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Pizza places in Halifax County, VA

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 24 out of 100: Low

Ranked #1,926 of 2,090 scored counties
#82 of 95 scored counties in Virginia

Listings
15
14 chain locations (93%)
Official establishments
25
All limited-service restaurants · −10.7% since 2019
Household spending a year
$42.2M
On food away from home · $3,097 a household
Spending per listing
$2.8M
45% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
11.0
38% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
33,447
−1.4% 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

For pizza places, Halifax County has a Groundwork market score of 24 (low): #1,926 of 2,090 scored counties and #82 of 95 scored counties in Virginia. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.

As of September 2026, map listings count 15 pizza places in Halifax County. 14 of them (93%) are chain locations, against 58% across the U.S. That comes to 11.0 for every 10,000 households, 38% above the U.S. rate of 8.0.

Household spending on food away from home in Halifax County comes to about $42.2M a year: $3,097 per household, 24% below the U.S. average. Spread across 15 pizza places, that is $2.8M per pizza place, 45% 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 Halifax County was 25 in 2023, down 10.7% 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. Population estimates put the population change in Halifax County from 2020 to 2025 at −1.4%, against +3.1% for the U.S.

How Halifax County compares

The same measures for Virginia 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 Halifax County, VA compared with Virginia and the U.S.
MeasureHalifax CountyVirginiaU.S.
Listings per 10k households11.07.58.0
Spending per listing$2.8M$5.8M$5.1M
Households per official establishment (all limited-service restaurants)545471478
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023−10.7%+3.6%+6.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025−1.4%+2.8%+3.1%
Spending per household on food away from home$3,097$4,372$4,070
Median household income$52,013$93,170$80,734
Groundwork market score2459

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
28 → 25All limited-service restaurants · −10.7% over the period
Employees, 2023
544
Annual payroll, 2023
$8M
One-person businesses, 2023
11All limited-service restaurants with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
1514 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
8The 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 Halifax 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 Halifax County

Population, 2025 estimate
33,447−1.4% since 2020
Households
13,613
Median age
45.9
Homes lived in by their owners
75%
Vehicles per household
2.2
Land area
818 sq. mi.
People per square mile
41
Median household income
$52,013+21.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$68,018
Median home value
$155,700
Jobs located here
11,938
Daytime population
29,978Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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

Top counties in Virginia

Counties in Virginia ranked for pizza places by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1New Kent County, VA9855.4$8.9M+21.2%#1 of 2,090
2Powhatan County, VA9376.2$7.5M+7.0%#2 of 2,090
3Frederick County, VA91174.8$9.2M+8.8%#7 of 2,090
4Caroline County, VA9165.0$8.1M+11.3%#8 of 2,090
5Albemarle County, VA90214.6$10.1M+5.1%#11 of 2,090
6Rockingham County, VA88164.9$7.9M+6.6%#17 of 2,090
7Louisa County, VA88106.4$6.3M+13.6%#21 of 2,090
8Isle of Wight County, VA8585.1$8.4M+6.7%#36 of 2,090
9James City County, VA85216.6$7.1M+6.2%#41 of 2,090
10Culpeper County, VA83115.8$7.5M+9.3%#51 of 2,090
82Halifax County, VA241511.0$2.8M−1.4%#1,926 of 2,090

Other business types in Halifax County

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

Questions

How many pizza places are in Halifax County, VA?

Halifax County has 15 pizza places on map listings as of September 2026. 14 of them (93%) are chain locations. The listings count pizza restaurants. Official counts show 25 businesses with payroll classed as limited-service restaurants in 2023, down 10.7% from 2019. That count covers all limited-service restaurants (fast food and sandwich shops included), not only pizza places. Official counts list 11 one-person businesses without payroll.

How much do households in Halifax County, VA spend on food away from home?

About $42.2M a year, or $3,097 per household. That is 24% below the U.S. average (an index of 76, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 15 pizza places on map listings, it comes to $2.8M per pizza place. The spending figure covers all food away from home, not only pizza places. It is estimated from the incomes of the 13,613 households in Halifax County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Halifax County, VA compare with the U.S. for pizza places?

Halifax County has 11.0 pizza places per 10,000 households, 38% above the U.S. rate of 8.0. Spending per pizza place is $2.8M, 45% below the U.S. figure of $5.1M. At the national ratio of pizza places to household spending, Halifax County would have about 8, against 15 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 fell 10.7% from 2019 to 2023, against +6.1% for the U.S.

How fast is Halifax County, VA growing?

Population estimates put Halifax County at 33,447 people in 2025, down 1.4% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 13,613 households. The median household income in Halifax County is $52,013 a year, 36% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 21.9% 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. Halifax County scores 24 for pizza places (low), #1,926 of 2,090 scored counties.

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