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Pizza places in the Shawano, WI area

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for pizza places in the Shawano, WI area, set against other small-town markets and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 83 out of 100: High

Ranked #9 of 520 scored small-town markets
#1 of 13 scored small-town markets based in Wisconsin

Listings
7
5 chain locations (71%)
Official establishments
21
All limited-service restaurants · −9.1% since 2019
Household spending a year
$66M
On food away from home · $3,540 a household
Spending per listing
$9.4M
86% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
3.8
52% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
45,759
+1.4% 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

For pizza places, the Shawano area has a Groundwork market score of 83 (high): #9 of 520 scored small-town markets and #1 of 13 scored small-town markets based in Wisconsin. That puts it in the top 10% of small-town markets for pizza places.

At $3,540 per household (13% below the U.S. average), households in the Shawano area spend about $66M a year on food away from home. That is about $9.4M of household spending for each pizza place on map listings, 86% above the U.S. figure of $5.1M. The spending figure covers all food away from home, not only pizza places.

The Shawano area has 7 pizza places on map listings as of September 2026. Of those, 5 are chain locations, or 71%, against 58% across the U.S. That comes to 3.8 for every 10,000 households, 52% below the U.S. rate of 8.0.

Official counts show 21 businesses with payroll classed as limited-service restaurants in the Shawano area in 2023, down 9.1% from 2019. That is one for every 888 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. Population estimates show the Shawano area grew 1.4% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).

How the Shawano area 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 Shawano, WI area compared with Wisconsin and the U.S.
MeasureShawano areaWisconsinU.S.
Listings per 10k households3.86.98.0
Spending per listing$9.4M$5.7M$5.1M
Households per official establishment (all limited-service restaurants)888632478
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023−9.1%+3.8%+6.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025+1.4%+1.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on food away from home$3,540$3,959$4,070
Median household income$66,189$77,485$80,734
Groundwork market score8363

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
21All limited-service restaurants · −9.1% over the period
Employees, 2023
417
Annual payroll, 2023
$7M
One-person businesses, 2023
4All limited-service restaurants with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
75 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
13The 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 the Shawano area, 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 the Shawano area

Population, 2025 estimate
45,759+1.4% since 2020
Households
18,651
Median age
44.6
Homes lived in by their owners
77%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
1,251 sq. mi.
People per square mile
36
Median household income
$66,189+20.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$85,172
Median home value
$189,600
Jobs located here
14,184
Daytime population
36,907Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Pizza across Wisconsin

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The highest-scoring small-town markets in Wisconsin for pizza places, numbered among those based in Wisconsin, with the Shawano area marked.

Top small-town markets in Wisconsin

Small-town markets in Wisconsin ranked for pizza places by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Shawano, WI8373.8$9.4M+1.4%#9 of 520
2Stevens Point-Plover, WI79124.0$9.5M+2.2%#20 of 520
3Beaver Dam, WI78236.4$5.9M−0.3%#26 of 520
4Manitowoc, WI78226.3$5.8M+0.4%#27 of 520
5Menomonie, WI77148.0$4.7M+1.7%#33 of 520
6Sparta, WI75126.6$5.6M+0.6%#44 of 520
7Watertown-Fort Atkinson, WI74257.2$5.6M+0.3%#47 of 520
8Platteville, WI73157.5$4.8M+0.9%#58 of 520
9Wisconsin Rapids-Marshfield, WI72216.5$5.5M−0.2%#64 of 520
10Marinette, WI-MI69175.8$5.9M+0.3%#81 of 520

Other business types in the Shawano area

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

Questions

How many pizza places are in the Shawano, WI area?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 7 pizza places in the Shawano area. 5 of them (71%) are chain locations. The listings count pizza restaurants. Official counts show 21 businesses with payroll classed as limited-service restaurants in 2023, down 9.1% from 2019. The official count takes in all limited-service restaurants, not only pizza places: fast food and sandwich shops are counted too. Another 4 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.

How much do households in the Shawano, WI area spend on food away from home?

About $66M a year, or $3,540 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 $9.4M 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 18,651 households in the Shawano area and national spending patterns by income.

How does the Shawano, WI area compare with the U.S. for pizza places?

The Shawano area has 3.8 pizza places per 10,000 households, 52% below the U.S. rate of 8.0. Spending per pizza place is $9.4M, 86% above the U.S. figure of $5.1M. At the U.S. ratio of pizza places to household spending, the Shawano area would have about 13, against 7 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 888 households, against one for every 478 across the U.S. The official count fell 9.1% from 2019 to 2023, against +6.1% for the U.S.

How fast is the Shawano, WI area growing?

Population estimates put the Shawano area at 45,759 people in 2025, up 1.4% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 18,651 households. Median household income in the Shawano area is $66,189, 18% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 20.0%, 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. A small-town market is a town of 10,000 to 50,000 people and the county or counties tied to it by commuting. 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. The Shawano area scores 83 for pizza places (high), #9 of 520 scored small-town markets.

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