 387 |
| Grand Forks, ND-MN | 42 | 47 | 10.8 | $3.5M | +0.8% | #256 of 387 |
| 5Mankato, MN | 41 | 38 | 9.4 | $4.2M | +1.2% | #262 of 387 |
Small-town markets
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Austin, MN | 83 | 9 | 5.7 | $6.6M | +2.3% | #10 of 520 |
| 2Red Wing, MN | 81 | 10 | 5.1 | $7.9M | +1.3% | #18 of 520 |
| 3Faribault-Northfield, MN | 77 | 18 | 7.7 | $5.3M | +4.2% | #32 of 520 |
| 4Bemidji, MN | 76 | 12 | 6.6 | $5.6M | +1.8% | #37 of 520 |
| 5Grand Rapids, MN | 74 | 14 | 7.6 | $4.8M | +0.9% | #50 of 520 |
| 6Fergus Falls, MN | 71 | 21 | 8.3 | $4.5M | +1.6% | #70 of 520 |
| 7Detroit Lakes, MN | 71 | 13 | 9.0 | $4.2M | +0.9% | #71 of 520 |
| 8Worthington, MN | 69 | 5 | 6.5 | $5.7M | +0.6% | #82 of 520 |
| Wahpeton, ND-MN | 69 | 9 | 9.5 | $4M | 0.0% | #86 of 520 |
| 9Alexandria, MN | 68 | 18 | 10.3 | $3.8M | +2.6% | #96 of 520 |
| 10Brainerd, MN | 67 | 46 | 10.9 | $3.5M | +4.3% | #102 of 520 |
| 11Winona, MN | 63 | 19 | 9.4 | $4M | +1.8% | #133 of 520 |
| 12Albert Lea, MN | 62 | 8 | 6.2 | $5.9M | −1.5% | #136 of 520 |
| 13New Ulm, MN | 62 | 8 | 7.3 | $5M | −1.5% | #139 of 520 |
| 14Hutchinson, MN | 61 | 16 | 10.5 | $3.8M | −0.3% | #146 of 520 |
| 15Owatonna, MN | 60 | 16 | 10.6 | $3.8M | +0.2% | #157 of 520 |
| 16Willmar, MN | 60 | 20 | 11.4 | $3.4M | +2.3% | #158 of 520 |
| 17Fairmont, MN | 53 | 8 | 9.1 | $3.8M | −2.8% | #226 of 520 |
| 18Marshall, MN | 50 | 10 | 9.9 | $3.9M | +1.0% | #256 of 520 |
Counties
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Sherburne County, MN | 92 | 20 | 5.6 | $8.3M | +6.8% | #5 of 2,090 |
| 2Carver County, MN | 86 | 27 | 6.6 | $8M | +6.6% | #28 of 2,090 |
| 3Washington County, MN | 86 | 75 | 7.1 | $7.1M | +6.9% | #32 of 2,090 |
| 4Scott County, MN | 85 | 33 | 6.0 | $8.6M | +5.1% | #35 of 2,090 |
| 5Wright County, MN | 82 | 47 | 8.7 | $5.4M | +11.1% | #62 of 2,090 |
| 6Isanti County, MN | 81 | 12 | 7.4 | $5.5M | +7.3% | #73 of 2,090 |
| 7Dakota County, MN | 79 | 123 | 7.1 | $6.7M | +3.9% | #102 of 2,090 |
| 8Dodge County, MN | 76 | 7 | 8.7 | $5M | +2.3% | #162 of 2,090 |
| 9Goodhue County, MN | 75 | 10 | 5.1 | $7.9M | +1.3% | #164 of 2,090 |
| 10Anoka County, MN | 75 | 108 | 7.9 | $5.8M | +4.7% | #173 of 2,090 |
| 11Olmsted County, MN | 74 | 45 | 6.7 | $6.8M | +2.3% | #190 of 2,090 |
| 12Mower County, MN | 73 | 9 | 5.7 | $6.6M | +2.3% | #217 of 2,090 |
| 13Clay County, MN | 73 | 19 | 7.2 | $5.5M | +3.6% | #226 of 2,090 |
| 14Chisago County, MN | 73 | 22 | 10.3 | $4.3M | +4.3% | #233 of 2,090 |
| 15Kanabec County, MN | 72 | 5 | 7.6 | $4.9M | +3.6% | #258 of 2,090 |
| 16Hubbard County, MN | 72 | 7 | 7.8 | $4.8M | +4.6% | #259 of 2,090 |
| 17Le Sueur County, MN | 72 | 12 | 10.3 | $4.2M | +2.9% | #260 of 2,090 |
| 18Fillmore County, MN | 71 | 6 | 6.9 | $5.6M | +1.4% | #278 of 2,090 |
| 19Rice County, MN | 70 | 18 | 7.7 | $5.3M | +4.2% | #317 of 2,090 |
| 20Benton County, MN | 69 | 12 | 7.2 | $5.3M | +0.9% | #348 of 2,090 |
| 21Hennepin County, MN | 68 | 345 | 6.4 | $7.3M | +0.2% | #360 of 2,090 |
| 22Morrison County, MN | 67 | 8 | 5.7 | $6.5M | +1.9% | #393 of 2,090 |
| 23Wabasha County, MN | 67 | 8 | 8.7 | $4.6M | +0.7% | #421 of 2,090 |
| 24Todd County, MN | 67 | 8 | 7.8 | $4.5M | +3.0% | #423 of 2,090 |
| 25Carlton County, MN | 67 | 13 | 9.2 | $4.2M | +1.4% | #427 of 2,090 |
Show all 87 counties
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26Beltrami County, MN | 66 | 12 | 6.6 | $5.6M | +1.8% | #448 of 2,090 |
