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Pizza places in Deer Lodge County, MT

The pizza places in Deer Lodge County, MT, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score

Not scored

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

Listings
2
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
7
All limited-service restaurants
Household spending a year
$14.4M
On food away from home · $3,225 a household
Spending per listing
$7.2M
Too few listings to compare
Listings per 10k households
4.5
Too few listings to compare
Population, 2025
9,709
+3.0% 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

Households in Deer Lodge County spend about $14.4M a year on food away from home, or $3,225 per household, 21% below the U.S. average. That is about $7.2M of household spending for each pizza place on map listings. The spending figure covers all food away from home, not only pizza places.

Deer Lodge County has 2 pizza places on map listings as of September 2026. That is 4.5 per 10,000 households.

Official counts show 7 businesses with payroll classed as limited-service restaurants in Deer Lodge County in 2023. That is one for every 639 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 4 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.

Population estimates put the population change in Deer Lodge County from 2020 to 2025 at +3.0%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). Counties under 10,000 people aren’t given a market score, since a few businesses can swing their figures.

How Deer Lodge County compares

The same measures for Montana 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 Deer Lodge County, MT compared with Montana and the U.S.
MeasureDeer Lodge CountyMontanaU.S.
Listings per 10k households4.57.58.0
Spending per listing$7.2M$5M$5.1M
Households per official establishment (all limited-service restaurants)639569478
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+5.5%+6.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025+3.0%+5.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on food away from home$3,225$3,748$4,070
Median household income$57,527$72,509$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored57

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
4 → 7All limited-service restaurants
Employees, 2023
79
Annual payroll, 2023
$1.6M
One-person businesses, 2023
4All limited-service restaurants with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
20 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
3The 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 Deer Lodge 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 Deer Lodge County

Population, 2025 estimate
9,709+3.0% since 2020
Households
4,473
Median age
48.5
Homes lived in by their owners
73%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
737 sq. mi.
People per square mile
13
Median household income
$57,527
Average household income
$72,037
Median home value
$231,700
Jobs located here
3,306
Daytime population
8,528Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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The highest-scoring counties in Montana for pizza places, numbered among those based in Montana, with Deer Lodge County marked.

Top counties in Montana

Counties in Montana ranked for pizza places by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Ravalli County, MT84105.4$6.8M+9.4%#47 of 2,090
2Lewis and Clark County, MT81196.1$6.4M+5.8%#68 of 2,090
3Jefferson County, MT80510.0$4.4M+9.8%#91 of 2,090
4Missoula County, MT71305.7$6.7M+4.4%#265 of 2,090
5Gallatin County, MT70407.8$5.6M+7.7%#314 of 2,090
6Flathead County, MT66378.4$4.5M+10.1%#462 of 2,090
7Lake County, MT6486.4$5.5M+6.9%#507 of 2,090
8Park County, MT5967.2$5.2M+5.7%#683 of 2,090
9Yellowstone County, MT58598.4$4.6M+4.5%#727 of 2,090
10Silver Bow County, MT5085.2$6.3M+2.6%#1,003 of 2,090
Deer Lodge County, MTNot scored24.5$7.2M+3.0%

Other business types in Deer Lodge 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 Deer Lodge County, MT?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 2 pizza places in Deer Lodge County. The listings count pizza restaurants. Official counts show 7 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 4 one-person businesses without payroll.

How much do households in Deer Lodge County, MT spend on food away from home?

About $14.4M a year, or $3,225 per household. That is 21% below the U.S. average (an index of 79, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 2 pizza places on map listings, it comes to $7.2M 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 4,473 households in Deer Lodge County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Deer Lodge County, MT compare with the U.S. for pizza places?

Deer Lodge County has 2 pizza places on map listings, too few for a steady comparison with the U.S. rate. At the U.S. ratio of pizza places to household spending, Deer Lodge County would have about 3, against 2 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 639 households, against one for every 478 across the U.S.

How fast is Deer Lodge County, MT growing?

Population estimates put Deer Lodge County at 9,709 people in 2025, up 3.0% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 4,473 households. Median household income in Deer Lodge County is $57,527, 29% 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.

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

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