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Pizza places in Walla Walla County, WA

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 68 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #363 of 2,090 scored counties
#25 of 31 scored counties in Washington

Listings
13
8 chain locations (62%)
Official establishments
36
All limited-service restaurants · +12.5% since 2019
Household spending a year
$88.4M
On food away from home · $3,771 a household
Spending per listing
$6.8M
34% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
5.5
31% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
62,361
−0.4% since 2020

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What this means

Households in Walla Walla County spend about $88.4M a year on food away from home, or $3,771 per household, 7% below the U.S. average. Spread across 13 pizza places, that is $6.8M per pizza place, 34% 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 Walla Walla County as of September 2026. 8 of them (62%) are chain locations, against 58% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 5.5, 31% below the U.S. rate of 8.0.

In 2023, official counts showed 36 businesses with payroll in Walla Walla County classed as limited-service restaurants, up 12.5% from 2019. That is one for every 651 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. Since fiscal 2022, 3 SBA-backed loans worth $1.1M have gone to businesses classed as limited-service restaurants in Walla Walla County.

Population estimates put the population change in Walla Walla County from 2020 to 2025 at −0.4%, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Groundwork market score for pizza places in Walla Walla County is 68 (upper middle), #363 of 2,090 scored counties and #25 of 31 scored counties in Washington. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.

How Walla Walla County compares

The same measures for Washington 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 Walla Walla County, WA compared with Washington and the U.S.
MeasureWalla Walla CountyWashingtonU.S.
Listings per 10k households5.56.18.0
Spending per listing$6.8M$7.4M$5.1M
Households per official establishment (all limited-service restaurants)651593478
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+12.5%+2.7%+6.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025−0.4%+3.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on food away from home$3,771$4,501$4,070
Median household income$74,202$98,141$80,734
Groundwork market score6887

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
32 → 36All limited-service restaurants · +12.5% over the period
Employees, 2023
676
Annual payroll, 2023
$16.6M
One-person businesses, 2023
0All limited-service restaurants with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
138 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
17The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
3
Amount
$1.1M

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

Population, 2025 estimate
62,361−0.4% since 2020
Households
23,447
Median age
39.2
Homes lived in by their owners
65%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
1,270 sq. mi.
People per square mile
49
Median household income
$74,202+28.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$98,236
Median home value
$408,900
Jobs located here
26,913
Daytime population
66,232Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Pizza across Washington

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

Top counties in Washington

Counties in Washington ranked for pizza places by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Douglas County, WA9253.1$13M+8.0%#4 of 2,090
2Mason County, WA87155.8$6.9M+7.8%#25 of 2,090
3Clark County, WA861186.0$7.3M+5.3%#31 of 2,090
4Jefferson County, WA8574.3$9M+2.7%#34 of 2,090
5Stevens County, WA8594.6$7.8M+6.6%#37 of 2,090
6Klickitat County, WA8366.1$6.2M+6.6%#54 of 2,090
7San Juan County, WA8177.8$5.4M+4.2%#74 of 2,090
8Lewis County, WA80164.9$7.7M+6.7%#82 of 2,090
9Snohomish County, WA802026.4$7.5M+4.9%#84 of 2,090
10Pierce County, WA791895.4$8.3M+2.5%#94 of 2,090
25Walla Walla County, WA68135.5$6.8M−0.4%#363 of 2,090

Other business types in Walla Walla County

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

Questions

How many pizza places are in Walla Walla County, WA?

As of September 2026, map listings count 13 pizza places in Walla Walla County. 8 of them (62%) are chain locations. The listings count pizza restaurants. Official counts show 36 businesses with payroll classed as limited-service restaurants in 2023, up 12.5% from 2019. 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 Walla Walla County, WA spend on food away from home?

About $88.4M a year, or $3,771 per household. That is 7% below the U.S. average (an index of 93, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 13 pizza places on map listings, it comes to $6.8M 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 23,447 households in Walla Walla County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Walla Walla County, WA compare with the U.S. for pizza places?

Walla Walla County has 5.5 pizza places per 10,000 households, 31% below the U.S. rate of 8.0. Spending per pizza place is $6.8M, 34% above the U.S. figure of $5.1M. At the U.S. ratio of pizza places to household spending, Walla Walla County would have about 17, against 13 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 651 households, against one for every 478 across the U.S. The official count rose 12.5% from 2019 to 2023, against +6.1% for the U.S.

How fast is Walla Walla County, WA growing?

Population estimates put Walla Walla County at 62,361 people in 2025, down 0.4% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 23,447 households. Median household income in Walla Walla County is $74,202, 8% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 28.3%, 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. Walla Walla County scores 68 for pizza places (upper middle), #363 of 2,090 scored counties.

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