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Pizza places in Iron County, UT

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 57 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #743 of 2,090 scored counties
#11 of 17 scored counties in Utah

Listings
13
10 chain locations (77%)
Official establishments
57
All limited-service restaurants · +23.9% since 2019
Household spending a year
$72.4M
On food away from home · $3,594 a household
Spending per listing
$5.6M
10% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
6.4
20% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
67,141
+16.4% 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

Households in Iron County spend about $72.4M a year on food away from home, or $3,594 per household, 12% below the U.S. average. Spread across 13 pizza places, that is $5.6M per pizza place, 10% above the U.S. figure of $5.1M. The spending figure covers all food away from home, not only pizza places.

There are 13 pizza places on map listings in Iron County as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 77% of them, against 58% across the U.S. That comes to 6.4 for every 10,000 households, 20% below the U.S. rate of 8.0.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as limited-service restaurants in Iron County was 57 in 2023, up 23.9% from 2019. That is one for every 354 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 5 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $122K has gone to businesses classed as limited-service restaurants in Iron County.

Population estimates show Iron County grew 16.4% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for pizza places in Iron County is 57 (upper middle), #743 of 2,090 scored counties and #11 of 17 scored counties in Utah.

How Iron 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 Iron County, UT compared with Utah and the U.S.
MeasureIron CountyUtahU.S.
Listings per 10k households6.47.18.0
Spending per listing$5.6M$6.1M$5.1M
Households per official establishment (all limited-service restaurants)354402478
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+23.9%+12.4%+6.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025+16.4%+7.8%+3.1%
Spending per household on food away from home$3,594$4,339$4,070
Median household income$66,247$95,166$80,734
Groundwork market score5763

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
46 → 57All limited-service restaurants · +23.9% over the period
Employees, 2023
1,197
Annual payroll, 2023
$19.9M
One-person businesses, 2023
5All limited-service restaurants with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
1310 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
14The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
1
Amount
$122K

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as limited-service restaurants in Iron 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 Iron County

Population, 2025 estimate
67,141+16.4% since 2020
Households
20,157
Median age
31.9
Homes lived in by their owners
68%
Vehicles per household
2.3
Land area
3,296 sq. mi.
People per square mile
19
Median household income
$66,247+27.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$89,495
Median home value
$379,000
Jobs located here
23,946
Daytime population
58,964Residents 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 Iron 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
11Iron County, UT57136.4$5.6M+16.4%#743 of 2,090

Other business types in Iron County

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

Questions

How many pizza places are in Iron County, UT?

As of September 2026, map listings count 13 pizza places in Iron County. 10 of them (77%) are chain locations. The listings count pizza restaurants. Official counts show 57 businesses with payroll classed as limited-service restaurants in 2023, up 23.9% 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 5 one-person businesses without payroll.

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

About $72.4M a year, or $3,594 per household. That is 12% below the U.S. average (an index of 88, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 13 pizza places on map listings, it comes to $5.6M 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 20,157 households in Iron County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Iron County has 6.4 pizza places per 10,000 households, 20% below the U.S. rate of 8.0. Spending per pizza place is $5.6M, 10% above the U.S. figure of $5.1M. At the U.S. ratio of pizza places to household spending, Iron County would have about 14, against 13 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 354 households, against one for every 478 across the U.S. The official count rose 23.9% from 2019 to 2023, against +6.1% for the U.S.

How fast is Iron County, UT growing?

Population estimates put Iron County at 67,141 people in 2025, up 16.4% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 20,157 households. Median household income in Iron County is $66,247, 18% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 27.9%, 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. Iron County scores 57 for pizza places (upper middle), #743 of 2,090 scored counties.

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