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Pizza places in Los Alamos County, NM

The pizza places in Los Alamos County, NM, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score

Not scored

The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 4.

Listings
4
3 chain locations (75%)
Official establishments
17
All limited-service restaurants
Household spending a year
$45.6M
On food away from home · $5,525 a household
Spending per listing
$11.4M
2.2 times the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
4.9
39% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
19,407
0.0% 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 $5,525 per household (36% above the U.S. average), households in Los Alamos County spend about $45.6M a year on food away from home. That is about $11.4M of household spending for each pizza place on map listings, 2.2 times the U.S. figure of $5.1M. The spending figure covers all food away from home, not only pizza places.

Los Alamos County has 4 pizza places on map listings as of September 2026. Per 10,000 households, that is 4.9, 39% below the U.S. rate of 8.0.

In 2023, official counts showed 17 businesses with payroll in Los Alamos County classed as limited-service restaurants. That is one for every 485 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.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Los Alamos County held about level, against +3.1% for the U.S. With 4 pizza places on map listings, Los Alamos County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How Los Alamos County compares

The same measures for New Mexico 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 Los Alamos County, NM compared with New Mexico and the U.S.
MeasureLos Alamos CountyNew MexicoU.S.
Listings per 10k households4.95.98.0
Spending per listing$11.4M$6M$5.1M
Households per official establishment (all limited-service restaurants)485507478
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+6.8%+6.1%
Population growth, 2020–20250.0%+0.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on food away from home$5,525$3,547$4,070
Median household income$147,139$64,059$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored47

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
16 → 17All limited-service restaurants
Employees, 2023
257
Annual payroll, 2023
$6.1M
One-person businesses, 2023
0All limited-service restaurants with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
43 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
9The 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 Los Alamos 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 Los Alamos County

Population, 2025 estimate
19,4070.0% since 2020
Households
8,247
Median age
40.5
Homes lived in by their owners
75%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
109 sq. mi.
People per square mile
178
Median household income
$147,139+21.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$170,885
Median home value
$495,800
Jobs located here
20,699
Daytime population
29,150Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Pizza across New Mexico

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The highest-scoring counties in New Mexico for pizza places, numbered among those based in New Mexico, with Los Alamos County marked.

Top counties in New Mexico

Counties in New Mexico ranked for pizza places by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Sandoval County, NM87305.3$7.7M+6.9%#23 of 2,090
2Valencia County, NM72124.4$7.7M+7.2%#241 of 2,090
3Santa Fe County, NM70344.8$8.3M+1.2%#296 of 2,090
4Doña Ana County, NM67435.1$6.5M+4.1%#394 of 2,090
5Eddy County, NM65125.1$7.6M+0.3%#466 of 2,090
6Otero County, NM62166.5$5M+3.7%#587 of 2,090
7Rio Arriba County, NM5895.8$5.8M−1.0%#710 of 2,090
8Taos County, NM50106.4$5.3M+0.3%#1,009 of 2,090
9Lea County, NM49166.5$5.6M+0.2%#1,060 of 2,090
10Bernalillo County, NM481706.0$6.2M−1.4%#1,097 of 2,090
Los Alamos County, NMNot scored44.9$11.4M0.0%

Other business types in Los Alamos County

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

Questions

How many pizza places are in Los Alamos County, NM?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 4 pizza places in Los Alamos County. The listings count pizza restaurants. Official counts show 17 businesses with payroll classed as limited-service restaurants in 2023. The official count takes in all limited-service restaurants, not only pizza places: fast food and sandwich shops are counted too.

How much do households in Los Alamos County, NM spend on food away from home?

About $45.6M a year, or $5,525 per household. That is 36% above the U.S. average (an index of 136, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 4 pizza places on map listings, it comes to $11.4M 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 8,247 households in Los Alamos County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Los Alamos County, NM compare with the U.S. for pizza places?

Los Alamos County has 4.9 pizza places per 10,000 households, 39% below the U.S. rate of 8.0. Spending per pizza place is $11.4M, 2.2 times the U.S. figure of $5.1M. At the U.S. ratio of pizza places to household spending, Los Alamos County would have about 9, against 4 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 485 households, against one for every 478 across the U.S.

How fast is Los Alamos County, NM growing?

Population estimates put Los Alamos County at 19,407 people in 2025, unchanged since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 8,247 households. Median household income in Los Alamos County is $147,139, 82% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 21.3%, 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. Los Alamos County has no market score for pizza places: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 4.

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