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Bakeries and dessert shops in Sitka City and Borough, AK

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for bakeries and dessert shops in Sitka City and Borough, AK, 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
3
1 chain location (33%)
Official establishments
6
All snack bars and retail bakeries
Household spending a year
$14.8M
On food away from home · $4,312 a household
Spending per listing
$4.9M
19% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
8.7
11% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
8,319
−1.3% 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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 3 bakeries and dessert shops in Sitka City and Borough. Per 10,000 households, that is 8.7, 11% below the U.S. rate of 9.8.

Households in Sitka City and Borough spend about $14.8M a year on food away from home, or $4,312 per household, 6% above the U.S. average. That works out to $4.9M per shop, 19% 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 6 businesses with payroll in Sitka City and Borough classed as snack bars and retail bakeries. That is one for every 573 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 5 one-person businesses without payroll.

Population estimates show Sitka City and Borough declined 1.3% from 2020 to 2025, 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 Sitka City and Borough 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.

Bakeries and dessert shops in Sitka City and Borough, AK compared with Alaska and the U.S.
MeasureSitka City and BoroughAlaskaU.S.
Listings per 10k households8.78.29.8
Spending per listing$4.9M$5.2M$4.1M
Households per official establishment (all snack bars and retail bakeries)5737271,369
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+20.8%+24.6%
Population growth, 2020–2025−1.3%+0.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on food away from home$4,312$4,320$4,070
Median household income$101,727$92,788$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored52

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
5 → 6All snack bars and retail bakeries
Employees, 2023
57
Annual payroll, 2023
$1.6M
One-person businesses, 2023
5All snack bars and retail bakeries with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
31 chain location
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
4The 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 Sitka City and Borough, 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 Sitka City and Borough

Population, 2025 estimate
8,319−1.3% since 2020
Households
3,440
Median age
41.9
Homes lived in by their owners
62%
Vehicles per household
1.6
Land area
2,870 sq. mi.
People per square mile
3
Median household income
$101,727
Average household income
$110,277
Median home value
$450,300
Jobs located here
n/a
Daytime population
n/aResidents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Bakeries and dessert shops across Alaska

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The highest-scoring counties in Alaska for bakeries and dessert shops, numbered among those based in Alaska, with Sitka City and Borough marked.

Top counties in Alaska

Counties in Alaska ranked for bakeries and dessert shops by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Matanuska-Susitna Borough, AK69235.8$7.4M+10.4%#280 of 1,889
2Juneau City and Borough, AK5575.3$8.5M−1.8%#717 of 1,889
3Kenai Peninsula Borough, AK48239.4$4.2M+5.1%#995 of 1,889
4Fairbanks North Star Borough, AK46318.5$5M−1.4%#1,061 of 1,889
5Anchorage Municipality, AK4310910.0$4.6M−1.3%#1,169 of 1,889
6Ketchikan Gateway Borough, AK35610.5$4M−2.6%#1,466 of 1,889
Sitka City and Borough, AKNot scored38.7$4.9M−1.3%

Other business types in Sitka City and Borough

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 Sitka City and Borough, AK?

There are 3 bakeries and dessert shops on map listings in Sitka City and Borough as of September 2026. The listings count bakeries, ice cream, donut and dessert shops, candy stores. Official counts show 6 businesses with payroll classed as snack bars and retail bakeries in 2023. That count covers all snack bars and retail bakeries (coffee shops and cafes included), not only bakeries and dessert shops. Another 5 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.

How much do households in Sitka City and Borough, AK spend on food away from home?

About $14.8M a year, or $4,312 per household. That is 6% above the U.S. average (an index of 106, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 3 bakeries and dessert shops on map listings, it comes to $4.9M 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 3,440 households in Sitka City and Borough and national spending patterns by income.

How does Sitka City and Borough, AK compare with the U.S. for bakeries and dessert shops?

Sitka City and Borough has 8.7 bakeries and dessert shops per 10,000 households, 11% below the U.S. rate of 9.8. Spending per shop is $4.9M, 19% above the U.S. figure of $4.1M. At the national ratio of bakeries and dessert shops to household spending, Sitka City and Borough would have about 4, against 3 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 573 households, against one for every 1,369 across the U.S.

How fast is Sitka City and Borough, AK growing?

Population estimates put Sitka City and Borough at 8,319 people in 2025, down 1.3% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 3,440 households. Median household income in Sitka City and Borough is $101,727, 26% above 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.

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