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Pizza places in Saline County, NE

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 56 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #811 of 2,090 scored counties
#8 of 22 scored counties in Nebraska

Listings
6
6 chain locations (100%)
Official establishments
6
All limited-service restaurants
Household spending a year
$19.8M
On food away from home · $3,842 a household
Spending per listing
$3.3M
35% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
11.7
46% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
14,996
+1.9% 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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 6 pizza places in Saline County. All of them are chain locations, against 58% across the U.S. That is 11.7 per 10,000 households, 46% above the U.S. rate of 8.0.

Household spending on food away from home in Saline County comes to about $19.8M a year: $3,842 per household, 6% below the U.S. average. That works out to $3.3M per pizza place, 35% below 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.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as limited-service restaurants in Saline County was 6 in 2023. That is one for every 857 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.

Population estimates put the population change in Saline County from 2020 to 2025 at +1.9%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). Saline County scores 56 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for pizza places, ranking #811 of 2,090 scored counties and #8 of 22 scored counties in Nebraska.

How Saline 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 Saline County, NE compared with Nebraska and the U.S.
MeasureSaline CountyNebraskaU.S.
Listings per 10k households11.79.18.0
Spending per listing$3.3M$4.3M$5.1M
Households per official establishment (all limited-service restaurants)857526478
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+6.4%+6.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025+1.9%+2.8%+3.1%
Spending per household on food away from home$3,842$3,946$4,070
Median household income$79,910$76,475$80,734
Groundwork market score5649

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
7 → 6All limited-service restaurants
Employees, 2023
73
Annual payroll, 2023
$1.2M
One-person businesses, 2023
0All limited-service restaurants with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
66 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
4The 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 Saline 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 Saline County

Population, 2025 estimate
14,996+1.9% since 2020
Households
5,143
Median age
36.4
Homes lived in by their owners
76%
Vehicles per household
2.5
Land area
574 sq. mi.
People per square mile
26
Median household income
$79,910+55.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$94,556
Median home value
$197,400
Jobs located here
6,877
Daytime population
13,841Residents 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 Saline 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 Saline County

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

Questions

How many pizza places are in Saline County, NE?

There are 6 pizza places on map listings in Saline County as of September 2026. 6 of them (100%) are chain locations. The listings count pizza restaurants. Official counts show 6 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.

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

About $19.8M a year, or $3,842 per household. That is 6% below the U.S. average (an index of 94, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 6 pizza places on map listings, it comes to $3.3M per pizza place. The spending figure covers all food away from home, not only pizza places. It is estimated from the incomes of the 5,143 households in Saline County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Saline County has 11.7 pizza places per 10,000 households, 46% above the U.S. rate of 8.0. Spending per pizza place is $3.3M, 35% below the U.S. figure of $5.1M. At the national ratio of pizza places to household spending, Saline County would have about 4, against 6 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 857 households, against one for every 478 across the U.S.

How fast is Saline County, NE growing?

Population estimates put Saline County at 14,996 people in 2025, up 1.9% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 5,143 households. The median household income in Saline County is $79,910 a year, in line with the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 55.2% 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. Saline County scores 56 for pizza places (upper middle), #811 of 2,090 scored counties.

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

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