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Pizza places in Mathews County, VA

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

Groundwork market score

Not scored

Counties under 10,000 people aren’t scored, since a few businesses can swing their figures.

Listings
2
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
5
All limited-service restaurants
Household spending a year
$15.2M
On food away from home · $3,813 a household
Spending per listing
$7.6M
Too few listings to compare
Listings per 10k households
5.0
Too few listings to compare
Population, 2025
8,529
+0.1% 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 2 pizza places in Mathews County. That is 5.0 per 10,000 households.

At $3,813 per household (6% below the U.S. average), households in Mathews County spend about $15.2M a year on food away from home. That works out to $7.6M per pizza place. 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 Mathews County was 5 in 2023. That is one for every 797 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 Mathews County grew 0.1%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). Counties under 10,000 people aren’t given a market score, since a few businesses can swing their figures.

How Mathews 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 Mathews County, VA compared with Virginia and the U.S.
MeasureMathews CountyVirginiaU.S.
Listings per 10k households5.07.58.0
Spending per listing$7.6M$5.8M$5.1M
Households per official establishment (all limited-service restaurants)797471478
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+3.6%+6.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025+0.1%+2.8%+3.1%
Spending per household on food away from home$3,813$4,372$4,070
Median household income$75,880$93,170$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored59

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
5 → 5All limited-service restaurants
Employees, 2023
71
Annual payroll, 2023
$1.5M
One-person businesses, 2023
0All limited-service restaurants with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
20 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
3The 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 Mathews 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 Mathews County

Population, 2025 estimate
8,529+0.1% since 2020
Households
3,987
Median age
53.6
Homes lived in by their owners
84%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
86 sq. mi.
People per square mile
99
Median household income
$75,880
Average household income
$99,796
Median home value
$360,900
Jobs located here
1,609
Daytime population
6,894Residents 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 Mathews 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
Mathews County, VANot scored25.0$7.6M+0.1%

Other business types in Mathews County

None has a Groundwork market score here. Counties under 10,000 people aren’t scored, since a few businesses can swing their figures.

Questions

How many pizza places are in Mathews County, VA?

Mathews County has 2 pizza places on map listings as of September 2026. The listings count pizza restaurants. Official counts show 5 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.

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

About $15.2M a year, or $3,813 per household. That is 6% below the U.S. average (an index of 94, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 2 pizza places on map listings, it comes to $7.6M per pizza place. The spending figure covers all food away from home, not only pizza places. It is estimated from the incomes of the 3,987 households in Mathews County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Mathews County has 2 pizza places on map listings, too few for a steady comparison with the U.S. rate. At the national ratio of pizza places to household spending, Mathews County would have about 3, against 2 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 797 households, against one for every 478 across the U.S.

How fast is Mathews County, VA growing?

Population estimates put Mathews County at 8,529 people in 2025, up 0.1% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 3,987 households. The median household income in Mathews County is $75,880 a year, 6% below the U.S. median of $80,734.

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. The score leaves out counties under 10,000 people, where a handful of businesses would swing it.

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 Mathews County

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