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Bakeries and dessert shops in Baldwin County, AL
The bakeries and dessert shops in Baldwin County, AL, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 43 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,203 of 1,889 scored counties
#35 of 38 scored counties in Alabama
- Listings
- 131
- 49 chain locations (37%)
- Official establishments
- 81
- All snack bars and retail bakeries · +52.8% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $380.6M
- On food away from home · $3,861 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.9M
- 30% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 13.3
- 36% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 267,761
- +14.8% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 131 bakeries and dessert shops in Baldwin County. 49 of them (37%) are chain locations, against 35% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 13.3, 36% above the U.S. rate of 9.8.
Household spending on food away from home in Baldwin County comes to about $380.6M a year: $3,861 per household, 5% below the U.S. average. That works out to $2.9M per shop, 30% below the U.S. figure of $4.1M. That spending covers all food away from home, which bakeries and dessert shops share with other businesses in the trade.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as snack bars and retail bakeries in Baldwin County was 81 in 2023, up 52.8% from 2019. That is one for every 1,217 households, against one for every 1,369 across the U.S. The official count takes in all snack bars and retail bakeries, not only bakeries and dessert shops: coffee shops and cafes are counted too. Official counts also show 13 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 8 SBA-backed loans worth $3.6M have gone to businesses classed as snack bars and retail bakeries in Baldwin County.
Population estimates put the population change in Baldwin County from 2020 to 2025 at +14.8%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). Baldwin County scores 43 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for bakeries and dessert shops, ranking #1,203 of 1,889 scored counties and #35 of 38 scored counties in Alabama.
How Baldwin County compares
The same measures for Alabama and the whole U.S. Spending per listing divides a year of household spending on all food away from home by the bakeries and dessert shops counted, so it measures the demand for each competitor, not any business’s revenue. Households per establishment does the same with the official count.
| Measure | Baldwin County | Alabama | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 13.3 | 6.7 | 9.8 |
| Spending per listing | $2.9M | $5.2M | $4.1M |
| Households per official establishment (all snack bars and retail bakeries) | 1,217 | 2,267 | 1,369 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +52.8% | +60.2% | +24.6% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +14.8% | +3.2% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on food away from home | $3,861 | $3,519 | $4,070 |
| Median household income | $78,775 | $63,999 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 43 | 70 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 53 → 81All snack bars and retail bakeries · +52.8% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 704
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $12.3M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 13All snack bars and retail bakeries with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 13149 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 92The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 8
- Amount
- $3.6M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as snack bars and retail bakeries in Baldwin 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 snack bars and retail bakeries, not only bakeries and dessert shops.
Population and households in Baldwin County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 267,761+14.8% since 2020
- Households
- 98,574
- Median age
- 44.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 78%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 1,590 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 155
- Median household income
- $78,775+35.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $103,378
- Median home value
- $316,900
- Jobs located here
- 84,738
- Daytime population
- 233,442Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Alabama
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Limestone County, AL | 93 | 15 | 3.7 | $11M | +18.0% | #8 of 1,889 |
| 2St. Clair County, AL | 86 | 16 | 4.6 | $8.1M | +7.1% | #37 of 1,889 |
| 3Chilton County, AL | 77 | 8 | 4.5 | $7.5M | +5.9% | #125 of 1,889 |
| 4Elmore County, AL | 77 | 21 | 6.4 | $5.9M | +4.2% | #130 of 1,889 |
| 5Autauga County, AL | 76 | 11 | 4.8 | $7.8M | +5.1% | #140 of 1,889 |
| 6Jackson County, AL | 75 | 5 | 2.3 | $13.6M | +3.3% | #154 of 1,889 |
| 7Madison County, AL | 72 | 132 | 8.0 | $5.2M | +11.0% | #222 of 1,889 |
| 8Tuscaloosa County, AL | 71 | 48 | 5.3 | $6.6M | +3.8% | #237 of 1,889 |
| 9Colbert County, AL | 70 | 13 | 5.3 | $6.2M | +3.8% | #260 of 1,889 |
| 10Shelby County, AL | 70 | 73 | 8.4 | $5.3M | +6.5% | #271 of 1,889 |
| 35Baldwin County, AL | 43 | 131 | 13.3 | $2.9M | +14.8% | #1,203 of 1,889 |
Other business types in Baldwin County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
- Restaurants and cafes42
- Sit-down restaurants42
- Fast food and sandwich shops58
- Pizza63
- Coffee shops and cafes48
- Bakeries and dessert shops43
Groceries and convenience
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Health care
Child care
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Questions
How many bakeries and dessert shops are in Baldwin County, AL?
Baldwin County has 131 bakeries and dessert shops on map listings as of September 2026. 49 of them (37%) are chain locations. The listings count bakeries, ice cream, donut and dessert shops, candy stores. Official counts show 81 businesses with payroll classed as snack bars and retail bakeries in 2023, up 52.8% from 2019. That count covers all snack bars and retail bakeries (coffee shops and cafes included), not only bakeries and dessert shops. Another 13 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Baldwin County, AL spend on food away from home?
About $380.6M a year, or $3,861 per household. That is 5% below the U.S. average (an index of 95, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 131 bakeries and dessert shops on map listings, it comes to $2.9M per shop. The spending figure covers all food away from home, not only bakeries and dessert shops. It is estimated from the incomes of the 98,574 households in Baldwin County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Baldwin County, AL compare with the U.S. for bakeries and dessert shops?
Baldwin County has 13.3 bakeries and dessert shops per 10,000 households, 36% above the U.S. rate of 9.8. Spending per shop is $2.9M, 30% below the U.S. figure of $4.1M. At the national ratio of bakeries and dessert shops to household spending, Baldwin County would have about 92, against 131 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,217 households, against one for every 1,369 across the U.S. The official count rose 52.8% from 2019 to 2023, against +24.6% for the U.S.
How fast is Baldwin County, AL growing?
Population estimates put Baldwin County at 267,761 people in 2025, up 14.8% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 98,574 households. Median household income in Baldwin County is $78,775, 2% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 35.1%, 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. Baldwin County scores 43 for bakeries and dessert shops (lower middle), #1,203 of 1,889 scored counties.
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