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Pizza places in Olmsted County, MN

The pizza places in Olmsted County, MN, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 74 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #190 of 2,090 scored counties
#11 of 59 scored counties in Minnesota

Listings
45
29 chain locations (64%)
Official establishments
121
All limited-service restaurants · +8.0% since 2019
Household spending a year
$304.6M
On food away from home · $4,551 a household
Spending per listing
$6.8M
33% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
6.7
16% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
166,731
+2.3% 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

For pizza places, Olmsted County has a Groundwork market score of 74 (upper middle): #190 of 2,090 scored counties and #11 of 59 scored counties in Minnesota. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for pizza places.

Map listings as of September 2026 show 45 pizza places in Olmsted County. 29 of them (64%) are chain locations, against 58% across the U.S. That comes to 6.7 for every 10,000 households, 16% below the U.S. rate of 8.0.

Households in Olmsted County spend about $304.6M a year on food away from home, or $4,551 per household, 12% above the U.S. average. That is about $6.8M of household spending for each pizza place on map listings, 33% 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 121 businesses with payroll classed as limited-service restaurants in Olmsted County in 2023, up 8.0% from 2019. That is one for every 553 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. Since fiscal 2022, 3 SBA-backed loans worth $2.1M have gone to businesses classed as limited-service restaurants in Olmsted County. Population estimates put the population change in Olmsted County from 2020 to 2025 at +2.3%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).

How Olmsted 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 Olmsted County, MN compared with Minnesota and the U.S.
MeasureOlmsted CountyMinnesotaU.S.
Listings per 10k households6.77.58.0
Spending per listing$6.8M$5.7M$5.1M
Households per official establishment (all limited-service restaurants)553600478
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+8.0%+1.9%+6.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025+2.3%+2.1%+3.1%
Spending per household on food away from home$4,551$4,330$4,070
Median household income$95,406$89,062$80,734
Groundwork market score7470

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
112 → 121All limited-service restaurants · +8.0% over the period
Employees, 2023
2,279
Annual payroll, 2023
$49.7M
One-person businesses, 2023
16All limited-service restaurants with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
4529 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
60The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
3
Amount
$2.1M

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

Population, 2025 estimate
166,731+2.3% since 2020
Households
66,918
Median age
38.9
Homes lived in by their owners
71%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
654 sq. mi.
People per square mile
252
Median household income
$95,406+24.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$132,916
Median home value
$331,700
Jobs located here
111,121
Daytime population
185,535Residents 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 Olmsted 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
11Olmsted County, MN74456.7$6.8M+2.3%#190 of 2,090

Other business types in Olmsted County

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

Questions

How many pizza places are in Olmsted County, MN?

There are 45 pizza places on map listings in Olmsted County as of September 2026. 29 of them (64%) are chain locations. The listings count pizza restaurants. Official counts show 121 businesses with payroll classed as limited-service restaurants in 2023, up 8.0% from 2019. That count covers all limited-service restaurants (fast food and sandwich shops included), not only pizza places. Another 16 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.

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

About $304.6M a year, or $4,551 per household. That is 12% above the U.S. average (an index of 112, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 45 pizza places on map listings, it comes to $6.8M per pizza place. The spending figure covers all food away from home, not only pizza places. It is estimated from the incomes of the 66,918 households in Olmsted County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Olmsted County has 6.7 pizza places per 10,000 households, 16% below the U.S. rate of 8.0. Spending per pizza place is $6.8M, 33% above the U.S. figure of $5.1M. At the national ratio of pizza places to household spending, Olmsted County would have about 60, against 45 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 553 households, against one for every 478 across the U.S. The official count rose 8.0% from 2019 to 2023, against +6.1% for the U.S.

How fast is Olmsted County, MN growing?

Population estimates put Olmsted County at 166,731 people in 2025, up 2.3% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 66,918 households. The median household income in Olmsted County is $95,406 a year, 18% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 24.0% 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. Olmsted County scores 74 for pizza places (upper middle), #190 of 2,090 scored counties.

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