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Bakeries and dessert shops in the Bethel Census Area, AK
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for bakeries and dessert shops in the Bethel Census Area, AK, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score
Not scored
The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has none.
- Listings
- 0
- None on the map
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $18.6M
- On food away from home · $3,845 a household
- Spending per listing
- n/a
- Listings per 10k households
- 0.0
- Population, 2025
- 18,391
- −1.5% since 2020
See the bakeries and dessert shops around any address in the Bethel Census Area
The site report maps the bakeries and dessert shops on map listings near the address, by name and distance, and sizes the households and spending around it. Or open the report at the center of the Bethel Census Area. Signed out, you see a blurred preview; on an account, each report is one action.
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What this means
Household spending on food away from home in the Bethel Census Area comes to about $18.6M a year: $3,845 per household, 6% below the U.S. average. The spending figure covers all food away from home, not only bakeries and dessert shops.
Map listings as of September 2026 show no bakeries and dessert shops in the Bethel Census Area. At the national ratio of bakeries and dessert shops to household spending, the Bethel Census Area would have about 5, against none on map listings.
Official counts don’t publish a figure for snack bars and retail bakeries in the Bethel Census Area, since they leave out counts under 3.
Population estimates put the population change in the Bethel Census Area from 2020 to 2025 at −1.5%, against +3.1% for the U.S. With no bakeries and dessert shops on map listings, the Bethel Census Area isn’t given a market score for them.
How the Bethel Census Area compares
The same measures for Alaska 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 | Bethel Census Area | Alaska | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 0.0 | 8.2 | 9.8 |
| Spending per listing | n/a | $5.2M | $4.1M |
| Households per official establishment (all snack bars and retail bakeries) | n/a | 727 | 1,369 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +20.8% | +24.6% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −1.5% | +0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on food away from home | $3,845 | $4,320 | $4,070 |
| Median household income | $73,996 | $92,788 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | Not scored | 52 |
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
- 0
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 5The 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 the Bethel Census 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 snack bars and retail bakeries, not only bakeries and dessert shops.
Population and households in the Bethel Census Area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 18,391−1.5% since 2020
- Households
- 4,828
- Median age
- 28.0
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 62%
- Vehicles per household
- 0.7
- Land area
- 40,655 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 0
- Median household income
- $73,996+38.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $95,078
- Median home value
- $168,100
- Jobs located here
- n/a
- Daytime population
- n/aResidents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
Looking at a specific site in the Bethel Census Area?
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Every Alaska market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Alaska for bakeries and dessert shops, numbered among those based in Alaska, with the Bethel Census Area marked.
Top counties in Alaska
| 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% |
Other business types in the Bethel Census Area
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
- Restaurants and cafes76
- Sit-down restaurants73
- Fast food and sandwich shops
- Pizza
- Coffee shops and cafes
- Bakeries and dessert shops
Groceries and convenience
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Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
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Funeral services
Questions
How many bakeries and dessert shops are in the Bethel Census Area, AK?
There are no bakeries and dessert shops on map listings in the Bethel Census Area as of September 2026. The listings count bakeries, ice cream, donut and dessert shops, candy stores. No official count is published for snack bars and retail bakeries in the Bethel Census Area: counts under 3 are left out.
How much do households in the Bethel Census Area, AK spend on food away from home?
About $18.6M a year, or $3,845 per household. That is 6% below the U.S. average (an index of 94, where 100 is the U.S. average). 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 4,828 households in the Bethel Census Area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Bethel Census Area, AK compare with the U.S. for bakeries and dessert shops?
The Bethel Census Area has no bakeries and dessert shops on map listings. At the U.S. ratio of bakeries and dessert shops to household spending, the Bethel Census Area would have about 5, against none on map listings.
How fast is the Bethel Census Area, AK growing?
Population estimates put the Bethel Census Area at 18,391 people in 2025, down 1.5% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 4,828 households. The median household income in the Bethel Census Area is $73,996 a year, 8% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 38.2% 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. The Bethel Census Area has no market score for bakeries and dessert shops, having none on map listings.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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