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Bakeries and dessert shops in Perry County, AL

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for bakeries and dessert shops in Perry County, AL, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score

Not scored

Counties under 10,000 people aren’t scored, since a few businesses can swing their figures.

Listings
1
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$8.3M
On food away from home · $2,408 a household
Spending per listing
$8.3M
Too few listings to compare
Listings per 10k households
2.9
Too few listings to compare
Population, 2025
7,425
−12.2% 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

Households in Perry County spend about $8.3M a year on food away from home, or $2,408 per household, 41% below the U.S. average. That works out to $8.3M per shop. The spending figure covers all food away from home, not only bakeries and dessert shops.

There is 1 bakery or dessert shop on map listings in Perry County as of September 2026. That is 2.9 per 10,000 households.

Official counts don’t publish a figure for snack bars and retail bakeries in Perry County, since they leave out counts under 3.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Perry County declined 12.2%, against +3.1% for the U.S. Counties under 10,000 people aren’t given a market score, since a few businesses can swing their figures.

How Perry 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.

Bakeries and dessert shops in Perry County, AL compared with Alabama and the U.S.
MeasurePerry CountyAlabamaU.S.
Listings per 10k households2.96.79.8
Spending per listing$8.3M$5.2M$4.1M
Households per official establishment (all snack bars and retail bakeries)n/a2,2671,369
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+60.2%+24.6%
Population growth, 2020–2025−12.2%+3.2%+3.1%
Spending per household on food away from home$2,408$3,519$4,070
Median household income$37,654$63,999$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored70

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
n/aAll snack bars and retail bakeries
Employees, 2023
n/a
Annual payroll, 2023
n/a
One-person businesses, 2023
0All snack bars and retail bakeries with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
10 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
2The 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 snack bars and retail bakeries in Perry 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 Perry County

Population, 2025 estimate
7,425−12.2% since 2020
Households
3,440
Median age
38.1
Homes lived in by their owners
78%
Vehicles per household
1.7
Land area
720 sq. mi.
People per square mile
11
Median household income
$37,654
Average household income
$44,719
Median home value
$86,400
Jobs located here
1,757
Daytime population
6,825Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Bakeries and dessert shops across Alabama

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The highest-scoring counties in Alabama for bakeries and dessert shops, numbered among those based in Alabama, with Perry County marked.

Top counties in Alabama

Counties in Alabama ranked for bakeries and dessert shops by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Limestone County, AL93153.7$11M+18.0%#8 of 1,889
2St. Clair County, AL86164.6$8.1M+7.1%#37 of 1,889
3Chilton County, AL7784.5$7.5M+5.9%#125 of 1,889
4Elmore County, AL77216.4$5.9M+4.2%#130 of 1,889
5Autauga County, AL76114.8$7.8M+5.1%#140 of 1,889
6Jackson County, AL7552.3$13.6M+3.3%#154 of 1,889
7Madison County, AL721328.0$5.2M+11.0%#222 of 1,889
8Tuscaloosa County, AL71485.3$6.6M+3.8%#237 of 1,889
9Colbert County, AL70135.3$6.2M+3.8%#260 of 1,889
10Shelby County, AL70738.4$5.3M+6.5%#271 of 1,889
Perry County, ALNot scored12.9$8.3M−12.2%

Other business types in Perry County

None has a Groundwork market score here. Counties under 10,000 people aren’t scored, since a few businesses can swing their figures.

Questions

How many bakeries and dessert shops are in Perry County, AL?

As of September 2026, map listings count 1 bakery or dessert shop in Perry County. The listings count bakeries, ice cream, donut and dessert shops, candy stores. No official count is published for snack bars and retail bakeries in Perry County: counts under 3 are left out.

How much do households in Perry County, AL spend on food away from home?

About $8.3M a year, or $2,408 per household. That is 41% below the U.S. average (an index of 59, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 1 bakery or dessert shop on map listings, it comes to $8.3M per shop. That spending covers all food away from home, which bakeries and dessert shops share with other businesses in the trade. It is estimated from the incomes of the 3,440 households in Perry County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Perry County, AL compare with the U.S. for bakeries and dessert shops?

Perry County has 1 bakery or dessert shop on map listings, too few for a steady comparison with the U.S. rate. At the U.S. ratio of bakeries and dessert shops to household spending, Perry County would have about 2, against 1 on map listings.

How fast is Perry County, AL growing?

Population estimates put Perry County at 7,425 people in 2025, down 12.2% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 3,440 households. The median household income in Perry County is $37,654 a year, 53% below the U.S. median of $80,734.

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. The score leaves out counties under 10,000 people, where a handful of businesses would swing it.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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How the score works · Top markets for bakeries and dessert shops · All 56 business types in Perry County

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