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Pizza places in Anoka County, MN

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 75 out of 100: High

Ranked #173 of 2,090 scored counties
#10 of 59 scored counties in Minnesota

Listings
108
81 chain locations (75%)
Official establishments
240
All limited-service restaurants · +9.1% since 2019
Household spending a year
$626.6M
On food away from home · $4,559 a household
Spending per listing
$5.8M
14% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
7.9
In line with the U.S.
Population, 2025
381,605
+4.7% 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

Anoka County scores 75 (high) on the Groundwork market score for pizza places, ranking #173 of 2,090 scored counties and #10 of 59 scored counties in Minnesota. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for pizza places.

Households in Anoka County spend about $626.6M a year on food away from home, or $4,559 per household, 12% above the U.S. average. Spread across 108 pizza places, that is $5.8M per pizza place, 14% above the U.S. figure of $5.1M. The spending figure covers all food away from home, not only pizza places.

There are 108 pizza places on map listings in Anoka County as of September 2026. Of those, 81 are chain locations, or 75%, against 58% across the U.S. That comes to 7.9 for every 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 8.0.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as limited-service restaurants in Anoka County was 240 in 2023, up 9.1% from 2019. That is one for every 573 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. Since fiscal 2022, 29 SBA-backed loans worth $16.9M have gone to businesses classed as limited-service restaurants in Anoka County. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Anoka County grew 4.7%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).

How Anoka County compares

The same measures for Minnesota 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 Anoka County, MN compared with Minnesota and the U.S.
MeasureAnoka CountyMinnesotaU.S.
Listings per 10k households7.97.58.0
Spending per listing$5.8M$5.7M$5.1M
Households per official establishment (all limited-service restaurants)573600478
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+9.1%+1.9%+6.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025+4.7%+2.1%+3.1%
Spending per household on food away from home$4,559$4,330$4,070
Median household income$101,869$89,062$80,734
Groundwork market score7570

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
220 → 240All limited-service restaurants · +9.1% over the period
Employees, 2023
5,513
Annual payroll, 2023
$108.3M
One-person businesses, 2023
48All limited-service restaurants with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
10881 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
123The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
29
Amount
$16.9M

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

Population, 2025 estimate
381,605+4.7% since 2020
Households
137,432
Median age
39.6
Homes lived in by their owners
80%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
422 sq. mi.
People per square mile
878
Median household income
$101,869+24.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$120,024
Median home value
$346,500
Jobs located here
136,618
Daytime population
310,320Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Pizza across Minnesota

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

Top counties in Minnesota

Counties in Minnesota ranked for pizza places by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Sherburne County, MN92205.6$8.3M+6.8%#5 of 2,090
2Carver County, MN86276.6$8M+6.6%#28 of 2,090
3Washington County, MN86757.1$7.1M+6.9%#32 of 2,090
4Scott County, MN85336.0$8.6M+5.1%#35 of 2,090
5Wright County, MN82478.7$5.4M+11.1%#62 of 2,090
6Isanti County, MN81127.4$5.5M+7.3%#73 of 2,090
7Dakota County, MN791237.1$6.7M+3.9%#102 of 2,090
8Dodge County, MN7678.7$5M+2.3%#162 of 2,090
9Goodhue County, MN75105.1$7.9M+1.3%#164 of 2,090
10Anoka County, MN751087.9$5.8M+4.7%#173 of 2,090

Other business types in Anoka County

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

Questions

How many pizza places are in Anoka County, MN?

As of September 2026, map listings count 108 pizza places in Anoka County. 81 of them (75%) are chain locations. The listings count pizza restaurants. Official counts show 240 businesses with payroll classed as limited-service restaurants in 2023, up 9.1% from 2019. The official count takes in all limited-service restaurants, not only pizza places: fast food and sandwich shops are counted too. Another 48 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.

How much do households in Anoka County, MN spend on food away from home?

About $626.6M a year, or $4,559 per household. That is 12% above the U.S. average (an index of 112, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 108 pizza places on map listings, it comes to $5.8M 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 137,432 households in Anoka County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Anoka County, MN compare with the U.S. for pizza places?

Anoka County has 7.9 pizza places per 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 8.0. Spending per pizza place is $5.8M, 14% above the U.S. figure of $5.1M. At the U.S. ratio of pizza places to household spending, Anoka County would have about 123, against 108 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 573 households, against one for every 478 across the U.S. The official count rose 9.1% from 2019 to 2023, against +6.1% for the U.S.

How fast is Anoka County, MN growing?

Population estimates put Anoka County at 381,605 people in 2025, up 4.7% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 137,432 households. Median household income in Anoka County is $101,869, 26% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 24.0%, 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. Anoka County scores 75 for pizza places (high), #173 of 2,090 scored counties.

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