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Pizza places in Oktibbeha County, MS

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 42 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,349 of 2,090 scored counties
#17 of 38 scored counties in Mississippi

Listings
13
11 chain locations (85%)
Official establishments
46
All limited-service restaurants · +12.2% since 2019
Household spending a year
$68.8M
On food away from home · $3,152 a household
Spending per listing
$5.3M
4% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
6.0
25% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
51,896
+0.4% 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

At $3,152 per household (23% below the U.S. average), households in Oktibbeha County spend about $68.8M a year on food away from home. That works out to $5.3M per pizza place, 4% above the U.S. figure of $5.1M. The spending figure covers all food away from home, not only pizza places.

Oktibbeha County has 13 pizza places on map listings as of September 2026. Of those, 11 are chain locations, or 85%, against 58% across the U.S. That comes to 6.0 for every 10,000 households, 25% below the U.S. rate of 8.0.

Official counts show 46 businesses with payroll classed as limited-service restaurants in Oktibbeha County in 2023, up 12.2% from 2019. That is one for every 475 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. Official counts also show 17 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $145K has gone to businesses classed as limited-service restaurants in Oktibbeha County.

Population estimates show Oktibbeha County grew 0.4% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). For pizza places, Oktibbeha County has a Groundwork market score of 42 (lower middle): #1,349 of 2,090 scored counties and #17 of 38 scored counties in Mississippi.

How Oktibbeha 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 Oktibbeha County, MS compared with Mississippi and the U.S.
MeasureOktibbeha CountyMississippiU.S.
Listings per 10k households6.05.68.0
Spending per listing$5.3M$5.9M$5.1M
Households per official establishment (all limited-service restaurants)475459478
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+12.2%+7.1%+6.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025+0.4%−0.1%+3.1%
Spending per household on food away from home$3,152$3,288$4,070
Median household income$46,695$56,447$80,734
Groundwork market score4234

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
41 → 46All limited-service restaurants · +12.2% over the period
Employees, 2023
1,347
Annual payroll, 2023
$21.2M
One-person businesses, 2023
17All limited-service restaurants with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
1311 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
14The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
1
Amount
$145K

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

Population, 2025 estimate
51,896+0.4% since 2020
Households
21,840
Median age
30.7
Homes lived in by their owners
48%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
458 sq. mi.
People per square mile
113
Median household income
$46,695+15.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$72,260
Median home value
$237,700
Jobs located here
21,615
Daytime population
54,419Residents 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 Oktibbeha 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
17Oktibbeha County, MS42136.0$5.3M+0.4%#1,349 of 2,090

Other business types in Oktibbeha County

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

Questions

How many pizza places are in Oktibbeha County, MS?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 13 pizza places in Oktibbeha County. 11 of them (85%) are chain locations. The listings count pizza restaurants. Official counts show 46 businesses with payroll classed as limited-service restaurants in 2023, up 12.2% from 2019. The official count takes in all limited-service restaurants, not only pizza places: fast food and sandwich shops are counted too. Another 17 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.

How much do households in Oktibbeha County, MS spend on food away from home?

About $68.8M a year, or $3,152 per household. That is 23% below the U.S. average (an index of 77, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 13 pizza places on map listings, it comes to $5.3M 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 21,840 households in Oktibbeha County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Oktibbeha County has 6.0 pizza places per 10,000 households, 25% below the U.S. rate of 8.0. Spending per pizza place is $5.3M, 4% above the U.S. figure of $5.1M. At the U.S. ratio of pizza places to household spending, Oktibbeha County would have about 14, against 13 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 475 households, against one for every 478 across the U.S. The official count rose 12.2% from 2019 to 2023, against +6.1% for the U.S.

How fast is Oktibbeha County, MS growing?

Population estimates put Oktibbeha County at 51,896 people in 2025, up 0.4% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 21,840 households. Median household income in Oktibbeha County is $46,695, 42% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 15.4%, 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. Oktibbeha County scores 42 for pizza places (lower middle), #1,349 of 2,090 scored counties.

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