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Pizza places in Rankin County, MS
The pizza places in Rankin County, MS, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 52 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #937 of 2,090 scored counties
#11 of 38 scored counties in Mississippi
- Listings
- 45
- 38 chain locations (84%)
- Official establishments
- 186
- All limited-service restaurants · +14.1% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $232.8M
- On food away from home · $3,872 a household
- Spending per listing
- $5.2M
- 2% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 7.5
- 6% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 162,181
- +3.2% since 2020
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What this means
Households in Rankin County spend about $232.8M a year on food away from home, or $3,872 per household, 5% below the U.S. average. That is about $5.2M of household spending for each pizza place on map listings, 2% above the U.S. figure of $5.1M. The spending figure covers all food away from home, not only pizza places.
There are 45 pizza places on map listings in Rankin County as of September 2026. Of those, 38 are chain locations, or 84%, against 58% across the U.S. That comes to 7.5 for every 10,000 households, 6% below the U.S. rate of 8.0.
In 2023, official counts showed 186 businesses with payroll in Rankin County classed as limited-service restaurants, up 14.1% from 2019. That is one for every 323 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 list 23 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 4 SBA-backed loans worth $3.4M have gone to businesses classed as limited-service restaurants in Rankin County.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Rankin County grew 3.2%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). For pizza places, Rankin County has a Groundwork market score of 52 (upper middle): #937 of 2,090 scored counties and #11 of 38 scored counties in Mississippi.
How Rankin 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.
| Measure | Rankin County | Mississippi | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 7.5 | 5.6 | 8.0 |
| Spending per listing | $5.2M | $5.9M | $5.1M |
| Households per official establishment (all limited-service restaurants) | 323 | 459 | 478 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +14.1% | +7.1% | +6.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +3.2% | −0.1% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on food away from home | $3,872 | $3,288 | $4,070 |
| Median household income | $79,357 | $56,447 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 52 | 34 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 163 → 186All limited-service restaurants · +14.1% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 4,008
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $72.1M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 23All limited-service restaurants with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 4538 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 46The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 4
- Amount
- $3.4M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as limited-service restaurants in Rankin 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 Rankin County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 162,181+3.2% since 2020
- Households
- 60,133
- Median age
- 39.9
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 77%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 776 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 205
- Median household income
- $79,357+20.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $100,005
- Median home value
- $237,400
- Jobs located here
- 73,389
- Daytime population
- 161,778Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Mississippi
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Pearl River County, MS | 69 | 9 | 4.1 | $8M | +5.6% | #328 of 2,090 |
| 2Marshall County, MS | 66 | 7 | 5.3 | $6M | +2.6% | #440 of 2,090 |
| 3Madison County, MS | 65 | 27 | 6.1 | $6.7M | +6.5% | #470 of 2,090 |
| 4Hancock County, MS | 64 | 9 | 4.4 | $8.1M | +1.6% | #497 of 2,090 |
| 5Jackson County, MS | 63 | 36 | 6.2 | $5.7M | +3.0% | #542 of 2,090 |
| 6George County, MS | 61 | 5 | 5.4 | $6.3M | +8.1% | #606 of 2,090 |
| 7DeSoto County, MS | 59 | 54 | 7.6 | $5.2M | +6.3% | #684 of 2,090 |
| 8Panola County, MS | 53 | 5 | 4.1 | $7.5M | −1.4% | #883 of 2,090 |
| 9Tishomingo County, MS | 52 | 5 | 5.7 | $5.6M | −1.1% | #929 of 2,090 |
| 10Lamar County, MS | 52 | 18 | 7.1 | $5.2M | +4.7% | #936 of 2,090 |
| 11Rankin County, MS | 52 | 45 | 7.5 | $5.2M | +3.2% | #937 of 2,090 |
Other business types in Rankin County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
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Questions
How many pizza places are in Rankin County, MS?
As of September 2026, map listings count 45 pizza places in Rankin County. 38 of them (84%) are chain locations. The listings count pizza restaurants. Official counts show 186 businesses with payroll classed as limited-service restaurants in 2023, up 14.1% from 2019. 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 23 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Rankin County, MS spend on food away from home?
About $232.8M a year, or $3,872 per household. That is 5% below the U.S. average (an index of 95, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 45 pizza places on map listings, it comes to $5.2M 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 60,133 households in Rankin County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Rankin County, MS compare with the U.S. for pizza places?
Rankin County has 7.5 pizza places per 10,000 households, 6% below the U.S. rate of 8.0. Spending per pizza place is $5.2M, 2% above the U.S. figure of $5.1M. At the U.S. ratio of pizza places to household spending, Rankin County would have about 46, against 45 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 323 households, against one for every 478 across the U.S. The official count rose 14.1% from 2019 to 2023, against +6.1% for the U.S.
How fast is Rankin County, MS growing?
Population estimates put Rankin County at 162,181 people in 2025, up 3.2% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 60,133 households. Median household income in Rankin County is $79,357, 2% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 20.3%, 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. Rankin County scores 52 for pizza places (upper middle), #937 of 2,090 scored counties.
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