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Pizza places in Lancaster County, NE
The pizza places in Lancaster County, NE, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 58 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #720 of 2,090 scored counties
#7 of 22 scored counties in Nebraska
- Listings
- 101
- 81 chain locations (80%)
- Official establishments
- 287
- All limited-service restaurants · +0.4% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $520.4M
- On food away from home · $3,880 a household
- Spending per listing
- $5.2M
- In line with the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 7.5
- 6% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 334,049
- +3.4% since 2020
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What this means
Households in Lancaster County spend about $520.4M a year on food away from home, or $3,880 per household, 5% below the U.S. average. Spread across 101 pizza places, that is $5.2M per pizza place, in line with the U.S. figure of $5.1M. The spending figure covers all food away from home, not only pizza places.
There are 101 pizza places on map listings in Lancaster County as of September 2026. Of those, 81 are chain locations, or 80%, against 58% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 7.5, 6% below the U.S. rate of 8.0.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as limited-service restaurants in Lancaster County was 287 in 2023, up 0.4% from 2019. That is one for every 467 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 31 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 9 SBA-backed loans worth $7.8M have gone to businesses classed as limited-service restaurants in Lancaster County.
Population estimates show Lancaster County grew 3.4% from 2020 to 2025, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for pizza places in Lancaster County is 58 (upper middle), #720 of 2,090 scored counties and #7 of 22 scored counties in Nebraska.
How Lancaster 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.
| Measure | Lancaster County | Nebraska | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 7.5 | 9.1 | 8.0 |
| Spending per listing | $5.2M | $4.3M | $5.1M |
| Households per official establishment (all limited-service restaurants) | 467 | 526 | 478 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +0.4% | +6.4% | +6.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +3.4% | +2.8% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on food away from home | $3,880 | $3,946 | $4,070 |
| Median household income | $74,793 | $76,475 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 58 | 49 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 286 → 287All limited-service restaurants · +0.4% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 6,049
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $111.8M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 31All limited-service restaurants with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 10181 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 102The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 9
- Amount
- $7.8M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as limited-service restaurants in Lancaster 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 Lancaster County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 334,049+3.4% since 2020
- Households
- 134,126
- Median age
- 36.2
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 59%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 838 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 390
- Median household income
- $74,793+23.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $99,420
- Median home value
- $275,200
- Jobs located here
- 180,543
- Daytime population
- 346,989Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Nebraska market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Nebraska for pizza places, numbered among those based in Nebraska, with Lancaster County marked.
Top counties in Nebraska
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Washington County, NE | 81 | 6 | 7.1 | $6.2M | +1.8% | #70 of 2,090 |
| 2Saunders County, NE | 79 | 8 | 9.0 | $4.8M | +6.0% | #110 of 2,090 |
| 3Sarpy County, NE | 76 | 61 | 8.2 | $5.6M | +9.0% | #159 of 2,090 |
| 4Cass County, NE | 68 | 13 | 12.0 | $3.6M | +3.9% | #380 of 2,090 |
| 5Otoe County, NE | 61 | 5 | 7.8 | $5.1M | +3.9% | #617 of 2,090 |
| 6Douglas County, NE | 60 | 200 | 8.4 | $4.9M | +3.6% | #647 of 2,090 |
| 7Lancaster County, NE | 58 | 101 | 7.5 | $5.2M | +3.4% | #720 of 2,090 |
| 8Saline County, NE | 56 | 6 | 11.7 | $3.3M | +1.9% | #811 of 2,090 |
| 9Platte County, NE | 44 | 15 | 11.0 | $3.4M | +3.9% | #1,283 of 2,090 |
| 10Hall County, NE | 43 | 25 | 10.2 | $3.6M | +1.4% | #1,320 of 2,090 |
Other business types in Lancaster 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 Lancaster County, NE?
As of September 2026, map listings count 101 pizza places in Lancaster County. 81 of them (80%) are chain locations. The listings count pizza restaurants. Official counts show 287 businesses with payroll classed as limited-service restaurants in 2023, up 0.4% from 2019. The official count takes in all limited-service restaurants, not only pizza places: fast food and sandwich shops are counted too. Another 31 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Lancaster County, NE spend on food away from home?
About $520.4M a year, or $3,880 per household. That is 5% below the U.S. average (an index of 95, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 101 pizza places on map listings, it comes to $5.2M 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 134,126 households in Lancaster County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Lancaster County, NE compare with the U.S. for pizza places?
Lancaster County has 7.5 pizza places per 10,000 households, 6% below the U.S. rate of 8.0. Spending per pizza place is $5.2M, in line with the U.S. figure of $5.1M. At the U.S. ratio of pizza places to household spending, Lancaster County would have about 102, against 101 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 467 households, against one for every 478 across the U.S. The official count rose 0.4% from 2019 to 2023, against +6.1% for the U.S.
How fast is Lancaster County, NE growing?
Population estimates put Lancaster County at 334,049 people in 2025, up 3.4% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 134,126 households. Median household income in Lancaster County is $74,793, 7% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 23.6%, 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. Lancaster County scores 58 for pizza places (upper middle), #720 of 2,090 scored counties.
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