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Pizza places in Berks County, PA

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 64 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #517 of 2,090 scored counties
#9 of 63 scored counties in Pennsylvania

Listings
136
54 chain locations (40%)
Official establishments
266
All limited-service restaurants · −2.9% since 2019
Household spending a year
$643.6M
On food away from home · $3,943 a household
Spending per listing
$4.7M
7% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
8.3
4% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
440,072
+2.7% since 2020

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What this means

At $3,943 per household (3% below the U.S. average), households in Berks County spend about $643.6M a year on food away from home. Spread across 136 pizza places, that is $4.7M per pizza place, 7% below the U.S. figure of $5.1M. The spending figure covers all food away from home, not only pizza places.

There are 136 pizza places on map listings in Berks County as of September 2026. 54 of them (40%) are chain locations, against 58% across the U.S. That is 8.3 per 10,000 households, 4% above the U.S. rate of 8.0.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as limited-service restaurants in Berks County was 266 in 2023, down 2.9% from 2019. That is one for every 614 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 70 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 12 SBA-backed loans worth $3.5M have gone to businesses classed as limited-service restaurants in Berks County.

Population estimates put the population change in Berks County from 2020 to 2025 at +2.7%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). For pizza places, Berks County has a Groundwork market score of 64 (upper middle): #517 of 2,090 scored counties and #9 of 63 scored counties in Pennsylvania. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.

How Berks County compares

The same measures for Pennsylvania 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 Berks County, PA compared with Pennsylvania and the U.S.
MeasureBerks CountyPennsylvaniaU.S.
Listings per 10k households8.310.38.0
Spending per listing$4.7M$3.8M$5.1M
Households per official establishment (all limited-service restaurants)614538478
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023−2.9%+2.2%+6.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025+2.7%+0.5%+3.1%
Spending per household on food away from home$3,943$3,973$4,070
Median household income$79,777$77,971$80,734
Groundwork market score6438

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
274 → 266All limited-service restaurants · −2.9% over the period
Employees, 2023
4,673
Annual payroll, 2023
$85.2M
One-person businesses, 2023
70All limited-service restaurants with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
13654 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
127The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
12
Amount
$3.5M

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

Population, 2025 estimate
440,072+2.7% since 2020
Households
163,236
Median age
40.9
Homes lived in by their owners
71%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
856 sq. mi.
People per square mile
506
Median household income
$79,777+25.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$103,265
Median home value
$257,300
Jobs located here
179,513
Daytime population
404,462Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Pizza across Pennsylvania

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

Top counties in Pennsylvania

Counties in Pennsylvania ranked for pizza places by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Pike County, PA81187.4$5.4M+7.2%#75 of 2,090
2Chester County, PA742039.9$5.2M+4.2%#201 of 2,090
3Bradford County, PA6993.7$9.6M−0.6%#325 of 2,090
4Perry County, PA69158.2$4.7M+2.1%#354 of 2,090
5Juniata County, PA6855.5$6.4M−0.3%#364 of 2,090
6Lancaster County, PA671657.8$5.3M+1.9%#411 of 2,090
7Wayne County, PA66136.2$5.6M+1.1%#449 of 2,090
8Butler County, PA66769.4$4.5M+3.2%#463 of 2,090
9Berks County, PA641368.3$4.7M+2.7%#517 of 2,090
10Franklin County, PA64548.5$4.5M+3.0%#519 of 2,090

Other business types in Berks County

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

Questions

How many pizza places are in Berks County, PA?

As of September 2026, map listings count 136 pizza places in Berks County. 54 of them (40%) are chain locations. The listings count pizza restaurants. Official counts show 266 businesses with payroll classed as limited-service restaurants in 2023, down 2.9% 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 70 one-person businesses without payroll.

How much do households in Berks County, PA spend on food away from home?

About $643.6M a year, or $3,943 per household. That is 3% below the U.S. average (an index of 97, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 136 pizza places on map listings, it comes to $4.7M 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 163,236 households in Berks County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Berks County, PA compare with the U.S. for pizza places?

Berks County has 8.3 pizza places per 10,000 households, 4% above the U.S. rate of 8.0. Spending per pizza place is $4.7M, 7% below the U.S. figure of $5.1M. At the U.S. ratio of pizza places to household spending, Berks County would have about 127, against 136 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 614 households, against one for every 478 across the U.S. The official count fell 2.9% from 2019 to 2023, against +6.1% for the U.S.

How fast is Berks County, PA growing?

Population estimates put Berks County at 440,072 people in 2025, up 2.7% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 163,236 households. Median household income in Berks County is $79,777, in line with the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 25.2%, 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. Berks County scores 64 for pizza places (upper middle), #517 of 2,090 scored counties.

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