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Pizza places in Jackson County, MO

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 58 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #718 of 2,090 scored counties
#13 of 82 scored counties in Missouri

Listings
216
163 chain locations (75%)
Official establishments
595
All limited-service restaurants · +11.6% since 2019
Household spending a year
$1.1B
On food away from home · $3,735 a household
Spending per listing
$5.3M
4% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
7.0
12% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
732,994
+2.1% 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 216 pizza places in Jackson County. Chain locations make up 75% of them, against 58% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 7.0, 12% below the U.S. rate of 8.0.

Household spending on food away from home in Jackson County comes to about $1.1B a year: $3,735 per household, 8% below the U.S. average. That is about $5.3M of household spending for each pizza place on map listings, 4% 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.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as limited-service restaurants in Jackson County was 595 in 2023, up 11.6% from 2019. 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. Another 127 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts. Since fiscal 2022, 20 SBA-backed loans worth $16.1M have gone to businesses classed as limited-service restaurants in Jackson County.

Population estimates put the population change in Jackson County from 2020 to 2025 at +2.1%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). Jackson County scores 58 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for pizza places, ranking #718 of 2,090 scored counties and #13 of 82 scored counties in Missouri.

How Jackson 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 Jackson County, MO compared with Missouri and the U.S.
MeasureJackson CountyMissouriU.S.
Listings per 10k households7.09.98.0
Spending per listing$5.3M$3.8M$5.1M
Households per official establishment (all limited-service restaurants)516521478
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+11.6%+8.4%+6.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025+2.1%+1.9%+3.1%
Spending per household on food away from home$3,735$3,799$4,070
Median household income$68,577$70,702$80,734
Groundwork market score5832

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
533 → 595All limited-service restaurants · +11.6% over the period
Employees, 2023
12,835
Annual payroll, 2023
$263.1M
One-person businesses, 2023
127All limited-service restaurants with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
216163 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
226The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
20
Amount
$16.1M

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

Population, 2025 estimate
732,994+2.1% since 2020
Households
306,798
Median age
38.4
Homes lived in by their owners
59%
Vehicles per household
1.7
Land area
605 sq. mi.
People per square mile
1,191
Median household income
$68,577+24.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$92,212
Median home value
$230,500
Jobs located here
400,567
Daytime population
769,958Residents 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 Jackson 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
13Jackson County, MO582167.0$5.3M+2.1%#718 of 2,090

Other business types in Jackson County

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

Questions

How many pizza places are in Jackson County, MO?

There are 216 pizza places on map listings in Jackson County as of September 2026. 163 of them (75%) are chain locations. The listings count pizza restaurants. Official counts show 595 businesses with payroll classed as limited-service restaurants in 2023, up 11.6% from 2019. That count covers all limited-service restaurants (fast food and sandwich shops included), not only pizza places. Official counts list 127 one-person businesses without payroll.

How much do households in Jackson County, MO spend on food away from home?

About $1.1B a year, or $3,735 per household. That is 8% below the U.S. average (an index of 92, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 216 pizza places on map listings, it comes to $5.3M per pizza place. The spending figure covers all food away from home, not only pizza places. It is estimated from the incomes of the 306,798 households in Jackson County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Jackson County has 7.0 pizza places per 10,000 households, 12% 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 national ratio of pizza places to household spending, Jackson County would have about 226, against 216 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. The official count rose 11.6% from 2019 to 2023, against +6.1% for the U.S.

How fast is Jackson County, MO growing?

Population estimates put Jackson County at 732,994 people in 2025, up 2.1% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 306,798 households. The median household income in Jackson County is $68,577 a year, 15% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 24.4% 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. Jackson County scores 58 for pizza places (upper middle), #718 of 2,090 scored counties.

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