Market rankings · North Dakota
Pizza places in North Dakota
Markets across North Dakota ranked by the Groundwork market score for pizza places, with competitor counts and household spending for each.
- Listings
- 333
- 259 chain locations (78%)
- Official establishments
- 510
- All limited-service restaurants · +2.6% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $1.3B
- On food away from home
- Listings per 10k households
- 10.1
- 26% above the U.S.
- Spending per listing
- $3.9M
- 23% below the U.S.
- Rank among states
- #25 of 51
- Market score 50 · Upper middle
A site report maps the pizza places on map listings around any address in North Dakota by name and distance, and the spending within reach.
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 333 pizza places in North Dakota. Of those, 259 are chain locations, or 78%, against 58% across the U.S. That comes to 10.1 for every 10,000 households, 26% above the U.S. rate of 8.0.
Household spending on food away from home in North Dakota comes to about $1.3B a year: $3,940 per household, 3% below the U.S. average. That works out to $3.9M per pizza place, 23% below 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 510 businesses with payroll classed as limited-service restaurants in North Dakota in 2023, up 2.6% from 2019. That is one for every 649 households, against one for every 478 across the U.S. Across the U.S., the count rose 6.1% over the same years. The official count takes in all limited-service restaurants, not only pizza places: fast food and sandwich shops are counted too. Since fiscal 2022, 19 SBA-backed loans worth $11.4M have gone to businesses classed as limited-service restaurants in North Dakota.
Among the 50 states and DC, North Dakota ranks #25 for pizza places, with a Groundwork market score of 50 (upper middle). Of the 4 scored metro areas in or partly in North Dakota, the Bismarck metro area scores highest (78). Of the 4 scored small-town markets in or partly in North Dakota, the Dickinson area scores highest (73).
Every market in North Dakota for pizza places
Download the ranking (CSV)Numbered by Groundwork market score among the markets based in North Dakota, highest first; the U.S. rank compares each market with every other of its kind. A metro area that crosses a state line is listed in each state it reaches, and numbered only in the state its page is under. How the score works.
Metro areas
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Bismarck, ND | 78 | 39 | 7.0 | $6M | +4.5% | #17 of 387 |
| 2Fargo, ND-MN | 66 | 93 | 8.4 | $4.7M | +7.7% | #88 of 387 |
| 3Grand Forks, ND-MN | 42 | 47 | 10.8 | $3.5M | +0.8% | #256 of 387 |
| 4Minot, ND | 33 | 42 | 13.2 | $3M | −2.4% | #322 of 387 |
Small-town markets
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Dickinson, ND | 73 | 12 | 7.7 | $5.2M | +0.7% | #56 of 520 |
| 2Wahpeton, ND-MN | 69 | 9 | 9.5 | $4M | 0.0% | #86 of 520 |
| 3Williston, ND | 65 | 13 | 8.6 | $5M | +1.4% | #114 of 520 |
| 4Jamestown, ND | 63 | 7 | 7.4 | $4.8M | −0.6% | #129 of 520 |
Counties
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Burleigh County, ND | 77 | 25 | 6.1 | $7M | +4.7% | #132 of 2,090 |
| 2Morton County, ND | 69 | 13 | 9.3 | $4.3M | +3.8% | #356 of 2,090 |
| 3Cass County, ND | 67 | 74 | 8.8 | $4.5M | +9.1% | #424 of 2,090 |
| 4Richland County, ND | 65 | 6 | 8.8 | $4.4M | +1.2% | #487 of 2,090 |
| 5McKenzie County, ND | 64 | 9 | 15.0 | $3.1M | +2.8% | #526 of 2,090 |
| 6Stark County, ND | 61 | 10 | 7.4 | $5.3M | +0.5% | #614 of 2,090 |
| 7Williams County, ND | 59 | 13 | 8.6 | $5M | +1.4% | #685 of 2,090 |
| 8Stutsman County, ND | 55 | 7 | 7.4 | $4.8M | −0.6% | #829 of 2,090 |
| 9Grand Forks County, ND | 51 | 30 | 9.6 | $3.9M | +1.9% | #987 of 2,090 |
| 10Walsh County, ND | 47 | 5 | 11.4 | $3.3M | −3.3% | #1,162 of 2,090 |
| 11Ward County, ND | 35 | 36 | 12.6 | $3.2M | −2.4% | #1,632 of 2,090 |
| 12Ramsey County, ND | 28 | 10 | 18.5 | $1.9M | −0.4% | #1,852 of 2,090 |
| Rolette County, ND | Not scored | 4 | 10.6 | $3.3M | −4.1% | |
| Barnes County, ND | Not scored | 4 | 8.1 | $4.4M | −2.7% | |
| McLean County, ND | Not scored | 4 | 9.1 | $4.4M | −0.2% | |
| Mountrail County, ND | Not scored | 12 | 30.8 | $1.3M | −4.2% | |
| Mercer County, ND | Not scored | 10 | 27.8 | $1.4M | +1.1% | |
| Traill County, ND | Not scored | 6 | 18.0 | $2.3M | −0.8% | |
| Pembina County, ND | Not scored | 2 | 6.7 | $5.5M | −3.8% | |
| Bottineau County, ND | Not scored | 3 | 11.2 | $3.6M | −1.6% | |
| Benson County, ND | Not scored | 1 | 4.9 | $7M | −3.0% | |
| Ransom County, ND | Not scored | 1 | 4.3 | $8.8M | −1.5% | |
| McHenry County, ND | Not scored | 4 | 17.8 | $2.2M | −3.9% | |
