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Pizza places in Perry County, MO

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 40 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,452 of 2,090 scored counties
#36 of 82 scored counties in Missouri

Listings
9
8 chain locations (89%)
Official establishments
13
All limited-service restaurants
Household spending a year
$26.9M
On food away from home · $3,580 a household
Spending per listing
$3M
41% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
12.0
50% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
19,093
+0.6% 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

Households in Perry County spend about $26.9M a year on food away from home, or $3,580 per household, 12% below the U.S. average. That works out to $3M per pizza place, 41% below the U.S. figure of $5.1M. The spending figure covers all food away from home, not only pizza places.

There are 9 pizza places on map listings in Perry County as of September 2026. Of those, 8 are chain locations, or 89%, against 58% across the U.S. That is 12.0 per 10,000 households, 50% above the U.S. rate of 8.0.

In 2023, official counts showed 13 businesses with payroll in Perry County classed as limited-service restaurants. That is one for every 579 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. Another 3 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Perry County grew 0.6%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). Perry County scores 40 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for pizza places, ranking #1,452 of 2,090 scored counties and #36 of 82 scored counties in Missouri.

How Perry 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 Perry County, MO compared with Missouri and the U.S.
MeasurePerry CountyMissouriU.S.
Listings per 10k households12.09.98.0
Spending per listing$3M$3.8M$5.1M
Households per official establishment (all limited-service restaurants)579521478
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+8.4%+6.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025+0.6%+1.9%+3.1%
Spending per household on food away from home$3,580$3,799$4,070
Median household income$62,981$70,702$80,734
Groundwork market score4032

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
10 → 13All limited-service restaurants
Employees, 2023
290
Annual payroll, 2023
$5.4M
One-person businesses, 2023
3All limited-service restaurants with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
98 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
5The 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 Perry 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 Perry County

Population, 2025 estimate
19,093+0.6% since 2020
Households
7,525
Median age
41.8
Homes lived in by their owners
77%
Vehicles per household
2.1
Land area
474 sq. mi.
People per square mile
40
Median household income
$62,981+12.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$87,111
Median home value
$188,200
Jobs located here
8,927
Daytime population
18,290Residents 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 Perry 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
36Perry County, MO40912.0$3M+0.6%#1,452 of 2,090

Other business types in Perry County

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

Questions

How many pizza places are in Perry County, MO?

As of September 2026, map listings count 9 pizza places in Perry County. 8 of them (89%) are chain locations. The listings count pizza restaurants. Official counts show 13 businesses with payroll classed as limited-service restaurants in 2023. The official count takes in all limited-service restaurants, not only pizza places: fast food and sandwich shops are counted too. Official counts list 3 one-person businesses without payroll.

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

About $26.9M a year, or $3,580 per household. That is 12% below the U.S. average (an index of 88, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 9 pizza places on map listings, it comes to $3M 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 7,525 households in Perry County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Perry County has 12.0 pizza places per 10,000 households, 50% above the U.S. rate of 8.0. Spending per pizza place is $3M, 41% below the U.S. figure of $5.1M. At the U.S. ratio of pizza places to household spending, Perry County would have about 5, against 9 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 579 households, against one for every 478 across the U.S.

How fast is Perry County, MO growing?

Population estimates put Perry County at 19,093 people in 2025, up 0.6% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 7,525 households. Median household income in Perry County is $62,981, 22% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 12.7%, 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. Perry County scores 40 for pizza places (lower middle), #1,452 of 2,090 scored counties.

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