| 27Itasca County, MN | 64 | 14 | 7.6 | $4.8M | +0.9% | #515 of 2,090 |
| 28Cass County, MN | 64 | 13 | 10.1 | $3.7M | +4.2% | #525 of 2,090 |
| 29Nicollet County, MN | 63 | 10 | 7.7 | $5.3M | −0.7% | #550 of 2,090 |
| 30Meeker County, MN | 63 | 8 | 8.6 | $4.4M | +0.7% | #563 of 2,090 |
| 31Ramsey County, MN | 61 | 142 | 6.4 | $6.5M | −1.8% | #605 of 2,090 |
| 32Nobles County, MN | 61 | 5 | 6.5 | $5.7M | +0.6% | #611 of 2,090 |
| 33Otter Tail County, MN | 61 | 21 | 8.3 | $4.5M | +1.6% | #623 of 2,090 |
| 34Pine County, MN | 61 | 12 | 9.7 | $3.7M | +5.5% | #629 of 2,090 |
| 35Becker County, MN | 60 | 13 | 9.0 | $4.2M | +0.9% | #659 of 2,090 |
| 36Mille Lacs County, MN | 60 | 12 | 11.2 | $3.3M | +4.8% | #666 of 2,090 |
| 37St. Louis County, MN | 59 | 69 | 7.9 | $4.7M | +0.2% | #688 of 2,090 |
| 38Douglas County, MN | 59 | 18 | 10.3 | $3.8M | +2.6% | #696 of 2,090 |
| 39Freeborn County, MN | 56 | 8 | 6.2 | $5.9M | −1.5% | #780 of 2,090 |
| 40Faribault County, MN | 56 | 5 | 8.2 | $4.4M | −0.1% | #797 of 2,090 |
| 41Brown County, MN | 55 | 8 | 7.3 | $5M | −1.5% | #826 of 2,090 |
| 42Winona County, MN | 54 | 19 | 9.4 | $4M | +1.8% | #871 of 2,090 |
| 43Crow Wing County, MN | 54 | 33 | 11.2 | $3.4M | +4.3% | #876 of 2,090 |
| 44Steele County, MN | 53 | 16 | 10.6 | $3.8M | +0.2% | #915 of 2,090 |
| 45McLeod County, MN | 53 | 16 | 10.5 | $3.8M | −0.3% | #916 of 2,090 |
| 46Roseau County, MN | 53 | 7 | 11.1 | $3.4M | −0.3% | #918 of 2,090 |
| 47Kandiyohi County, MN | 52 | 20 | 11.4 | $3.4M | +2.3% | #963 of 2,090 |
| 48Stearns County, MN | 50 | 63 | 10.3 | $3.8M | +3.6% | #1,033 of 2,090 |
| 49Pennington County, MN | 50 | 7 | 11.3 | $3.4M | −1.8% | #1,047 of 2,090 |
| 50Koochiching County, MN | 49 | 5 | 8.5 | $4.3M | −3.7% | #1,072 of 2,090 |
| 51Watonwan County, MN | 48 | 9 | 21.3 | $1.8M | +2.0% | #1,134 of 2,090 |
| 52Martin County, MN | 45 | 8 | 9.1 | $3.8M | −2.8% | #1,234 of 2,090 |
| 53Lyon County, MN | 43 | 10 | 9.9 | $3.9M | +1.0% | #1,316 of 2,090 |
| 54Chippewa County, MN | 43 | 6 | 11.7 | $3.1M | −1.6% | #1,331 of 2,090 |
| 55Polk County, MN | 43 | 17 | 13.8 | $2.8M | −1.8% | #1,338 of 2,090 |
| 56Blue Earth County, MN | 42 | 28 | 10.1 | $3.7M | +2.1% | #1,368 of 2,090 |
| 57Lake County, MN | 40 | 6 | 12.1 | $3.1M | −1.6% | #1,449 of 2,090 |
| 58Waseca County, MN | 37 | 10 | 13.4 | $2.8M | −1.5% | #1,568 of 2,090 |
| 59Renville County, MN | 23 | 10 | 16.5 | $2.2M | −2.3% | #1,958 of 2,090 |
| Houston County, MN | Not scored | 4 | 4.9 | $8.1M | −2.3% | |
| Aitkin County, MN | Not scored | 2 | 2.8 | $12.2M | +3.5% | |
| Redwood County, MN | Not scored | 3 | 4.8 | $7.4M | −1.0% | |
| Sibley County, MN | Not scored | 4 | 6.7 | $5.9M | +3.6% | |
| Wadena County, MN | Not scored | 2 | 3.3 | $10.4M | +1.9% | |
| Cottonwood County, MN | Not scored | 3 | 6.5 | $5.7M | −1.0% | |
| Pope County, MN | Not scored | 4 | 8.1 | $4.7M | +0.8% | |
| Jackson County, MN | Not scored | 2 | 4.6 | $8.3M | −1.3% | |
| Swift County, MN | Not scored | 6 | 14.6 | $2.5M | −0.4% | |
| Stevens County, MN | Not scored | 3 | 7.7 | $5M | +0.8% | |
| Rock County, MN | Not scored | 4 | 9.9 | $3.9M | −1.7% | |
| Yellow Medicine County, MN | Not scored | 7 | 17.2 | $2.2M | −0.2% | |
| Pipestone County, MN | Not scored | 5 | 12.6 | $2.9M | −1.7% | |
| Marshall County, MN | Not scored | 1 | 2.6 | $13.8M | −2.5% | |
| Clearwater County, MN | Not scored | 4 | 12.0 | $3M | +1.0% | |
