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Pizza places in Lincoln County, OR

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for pizza places in Lincoln County, OR, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 42 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,363 of 2,090 scored counties
#24 of 27 scored counties in Oregon

Listings
20
8 chain locations (40%)
Official establishments
42
All limited-service restaurants · +27.3% since 2019
Household spending a year
$79.7M
On food away from home · $3,450 a household
Spending per listing
$4M
22% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
8.7
9% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
50,636
+0.3% 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

Households in Lincoln County spend about $79.7M a year on food away from home, or $3,450 per household, 15% below the U.S. average. That works out to $4M per pizza place, 22% below the U.S. figure of $5.1M. The spending figure covers all food away from home, not only pizza places.

Lincoln County has 20 pizza places on map listings as of September 2026. 8 of them (40%) are chain locations, against 58% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 8.7, 9% above the U.S. rate of 8.0.

In 2023, official counts showed 42 businesses with payroll in Lincoln County classed as limited-service restaurants, up 27.3% from 2019. That is one for every 550 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 6 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $775K have gone to businesses classed as limited-service restaurants in Lincoln County.

Population estimates show Lincoln County grew 0.3% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for pizza places in Lincoln County is 42 (lower middle), #1,363 of 2,090 scored counties and #24 of 27 scored counties in Oregon.

How Lincoln County compares

The same measures for Oregon 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 Lincoln County, OR compared with Oregon and the U.S.
MeasureLincoln CountyOregonU.S.
Listings per 10k households8.76.98.0
Spending per listing$4M$5.9M$5.1M
Households per official establishment (all limited-service restaurants)550506478
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+27.3%+11.0%+6.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025+0.3%+0.7%+3.1%
Spending per household on food away from home$3,450$4,070$4,070
Median household income$63,165$83,011$80,734
Groundwork market score4257

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
33 → 42All limited-service restaurants · +27.3% over the period
Employees, 2023
439
Annual payroll, 2023
$11.2M
One-person businesses, 2023
6All limited-service restaurants with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
208 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
16The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
2
Amount
$775K

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

Population, 2025 estimate
50,636+0.3% since 2020
Households
23,115
Median age
51.6
Homes lived in by their owners
72%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
981 sq. mi.
People per square mile
52
Median household income
$63,165+31.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$86,183
Median home value
$410,800
Jobs located here
16,986
Daytime population
46,905Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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The highest-scoring counties in Oregon for pizza places, numbered among those based in Oregon, with Lincoln County marked.

Top counties in Oregon

Counties in Oregon ranked for pizza places by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Crook County, OR9065.6$7.1M+10.6%#14 of 2,090
2Polk County, OR75206.1$6.7M+2.3%#168 of 2,090
3Washington County, OR721335.6$8.3M+1.8%#237 of 2,090
4Linn County, OR72285.5$6.6M+3.0%#248 of 2,090
5Columbia County, OR71178.1$4.9M+2.6%#289 of 2,090
6Benton County, OR70225.7$7M+4.4%#301 of 2,090
7Yamhill County, OR70297.4$5.6M+2.2%#315 of 2,090
8Deschutes County, OR70738.6$5M+6.8%#319 of 2,090
9Clackamas County, OR691217.4$6.2M+0.9%#337 of 2,090
10Umatilla County, OR67134.5$7.9M+1.5%#386 of 2,090
24Lincoln County, OR42208.7$4M+0.3%#1,363 of 2,090

Other business types in Lincoln County

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

Questions

How many pizza places are in Lincoln County, OR?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 20 pizza places in Lincoln County. 8 of them (40%) are chain locations. The listings count pizza restaurants. Official counts show 42 businesses with payroll classed as limited-service restaurants in 2023, up 27.3% 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 6 one-person businesses without payroll.

How much do households in Lincoln County, OR spend on food away from home?

About $79.7M a year, or $3,450 per household. That is 15% below the U.S. average (an index of 85, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 20 pizza places on map listings, it comes to $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 23,115 households in Lincoln County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Lincoln County, OR compare with the U.S. for pizza places?

Lincoln County has 8.7 pizza places per 10,000 households, 9% above the U.S. rate of 8.0. Spending per pizza place is $4M, 22% below the U.S. figure of $5.1M. At the U.S. ratio of pizza places to household spending, Lincoln County would have about 16, against 20 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 550 households, against one for every 478 across the U.S. The official count rose 27.3% from 2019 to 2023, against +6.1% for the U.S.

How fast is Lincoln County, OR growing?

Population estimates put Lincoln County at 50,636 people in 2025, up 0.3% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 23,115 households. Median household income in Lincoln County is $63,165, 22% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 31.9%, 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. Lincoln County scores 42 for pizza places (lower middle), #1,363 of 2,090 scored counties.

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