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Pizza places in Clarke County, MS

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

Groundwork market score

Not scored

The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 3.

Listings
3
2 chain locations (67%)
Official establishments
8
All limited-service restaurants
Household spending a year
$17.7M
On food away from home · $2,972 a household
Spending per listing
$5.9M
16% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
5.0
37% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
15,102
−2.8% 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 3 pizza places in Clarke County. That comes to 5.0 for every 10,000 households, 37% below the U.S. rate of 8.0.

Household spending on food away from home in Clarke County comes to about $17.7M a year: $2,972 per household, 27% below the U.S. average. That works out to $5.9M per pizza place, 16% 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.

In 2023, official counts showed 8 businesses with payroll in Clarke County classed as limited-service restaurants. That is one for every 743 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.

Population estimates put the population change in Clarke County from 2020 to 2025 at −2.8%, against +3.1% for the U.S. With 3 pizza places on map listings, Clarke County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How Clarke County compares

The same measures for Mississippi 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 Clarke County, MS compared with Mississippi and the U.S.
MeasureClarke CountyMississippiU.S.
Listings per 10k households5.05.68.0
Spending per listing$5.9M$5.9M$5.1M
Households per official establishment (all limited-service restaurants)743459478
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+7.1%+6.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025−2.8%−0.1%+3.1%
Spending per household on food away from home$2,972$3,288$4,070
Median household income$46,108$56,447$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored34

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
6 → 8All limited-service restaurants
Employees, 2023
123
Annual payroll, 2023
$1.8M
One-person businesses, 2023
4All limited-service restaurants with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
32 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
4The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
0
Amount
$0

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

Population, 2025 estimate
15,102−2.8% since 2020
Households
5,945
Median age
43.1
Homes lived in by their owners
82%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
692 sq. mi.
People per square mile
22
Median household income
$46,108+6.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$64,952
Median home value
$118,100
Jobs located here
3,085
Daytime population
12,654Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Pizza across Mississippi

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

Top counties in Mississippi

Counties in Mississippi ranked for pizza places by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Pearl River County, MS6994.1$8M+5.6%#328 of 2,090
2Marshall County, MS6675.3$6M+2.6%#440 of 2,090
3Madison County, MS65276.1$6.7M+6.5%#470 of 2,090
4Hancock County, MS6494.4$8.1M+1.6%#497 of 2,090
5Jackson County, MS63366.2$5.7M+3.0%#542 of 2,090
6George County, MS6155.4$6.3M+8.1%#606 of 2,090
7DeSoto County, MS59547.6$5.2M+6.3%#684 of 2,090
8Panola County, MS5354.1$7.5M−1.4%#883 of 2,090
9Tishomingo County, MS5255.7$5.6M−1.1%#929 of 2,090
10Lamar County, MS52187.1$5.2M+4.7%#936 of 2,090
Clarke County, MSNot scored35.0$5.9M−2.8%

Other business types in Clarke County

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

Questions

How many pizza places are in Clarke County, MS?

There are 3 pizza places on map listings in Clarke County as of September 2026. The listings count pizza restaurants. Official counts show 8 businesses with payroll classed as limited-service restaurants in 2023. 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 Clarke County, MS spend on food away from home?

About $17.7M a year, or $2,972 per household. That is 27% below the U.S. average (an index of 73, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 3 pizza places on map listings, it comes to $5.9M per pizza place. The spending figure covers all food away from home, not only pizza places. It is estimated from the incomes of the 5,945 households in Clarke County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Clarke County, MS compare with the U.S. for pizza places?

Clarke County has 5.0 pizza places per 10,000 households, 37% below the U.S. rate of 8.0. Spending per pizza place is $5.9M, 16% above the U.S. figure of $5.1M. At the national ratio of pizza places to household spending, Clarke County would have about 4, against 3 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 743 households, against one for every 478 across the U.S.

How fast is Clarke County, MS growing?

Population estimates put Clarke County at 15,102 people in 2025, down 2.8% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 5,945 households. The median household income in Clarke County is $46,108 a year, 43% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 6.7% 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. Clarke County has no market score for pizza places: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 3.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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