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Pizza places in Columbia County, NY

The pizza places in Columbia County, NY, 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 #800 of 2,090 scored counties
#14 of 58 scored counties in New York

Listings
26
6 chain locations (23%)
Official establishments
39
All limited-service restaurants · −4.9% since 2019
Household spending a year
$111.1M
On food away from home · $4,171 a household
Spending per listing
$4.3M
16% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
9.8
23% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
60,168
−2.1% 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

Household spending on food away from home in Columbia County comes to about $111.1M a year: $4,171 per household, 2% above the U.S. average. That is about $4.3M of household spending for each pizza place on map listings, 16% below the U.S. figure of $5.1M. The spending figure covers all food away from home, not only pizza places.

Columbia County has 26 pizza places on map listings as of September 2026. 6 of them (23%) are chain locations, against 58% across the U.S. That comes to 9.8 for every 10,000 households, 23% above the U.S. rate of 8.0.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as limited-service restaurants in Columbia County was 39 in 2023, down 4.9% from 2019. That is one for every 683 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 list 12 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $580K has gone to businesses classed as limited-service restaurants in Columbia County.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Columbia County declined 2.1%, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Groundwork market score for pizza places in Columbia County is 56 (upper middle), #800 of 2,090 scored counties and #14 of 58 scored counties in New York.

How Columbia County compares

The same measures for New York 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 Columbia County, NY compared with New York and the U.S.
MeasureColumbia CountyNew YorkU.S.
Listings per 10k households9.88.98.0
Spending per listing$4.3M$4.8M$5.1M
Households per official establishment (all limited-service restaurants)683433478
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023−4.9%−0.8%+6.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025−2.1%−0.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on food away from home$4,171$4,270$4,070
Median household income$81,528$85,974$80,734
Groundwork market score5635

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
41 → 39All limited-service restaurants · −4.9% over the period
Employees, 2023
439
Annual payroll, 2023
$10M
One-person businesses, 2023
12All limited-service restaurants with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
266 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
22The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
1
Amount
$580K

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as limited-service restaurants in Columbia 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 Columbia County

Population, 2025 estimate
60,168−2.1% since 2020
Households
26,627
Median age
49.0
Homes lived in by their owners
76%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
635 sq. mi.
People per square mile
96
Median household income
$81,528+22.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$124,394
Median home value
$347,100
Jobs located here
20,215
Daytime population
54,169Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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The highest-scoring counties in New York for pizza places, numbered among those based in New York, with Columbia County marked.

Top counties in New York

Counties in New York ranked for pizza places by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Saratoga County, NY71898.7$5.2M+2.3%#284 of 2,090
2Orleans County, NY6884.9$7M−0.5%#361 of 2,090
3Lewis County, NY6765.4$6.4M−0.3%#395 of 2,090
4Tioga County, NY65146.9$5.4M−1.9%#479 of 2,090
5Westchester County, NY643128.4$6.1M+1.4%#503 of 2,090
6Seneca County, NY6175.1$6.9M−1.7%#603 of 2,090
7St. Lawrence County, NY59215.0$6.8M−2.5%#670 of 2,090
8Putnam County, NY59349.6$5.3M+1.4%#682 of 2,090
9Nassau County, NY584038.8$6.3M+0.6%#704 of 2,090
10Rockland County, NY5810410.0$4.8M+5.9%#723 of 2,090
14Columbia County, NY56269.8$4.3M−2.1%#800 of 2,090

Other business types in Columbia County

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

Questions

How many pizza places are in Columbia County, NY?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 26 pizza places in Columbia County. 6 of them (23%) are chain locations. The listings count pizza restaurants. Official counts show 39 businesses with payroll classed as limited-service restaurants in 2023, down 4.9% from 2019. The official count takes in all limited-service restaurants, not only pizza places: fast food and sandwich shops are counted too. Official counts also show 12 one-person businesses without payroll.

How much do households in Columbia County, NY spend on food away from home?

About $111.1M a year, or $4,171 per household. That is 2% above the U.S. average (an index of 102, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 26 pizza places on map listings, it comes to $4.3M 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 26,627 households in Columbia County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Columbia County, NY compare with the U.S. for pizza places?

Columbia County has 9.8 pizza places per 10,000 households, 23% above the U.S. rate of 8.0. Spending per pizza place is $4.3M, 16% below the U.S. figure of $5.1M. At the U.S. ratio of pizza places to household spending, Columbia County would have about 22, against 26 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 683 households, against one for every 478 across the U.S. The official count fell 4.9% from 2019 to 2023, against +6.1% for the U.S.

How fast is Columbia County, NY growing?

Population estimates put Columbia County at 60,168 people in 2025, down 2.1% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 26,627 households. Median household income in Columbia County is $81,528, in line with the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 22.1%, 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. Columbia County scores 56 for pizza places (upper middle), #800 of 2,090 scored counties.

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