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Pizza places in Dodge County, NE

How Dodge County, NE 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 39 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,485 of 2,090 scored counties
#15 of 22 scored counties in Nebraska

Listings
18
15 chain locations (83%)
Official establishments
32
All limited-service restaurants · +18.5% since 2019
Household spending a year
$56.4M
On food away from home · $3,717 a household
Spending per listing
$3.1M
38% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
11.9
49% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
38,057
+2.6% 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

At $3,717 per household (9% below the U.S. average), households in Dodge County spend about $56.4M a year on food away from home. Spread across 18 pizza places, that is $3.1M per pizza place, 38% below the U.S. figure of $5.1M. The spending figure covers all food away from home, not only pizza places.

There are 18 pizza places on map listings in Dodge County as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 83% of them, against 58% across the U.S. That comes to 11.9 for every 10,000 households, 49% above the U.S. rate of 8.0.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as limited-service restaurants in Dodge County was 32 in 2023, up 18.5% from 2019. That is one for every 474 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 list 4 one-person businesses without payroll.

Population estimates put the population change in Dodge County from 2020 to 2025 at +2.6%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for pizza places in Dodge County is 39 (lower middle), #1,485 of 2,090 scored counties and #15 of 22 scored counties in Nebraska.

How Dodge County compares

The same measures for Nebraska 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 Dodge County, NE compared with Nebraska and the U.S.
MeasureDodge CountyNebraskaU.S.
Listings per 10k households11.99.18.0
Spending per listing$3.1M$4.3M$5.1M
Households per official establishment (all limited-service restaurants)474526478
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+18.5%+6.4%+6.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025+2.6%+2.8%+3.1%
Spending per household on food away from home$3,717$3,946$4,070
Median household income$74,329$76,475$80,734
Groundwork market score3949

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
27 → 32All limited-service restaurants · +18.5% over the period
Employees, 2023
566
Annual payroll, 2023
$10.2M
One-person businesses, 2023
4All limited-service restaurants with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
1815 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
11The 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 Dodge 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 Dodge County

Population, 2025 estimate
38,057+2.6% since 2020
Households
15,168
Median age
39.2
Homes lived in by their owners
67%
Vehicles per household
2.1
Land area
529 sq. mi.
People per square mile
71
Median household income
$74,329+37.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$89,611
Median home value
$208,600
Jobs located here
18,569
Daytime population
35,728Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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The highest-scoring counties in Nebraska for pizza places, numbered among those based in Nebraska, with Dodge County marked.

Top counties in Nebraska

Counties in Nebraska ranked for pizza places by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Washington County, NE8167.1$6.2M+1.8%#70 of 2,090
2Saunders County, NE7989.0$4.8M+6.0%#110 of 2,090
3Sarpy County, NE76618.2$5.6M+9.0%#159 of 2,090
4Cass County, NE681312.0$3.6M+3.9%#380 of 2,090
5Otoe County, NE6157.8$5.1M+3.9%#617 of 2,090
6Douglas County, NE602008.4$4.9M+3.6%#647 of 2,090
7Lancaster County, NE581017.5$5.2M+3.4%#720 of 2,090
8Saline County, NE56611.7$3.3M+1.9%#811 of 2,090
9Platte County, NE441511.0$3.4M+3.9%#1,283 of 2,090
10Hall County, NE432510.2$3.6M+1.4%#1,320 of 2,090
15Dodge County, NE391811.9$3.1M+2.6%#1,485 of 2,090

Other business types in Dodge County

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

Questions

How many pizza places are in Dodge County, NE?

As of September 2026, map listings count 18 pizza places in Dodge County. 15 of them (83%) are chain locations. The listings count pizza restaurants. Official counts show 32 businesses with payroll classed as limited-service restaurants in 2023, up 18.5% from 2019. The official count takes in all limited-service restaurants, not only pizza places: fast food and sandwich shops are counted too. Official counts also show 4 one-person businesses without payroll.

How much do households in Dodge County, NE spend on food away from home?

About $56.4M a year, or $3,717 per household. That is 9% below the U.S. average (an index of 91, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 18 pizza places on map listings, it comes to $3.1M 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 15,168 households in Dodge County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Dodge County, NE compare with the U.S. for pizza places?

Dodge County has 11.9 pizza places per 10,000 households, 49% above the U.S. rate of 8.0. Spending per pizza place is $3.1M, 38% below the U.S. figure of $5.1M. At the U.S. ratio of pizza places to household spending, Dodge County would have about 11, against 18 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 474 households, against one for every 478 across the U.S. The official count rose 18.5% from 2019 to 2023, against +6.1% for the U.S.

How fast is Dodge County, NE growing?

Population estimates put Dodge County at 38,057 people in 2025, up 2.6% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 15,168 households. Median household income in Dodge County is $74,329, 8% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 37.4%, 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. Dodge County scores 39 for pizza places (lower middle), #1,485 of 2,090 scored counties.

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