| Murray County, MN | Not scored | 5 | 13.9 | $2.7M | −2.9% | |
| Lac qui Parle County, MN | Not scored | 2 | 6.8 | $5.6M | +0.2% | |
| Wilkin County, MN | Not scored | 3 | 11.3 | $3.2M | −2.9% | |
| Norman County, MN | Not scored | 2 | 7.4 | $4.9M | −1.6% | |
| Grant County, MN | Not scored | 4 | 16.1 | $2.3M | −0.1% | |
| Cook County, MN | Not scored | 2 | 7.4 | $5.2M | −1.4% | |
| Lincoln County, MN | Not scored | 2 | 8.2 | $4.5M | −0.7% | |
| Mahnomen County, MN | Not scored | 1 | 5.3 | $6.4M | −4.1% | |
| Big Stone County, MN | Not scored | 1 | 4.7 | $8.1M | −2.0% | |
| Kittson County, MN | Not scored | 2 | 11.3 | $3.5M | −3.7% | |
| Red Lake County, MN | Not scored | 1 | 6.0 | $6.3M | +0.1% | |
| Lake of the Woods County, MN | Not scored | 2 | 11.0 | $3.6M | 0.0% | |
| Traverse County, MN | Not scored | 2 | 15.3 | $2.3M | −6.8% |
Markets with fewer than 5 pizza places on map listings, and counties under 10,000 people, aren’t scored; they’re listed last in each table.
Questions
How many pizza places are in Minnesota?
There are 1,742 pizza places on map listings in Minnesota as of September 2026. 1,219 of them (70%) are chain locations. The listings count pizza restaurants. Official counts show 3,848 businesses with payroll classed as limited-service restaurants in 2023, up 1.9% from 2019. That count covers all limited-service restaurants (fast food and sandwich shops included), not only pizza places. Another 391 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Minnesota spend on food away from home?
About $10B a year, or $4,330 per household. That is 6% above the U.S. average (an index of 106, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 1,742 pizza places on map listings, it comes to $5.7M per pizza place. The spending figure covers all food away from home, not only pizza places. It is estimated from the incomes of the 2,307,955 households in Minnesota and national spending patterns by income.
How does Minnesota compare with the U.S. for pizza places?
Minnesota has 7.5 pizza places per 10,000 households, 6% below the U.S. rate of 8.0. Spending per pizza place is $5.7M, 13% above the U.S. figure of $5.1M. At the national ratio of pizza places to household spending, Minnesota would have about 1,967, against 1,742 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 600 households, against one for every 478 across the U.S. The official count rose 1.9% from 2019 to 2023, against +6.1% for the U.S.
Which market in Minnesota has the highest market score for pizza places?
Among 9 scored metro areas in or partly in Minnesota, the Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington metro area scores highest, at 80 (high). Among 19 scored small-town markets in or partly in Minnesota, the Austin area scores highest, at 83 (high). Among 59 scored counties in Minnesota, Sherburne County scores highest, at 92 (very high). Scores compare each market with others of its kind across the U.S.
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. Minnesota scores 70 for pizza places (upper middle), #4 of the 50 states and DC.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
Run a Groundwork site report on an address in Minnesota. It maps the pizza places on map listings near the site and sizes the households and spending within the distance you choose. New accounts get 10 actions over 3 days, no card.
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