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Pizza places in Otoe County, NE

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 61 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #617 of 2,090 scored counties
#5 of 22 scored counties in Nebraska

Listings
5
5 chain locations (100%)
Official establishments
13
All limited-service restaurants
Household spending a year
$25.3M
On food away from home · $3,962 a household
Spending per listing
$5.1M
In line with the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
7.8
2% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
16,531
+3.9% 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

As of September 2026, map listings count 5 pizza places in Otoe County. All of them are chain locations, against 58% across the U.S. That is 7.8 per 10,000 households, 2% below the U.S. rate of 8.0.

Households in Otoe County spend about $25.3M a year on food away from home, or $3,962 per household, 3% below the U.S. average. Spread across 5 pizza places, that is $5.1M per pizza place, in line with 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.

In 2023, official counts showed 13 businesses with payroll in Otoe County classed as limited-service restaurants. That is one for every 491 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. Official counts list 3 one-person businesses without payroll.

Population estimates put the population change in Otoe County from 2020 to 2025 at +3.9%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For pizza places, Otoe County has a Groundwork market score of 61 (upper middle): #617 of 2,090 scored counties and #5 of 22 scored counties in Nebraska.

How Otoe 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 Otoe County, NE compared with Nebraska and the U.S.
MeasureOtoe CountyNebraskaU.S.
Listings per 10k households7.89.18.0
Spending per listing$5.1M$4.3M$5.1M
Households per official establishment (all limited-service restaurants)491526478
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+6.4%+6.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025+3.9%+2.8%+3.1%
Spending per household on food away from home$3,962$3,946$4,070
Median household income$82,188$76,475$80,734
Groundwork market score6149

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
11 → 13All limited-service restaurants
Employees, 2023
180
Annual payroll, 2023
$3.1M
One-person businesses, 2023
3All limited-service restaurants with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
55 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 Otoe 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 Otoe County

Population, 2025 estimate
16,531+3.9% since 2020
Households
6,383
Median age
42.1
Homes lived in by their owners
82%
Vehicles per household
2.2
Land area
616 sq. mi.
People per square mile
26
Median household income
$82,188+38.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$104,311
Median home value
$201,600
Jobs located here
5,857
Daytime population
13,327Residents 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 Otoe 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

Other business types in Otoe County

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

Questions

How many pizza places are in Otoe County, NE?

Otoe County has 5 pizza places on map listings as of September 2026. 5 of them (100%) are chain locations. The listings count pizza restaurants. Official counts show 13 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. Official counts also show 3 one-person businesses without payroll.

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

About $25.3M a year, or $3,962 per household. That is 3% below the U.S. average (an index of 97, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 5 pizza places on map listings, it comes to $5.1M per pizza place. The spending figure covers all food away from home, not only pizza places. It is estimated from the incomes of the 6,383 households in Otoe County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Otoe County has 7.8 pizza places per 10,000 households, 2% below the U.S. rate of 8.0. Spending per pizza place is $5.1M, in line with the U.S. figure of $5.1M. The count on map listings matches the U.S. ratio of pizza places to household spending. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 491 households, against one for every 478 across the U.S.

How fast is Otoe County, NE growing?

Population estimates put Otoe County at 16,531 people in 2025, up 3.9% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 6,383 households. The median household income in Otoe County is $82,188 a year, 2% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 38.9% 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. Otoe County scores 61 for pizza places (upper middle), #617 of 2,090 scored counties.

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