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Pizza places in Sauk County, WI

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 53 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #908 of 2,090 scored counties
#51 of 58 scored counties in Wisconsin

Listings
24
13 chain locations (54%)
Official establishments
56
All limited-service restaurants · +3.7% since 2019
Household spending a year
$109.7M
On food away from home · $3,920 a household
Spending per listing
$4.6M
10% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
8.6
8% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
66,652
+1.3% 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 24 pizza places in Sauk County. Of those, 13 are chain locations, or 54%, against 58% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 8.6, 8% above the U.S. rate of 8.0.

Households in Sauk County spend about $109.7M a year on food away from home, or $3,920 per household, 4% below the U.S. average. That works out to $4.6M per pizza place, 10% 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.

Official counts show 56 businesses with payroll classed as limited-service restaurants in Sauk County in 2023, up 3.7% from 2019. That is one for every 500 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. Official counts also show 4 one-person businesses without payroll.

Population estimates show Sauk County grew 1.3% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). For pizza places, Sauk County has a Groundwork market score of 53 (upper middle): #908 of 2,090 scored counties and #51 of 58 scored counties in Wisconsin.

How Sauk 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 Sauk County, WI compared with Wisconsin and the U.S.
MeasureSauk CountyWisconsinU.S.
Listings per 10k households8.66.98.0
Spending per listing$4.6M$5.7M$5.1M
Households per official establishment (all limited-service restaurants)500632478
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+3.7%+3.8%+6.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025+1.3%+1.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on food away from home$3,920$3,959$4,070
Median household income$79,541$77,485$80,734
Groundwork market score5363

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
54 → 56All limited-service restaurants · +3.7% over the period
Employees, 2023
1,070
Annual payroll, 2023
$23M
One-person businesses, 2023
4All limited-service restaurants with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
2413 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
22The 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 Sauk 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 Sauk County

Population, 2025 estimate
66,652+1.3% since 2020
Households
27,987
Median age
42.3
Homes lived in by their owners
72%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
832 sq. mi.
People per square mile
79
Median household income
$79,541+32.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$98,005
Median home value
$258,600
Jobs located here
36,015
Daytime population
65,185Residents 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 Sauk 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
51Sauk County, WI53248.6$4.6M+1.3%#908 of 2,090

Other business types in Sauk County

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

Questions

How many pizza places are in Sauk County, WI?

Sauk County has 24 pizza places on map listings as of September 2026. 13 of them (54%) are chain locations. The listings count pizza restaurants. Official counts show 56 businesses with payroll classed as limited-service restaurants in 2023, up 3.7% from 2019. That count covers all limited-service restaurants (fast food and sandwich shops included), not only pizza places. Another 4 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.

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

About $109.7M a year, or $3,920 per household. That is 4% below the U.S. average (an index of 96, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 24 pizza places on map listings, it comes to $4.6M per pizza place. The spending figure covers all food away from home, not only pizza places. It is estimated from the incomes of the 27,987 households in Sauk County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Sauk County has 8.6 pizza places per 10,000 households, 8% above the U.S. rate of 8.0. Spending per pizza place is $4.6M, 10% below the U.S. figure of $5.1M. At the national ratio of pizza places to household spending, Sauk County would have about 22, against 24 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 500 households, against one for every 478 across the U.S. The official count rose 3.7% from 2019 to 2023, against +6.1% for the U.S.

How fast is Sauk County, WI growing?

Population estimates put Sauk County at 66,652 people in 2025, up 1.3% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 27,987 households. The median household income in Sauk County is $79,541 a year, in line with the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 32.7% 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. Sauk County scores 53 for pizza places (upper middle), #908 of 2,090 scored counties.

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