| Dickey County, ND | Not scored | 4 | 20.4 | $1.9M | −1.5% | |
| LaMoure County, ND | Not scored | 1 | 5.7 | $6.6M | +1.0% |
Show all 53 counties
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dunn County, ND | Not scored | 1 | 6.4 | $7.1M | −0.9% | |
| Pierce County, ND | Not scored | 3 | 16.2 | $2.2M | −3.6% | |
| Wells County, ND | Not scored | 3 | 16.8 | $2.2M | −5.9% | |
| Sargent County, ND | Not scored | 2 | 11.4 | $3.4M | −3.4% | |
| Sioux County, ND | Not scored | 1 | 9.0 | $3.4M | −5.4% | |
| Cavalier County, ND | Not scored | 1 | 6.4 | $6.1M | −5.4% | |
| Foster County, ND | Not scored | 1 | 6.5 | $6.3M | −5.1% | |
| Emmons County, ND | Not scored | 1 | 6.5 | $5.4M | −2.4% | |
| Nelson County, ND | Not scored | 1 | 7.5 | $4.9M | −1.0% | |
| Bowman County, ND | Not scored | 5 | 38.7 | $971K | −7.1% | |
| McIntosh County, ND | Not scored | 2 | 16.7 | $2M | −2.5% | |
| Hettinger County, ND | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | +0.4% | |
| Kidder County, ND | Not scored | 1 | 8.5 | $4M | +0.5% | |
| Eddy County, ND | Not scored | 1 | 8.5 | $3.9M | +0.1% | |
| Renville County, ND | Not scored | 2 | 20.6 | $1.8M | +2.9% | |
| Grant County, ND | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −3.5% | |
| Griggs County, ND | Not scored | 1 | 10.1 | $3.6M | −2.5% | |
| Divide County, ND | Not scored | 2 | 19.7 | $2.2M | −4.2% | |
| Burke County, ND | Not scored | 4 | 44.2 | $1M | −2.7% | |
| Adams County, ND | Not scored | 2 | 19.4 | $1.8M | +3.7% | |
| Towner County, ND | Not scored | 2 | 20.2 | $1.8M | −5.0% | |
| Oliver County, ND | Not scored | 1 | 13.8 | $3.1M | +1.7% | |
| Logan County, ND | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −1.3% | |
| Steele County, ND | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −0.1% | |
| Golden Valley County, ND | Not scored | 1 | 14.3 | $2.8M | +4.8% | |
| Sheridan County, ND | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | +2.7% | |
| Billings County, ND | Not scored | 1 | 24.6 | $1.8M | +15.2% | |
| Slope County, ND | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −9.9% |
Markets with fewer than 5 pizza places on map listings, and counties under 10,000 people, aren’t scored; they’re listed last in each table.
Questions
How many pizza places are in North Dakota?
There are 333 pizza places on map listings in North Dakota as of September 2026. 259 of them (78%) are chain locations. The listings count pizza restaurants. Official counts show 510 businesses with payroll classed as limited-service restaurants in 2023, up 2.6% from 2019. That count covers all limited-service restaurants (fast food and sandwich shops included), not only pizza places. Official counts also show 64 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in North Dakota spend on food away from home?
About $1.3B a year, or $3,940 per household. That is 3% below the U.S. average (an index of 97, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 333 pizza places on map listings, it comes to $3.9M per pizza place. The spending figure covers all food away from home, not only pizza places. It is estimated from the incomes of the 331,063 households in North Dakota and national spending patterns by income.
How does North Dakota compare with the U.S. for pizza places?
North Dakota has 10.1 pizza places per 10,000 households, 26% above the U.S. rate of 8.0. Spending per pizza place is $3.9M, 23% below the U.S. figure of $5.1M. At the national ratio of pizza places to household spending, North Dakota would have about 257, against 333 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 649 households, against one for every 478 across the U.S. The official count rose 2.6% from 2019 to 2023, against +6.1% for the U.S.
Which market in North Dakota has the highest market score for pizza places?
Among 4 scored metro areas in or partly in North Dakota, the Bismarck metro area scores highest, at 78 (high). Among 4 scored small-town markets in or partly in North Dakota, the Dickinson area scores highest, at 73 (upper middle). Among 12 scored counties in North Dakota, Burleigh County scores highest, at 77 (high). Scores compare each market with others of its kind across the U.S.
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. North Dakota scores 50 for pizza places (upper middle), #25 of the 50 states and DC.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
Run a Groundwork site report on an address in North Dakota. It maps the pizza places on map listings near the site and sizes the households and spending within the distance you choose. New accounts get 10 actions over 3 days, no card.
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