Market rankings · Arizona
Bakeries and dessert shops in Arizona
Markets across Arizona ranked by the Groundwork market score for bakeries and dessert shops, with competitor counts and household spending for each.
- Listings
- 2,249
- 967 chain locations (43%)
- Official establishments
- 1,837
- All snack bars and retail bakeries · +35.7% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $11.4B
- On food away from home
- Listings per 10k households
- 7.9
- 19% below the U.S.
- Spending per listing
- $5.1M
- 22% above the U.S.
- Rank among states
- #5 of 51
- Market score 69 · Upper middle
A site report maps the bakeries and dessert shops on map listings around any address in Arizona by name and distance, and the spending within reach.
Free10 actions over 3 days, no cardSurvey 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 2,249 bakeries and dessert shops in Arizona. Chain locations make up 43% of them, against 35% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 7.9, 19% below the U.S. rate of 9.8.
Households in Arizona spend about $11.4B a year on food away from home, or $3,982 per household, 2% below the U.S. average. That is about $5.1M of household spending for each shop on map listings, 22% 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.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as snack bars and retail bakeries in Arizona was 1,837 in 2023, up 35.7% from 2019. That is one for every 1,555 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, 108 SBA-backed loans worth $54.9M have gone to businesses classed as snack bars and retail bakeries in Arizona.
Among the 50 states and DC, Arizona ranks #5 for bakeries and dessert shops, with a Groundwork market score of 69 (upper middle). Of the 7 scored metro areas in or partly in Arizona, the Lake Havasu City-Kingman metro area scores highest (72). Of the 4 scored small-town markets in or partly in Arizona, the Show Low area scores highest (65).
Every market in Arizona for bakeries and dessert shops
Download the ranking (CSV)Numbered by Groundwork market score among the markets based in Arizona, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ | 72 | 50 | 4.9 | $6.7M | +6.5% | #28 of 387 |
| 2Tucson, AZ | 67 | 266 | 6.1 | $6.1M | +2.8% | #56 of 387 |
| 3Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ | 67 | 76 | 6.8 | $5.3M | +6.5% | #60 of 387 |
| 4Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ | 67 | 1,643 | 8.7 | $4.8M | +7.3% | #61 of 387 |
| 5Yuma, AZ | 60 | 60 | 7.6 | $4.4M | +9.2% | #120 of 387 |
| 6Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ | 46 | 37 | 7.3 | $4.6M | +0.6% | #232 of 387 |
| 7Flagstaff, AZ | 36 | 49 | 8.9 | $4.3M | −0.6% | #301 of 387 |
Small-town markets
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Show Low, AZ | 65 | 20 | 5.0 | $6.3M | +3.0% | #93 of 507 |
| 2Payson, AZ | 63 | 13 | 5.5 | $6.1M | +0.9% | #110 of 507 |
| 3Safford, AZ | 56 | 11 | 8.6 | $4M | +4.0% | #194 of 507 |
| 4Nogales, AZ | 54 | 13 | 7.7 | $4.2M | +4.8% | #215 of 507 |
Counties
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Pinal County, AZ | 89 | 72 | 4.4 | $8.7M | +25.4% | #19 of 1,889 |
| 2Mohave County, AZ | 69 | 50 | 4.9 | $6.7M | +6.5% | #283 of 1,889 |
| 3Pima County, AZ | 65 | 266 | 6.1 | $6.1M | +2.8% | #384 of 1,889 |
| 4Yavapai County, AZ | 65 | 76 | 6.8 | $5.3M | +6.5% | #389 of 1,889 |
| 5Navajo County, AZ | 63 | 20 | 5.0 | $6.3M | +3.0% | #442 of 1,889 |
| 6Yuma County, AZ | 61 | 60 | 7.6 | $4.4M | +9.2% | #519 of 1,889 |
| 7Maricopa County, AZ | 60 | 1,571 | 9.1 | $4.7M | +5.5% | #545 of 1,889 |
| 8Gila County, AZ | 59 | 13 | 5.5 | $6.1M | +0.9% | #567 of 1,889 |
| 9Graham County, AZ | 52 | 11 | 8.6 | $4M | +4.0% | #860 of 1,889 |
| 10Santa Cruz County, AZ | 51 | 13 | 7.7 | $4.2M | +4.8% | #900 of 1,889 |
| 11La Paz County, AZ | 50 | 6 | 6.7 | $4.5M | +0.9% | #925 of 1,889 |
| 12Cochise County, AZ | 47 | 37 | 7.3 | $4.6M | +0.6% | #1,026 of 1,889 |
| 13Coconino County, AZ | 41 | 49 | 8.9 | $4.3M | −0.6% | #1,240 of 1,889 |
| Apache County, AZ | Not scored | 4 | 1.9 | $15.2M | −2.2% | |
| Greenlee County, AZ | Not scored | 1 | 2.8 | $12.4M | −2.3% |
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 Arizona?
There are 2,249 bakeries and dessert shops on map listings in Arizona as of September 2026. 967 of them (43%) are chain locations. The listings count bakeries, ice cream, donut and dessert shops, candy stores. Official counts show 1,837 businesses with payroll classed as snack bars and retail bakeries in 2023, up 35.7% from 2019. That count covers all snack bars and retail bakeries (coffee shops and cafes included), not only bakeries and dessert shops. Another 397 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Arizona spend on food away from home?
About $11.4B a year, or $3,982 per household. That is 2% below the U.S. average (an index of 98, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 2,249 bakeries and dessert shops on map listings, it comes to $5.1M 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 2,856,081 households in Arizona and national spending patterns by income.
How does Arizona compare with the U.S. for bakeries and dessert shops?
Arizona has 7.9 bakeries and dessert shops per 10,000 households, 19% below the U.S. rate of 9.8. Spending per shop is $5.1M, 22% above the U.S. figure of $4.1M. At the national ratio of bakeries and dessert shops to household spending, Arizona would have about 2,745, against 2,249 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,555 households, against one for every 1,369 across the U.S. The official count rose 35.7% from 2019 to 2023, against +24.6% for the U.S.
Which market in Arizona has the highest market score for bakeries and dessert shops?
Among 7 scored metro areas in or partly in Arizona, the Lake Havasu City-Kingman metro area scores highest, at 72 (upper middle). Among 4 scored small-town markets in or partly in Arizona, the Show Low area scores highest, at 65 (upper middle). Among 13 scored counties in Arizona, Pinal County scores highest, at 89 (high). 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. Arizona scores 69 for bakeries and dessert shops (upper middle), #5 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 Arizona. 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.
Bakeries and dessert shops in other states
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Top markets for bakeries and dessert shops across the U.S. · All business types in Arizona
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- Coffee shops and cafes3,104 listings
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