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Pizza places in Codington County, SD

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 43 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,340 of 2,090 scored counties
#10 of 15 scored counties in South Dakota

Listings
17
17 chain locations (100%)
Official establishments
23
All limited-service restaurants · +15.0% since 2019
Household spending a year
$45.6M
On food away from home · $3,640 a household
Spending per listing
$2.7M
47% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
13.6
70% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
29,562
+4.3% 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

As of September 2026, map listings count 17 pizza places in Codington County. All of them are chain locations, against 58% across the U.S. That is 13.6 per 10,000 households, 70% above the U.S. rate of 8.0.

Households in Codington County spend about $45.6M a year on food away from home, or $3,640 per household, 11% below the U.S. average. That works out to $2.7M per pizza place, 47% 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 23 businesses with payroll in Codington County classed as limited-service restaurants, up 15.0% from 2019. That is one for every 545 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.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Codington County grew 4.3%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). Codington County scores 43 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for pizza places, ranking #1,340 of 2,090 scored counties and #10 of 15 scored counties in South Dakota.

How Codington County compares

The same measures for South Dakota 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 Codington County, SD compared with South Dakota and the U.S.
MeasureCodington CountySouth DakotaU.S.
Listings per 10k households13.610.98.0
Spending per listing$2.7M$3.5M$5.1M
Households per official establishment (all limited-service restaurants)545587478
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+15.0%+9.9%+6.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025+4.3%+5.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on food away from home$3,640$3,849$4,070
Median household income$72,727$75,081$80,734
Groundwork market score4347

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
20 → 23All limited-service restaurants · +15.0% over the period
Employees, 2023
503
Annual payroll, 2023
$9.4M
One-person businesses, 2023
0All limited-service restaurants with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
1717 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 Codington 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 Codington County

Population, 2025 estimate
29,562+4.3% since 2020
Households
12,526
Median age
39.5
Homes lived in by their owners
70%
Vehicles per household
2.1
Land area
688 sq. mi.
People per square mile
42
Median household income
$72,727+29.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$90,805
Median home value
$237,700
Jobs located here
16,302
Daytime population
29,337Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Pizza across South Dakota

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The highest-scoring counties in South Dakota for pizza places, numbered among those based in South Dakota, with Codington County marked.

Top counties in South Dakota

Counties in South Dakota ranked for pizza places by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Lincoln County, SD88227.9$5.7M+17.5%#22 of 2,090
2Meade County, SD70108.4$4.6M+2.7%#321 of 2,090
3Hughes County, SD6656.9$5.8M−0.9%#447 of 2,090
4Union County, SD611216.4$2.6M+3.3%#631 of 2,090
5Butte County, SD59511.6$3.3M+5.5%#700 of 2,090
6Beadle County, SD5579.3$3.8M+2.4%#841 of 2,090
7Lawrence County, SD551210.0$3.7M+14.0%#844 of 2,090
8Minnehaha County, SD519110.7$3.7M+7.6%#993 of 2,090
9Pennington County, SD50449.5$4.1M+6.6%#1,028 of 2,090
10Codington County, SD431713.6$2.7M+4.3%#1,340 of 2,090

Other business types in Codington County

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

Questions

How many pizza places are in Codington County, SD?

Codington County has 17 pizza places on map listings as of September 2026. 17 of them (100%) are chain locations. The listings count pizza restaurants. Official counts show 23 businesses with payroll classed as limited-service restaurants in 2023, up 15.0% from 2019. That count covers all limited-service restaurants (fast food and sandwich shops included), not only pizza places.

How much do households in Codington County, SD spend on food away from home?

About $45.6M a year, or $3,640 per household. That is 11% below the U.S. average (an index of 89, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 17 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 12,526 households in Codington County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Codington County, SD compare with the U.S. for pizza places?

Codington County has 13.6 pizza places per 10,000 households, 70% above the U.S. rate of 8.0. Spending per pizza place is $2.7M, 47% below the U.S. figure of $5.1M. At the national ratio of pizza places to household spending, Codington County would have about 9, against 17 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 545 households, against one for every 478 across the U.S. The official count rose 15.0% from 2019 to 2023, against +6.1% for the U.S.

How fast is Codington County, SD growing?

Population estimates put Codington County at 29,562 people in 2025, up 4.3% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 12,526 households. The median household income in Codington County is $72,727 a year, 10% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 29.0% 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. Codington County scores 43 for pizza places (lower middle), #1,340 of 2,090 scored counties.

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