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Pizza places in Iron County, MO

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

Groundwork market score

Not scored

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

Listings
7
6 chain locations (86%)
Official establishments
3
All limited-service restaurants
Household spending a year
$11.9M
On food away from home · $3,083 a household
Spending per listing
$1.7M
67% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
18.1
2.3 times the U.S.
Population, 2025
9,318
−2.0% 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

As of September 2026, map listings count 7 pizza places in Iron County. Of those, 6 are chain locations, or 86%, against 58% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 18.1, 2.3 times the U.S. rate of 8.0.

Household spending on food away from home in Iron County comes to about $11.9M a year: $3,083 per household, 24% below the U.S. average. Spread across 7 pizza places, that is $1.7M per pizza place, 67% below 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 3 businesses with payroll in Iron County classed as limited-service restaurants. That is one for every 1,287 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 Iron County declined 2.0% from 2020 to 2025, 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 Iron County compares

The same measures for Missouri 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 Iron County, MO compared with Missouri and the U.S.
MeasureIron CountyMissouriU.S.
Listings per 10k households18.19.98.0
Spending per listing$1.7M$3.8M$5.1M
Households per official establishment (all limited-service restaurants)1,287521478
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+8.4%+6.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025−2.0%+1.9%+3.1%
Spending per household on food away from home$3,083$3,799$4,070
Median household income$48,850$70,702$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored32

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
3All limited-service restaurants
Employees, 2023
42
Annual payroll, 2023
$1.2M
One-person businesses, 2023
0All limited-service restaurants with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
76 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
2The 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 Iron 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 Iron County

Population, 2025 estimate
9,318−2.0% since 2020
Households
3,861
Median age
45.6
Homes lived in by their owners
75%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
550 sq. mi.
People per square mile
17
Median household income
$48,850
Average household income
$66,951
Median home value
$119,300
Jobs located here
3,246
Daytime population
9,013Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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

Top counties in Missouri

Counties in Missouri ranked for pizza places by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Platte County, MO77337.5$6M+6.7%#143 of 2,090
2Warren County, MO73139.4$4.3M+9.2%#234 of 2,090
3St. Charles County, MO711237.6$6.1M+4.9%#273 of 2,090
4Cass County, MO71378.6$4.9M+7.1%#290 of 2,090
5Lincoln County, MO712511.0$3.7M+11.4%#294 of 2,090
6Ste. Genevieve County, MO6957.0$5.3M+1.1%#350 of 2,090
7Ray County, MO6677.7$4.9M+1.1%#457 of 2,090
8Jefferson County, MO65748.4$4.8M+2.7%#484 of 2,090
9Christian County, MO653510.0$4M+8.3%#493 of 2,090
10Clay County, MO63817.9$5.3M+4.3%#551 of 2,090
Iron County, MONot scored718.1$1.7M−2.0%

Other business types in Iron 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 Iron County, MO?

Iron County has 7 pizza places on map listings as of September 2026. 6 of them (86%) are chain locations. The listings count pizza restaurants. Official counts show 3 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 Iron County, MO spend on food away from home?

About $11.9M a year, or $3,083 per household. That is 24% below the U.S. average (an index of 76, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 7 pizza places on map listings, it comes to $1.7M per pizza place. The spending figure covers all food away from home, not only pizza places. It is estimated from the incomes of the 3,861 households in Iron County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Iron County, MO compare with the U.S. for pizza places?

Iron County has 18.1 pizza places per 10,000 households, 2.3 times the U.S. rate of 8.0. Spending per pizza place is $1.7M, 67% below the U.S. figure of $5.1M. At the national ratio of pizza places to household spending, Iron County would have about 2, against 7 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,287 households, against one for every 478 across the U.S.

How fast is Iron County, MO growing?

Population estimates put Iron County at 9,318 people in 2025, down 2.0% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 3,861 households. The median household income in Iron County is $48,850 a year, 39% 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.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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How the score works · Top markets for pizza places · All 56 business types in Iron County

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