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Pizza places in Somerset County, PA

The pizza places in Somerset County, PA, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 36 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,607 of 2,090 scored counties
#51 of 63 scored counties in Pennsylvania

Listings
36
21 chain locations (58%)
Official establishments
32
All limited-service restaurants · −8.6% since 2019
Household spending a year
$98.1M
On food away from home · $3,342 a household
Spending per listing
$2.7M
46% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
12.3
54% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
72,004
−2.7% 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

The Groundwork market score for pizza places in Somerset County is 36 (lower middle), #1,607 of 2,090 scored counties and #51 of 63 scored counties in Pennsylvania. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.

As of September 2026, map listings count 36 pizza places in Somerset County. Chain locations make up 58% of them, against 58% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 12.3, 54% above the U.S. rate of 8.0.

At $3,342 per household (18% below the U.S. average), households in Somerset County spend about $98.1M a year on food away from home. That works out to $2.7M per pizza place, 46% 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 Somerset County was 32 in 2023, down 8.6% from 2019. That is one for every 917 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 put the population change in Somerset County from 2020 to 2025 at −2.7%, against +3.1% for the U.S.

How Somerset 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 Somerset County, PA compared with Pennsylvania and the U.S.
MeasureSomerset CountyPennsylvaniaU.S.
Listings per 10k households12.310.38.0
Spending per listing$2.7M$3.8M$5.1M
Households per official establishment (all limited-service restaurants)917538478
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023−8.6%+2.2%+6.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025−2.7%+0.5%+3.1%
Spending per household on food away from home$3,342$3,973$4,070
Median household income$61,446$77,971$80,734
Groundwork market score3638

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
35 → 32All limited-service restaurants · −8.6% over the period
Employees, 2023
491
Annual payroll, 2023
$7.4M
One-person businesses, 2023
5All limited-service restaurants with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
3621 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
19The 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 Somerset 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 Somerset County

Population, 2025 estimate
72,004−2.7% since 2020
Households
29,344
Median age
46.7
Homes lived in by their owners
80%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
1,075 sq. mi.
People per square mile
68
Median household income
$61,446+25.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$78,574
Median home value
$150,600
Jobs located here
23,480
Daytime population
64,960Residents 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 Somerset 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
51Somerset County, PA363612.3$2.7M−2.7%#1,607 of 2,090

Other business types in Somerset County

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

Questions

How many pizza places are in Somerset County, PA?

Somerset County has 36 pizza places on map listings as of September 2026. 21 of them (58%) are chain locations. The listings count pizza restaurants. Official counts show 32 businesses with payroll classed as limited-service restaurants in 2023, down 8.6% from 2019. That count covers all limited-service restaurants (fast food and sandwich shops included), not only pizza places. Official counts also show 5 one-person businesses without payroll.

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

About $98.1M a year, or $3,342 per household. That is 18% below the U.S. average (an index of 82, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 36 pizza places on map listings, it comes to $2.7M per pizza place. The spending figure covers all food away from home, not only pizza places. It is estimated from the incomes of the 29,344 households in Somerset County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Somerset County has 12.3 pizza places per 10,000 households, 54% above the U.S. rate of 8.0. Spending per pizza place is $2.7M, 46% below the U.S. figure of $5.1M. At the national ratio of pizza places to household spending, Somerset County would have about 19, against 36 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 917 households, against one for every 478 across the U.S. The official count fell 8.6% from 2019 to 2023, against +6.1% for the U.S.

How fast is Somerset County, PA growing?

Population estimates put Somerset County at 72,004 people in 2025, down 2.7% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 29,344 households. The median household income in Somerset County is $61,446 a year, 24% 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. Somerset County scores 36 for pizza places (lower middle), #1,607 of 2,090 scored counties.

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