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Pizza places in Carbon County, UT

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 33 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,692 of 2,090 scored counties
#16 of 17 scored counties in Utah

Listings
7
4 chain locations (57%)
Official establishments
17
All limited-service restaurants
Household spending a year
$26.2M
On food away from home · $3,225 a household
Spending per listing
$3.7M
26% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
8.6
8% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
20,680
+1.0% 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

For pizza places, Carbon County has a Groundwork market score of 33 (lower middle): #1,692 of 2,090 scored counties and #16 of 17 scored counties in Utah. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.

Households in Carbon County spend about $26.2M a year on food away from home, or $3,225 per household, 21% below the U.S. average. That works out to $3.7M per pizza place, 26% below the U.S. figure of $5.1M. The spending figure covers all food away from home, not only pizza places.

There are 7 pizza places on map listings in Carbon County as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 57% of them, against 58% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 8.6, 8% above the U.S. rate of 8.0.

In 2023, official counts showed 17 businesses with payroll in Carbon County classed as limited-service restaurants. That is one for every 478 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. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Carbon County grew 1.0%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).

How Carbon County compares

The same measures for Utah 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 Carbon County, UT compared with Utah and the U.S.
MeasureCarbon CountyUtahU.S.
Listings per 10k households8.67.18.0
Spending per listing$3.7M$6.1M$5.1M
Households per official establishment (all limited-service restaurants)478402478
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+12.4%+6.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025+1.0%+7.8%+3.1%
Spending per household on food away from home$3,225$4,339$4,070
Median household income$58,377$95,166$80,734
Groundwork market score3363

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
14 → 17All limited-service restaurants
Employees, 2023
378
Annual payroll, 2023
$5.7M
One-person businesses, 2023
0All limited-service restaurants with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
74 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
5The 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 Carbon 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 Carbon County

Population, 2025 estimate
20,680+1.0% since 2020
Households
8,123
Median age
39.2
Homes lived in by their owners
68%
Vehicles per household
2.1
Land area
1,479 sq. mi.
People per square mile
14
Median household income
$58,377+14.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$75,548
Median home value
$228,500
Jobs located here
7,904
Daytime population
17,852Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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

Top counties in Utah

Counties in Utah ranked for pizza places by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Tooele County, UT85156.3$7.1M+19.2%#40 of 2,090
2Wasatch County, UT77107.8$6.4M+9.9%#136 of 2,090
3Box Elder County, UT74115.6$7M+12.7%#188 of 2,090
4Uintah County, UT7254.1$9M+7.3%#235 of 2,090
5Weber County, UT72545.7$7.2M+5.8%#242 of 2,090
6Utah County, UT691467.2$6.2M+14.5%#336 of 2,090
7Davis County, UT66907.8$6M+4.8%#439 of 2,090
8Salt Lake County, UT652696.3$7M+2.9%#468 of 2,090
9Cache County, UT61337.4$5.3M+8.5%#615 of 2,090
10Washington County, UT60568.0$5M+17.4%#646 of 2,090
16Carbon County, UT3378.6$3.7M+1.0%#1,692 of 2,090

Other business types in Carbon County

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

Questions

How many pizza places are in Carbon County, UT?

As of September 2026, map listings count 7 pizza places in Carbon County. 4 of them (57%) are chain locations. The listings count pizza restaurants. Official counts show 17 businesses with payroll classed as limited-service restaurants in 2023. The official count takes in all limited-service restaurants, not only pizza places: fast food and sandwich shops are counted too.

How much do households in Carbon County, UT spend on food away from home?

About $26.2M a year, or $3,225 per household. That is 21% below the U.S. average (an index of 79, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 7 pizza places on map listings, it comes to $3.7M 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 8,123 households in Carbon County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Carbon County, UT compare with the U.S. for pizza places?

Carbon County has 8.6 pizza places per 10,000 households, 8% above the U.S. rate of 8.0. Spending per pizza place is $3.7M, 26% below the U.S. figure of $5.1M. At the U.S. ratio of pizza places to household spending, Carbon County would have about 5, against 7 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 478 households, against one for every 478 across the U.S.

How fast is Carbon County, UT growing?

Population estimates put Carbon County at 20,680 people in 2025, up 1.0% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 8,123 households. Median household income in Carbon County is $58,377, 28% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 14.1%, 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. Carbon County scores 33 for pizza places (lower middle), #1,692 of 2,090 scored counties.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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How the score works · Top markets for pizza places · All 56 business types in Carbon County

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