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Pizza places in Douglas County, NV

How Douglas County, NV 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 70 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #299 of 2,090 scored counties
#2 of 9 scored counties in Nevada

Listings
13
9 chain locations (69%)
Official establishments
40
All limited-service restaurants · +11.1% since 2019
Household spending a year
$91.7M
On food away from home · $4,299 a household
Spending per listing
$7.1M
39% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
6.1
24% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
50,111
+1.2% 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 $4,299 per household (6% above the U.S. average), households in Douglas County spend about $91.7M a year on food away from home. That works out to $7.1M per pizza place, 39% above the U.S. figure of $5.1M. The spending figure covers all food away from home, not only pizza places.

There are 13 pizza places on map listings in Douglas County as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 69% of them, against 58% across the U.S. That comes to 6.1 for every 10,000 households, 24% below the U.S. rate of 8.0.

Official counts show 40 businesses with payroll classed as limited-service restaurants in Douglas County in 2023, up 11.1% from 2019. That is one for every 533 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 8 one-person businesses without payroll.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Douglas County grew 1.2%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for pizza places in Douglas County is 70 (upper middle), #299 of 2,090 scored counties and #2 of 9 scored counties in Nevada. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.

How Douglas County compares

The same measures for Nevada 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 Douglas County, NV compared with Nevada and the U.S.
MeasureDouglas CountyNevadaU.S.
Listings per 10k households6.17.98.0
Spending per listing$7.1M$5M$5.1M
Households per official establishment (all limited-service restaurants)533402478
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+11.1%+13.9%+6.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025+1.2%+5.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on food away from home$4,299$3,930$4,070
Median household income$90,754$78,260$80,734
Groundwork market score7045

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
36 → 40All limited-service restaurants · +11.1% over the period
Employees, 2023
624
Annual payroll, 2023
$14.4M
One-person businesses, 2023
8All limited-service restaurants with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
139 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
18The 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 Douglas 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 Douglas County

Population, 2025 estimate
50,111+1.2% since 2020
Households
21,325
Median age
53.9
Homes lived in by their owners
79%
Vehicles per household
2.2
Land area
711 sq. mi.
People per square mile
70
Median household income
$90,754+35.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$136,388
Median home value
$615,400
Jobs located here
19,069
Daytime population
48,760Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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

Top counties in Nevada

Counties in Nevada ranked for pizza places by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Lyon County, NV76177.2$5.4M+9.5%#160 of 2,090
2Douglas County, NV70136.1$7.1M+1.2%#299 of 2,090
3Washoe County, NV681326.6$6.3M+4.4%#365 of 2,090
4Elko County, NV61136.6$6M+2.1%#608 of 2,090
5Nye County, NV58209.0$3.8M+10.3%#734 of 2,090
6Clark County, NV537128.3$4.7M+5.8%#906 of 2,090
7Churchill County, NV4877.4$5.1M+1.1%#1,101 of 2,090
8Carson City, NV47198.0$4.6M−0.2%#1,141 of 2,090
9Humboldt County, NV4468.7$4.3M0.0%#1,260 of 2,090

Other business types in Douglas County

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

Questions

How many pizza places are in Douglas County, NV?

As of September 2026, map listings count 13 pizza places in Douglas County. 9 of them (69%) are chain locations. The listings count pizza restaurants. Official counts show 40 businesses with payroll classed as limited-service restaurants in 2023, up 11.1% from 2019. The official count takes in all limited-service restaurants, not only pizza places: fast food and sandwich shops are counted too. Another 8 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.

How much do households in Douglas County, NV spend on food away from home?

About $91.7M a year, or $4,299 per household. That is 6% above the U.S. average (an index of 106, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 13 pizza places on map listings, it comes to $7.1M 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 21,325 households in Douglas County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Douglas County, NV compare with the U.S. for pizza places?

Douglas County has 6.1 pizza places per 10,000 households, 24% below the U.S. rate of 8.0. Spending per pizza place is $7.1M, 39% above the U.S. figure of $5.1M. At the U.S. ratio of pizza places to household spending, Douglas County would have about 18, against 13 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 533 households, against one for every 478 across the U.S. The official count rose 11.1% from 2019 to 2023, against +6.1% for the U.S.

How fast is Douglas County, NV growing?

Population estimates put Douglas County at 50,111 people in 2025, up 1.2% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 21,325 households. Median household income in Douglas County is $90,754, 12% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 35.8%, 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. Douglas County scores 70 for pizza places (upper middle), #299 of 2,090 scored counties.

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