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Pizza places in Stone County, MS

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

Groundwork market score

Not scored

The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 2.

Listings
2
2 chain locations (100%)
Official establishments
13
All limited-service restaurants
Household spending a year
$21.8M
On food away from home · $3,251 a household
Spending per listing
$10.9M
Too few listings to compare
Listings per 10k households
3.0
Too few listings to compare
Population, 2025
19,654
+7.2% 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 2 pizza places in Stone County. That is 3.0 per 10,000 households.

Households in Stone County spend about $21.8M a year on food away from home, or $3,251 per household, 20% below the U.S. average. That works out to $10.9M per pizza place. That spending covers all food away from home, which pizza places share with other businesses in the trade.

In 2023, official counts showed 13 businesses with payroll in Stone County classed as limited-service restaurants. That is one for every 516 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.

Population estimates show Stone County grew 7.2% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). With 2 pizza places on map listings, Stone County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How Stone 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 Stone County, MS compared with Mississippi and the U.S.
MeasureStone CountyMississippiU.S.
Listings per 10k households3.05.68.0
Spending per listing$10.9M$5.9M$5.1M
Households per official establishment (all limited-service restaurants)516459478
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+7.1%+6.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025+7.2%−0.1%+3.1%
Spending per household on food away from home$3,251$3,288$4,070
Median household income$61,413$56,447$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored34

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
14 → 13All limited-service restaurants
Employees, 2023
321
Annual payroll, 2023
$4.9M
One-person businesses, 2023
0All limited-service restaurants with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
22 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 Stone 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 Stone County

Population, 2025 estimate
19,654+7.2% since 2020
Households
6,705
Median age
40.0
Homes lived in by their owners
81%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
446 sq. mi.
People per square mile
42
Median household income
$61,413+35.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$73,100
Median home value
$161,100
Jobs located here
3,959
Daytime population
15,638Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Pizza across Mississippi

Every Mississippi market ranked →

The highest-scoring counties in Mississippi for pizza places, numbered among those based in Mississippi, with Stone 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
Stone County, MSNot scored23.0$10.9M+7.2%

Other business types in Stone County

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

Questions

How many pizza places are in Stone County, MS?

There are 2 pizza places on map listings in Stone County as of September 2026. The listings count pizza restaurants. Official counts show 13 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.

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

About $21.8M a year, or $3,251 per household. That is 20% below the U.S. average (an index of 80, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 2 pizza places on map listings, it comes to $10.9M per pizza place. The spending figure covers all food away from home, not only pizza places. It is estimated from the incomes of the 6,705 households in Stone County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Stone County has 2 pizza places on map listings, too few for a steady comparison with the U.S. rate. At the national ratio of pizza places to household spending, Stone County would have about 4, against 2 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 516 households, against one for every 478 across the U.S.

How fast is Stone County, MS growing?

Population estimates put Stone County at 19,654 people in 2025, up 7.2% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 6,705 households. The median household income in Stone County is $61,413 a year, 24% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 35.0% 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. Stone County has no market score for pizza places: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 2.

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