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Pizza places in Northampton County, PA
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for pizza places in Northampton County, PA, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 60 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #662 of 2,090 scored counties
#15 of 63 scored counties in Pennsylvania
- Listings
- 126
- 38 chain locations (30%)
- Official establishments
- 227
- All limited-service restaurants · −2.6% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $516.8M
- On food away from home · $4,214 a household
- Spending per listing
- $4.1M
- 19% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 10.3
- 29% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 324,411
- +3.7% since 2020
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What this means
Households in Northampton County spend about $516.8M a year on food away from home, or $4,214 per household, 4% above the U.S. average. That is about $4.1M of household spending for each pizza place on map listings, 19% below the U.S. figure of $5.1M. The spending figure covers all food away from home, not only pizza places.
There are 126 pizza places on map listings in Northampton County as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 30% of them, against 58% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 10.3, 29% above the U.S. rate of 8.0.
Official counts show 227 businesses with payroll classed as limited-service restaurants in Northampton County in 2023, down 2.6% from 2019. That is one for every 540 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. Another 53 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts. Since fiscal 2022, 7 SBA-backed loans worth $3M have gone to businesses classed as limited-service restaurants in Northampton County.
Population estimates put the population change in Northampton County from 2020 to 2025 at +3.7%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For pizza places, Northampton County has a Groundwork market score of 60 (upper middle): #662 of 2,090 scored counties and #15 of 63 scored counties in Pennsylvania.
How Northampton 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 | Northampton County | Pennsylvania | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 10.3 | 10.3 | 8.0 |
| Spending per listing | $4.1M | $3.8M | $5.1M |
| Households per official establishment (all limited-service restaurants) | 540 | 538 | 478 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −2.6% | +2.2% | +6.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +3.7% | +0.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on food away from home | $4,214 | $3,973 | $4,070 |
| Median household income | $89,184 | $77,971 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 60 | 38 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 233 → 227All limited-service restaurants · −2.6% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 3,091
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $61.5M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 53All limited-service restaurants with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 12638 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 102The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 7
- Amount
- $3M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as limited-service restaurants in Northampton 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 Northampton County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 324,411+3.7% since 2020
- Households
- 122,624
- Median age
- 42.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 71%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 370 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 862
- Median household income
- $89,184+26.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $115,853
- Median home value
- $308,600
- Jobs located here
- 123,291
- Daytime population
- 291,374Residents 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 |
| 15Northampton County, PA | 60 | 126 | 10.3 | $4.1M | +3.7% | #662 of 2,090 |
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Questions
How many pizza places are in Northampton County, PA?
As of September 2026, map listings count 126 pizza places in Northampton County. 38 of them (30%) are chain locations. The listings count pizza restaurants. Official counts show 227 businesses with payroll classed as limited-service restaurants in 2023, down 2.6% 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 list 53 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Northampton County, PA spend on food away from home?
About $516.8M a year, or $4,214 per household. That is 4% above the U.S. average (an index of 104, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 126 pizza places on map listings, it comes to $4.1M 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 122,624 households in Northampton County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Northampton County, PA compare with the U.S. for pizza places?
Northampton County has 10.3 pizza places per 10,000 households, 29% above the U.S. rate of 8.0. Spending per pizza place is $4.1M, 19% below the U.S. figure of $5.1M. At the U.S. ratio of pizza places to household spending, Northampton County would have about 102, against 126 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 540 households, against one for every 478 across the U.S. The official count fell 2.6% from 2019 to 2023, against +6.1% for the U.S.
How fast is Northampton County, PA growing?
Population estimates put Northampton County at 324,411 people in 2025, up 3.7% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 122,624 households. Median household income in Northampton County is $89,184, 10% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 26.6%, 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. Northampton County scores 60 for pizza places (upper middle), #662 of 2,090 scored counties.
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