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Pizza places in Nodaway County, MO

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 32 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,730 of 2,090 scored counties
#53 of 82 scored counties in Missouri

Listings
10
9 chain locations (90%)
Official establishments
12
All limited-service restaurants
Household spending a year
$28.2M
On food away from home · $3,332 a household
Spending per listing
$2.8M
45% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
11.8
48% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
20,174
−4.0% 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

For pizza places, Nodaway County has a Groundwork market score of 32 (lower middle): #1,730 of 2,090 scored counties and #53 of 82 scored counties in Missouri. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.

Map listings as of September 2026 show 10 pizza places in Nodaway County. Chain locations make up 90% of them, against 58% across the U.S. That is 11.8 per 10,000 households, 48% above the U.S. rate of 8.0.

Households in Nodaway County spend about $28.2M a year on food away from home, or $3,332 per household, 18% below the U.S. average. Spread across 10 pizza places, that is $2.8M per pizza place, 45% 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.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as limited-service restaurants in Nodaway County was 12 in 2023. That is one for every 705 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. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Nodaway County declined 4.0%, against +3.1% for the U.S.

How Nodaway 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 Nodaway County, MO compared with Missouri and the U.S.
MeasureNodaway CountyMissouriU.S.
Listings per 10k households11.89.98.0
Spending per listing$2.8M$3.8M$5.1M
Households per official establishment (all limited-service restaurants)705521478
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+8.4%+6.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025−4.0%+1.9%+3.1%
Spending per household on food away from home$3,332$3,799$4,070
Median household income$59,315$70,702$80,734
Groundwork market score3232

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
13 → 12All limited-service restaurants
Employees, 2023
255
Annual payroll, 2023
$4.2M
One-person businesses, 2023
0All limited-service restaurants with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
109 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
6The 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 Nodaway 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 Nodaway County

Population, 2025 estimate
20,174−4.0% since 2020
Households
8,460
Median age
37.9
Homes lived in by their owners
62%
Vehicles per household
2.1
Land area
877 sq. mi.
People per square mile
24
Median household income
$59,315+34.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$74,940
Median home value
$177,500
Jobs located here
7,882
Daytime population
19,405Residents 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 Nodaway 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
53Nodaway County, MO321011.8$2.8M−4.0%#1,730 of 2,090

Other business types in Nodaway County

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

Questions

How many pizza places are in Nodaway County, MO?

There are 10 pizza places on map listings in Nodaway County as of September 2026. 9 of them (90%) are chain locations. The listings count pizza restaurants. Official counts show 12 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 Nodaway County, MO spend on food away from home?

About $28.2M a year, or $3,332 per household. That is 18% below the U.S. average (an index of 82, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 10 pizza places on map listings, it comes to $2.8M per pizza place. The spending figure covers all food away from home, not only pizza places. It is estimated from the incomes of the 8,460 households in Nodaway County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Nodaway County has 11.8 pizza places per 10,000 households, 48% above the U.S. rate of 8.0. Spending per pizza place is $2.8M, 45% below the U.S. figure of $5.1M. At the national ratio of pizza places to household spending, Nodaway County would have about 6, against 10 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 705 households, against one for every 478 across the U.S.

How fast is Nodaway County, MO growing?

Population estimates put Nodaway County at 20,174 people in 2025, down 4.0% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 8,460 households. The median household income in Nodaway County is $59,315 a year, 27% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 34.1% 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. Nodaway County scores 32 for pizza places (lower middle), #1,730 of 2,090 scored counties.

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