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Pizza places in Lincoln County, MO
How Lincoln County, MO compares with other counties and the U.S. for pizza places: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 71 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #294 of 2,090 scored counties
#5 of 82 scored counties in Missouri
- Listings
- 25
- 21 chain locations (84%)
- Official establishments
- 25
- All limited-service restaurants · +13.6% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $92.6M
- On food away from home · $4,059 a household
- Spending per listing
- $3.7M
- 27% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 11.0
- 38% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 66,676
- +11.4% since 2020
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What this means
Households in Lincoln County spend about $92.6M a year on food away from home, or $4,059 per household, in line with the U.S. average. That is about $3.7M of household spending for each pizza place on map listings, 27% below the U.S. figure of $5.1M. The spending figure covers all food away from home, not only pizza places.
There are 25 pizza places on map listings in Lincoln County as of September 2026. Of those, 21 are chain locations, or 84%, against 58% across the U.S. That is 11.0 per 10,000 households, 38% above the U.S. rate of 8.0.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as limited-service restaurants in Lincoln County was 25 in 2023, up 13.6% from 2019. That is one for every 913 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 11 one-person businesses without payroll.
Population estimates put the population change in Lincoln County from 2020 to 2025 at +11.4%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for pizza places in Lincoln County is 71 (upper middle), #294 of 2,090 scored counties and #5 of 82 scored counties in Missouri. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Lincoln 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.
| Measure | Lincoln County | Missouri | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 11.0 | 9.9 | 8.0 |
| Spending per listing | $3.7M | $3.8M | $5.1M |
| Households per official establishment (all limited-service restaurants) | 913 | 521 | 478 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +13.6% | +8.4% | +6.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +11.4% | +1.9% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on food away from home | $4,059 | $3,799 | $4,070 |
| Median household income | $89,278 | $70,702 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 71 | 32 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 22 → 25All limited-service restaurants · +13.6% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 593
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $9.6M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 11All limited-service restaurants with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 2521 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 18The 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 Lincoln 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 Lincoln County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 66,676+11.4% since 2020
- Households
- 22,817
- Median age
- 38.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 79%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.2
- Land area
- 627 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 101
- Median household income
- $89,278+39.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $100,506
- Median home value
- $244,300
- Jobs located here
- 12,499
- Daytime population
- 43,211Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Missouri market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Missouri for pizza places, numbered among those based in Missouri, with Lincoln County marked.
Top counties in Missouri
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Platte County, MO | 77 | 33 | 7.5 | $6M | +6.7% | #143 of 2,090 |
| 2Warren County, MO | 73 | 13 | 9.4 | $4.3M | +9.2% | #234 of 2,090 |
| 3St. Charles County, MO | 71 | 123 | 7.6 | $6.1M | +4.9% | #273 of 2,090 |
| 4Cass County, MO | 71 | 37 | 8.6 | $4.9M | +7.1% | #290 of 2,090 |
| 5Lincoln County, MO | 71 | 25 | 11.0 | $3.7M | +11.4% | #294 of 2,090 |
| 6Ste. Genevieve County, MO | 69 | 5 | 7.0 | $5.3M | +1.1% | #350 of 2,090 |
| 7Ray County, MO | 66 | 7 | 7.7 | $4.9M | +1.1% | #457 of 2,090 |
| 8Jefferson County, MO | 65 | 74 | 8.4 | $4.8M | +2.7% | #484 of 2,090 |
| 9Christian County, MO | 65 | 35 | 10.0 | $4M | +8.3% | #493 of 2,090 |
| 10Clay County, MO | 63 | 81 | 7.9 | $5.3M | +4.3% | #551 of 2,090 |
Other business types in Lincoln 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 Lincoln County, MO?
As of September 2026, map listings count 25 pizza places in Lincoln County. 21 of them (84%) are chain locations. The listings count pizza restaurants. Official counts show 25 businesses with payroll classed as limited-service restaurants in 2023, up 13.6% from 2019. The official count takes in all limited-service restaurants, not only pizza places: fast food and sandwich shops are counted too. Another 11 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Lincoln County, MO spend on food away from home?
About $92.6M a year, or $4,059 per household. That is in line with the U.S. average (an index of 100, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 25 pizza places on map listings, it comes to $3.7M 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 22,817 households in Lincoln County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Lincoln County, MO compare with the U.S. for pizza places?
Lincoln County has 11.0 pizza places per 10,000 households, 38% above the U.S. rate of 8.0. Spending per pizza place is $3.7M, 27% below the U.S. figure of $5.1M. At the U.S. ratio of pizza places to household spending, Lincoln County would have about 18, against 25 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 913 households, against one for every 478 across the U.S. The official count rose 13.6% from 2019 to 2023, against +6.1% for the U.S.
How fast is Lincoln County, MO growing?
Population estimates put Lincoln County at 66,676 people in 2025, up 11.4% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 22,817 households. Median household income in Lincoln County is $89,278, 11% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 39.1%, 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. Lincoln County scores 71 for pizza places (upper middle), #294 of 2,090 scored counties.
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