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Pizza places in Elk County, PA
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for pizza places in Elk County, PA, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 39 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,488 of 2,090 scored counties
#45 of 63 scored counties in Pennsylvania
- Listings
- 15
- 8 chain locations (53%)
- Official establishments
- 14
- All limited-service restaurants
- Household spending a year
- $45.2M
- On food away from home · $3,390 a household
- Spending per listing
- $3M
- 41% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 11.3
- 41% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 29,926
- −3.3% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 15 pizza places in Elk County. 8 of them (53%) are chain locations, against 58% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 11.3, 41% above the U.S. rate of 8.0.
At $3,390 per household (17% below the U.S. average), households in Elk County spend about $45.2M a year on food away from home. That works out to $3M per pizza place, 41% 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.
In 2023, official counts showed 14 businesses with payroll in Elk County classed as limited-service restaurants. That is one for every 952 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. Official counts also show 3 one-person businesses without payroll.
Population estimates put the population change in Elk County from 2020 to 2025 at −3.3%, against +3.1% for the U.S. For pizza places, Elk County has a Groundwork market score of 39 (lower middle): #1,488 of 2,090 scored counties and #45 of 63 scored counties in Pennsylvania.
How Elk 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.
| Measure | Elk County | Pennsylvania | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 11.3 | 10.3 | 8.0 |
| Spending per listing | $3M | $3.8M | $5.1M |
| Households per official establishment (all limited-service restaurants) | 952 | 538 | 478 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +2.2% | +6.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −3.3% | +0.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on food away from home | $3,390 | $3,973 | $4,070 |
| Median household income | $66,380 | $77,971 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 39 | 38 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 15 → 14All limited-service restaurants
- Employees, 2023
- 189
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $2.9M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 3All limited-service restaurants with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 158 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 9The 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 Elk 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 Elk County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 29,926−3.3% since 2020
- Households
- 13,325
- Median age
- 47.8
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 80%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 827 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 37
- Median household income
- $66,380+24.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $81,773
- Median home value
- $133,600
- Jobs located here
- 12,876
- Daytime population
- 29,443Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Pennsylvania
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Pike County, PA | 81 | 18 | 7.4 | $5.4M | +7.2% | #75 of 2,090 |
| 2Chester County, PA | 74 | 203 | 9.9 | $5.2M | +4.2% | #201 of 2,090 |
| 3Bradford County, PA | 69 | 9 | 3.7 | $9.6M | −0.6% | #325 of 2,090 |
| 4Perry County, PA | 69 | 15 | 8.2 | $4.7M | +2.1% | #354 of 2,090 |
| 5Juniata County, PA | 68 | 5 | 5.5 | $6.4M | −0.3% | #364 of 2,090 |
| 6Lancaster County, PA | 67 | 165 | 7.8 | $5.3M | +1.9% | #411 of 2,090 |
| 7Wayne County, PA | 66 | 13 | 6.2 | $5.6M | +1.1% | #449 of 2,090 |
| 8Butler County, PA | 66 | 76 | 9.4 | $4.5M | +3.2% | #463 of 2,090 |
| 9Berks County, PA | 64 | 136 | 8.3 | $4.7M | +2.7% | #517 of 2,090 |
| 10Franklin County, PA | 64 | 54 | 8.5 | $4.5M | +3.0% | #519 of 2,090 |
| 45Elk County, PA | 39 | 15 | 11.3 | $3M | −3.3% | #1,488 of 2,090 |
Other business types in Elk County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
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Questions
How many pizza places are in Elk County, PA?
Elk County has 15 pizza places on map listings as of September 2026. 8 of them (53%) are chain locations. The listings count pizza restaurants. Official counts show 14 businesses with payroll classed as limited-service restaurants in 2023. That count covers all limited-service restaurants (fast food and sandwich shops included), not only pizza places. Another 3 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Elk County, PA spend on food away from home?
About $45.2M a year, or $3,390 per household. That is 17% below the U.S. average (an index of 83, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 15 pizza places on map listings, it comes to $3M per pizza place. The spending figure covers all food away from home, not only pizza places. It is estimated from the incomes of the 13,325 households in Elk County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Elk County, PA compare with the U.S. for pizza places?
Elk County has 11.3 pizza places per 10,000 households, 41% above the U.S. rate of 8.0. Spending per pizza place is $3M, 41% below the U.S. figure of $5.1M. At the national ratio of pizza places to household spending, Elk County would have about 9, against 15 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 952 households, against one for every 478 across the U.S.
How fast is Elk County, PA growing?
Population estimates put Elk County at 29,926 people in 2025, down 3.3% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 13,325 households. The median household income in Elk County is $66,380 a year, 18% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 24.2% 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. Elk County scores 39 for pizza places (lower middle), #1,488 of 2,090 scored counties.
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