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Pizza places in Polk County, OR

How Polk County, OR 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 75 out of 100: High

Ranked #168 of 2,090 scored counties
#2 of 27 scored counties in Oregon

Listings
20
13 chain locations (65%)
Official establishments
53
All limited-service restaurants · +8.2% since 2019
Household spending a year
$134.7M
On food away from home · $4,083 a household
Spending per listing
$6.7M
33% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
6.1
24% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
90,037
+2.3% 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

Polk County scores 75 (high) on the Groundwork market score for pizza places, ranking #168 of 2,090 scored counties and #2 of 27 scored counties in Oregon. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for pizza places.

Map listings as of September 2026 show 20 pizza places in Polk County. 13 of them (65%) are chain locations, against 58% across the U.S. That comes to 6.1 for every 10,000 households, 24% below the U.S. rate of 8.0.

Household spending on food away from home in Polk County comes to about $134.7M a year: $4,083 per household, in line with the U.S. average. Spread across 20 pizza places, that is $6.7M per pizza place, 33% above 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.

In 2023, official counts showed 53 businesses with payroll in Polk County classed as limited-service restaurants, up 8.2% from 2019. That is one for every 622 households, against one for every 478 across the U.S. The official count takes in all limited-service restaurants, not only pizza places: fast food and sandwich shops are counted too. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $7,000 has gone to businesses classed as limited-service restaurants in Polk County. Population estimates show Polk County grew 2.3% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).

How Polk 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 Polk County, OR compared with Oregon and the U.S.
MeasurePolk CountyOregonU.S.
Listings per 10k households6.16.98.0
Spending per listing$6.7M$5.9M$5.1M
Households per official establishment (all limited-service restaurants)622506478
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+8.2%+11.0%+6.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025+2.3%+0.7%+3.1%
Spending per household on food away from home$4,083$4,070$4,070
Median household income$85,118$83,011$80,734
Groundwork market score7557

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
49 → 53All limited-service restaurants · +8.2% over the period
Employees, 2023
1,034
Annual payroll, 2023
$21.2M
One-person businesses, 2023
8All limited-service restaurants with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
2013 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
27The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
1
Amount
$7,000

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

Population, 2025 estimate
90,037+2.3% since 2020
Households
32,986
Median age
39.0
Homes lived in by their owners
65%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
741 sq. mi.
People per square mile
121
Median household income
$85,118+35.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$107,909
Median home value
$454,700
Jobs located here
21,249
Daytime population
71,489Residents 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 Polk 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

Other business types in Polk County

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

Questions

How many pizza places are in Polk County, OR?

There are 20 pizza places on map listings in Polk County as of September 2026. 13 of them (65%) are chain locations. The listings count pizza restaurants. Official counts show 53 businesses with payroll classed as limited-service restaurants in 2023, up 8.2% from 2019. That count covers all limited-service restaurants (fast food and sandwich shops included), not only pizza places. Official counts list 8 one-person businesses without payroll.

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

About $134.7M a year, or $4,083 per household. That is in line with the U.S. average (an index of 100, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 20 pizza places on map listings, it comes to $6.7M per pizza place. The spending figure covers all food away from home, not only pizza places. It is estimated from the incomes of the 32,986 households in Polk County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Polk County has 6.1 pizza places per 10,000 households, 24% below the U.S. rate of 8.0. Spending per pizza place is $6.7M, 33% above the U.S. figure of $5.1M. At the national ratio of pizza places to household spending, Polk County would have about 27, against 20 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 622 households, against one for every 478 across the U.S. The official count rose 8.2% from 2019 to 2023, against +6.1% for the U.S.

How fast is Polk County, OR growing?

Population estimates put Polk County at 90,037 people in 2025, up 2.3% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 32,986 households. The median household income in Polk County is $85,118 a year, 5% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 35.8% from the 2015–2019 survey, 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. Polk County scores 75 for pizza places (high), #168 of 2,090 scored counties.

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