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Pizza places in Jackson County, WI

How Jackson 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 45 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,228 of 2,090 scored counties
#56 of 58 scored counties in Wisconsin

Listings
7
6 chain locations (86%)
Official establishments
15
All limited-service restaurants
Household spending a year
$29.3M
On food away from home · $3,539 a household
Spending per listing
$4.2M
18% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
8.5
6% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
20,999
−0.5% 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

At $3,539 per household (13% below the U.S. average), households in Jackson County spend about $29.3M a year on food away from home. That works out to $4.2M per pizza place, 18% below the U.S. figure of $5.1M. The spending figure covers all food away from home, not only pizza places.

Jackson County has 7 pizza places on map listings as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 86% of them, against 58% across the U.S. That comes to 8.5 for every 10,000 households, 6% above the U.S. rate of 8.0.

Official counts show 15 businesses with payroll classed as limited-service restaurants in Jackson County in 2023. That is one for every 552 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. Official counts also show 5 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $37K has gone to businesses classed as limited-service restaurants in Jackson County.

Population estimates put the population change in Jackson County from 2020 to 2025 at −0.5%, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Groundwork market score for pizza places in Jackson County is 45 (lower middle), #1,228 of 2,090 scored counties and #56 of 58 scored counties in Wisconsin.

How Jackson 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 Jackson County, WI compared with Wisconsin and the U.S.
MeasureJackson CountyWisconsinU.S.
Listings per 10k households8.56.98.0
Spending per listing$4.2M$5.7M$5.1M
Households per official establishment (all limited-service restaurants)552632478
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+3.8%+6.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025−0.5%+1.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on food away from home$3,539$3,959$4,070
Median household income$68,110$77,485$80,734
Groundwork market score4563

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
16 → 15All limited-service restaurants
Employees, 2023
242
Annual payroll, 2023
$4.5M
One-person businesses, 2023
5All limited-service restaurants with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
76 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
6The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
1
Amount
$37K

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

Population, 2025 estimate
20,999−0.5% since 2020
Households
8,274
Median age
43.7
Homes lived in by their owners
80%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
988 sq. mi.
People per square mile
21
Median household income
$68,110+27.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$84,451
Median home value
$196,100
Jobs located here
7,471
Daytime population
18,963Residents 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 Jackson 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
56Jackson County, WI4578.5$4.2M−0.5%#1,228 of 2,090

Other business types in Jackson County

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

Questions

How many pizza places are in Jackson County, WI?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 7 pizza places in Jackson County. 6 of them (86%) are chain locations. The listings count pizza restaurants. Official counts show 15 businesses with payroll classed as limited-service restaurants in 2023. The official count takes in all limited-service restaurants, not only pizza places: fast food and sandwich shops are counted too. Another 5 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.

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

About $29.3M a year, or $3,539 per household. That is 13% below the U.S. average (an index of 87, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 7 pizza places on map listings, it comes to $4.2M 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 8,274 households in Jackson County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Jackson County has 8.5 pizza places per 10,000 households, 6% above the U.S. rate of 8.0. Spending per pizza place is $4.2M, 18% below the U.S. figure of $5.1M. At the U.S. ratio of pizza places to household spending, Jackson County would have about 6, against 7 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 552 households, against one for every 478 across the U.S.

How fast is Jackson County, WI growing?

Population estimates put Jackson County at 20,999 people in 2025, down 0.5% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 8,274 households. Median household income in Jackson County is $68,110, 16% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 27.0%, 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. Jackson County scores 45 for pizza places (lower middle), #1,228 of 2,090 scored counties.

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