Market rankings · Alaska
Bakeries and dessert shops in Alaska
Markets across Alaska ranked by the Groundwork market score for bakeries and dessert shops, with competitor counts and household spending for each.
- Listings
- 223
- 54 chain locations (24%)
- Official establishments
- 372
- All snack bars and retail bakeries · +20.8% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $1.2B
- On food away from home
- Listings per 10k households
- 8.2
- 16% below the U.S.
- Spending per listing
- $5.2M
- 26% above the U.S.
- Rank among states
- #22 of 51
- Market score 52 · Upper middle
A site report maps the bakeries and dessert shops on map listings around any address in Alaska by name and distance, and the spending within reach.
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 223 bakeries and dessert shops in Alaska. Of those, 54 are chain locations, or 24%, against 35% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 8.2, 16% below the U.S. rate of 9.8.
At $4,320 per household (6% above the U.S. average), households in Alaska spend about $1.2B a year on food away from home. That is about $5.2M of household spending for each shop on map listings, 26% above 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.
In 2023, official counts showed 372 businesses with payroll in Alaska classed as snack bars and retail bakeries, up 20.8% from 2019. That is one for every 727 households, against one for every 1,369 across the U.S. Across the U.S., the count rose 24.6% over the same years. The official count takes in all snack bars and retail bakeries, not only bakeries and dessert shops: coffee shops and cafes are counted too. Since fiscal 2022, 10 SBA-backed loans worth $3.3M have gone to businesses classed as snack bars and retail bakeries in Alaska.
Among the 50 states and DC, Alaska ranks #22 for bakeries and dessert shops, with a Groundwork market score of 52 (upper middle). Of the 2 scored metro areas in or partly in Alaska, the Anchorage metro area scores highest (54). Of the 2 scored small-town markets in or partly in Alaska, the Juneau area scores highest (58).
Every market in Alaska for bakeries and dessert shops
Download the ranking (CSV)Numbered by Groundwork market score among the markets based in Alaska, highest first; the U.S. rank compares each market with every other of its kind. A metro area that crosses a state line is listed in each state it reaches, and numbered only in the state its page is under. How the score works.
Metro areas
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Anchorage, AK | 54 | 132 | 8.9 | $5.1M | +1.9% | #158 of 387 |
| 2Fairbanks-College, AK | 46 | 31 | 8.5 | $5M | −1.4% | #231 of 387 |
Small-town markets
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Juneau, AK | 58 | 7 | 5.3 | $8.5M | −1.8% | #165 of 507 |
| 2Ketchikan, AK | 38 | 6 | 10.5 | $4M | −2.6% | #378 of 507 |
Counties
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Matanuska-Susitna Borough, AK | 69 | 23 | 5.8 | $7.4M | +10.4% | #280 of 1,889 |
| 2Juneau City and Borough, AK | 55 | 7 | 5.3 | $8.5M | −1.8% | #717 of 1,889 |
| 3Kenai Peninsula Borough, AK | 48 | 23 | 9.4 | $4.2M | +5.1% | #995 of 1,889 |
| 4Fairbanks North Star Borough, AK | 46 | 31 | 8.5 | $5M | −1.4% | #1,061 of 1,889 |
| 5Anchorage Municipality, AK | 43 | 109 | 10.0 | $4.6M | −1.3% | #1,169 of 1,889 |
| 6Ketchikan Gateway Borough, AK | 35 | 6 | 10.5 | $4M | −2.6% | #1,466 of 1,889 |
| Bethel Census Area, AK | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −1.5% | |
| Kodiak Island Borough, AK | Not scored | 4 | 8.6 | $4.7M | −5.0% | |
| North Slope Borough, AK | Not scored | 2 | 8.8 | $5.2M | −3.8% | |
| Nome Census Area, AK | Not scored | 1 | 3.6 | $11.1M | −1.9% | |
| Sitka City and Borough, AK | Not scored | 3 | 8.7 | $4.9M | −1.3% | |
| Kusilvak Census Area, AK | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −5.2% | |
| Northwest Arctic Borough, AK | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −9.0% | |
| Southeast Fairbanks Census Area, AK | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | +6.5% | |
| Chugach Census Area, AK | Not scored | 2 | 7.0 | $6.1M | −7.5% | |
| Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area, AK | Not scored | 1 | 4.1 | $8.2M | +0.6% | |
| Aleutians West Census Area, AK | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | +1.2% | |
| Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, AK | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −5.1% | |
| Dillingham Census Area, AK | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −7.4% | |
| Aleutians East Borough, AK | Not scored | 1 | 9.6 | $3.5M | +1.6% | |
| Petersburg Borough, AK | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −0.1% | |
| Copper River Census Area, AK | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | +1.9% | |
| Hoonah-Angoon Census Area, AK | Not scored | 1 | 10.8 | $3.1M | −3.8% | |
| Wrangell City and Borough, AK | Not scored | 1 | 10.2 | $3.4M | −5.6% | |
| Haines Borough, AK | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −1.0% | |
| Denali Borough, AK | Not scored | 2 | 35.4 | $1.1M | +0.3% | |
| Skagway Municipality, AK | Not scored | 5 | 111.1 | $371K | −10.7% | |
| Lake and Peninsula Borough, AK | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −6.2% | |
| Bristol Bay Borough, AK | Not scored | 1 | 34.4 | $1.3M | +2.4% | |
| Yakutat City and Borough, AK | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −1.5% |
Markets with fewer than 5 bakeries and dessert shops on map listings, and counties under 10,000 people, aren’t scored; they’re listed last in each table.
Questions
How many bakeries and dessert shops are in Alaska?
Alaska has 223 bakeries and dessert shops on map listings as of September 2026. 54 of them (24%) are chain locations. The listings count bakeries, ice cream, donut and dessert shops, candy stores. Official counts show 372 businesses with payroll classed as snack bars and retail bakeries in 2023, up 20.8% from 2019. That count covers all snack bars and retail bakeries (coffee shops and cafes included), not only bakeries and dessert shops. Official counts also show 46 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Alaska spend on food away from home?
About $1.2B a year, or $4,320 per household. That is 6% above the U.S. average (an index of 106, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 223 bakeries and dessert shops on map listings, it comes to $5.2M 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 270,533 households in Alaska and national spending patterns by income.
How does Alaska compare with the U.S. for bakeries and dessert shops?
Alaska has 8.2 bakeries and dessert shops per 10,000 households, 16% below the U.S. rate of 9.8. Spending per shop is $5.2M, 26% above the U.S. figure of $4.1M. At the national ratio of bakeries and dessert shops to household spending, Alaska would have about 282, against 223 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 727 households, against one for every 1,369 across the U.S. The official count rose 20.8% from 2019 to 2023, against +24.6% for the U.S.
Which market in Alaska has the highest market score for bakeries and dessert shops?
Among 2 scored metro areas in or partly in Alaska, the Anchorage metro area scores highest, at 54 (upper middle). Among 2 scored small-town markets in or partly in Alaska, the Juneau area scores highest, at 58 (upper middle). Among 6 scored counties in Alaska, Matanuska-Susitna Borough scores highest, at 69 (upper middle). Scores compare each market with others of its kind across the U.S.
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. Alaska scores 52 for bakeries and dessert shops (upper middle), #22 of the 50 states and DC.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
Run a Groundwork site report on an address in Alaska. It maps the bakeries and dessert shops on map listings near the site and sizes the households and spending within the distance you choose. New accounts get 10 actions over 3 days, no card.
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- Coffee shops and cafes620 listings
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