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Bakeries and dessert shops in Mohave County, AZ

The bakeries and dessert shops in Mohave County, AZ, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 69 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #283 of 1,889 scored counties
#2 of 13 scored counties in Arizona

Listings
50
13 chain locations (26%)
Official establishments
42
All snack bars and retail bakeries · +50.0% since 2019
Household spending a year
$335.4M
On food away from home · $3,289 a household
Spending per listing
$6.7M
62% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
4.9
50% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
228,102
+6.5% 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 50 bakeries and dessert shops in Mohave County. 13 of them (26%) are chain locations, against 35% across the U.S. That comes to 4.9 for every 10,000 households, 50% below the U.S. rate of 9.8.

At $3,289 per household (19% below the U.S. average), households in Mohave County spend about $335.4M a year on food away from home. Spread across 50 bakeries and dessert shops, that is $6.7M per shop, 62% 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.

Official counts show 42 businesses with payroll classed as snack bars and retail bakeries in Mohave County in 2023, up 50.0% from 2019. That is one for every 2,428 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 list 9 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $23K has gone to businesses classed as snack bars and retail bakeries in Mohave County.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Mohave County grew 6.5%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For bakeries and dessert shops, Mohave County has a Groundwork market score of 69 (upper middle): #283 of 1,889 scored counties and #2 of 13 scored counties in Arizona. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.

How Mohave County compares

The same measures for Arizona 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 Mohave County, AZ compared with Arizona and the U.S.
MeasureMohave CountyArizonaU.S.
Listings per 10k households4.97.99.8
Spending per listing$6.7M$5.1M$4.1M
Households per official establishment (all snack bars and retail bakeries)2,4281,5551,369
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+50.0%+35.7%+24.6%
Population growth, 2020–2025+6.5%+6.1%+3.1%
Spending per household on food away from home$3,289$3,982$4,070
Median household income$57,684$79,964$80,734
Groundwork market score6969

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
28 → 42All snack bars and retail bakeries · +50.0% over the period
Employees, 2023
466
Annual payroll, 2023
$10M
One-person businesses, 2023
9All snack bars and retail bakeries with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
5013 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
81The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
1
Amount
$23K

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as snack bars and retail bakeries in Mohave 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 Mohave County

Population, 2025 estimate
228,102+6.5% since 2020
Households
101,973
Median age
51.3
Homes lived in by their owners
74%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
13,332 sq. mi.
People per square mile
17
Median household income
$57,684+26.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$79,027
Median home value
$281,000
Jobs located here
53,985
Daytime population
194,436Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Bakeries and dessert shops across Arizona

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

Top counties in Arizona

Counties in Arizona ranked for bakeries and dessert shops by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Pinal County, AZ89724.4$8.7M+25.4%#19 of 1,889
2Mohave County, AZ69504.9$6.7M+6.5%#283 of 1,889
3Pima County, AZ652666.1$6.1M+2.8%#384 of 1,889
4Yavapai County, AZ65766.8$5.3M+6.5%#389 of 1,889
5Navajo County, AZ63205.0$6.3M+3.0%#442 of 1,889
6Yuma County, AZ61607.6$4.4M+9.2%#519 of 1,889
7Maricopa County, AZ601,5719.1$4.7M+5.5%#545 of 1,889
8Gila County, AZ59135.5$6.1M+0.9%#567 of 1,889
9Graham County, AZ52118.6$4M+4.0%#860 of 1,889
10Santa Cruz County, AZ51137.7$4.2M+4.8%#900 of 1,889

Other business types in Mohave County

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

How many bakeries and dessert shops are in Mohave County, AZ?

There are 50 bakeries and dessert shops on map listings in Mohave County as of September 2026. 13 of them (26%) are chain locations. The listings count bakeries, ice cream, donut and dessert shops, candy stores. Official counts show 42 businesses with payroll classed as snack bars and retail bakeries in 2023, up 50.0% 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 9 one-person businesses without payroll.

How much do households in Mohave County, AZ spend on food away from home?

About $335.4M a year, or $3,289 per household. That is 19% below the U.S. average (an index of 81, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 50 bakeries and dessert shops on map listings, it comes to $6.7M 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 101,973 households in Mohave County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Mohave County has 4.9 bakeries and dessert shops per 10,000 households, 50% below the U.S. rate of 9.8. Spending per shop is $6.7M, 62% above the U.S. figure of $4.1M. At the national ratio of bakeries and dessert shops to household spending, Mohave County would have about 81, against 50 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,428 households, against one for every 1,369 across the U.S. The official count rose 50.0% from 2019 to 2023, against +24.6% for the U.S.

How fast is Mohave County, AZ growing?

Population estimates put Mohave County at 228,102 people in 2025, up 6.5% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 101,973 households. Median household income in Mohave County is $57,684, 29% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 26.5%, 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. Mohave County scores 69 for bakeries and dessert shops (upper middle), #283 of 1,889 scored counties.

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