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Pizza places in Hertford County, NC

How Hertford County, NC 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 10 out of 100: Low

Ranked #2,078 of 2,090 scored counties
#83 of 83 scored counties in North Carolina

Listings
9
8 chain locations (89%)
Official establishments
20
All limited-service restaurants · −4.8% since 2019
Household spending a year
$24.7M
On food away from home · $2,987 a household
Spending per listing
$2.7M
46% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
10.9
36% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
19,015
−11.2% 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

For pizza places, Hertford County has a Groundwork market score of 10 (low): #2,078 of 2,090 scored counties and #83 of 83 scored counties in North Carolina. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.

Household spending on food away from home in Hertford County comes to about $24.7M a year: $2,987 per household, 27% below the U.S. average. That works out to $2.7M per pizza place, 46% below the U.S. figure of $5.1M. The spending figure covers all food away from home, not only pizza places.

There are 9 pizza places on map listings in Hertford County as of September 2026. Of those, 8 are chain locations, or 89%, against 58% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 10.9, 36% above the U.S. rate of 8.0.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as limited-service restaurants in Hertford County was 20 in 2023, down 4.8% from 2019. That is one for every 414 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. Population estimates put the population change in Hertford County from 2020 to 2025 at −11.2%, against +3.1% for the U.S.

How Hertford County compares

The same measures for North Carolina 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 Hertford County, NC compared with North Carolina and the U.S.
MeasureHertford CountyNorth CarolinaU.S.
Listings per 10k households10.97.48.0
Spending per listing$2.7M$5.1M$5.1M
Households per official establishment (all limited-service restaurants)414504478
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023−4.8%+4.7%+6.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025−11.2%+7.2%+3.1%
Spending per household on food away from home$2,987$3,776$4,070
Median household income$45,537$72,388$80,734
Groundwork market score1053

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
21 → 20All limited-service restaurants · −4.8% over the period
Employees, 2023
429
Annual payroll, 2023
$6.7M
One-person businesses, 2023
0All limited-service restaurants with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
98 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
5The 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 Hertford 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 Hertford County

Population, 2025 estimate
19,015−11.2% since 2020
Households
8,285
Median age
42.8
Homes lived in by their owners
67%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
353 sq. mi.
People per square mile
56
Median household income
$45,537+11.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$68,190
Median home value
$119,200
Jobs located here
8,461
Daytime population
20,833Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Pizza across North Carolina

Every North Carolina market ranked →

The highest-scoring counties in North Carolina for pizza places, numbered among those based in North Carolina, with Hertford County marked.

Top counties in North Carolina

Counties in North Carolina ranked for pizza places by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Union County, NC85607.1$6.4M+11.7%#43 of 2,090
2Davie County, NC83105.8$6.6M+6.9%#52 of 2,090
3Orange County, NC82335.8$7.6M+6.1%#55 of 2,090
4Chatham County, NC81288.5$5.3M+11.0%#76 of 2,090
5Hoke County, NC79115.7$6.1M+9.0%#109 of 2,090
6Yadkin County, NC7674.7$7.3M+2.9%#151 of 2,090
7Durham County, NC75795.6$7.4M+7.7%#165 of 2,090
8Henderson County, NC75295.7$6.4M+5.0%#171 of 2,090
9Pender County, NC75166.3$6.2M+19.0%#172 of 2,090
10Stokes County, NC7394.6$7M+3.5%#214 of 2,090
83Hertford County, NC10910.9$2.7M−11.2%#2,078 of 2,090

Other business types in Hertford County

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

Questions

How many pizza places are in Hertford County, NC?

As of September 2026, map listings count 9 pizza places in Hertford County. 8 of them (89%) are chain locations. The listings count pizza restaurants. Official counts show 20 businesses with payroll classed as limited-service restaurants in 2023, down 4.8% from 2019. 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 Hertford County, NC spend on food away from home?

About $24.7M a year, or $2,987 per household. That is 27% below the U.S. average (an index of 73, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 9 pizza places on map listings, it comes to $2.7M 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 8,285 households in Hertford County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Hertford County, NC compare with the U.S. for pizza places?

Hertford County has 10.9 pizza places per 10,000 households, 36% above the U.S. rate of 8.0. Spending per pizza place is $2.7M, 46% below the U.S. figure of $5.1M. At the U.S. ratio of pizza places to household spending, Hertford County would have about 5, against 9 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 414 households, against one for every 478 across the U.S. The official count fell 4.8% from 2019 to 2023, against +6.1% for the U.S.

How fast is Hertford County, NC growing?

Population estimates put Hertford County at 19,015 people in 2025, down 11.2% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 8,285 households. Median household income in Hertford County is $45,537, 44% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 11.0%, 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. Hertford County scores 10 for pizza places (low), #2,078 of 2,090 scored counties.

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