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Pizza places in Columbia County, WI

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 53 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #898 of 2,090 scored counties
#50 of 58 scored counties in Wisconsin

Listings
20
8 chain locations (40%)
Official establishments
48
All limited-service restaurants · +33.3% since 2019
Household spending a year
$98.9M
On food away from home · $4,093 a household
Spending per listing
$4.9M
3% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
8.3
4% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
58,132
−0.7% 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 20 pizza places in Columbia County. Chain locations make up 40% of them, against 58% across the U.S. That is 8.3 per 10,000 households, 4% above the U.S. rate of 8.0.

Households in Columbia County spend about $98.9M a year on food away from home, or $4,093 per household, in line with the U.S. average. That is about $4.9M of household spending for each pizza place on map listings, 3% 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.

In 2023, official counts showed 48 businesses with payroll in Columbia County classed as limited-service restaurants, up 33.3% from 2019. That is one for every 503 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. Since fiscal 2022, 4 SBA-backed loans worth $931K have gone to businesses classed as limited-service restaurants in Columbia County.

Population estimates show Columbia County declined 0.7% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. Columbia County scores 53 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for pizza places, ranking #898 of 2,090 scored counties and #50 of 58 scored counties in Wisconsin.

How Columbia County compares

The same measures for Wisconsin 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 Columbia County, WI compared with Wisconsin and the U.S.
MeasureColumbia CountyWisconsinU.S.
Listings per 10k households8.36.98.0
Spending per listing$4.9M$5.7M$5.1M
Households per official establishment (all limited-service restaurants)503632478
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+33.3%+3.8%+6.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025−0.7%+1.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on food away from home$4,093$3,959$4,070
Median household income$85,351$77,485$80,734
Groundwork market score5363

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
36 → 48All limited-service restaurants · +33.3% over the period
Employees, 2023
795
Annual payroll, 2023
$19.6M
One-person businesses, 2023
0All limited-service restaurants with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
208 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
20The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
4
Amount
$931K

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

Population, 2025 estimate
58,132−0.7% since 2020
Households
24,158
Median age
43.7
Homes lived in by their owners
77%
Vehicles per household
2.1
Land area
766 sq. mi.
People per square mile
76
Median household income
$85,351+25.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$102,726
Median home value
$283,200
Jobs located here
21,803
Daytime population
48,504Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Pizza across Wisconsin

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

Top counties in Wisconsin

Counties in Wisconsin ranked for pizza places by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Calumet County, WI87125.6$7.5M+2.9%#24 of 2,090
2St. Croix County, WI85246.4$7.3M+4.7%#39 of 2,090
3Pierce County, WI81127.6$5.7M+3.1%#72 of 2,090
4Waushara County, WI8054.7$7.6M+2.8%#83 of 2,090
5Oconto County, WI80105.9$6.4M+2.9%#86 of 2,090
6Vernon County, WI7975.6$6.6M+2.4%#103 of 2,090
7Dane County, WI771797.1$6.1M+4.9%#140 of 2,090
8Shawano County, WI7674.1$8.7M+1.7%#148 of 2,090
9Waukesha County, WI761257.4$6.4M+2.4%#156 of 2,090
10Ozaukee County, WI75266.8$6.8M+3.0%#167 of 2,090
50Columbia County, WI53208.3$4.9M−0.7%#898 of 2,090

Other business types in Columbia County

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

Questions

How many pizza places are in Columbia County, WI?

Columbia County has 20 pizza places on map listings as of September 2026. 8 of them (40%) are chain locations. The listings count pizza restaurants. Official counts show 48 businesses with payroll classed as limited-service restaurants in 2023, up 33.3% from 2019. That count covers all limited-service restaurants (fast food and sandwich shops included), not only pizza places.

How much do households in Columbia County, WI spend on food away from home?

About $98.9M a year, or $4,093 per household. That is in line with the U.S. average (an index of 101, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 20 pizza places on map listings, it comes to $4.9M per pizza place. The spending figure covers all food away from home, not only pizza places. It is estimated from the incomes of the 24,158 households in Columbia County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Columbia County, WI compare with the U.S. for pizza places?

Columbia County has 8.3 pizza places per 10,000 households, 4% above the U.S. rate of 8.0. Spending per pizza place is $4.9M, 3% below the U.S. figure of $5.1M. The count on map listings matches the U.S. ratio of pizza places to household spending. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 503 households, against one for every 478 across the U.S. The official count rose 33.3% from 2019 to 2023, against +6.1% for the U.S.

How fast is Columbia County, WI growing?

Population estimates put Columbia County at 58,132 people in 2025, down 0.7% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 24,158 households. The median household income in Columbia County is $85,351 a year, 6% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 25.5% 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. Columbia County scores 53 for pizza places (upper middle), #898 of 2,090 scored counties.

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