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Pizza places in Iowa County, WI

How Iowa County, WI compares with other counties and the U.S. for pizza places: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 69 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #355 of 2,090 scored counties
#23 of 58 scored counties in Wisconsin

Listings
9
7 chain locations (78%)
Official establishments
9
All limited-service restaurants
Household spending a year
$40.8M
On food away from home · $4,034 a household
Spending per listing
$4.5M
11% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
8.9
11% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
23,951
+1.0% 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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 9 pizza places in Iowa County. Of those, 7 are chain locations, or 78%, against 58% across the U.S. That is 8.9 per 10,000 households, 11% above the U.S. rate of 8.0.

At $4,034 per household (in line with the U.S. average), households in Iowa County spend about $40.8M a year on food away from home. That works out to $4.5M per pizza place, 11% 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 Iowa County was 9 in 2023. That is one for every 1,124 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 Iowa County grew 1.0%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). For pizza places, Iowa County has a Groundwork market score of 69 (upper middle): #355 of 2,090 scored counties and #23 of 58 scored counties in Wisconsin. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.

How Iowa 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 Iowa County, WI compared with Wisconsin and the U.S.
MeasureIowa CountyWisconsinU.S.
Listings per 10k households8.96.98.0
Spending per listing$4.5M$5.7M$5.1M
Households per official establishment (all limited-service restaurants)1,124632478
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+3.8%+6.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025+1.0%+1.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on food away from home$4,034$3,959$4,070
Median household income$82,182$77,485$80,734
Groundwork market score6963

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
11 → 9All limited-service restaurants
Employees, 2023
153
Annual payroll, 2023
$2.8M
One-person businesses, 2023
0All limited-service restaurants with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
97 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 Iowa 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 Iowa County

Population, 2025 estimate
23,951+1.0% since 2020
Households
10,118
Median age
44.3
Homes lived in by their owners
77%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
763 sq. mi.
People per square mile
31
Median household income
$82,182+28.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$100,813
Median home value
$265,000
Jobs located here
10,800
Daytime population
21,726Residents 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 Iowa 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
23Iowa County, WI6998.9$4.5M+1.0%#355 of 2,090

Other business types in Iowa County

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

Questions

How many pizza places are in Iowa County, WI?

There are 9 pizza places on map listings in Iowa County as of September 2026. 7 of them (78%) are chain locations. The listings count pizza restaurants. Official counts show 9 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 Iowa County, WI spend on food away from home?

About $40.8M a year, or $4,034 per household. That is in line with the U.S. average (an index of 99, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 9 pizza places on map listings, it comes to $4.5M per pizza place. The spending figure covers all food away from home, not only pizza places. It is estimated from the incomes of the 10,118 households in Iowa County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Iowa County has 8.9 pizza places per 10,000 households, 11% above the U.S. rate of 8.0. Spending per pizza place is $4.5M, 11% below the U.S. figure of $5.1M. At the national ratio of pizza places to household spending, Iowa County would have about 8, against 9 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,124 households, against one for every 478 across the U.S.

How fast is Iowa County, WI growing?

Population estimates put Iowa County at 23,951 people in 2025, up 1.0% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 10,118 households. The median household income in Iowa County is $82,182 a year, 2% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 28.2% 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. Iowa County scores 69 for pizza places (upper middle), #355 of 2,090 scored counties.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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