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Pizza places in Scotts Bluff County, NE

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 39 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,460 of 2,090 scored counties
#14 of 22 scored counties in Nebraska

Listings
10
8 chain locations (80%)
Official establishments
36
All limited-service restaurants · +16.1% since 2019
Household spending a year
$52.2M
On food away from home · $3,460 a household
Spending per listing
$5.2M
3% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
6.6
17% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
35,586
−1.3% 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 10 pizza places in Scotts Bluff County. Of those, 8 are chain locations, or 80%, against 58% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 6.6, 17% below the U.S. rate of 8.0.

Households in Scotts Bluff County spend about $52.2M a year on food away from home, or $3,460 per household, 15% below the U.S. average. That is about $5.2M of household spending for each pizza place on map listings, 3% above 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.

Official counts show 36 businesses with payroll classed as limited-service restaurants in Scotts Bluff County in 2023, up 16.1% from 2019. That is one for every 419 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. Another 7 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.

Population estimates show Scotts Bluff County declined 1.3% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. For pizza places, Scotts Bluff County has a Groundwork market score of 39 (lower middle): #1,460 of 2,090 scored counties and #14 of 22 scored counties in Nebraska.

How Scotts Bluff 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 Scotts Bluff County, NE compared with Nebraska and the U.S.
MeasureScotts Bluff CountyNebraskaU.S.
Listings per 10k households6.69.18.0
Spending per listing$5.2M$4.3M$5.1M
Households per official establishment (all limited-service restaurants)419526478
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+16.1%+6.4%+6.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025−1.3%+2.8%+3.1%
Spending per household on food away from home$3,460$3,946$4,070
Median household income$63,614$76,475$80,734
Groundwork market score3949

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
31 → 36All limited-service restaurants · +16.1% over the period
Employees, 2023
666
Annual payroll, 2023
$14.3M
One-person businesses, 2023
7All limited-service restaurants with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
108 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
10The 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 Scotts Bluff 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 Scotts Bluff County

Population, 2025 estimate
35,586−1.3% since 2020
Households
15,078
Median age
40.8
Homes lived in by their owners
69%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
740 sq. mi.
People per square mile
48
Median household income
$63,614+27.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$82,943
Median home value
$168,500
Jobs located here
16,332
Daytime population
35,840Residents 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 Scotts Bluff 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
14Scotts Bluff County, NE39106.6$5.2M−1.3%#1,460 of 2,090

Other business types in Scotts Bluff County

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

Questions

How many pizza places are in Scotts Bluff County, NE?

Scotts Bluff County has 10 pizza places on map listings as of September 2026. 8 of them (80%) are chain locations. The listings count pizza restaurants. Official counts show 36 businesses with payroll classed as limited-service restaurants in 2023, up 16.1% from 2019. That count covers all limited-service restaurants (fast food and sandwich shops included), not only pizza places. Official counts list 7 one-person businesses without payroll.

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

About $52.2M a year, or $3,460 per household. That is 15% below the U.S. average (an index of 85, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 10 pizza places on map listings, it comes to $5.2M per pizza place. The spending figure covers all food away from home, not only pizza places. It is estimated from the incomes of the 15,078 households in Scotts Bluff County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Scotts Bluff County has 6.6 pizza places per 10,000 households, 17% below the U.S. rate of 8.0. Spending per pizza place is $5.2M, 3% above 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 419 households, against one for every 478 across the U.S. The official count rose 16.1% from 2019 to 2023, against +6.1% for the U.S.

How fast is Scotts Bluff County, NE growing?

Population estimates put Scotts Bluff County at 35,586 people in 2025, down 1.3% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 15,078 households. The median household income in Scotts Bluff County is $63,614 a year, 21% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 27.9% 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. Scotts Bluff County scores 39 for pizza places (lower middle), #1,460 of 2,090 scored counties.

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