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Pizza places in Cambria County, PA

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 28 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,844 of 2,090 scored counties
#59 of 63 scored counties in Pennsylvania

Listings
74
30 chain locations (41%)
Official establishments
86
All limited-service restaurants · −14.8% since 2019
Household spending a year
$185.1M
On food away from home · $3,306 a household
Spending per listing
$2.5M
51% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
13.2
65% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
128,968
−3.2% 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

For pizza places, Cambria County has a Groundwork market score of 28 (lower middle): #1,844 of 2,090 scored counties and #59 of 63 scored counties in Pennsylvania. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.

As of September 2026, map listings count 74 pizza places in Cambria County. 30 of them (41%) are chain locations, against 58% across the U.S. That is 13.2 per 10,000 households, 65% above the U.S. rate of 8.0.

Households in Cambria County spend about $185.1M a year on food away from home, or $3,306 per household, 19% below the U.S. average. That works out to $2.5M per pizza place, 51% 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.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as limited-service restaurants in Cambria County was 86 in 2023, down 14.8% from 2019. That is one for every 651 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. Population estimates show Cambria County declined 3.2% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S.

How Cambria 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 Cambria County, PA compared with Pennsylvania and the U.S.
MeasureCambria CountyPennsylvaniaU.S.
Listings per 10k households13.210.38.0
Spending per listing$2.5M$3.8M$5.1M
Households per official establishment (all limited-service restaurants)651538478
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023−14.8%+2.2%+6.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025−3.2%+0.5%+3.1%
Spending per household on food away from home$3,306$3,973$4,070
Median household income$58,418$77,971$80,734
Groundwork market score2838

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
101 → 86All limited-service restaurants · −14.8% over the period
Employees, 2023
1,286
Annual payroll, 2023
$19.8M
One-person businesses, 2023
15All limited-service restaurants with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
7430 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
36The 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 Cambria 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 Cambria County

Population, 2025 estimate
128,968−3.2% since 2020
Households
55,973
Median age
45.0
Homes lived in by their owners
76%
Vehicles per household
1.7
Land area
688 sq. mi.
People per square mile
191
Median household income
$58,418+25.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$79,237
Median home value
$121,000
Jobs located here
48,495
Daytime population
125,354Residents 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 Cambria 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
59Cambria County, PA287413.2$2.5M−3.2%#1,844 of 2,090

Other business types in Cambria County

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

Questions

How many pizza places are in Cambria County, PA?

Cambria County has 74 pizza places on map listings as of September 2026. 30 of them (41%) are chain locations. The listings count pizza restaurants. Official counts show 86 businesses with payroll classed as limited-service restaurants in 2023, down 14.8% from 2019. That count covers all limited-service restaurants (fast food and sandwich shops included), not only pizza places. Official counts also show 15 one-person businesses without payroll.

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

About $185.1M a year, or $3,306 per household. That is 19% below the U.S. average (an index of 81, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 74 pizza places on map listings, it comes to $2.5M per pizza place. The spending figure covers all food away from home, not only pizza places. It is estimated from the incomes of the 55,973 households in Cambria County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Cambria County has 13.2 pizza places per 10,000 households, 65% above the U.S. rate of 8.0. Spending per pizza place is $2.5M, 51% below the U.S. figure of $5.1M. At the national ratio of pizza places to household spending, Cambria County would have about 36, against 74 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 651 households, against one for every 478 across the U.S. The official count fell 14.8% from 2019 to 2023, against +6.1% for the U.S.

How fast is Cambria County, PA growing?

Population estimates put Cambria County at 128,968 people in 2025, down 3.2% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 55,973 households. The median household income in Cambria County is $58,418 a year, 28% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 25.2% 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. Cambria County scores 28 for pizza places (lower middle), #1,844 of 2,090 scored counties.

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