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Pizza places in Rock County, MN

How Rock County, MN compares with other counties and the U.S. for pizza places: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.

Groundwork market score

Not scored

Counties under 10,000 people aren’t scored, since a few businesses can swing their figures.

Listings
4
4 chain locations (100%)
Official establishments
5
All limited-service restaurants
Household spending a year
$15.5M
On food away from home · $3,847 a household
Spending per listing
$3.9M
24% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
9.9
24% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
9,524
−1.7% 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

Households in Rock County spend about $15.5M a year on food away from home, or $3,847 per household, 5% below the U.S. average. That is about $3.9M of household spending for each pizza place on map listings, 24% below 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 Rock County as of September 2026. That comes to 9.9 for every 10,000 households, 24% above the U.S. rate of 8.0.

Official counts show 5 businesses with payroll classed as limited-service restaurants in Rock County in 2023. That is one for every 807 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, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $40K has gone to businesses classed as limited-service restaurants in Rock County.

Population estimates put the population change in Rock County from 2020 to 2025 at −1.7%, against +3.1% for the U.S. Counties under 10,000 people aren’t given a market score, since a few businesses can swing their figures.

How Rock 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 Rock County, MN compared with Minnesota and the U.S.
MeasureRock CountyMinnesotaU.S.
Listings per 10k households9.97.58.0
Spending per listing$3.9M$5.7M$5.1M
Households per official establishment (all limited-service restaurants)807600478
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+1.9%+6.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025−1.7%+2.1%+3.1%
Spending per household on food away from home$3,847$4,330$4,070
Median household income$71,295$89,062$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored70

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
7 → 5All limited-service restaurants
Employees, 2023
119
Annual payroll, 2023
$2M
One-person businesses, 2023
0All limited-service restaurants with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
44 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
3The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
1
Amount
$40K

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

Population, 2025 estimate
9,524−1.7% since 2020
Households
4,035
Median age
41.9
Homes lived in by their owners
77%
Vehicles per household
2.2
Land area
483 sq. mi.
People per square mile
20
Median household income
$71,295
Average household income
$91,311
Median home value
$224,300
Jobs located here
3,938
Daytime population
8,459Residents 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 Rock 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
Rock County, MNNot scored49.9$3.9M−1.7%

Other business types in Rock County

None has a Groundwork market score here. Counties under 10,000 people aren’t scored, since a few businesses can swing their figures.

Questions

How many pizza places are in Rock County, MN?

As of September 2026, map listings count 4 pizza places in Rock County. The listings count pizza restaurants. Official counts show 5 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.

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

About $15.5M a year, or $3,847 per household. That is 5% below the U.S. average (an index of 95, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 4 pizza places on map listings, it comes to $3.9M 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 4,035 households in Rock County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Rock County has 9.9 pizza places per 10,000 households, 24% above the U.S. rate of 8.0. Spending per pizza place is $3.9M, 24% below the U.S. figure of $5.1M. At the U.S. ratio of pizza places to household spending, Rock County would have about 3, against 4 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 807 households, against one for every 478 across the U.S.

How fast is Rock County, MN growing?

Population estimates put Rock County at 9,524 people in 2025, down 1.7% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 4,035 households. Median household income in Rock County is $71,295, 12% below the U.S. median of $80,734.

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. The score leaves out counties under 10,000 people, where a handful of businesses would swing it.

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