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Pizza places in Barnes County, ND

The pizza places in Barnes County, ND, 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
2 chain locations (50%)
Official establishments
7
All limited-service restaurants
Household spending a year
$17.8M
On food away from home · $3,625 a household
Spending per listing
$4.4M
12% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
8.1
In line with the U.S.
Population, 2025
10,573
−2.7% 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 Barnes County comes to about $17.8M a year: $3,625 per household, 11% below the U.S. average. That is about $4.4M of household spending for each pizza place on map listings, 12% below the U.S. figure of $5.1M. The spending figure covers all food away from home, not only pizza places.

There are 4 pizza places on map listings in Barnes County as of September 2026. Per 10,000 households, that is 8.1, in line with the U.S. rate of 8.0.

In 2023, official counts showed 7 businesses with payroll in Barnes County classed as limited-service restaurants. That is one for every 701 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 show Barnes County declined 2.7% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. With 4 pizza places on map listings, Barnes County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How Barnes County compares

The same measures for North Dakota 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 Barnes County, ND compared with North Dakota and the U.S.
MeasureBarnes CountyNorth DakotaU.S.
Listings per 10k households8.110.18.0
Spending per listing$4.4M$3.9M$5.1M
Households per official establishment (all limited-service restaurants)701649478
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+2.6%+6.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025−2.7%+2.5%+3.1%
Spending per household on food away from home$3,625$3,940$4,070
Median household income$68,038$76,657$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored50

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
7 → 7All limited-service restaurants
Employees, 2023
131
Annual payroll, 2023
$2.5M
One-person businesses, 2023
0All limited-service restaurants with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
42 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
4The 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 Barnes 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 Barnes County

Population, 2025 estimate
10,573−2.7% since 2020
Households
4,908
Median age
43.1
Homes lived in by their owners
71%
Vehicles per household
2.2
Land area
1,492 sq. mi.
People per square mile
7
Median household income
$68,038+16.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$92,055
Median home value
$173,700
Jobs located here
4,766
Daytime population
10,084Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Pizza across North Dakota

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

Top counties in North Dakota

Counties in North Dakota ranked for pizza places by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Burleigh County, ND77256.1$7M+4.7%#132 of 2,090
2Morton County, ND69139.3$4.3M+3.8%#356 of 2,090
3Cass County, ND67748.8$4.5M+9.1%#424 of 2,090
4Richland County, ND6568.8$4.4M+1.2%#487 of 2,090
5McKenzie County, ND64915.0$3.1M+2.8%#526 of 2,090
6Stark County, ND61107.4$5.3M+0.5%#614 of 2,090
7Williams County, ND59138.6$5M+1.4%#685 of 2,090
8Stutsman County, ND5577.4$4.8M−0.6%#829 of 2,090
9Grand Forks County, ND51309.6$3.9M+1.9%#987 of 2,090
10Walsh County, ND47511.4$3.3M−3.3%#1,162 of 2,090
Barnes County, NDNot scored48.1$4.4M−2.7%

Other business types in Barnes County

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

Questions

How many pizza places are in Barnes County, ND?

As of September 2026, map listings count 4 pizza places in Barnes County. The listings count pizza restaurants. Official counts show 7 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 Barnes County, ND spend on food away from home?

About $17.8M a year, or $3,625 per household. That is 11% below the U.S. average (an index of 89, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 4 pizza places on map listings, it comes to $4.4M 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 4,908 households in Barnes County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Barnes County, ND compare with the U.S. for pizza places?

Barnes County has 8.1 pizza places per 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 8.0. Spending per pizza place is $4.4M, 12% below the U.S. figure of $5.1M. The count on map listings matches the U.S. ratio of pizza places to household spending. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 701 households, against one for every 478 across the U.S.

How fast is Barnes County, ND growing?

Population estimates put Barnes County at 10,573 people in 2025, down 2.7% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 4,908 households. Median household income in Barnes County is $68,038, 16% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 16.6%, 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. Barnes County has no market score for pizza places: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 4.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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