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Pizza places in Aransas County, TX

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 83 out of 100: High

Ranked #50 of 2,090 scored counties
#4 of 122 scored counties in Texas

Listings
5
3 chain locations (60%)
Official establishments
17
All limited-service restaurants
Household spending a year
$45.4M
On food away from home · $3,635 a household
Spending per listing
$9.1M
79% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
4.0
50% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
26,146
+9.3% 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

Aransas County scores 83 (high) on the Groundwork market score for pizza places, ranking #50 of 2,090 scored counties and #4 of 122 scored counties in Texas. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for pizza places.

Map listings as of September 2026 show 5 pizza places in Aransas County. 3 of them (60%) are chain locations, against 58% across the U.S. That is 4.0 per 10,000 households, 50% below the U.S. rate of 8.0.

Households in Aransas County spend about $45.4M a year on food away from home, or $3,635 per household, 11% below the U.S. average. That is about $9.1M of household spending for each pizza place on map listings, 79% above 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.

Official counts show 17 businesses with payroll classed as limited-service restaurants in Aransas County in 2023. That is one for every 734 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 Aransas County grew 9.3%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).

How Aransas County compares

The same measures for Texas 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 Aransas County, TX compared with Texas and the U.S.
MeasureAransas CountyTexasU.S.
Listings per 10k households4.06.58.0
Spending per listing$9.1M$6.1M$5.1M
Households per official establishment (all limited-service restaurants)734451478
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+9.0%+6.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025+9.3%+8.5%+3.1%
Spending per household on food away from home$3,635$3,970$4,070
Median household income$69,466$78,476$80,734
Groundwork market score8364

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
14 → 17All limited-service restaurants
Employees, 2023
348
Annual payroll, 2023
$7M
One-person businesses, 2023
5All limited-service restaurants with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
53 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 Aransas 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 Aransas County

Population, 2025 estimate
26,146+9.3% since 2020
Households
12,478
Median age
47.5
Homes lived in by their owners
77%
Vehicles per household
1.6
Land area
252 sq. mi.
People per square mile
99
Median household income
$69,466+53.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$97,246
Median home value
$265,400
Jobs located here
5,584
Daytime population
21,119Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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The highest-scoring counties in Texas for pizza places, numbered among those based in Texas, with Aransas County marked.

Top counties in Texas

Counties in Texas ranked for pizza places by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Bastrop County, TX90143.8$10.6M+21.3%#10 of 2,090
2Guadalupe County, TX90324.9$8.6M+15.8%#13 of 2,090
3Waller County, TX86105.5$7.5M+21.9%#30 of 2,090
4Aransas County, TX8354.0$9.1M+9.3%#50 of 2,090
5Lampasas County, TX8256.0$6.7M+9.0%#59 of 2,090
6Wood County, TX8184.3$8M+10.3%#63 of 2,090
7Burnet County, TX81125.7$6.9M+15.2%#66 of 2,090
8Wise County, TX81176.8$6.2M+21.5%#69 of 2,090
9Wilson County, TX8094.9$8.6M+12.2%#78 of 2,090
10Caldwell County, TX7974.2$8.5M+20.0%#93 of 2,090

Other business types in Aransas County

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

Questions

How many pizza places are in Aransas County, TX?

There are 5 pizza places on map listings in Aransas County as of September 2026. 3 of them (60%) are chain locations. The listings count pizza restaurants. Official counts show 17 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. Official counts also show 5 one-person businesses without payroll.

How much do households in Aransas County, TX spend on food away from home?

About $45.4M a year, or $3,635 per household. That is 11% below the U.S. average (an index of 89, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 5 pizza places on map listings, it comes to $9.1M per pizza place. The spending figure covers all food away from home, not only pizza places. It is estimated from the incomes of the 12,478 households in Aransas County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Aransas County, TX compare with the U.S. for pizza places?

Aransas County has 4.0 pizza places per 10,000 households, 50% below the U.S. rate of 8.0. Spending per pizza place is $9.1M, 79% above the U.S. figure of $5.1M. At the national ratio of pizza places to household spending, Aransas County would have about 9, against 5 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 734 households, against one for every 478 across the U.S.

How fast is Aransas County, TX growing?

Population estimates put Aransas County at 26,146 people in 2025, up 9.3% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 12,478 households. The median household income in Aransas County is $69,466 a year, 14% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 53.9% 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. Aransas County scores 83 for pizza places (high), #50 of 2,090 scored counties.

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