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Bakeries and dessert shops in Pima County, AZ
How Pima County, AZ compares with other counties and the U.S. for bakeries and dessert shops: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 65 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #384 of 1,889 scored counties
#3 of 13 scored counties in Arizona
- Listings
- 266
- 125 chain locations (47%)
- Official establishments
- 243
- All snack bars and retail bakeries · +27.2% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $1.6B
- On food away from home · $3,722 a household
- Spending per listing
- $6.1M
- 48% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 6.1
- 38% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 1,074,685
- +2.8% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 266 bakeries and dessert shops in Pima County. 125 of them (47%) are chain locations, against 35% across the U.S. That is 6.1 per 10,000 households, 38% below the U.S. rate of 9.8.
At $3,722 per household (9% below the U.S. average), households in Pima County spend about $1.6B a year on food away from home. That is about $6.1M of household spending for each shop on map listings, 48% 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 243 businesses with payroll classed as snack bars and retail bakeries in Pima County in 2023, up 27.2% from 2019. That is one for every 1,802 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 52 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 18 SBA-backed loans worth $6.5M have gone to businesses classed as snack bars and retail bakeries in Pima County.
Population estimates put the population change in Pima County from 2020 to 2025 at +2.8%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). Pima County scores 65 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for bakeries and dessert shops, ranking #384 of 1,889 scored counties and #3 of 13 scored counties in Arizona. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Pima 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.
| Measure | Pima County | Arizona | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 6.1 | 7.9 | 9.8 |
| Spending per listing | $6.1M | $5.1M | $4.1M |
| Households per official establishment (all snack bars and retail bakeries) | 1,802 | 1,555 | 1,369 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +27.2% | +35.7% | +24.6% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.8% | +6.1% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on food away from home | $3,722 | $3,982 | $4,070 |
| Median household income | $70,315 | $79,964 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 65 | 69 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 191 → 243All snack bars and retail bakeries · +27.2% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 3,399
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $67.6M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 52All snack bars and retail bakeries with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 266125 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 393The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 18
- Amount
- $6.5M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as snack bars and retail bakeries in Pima 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 Pima County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 1,074,685+2.8% since 2020
- Households
- 437,827
- Median age
- 41.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 65%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 9,189 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 115
- Median household income
- $70,315+31.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $96,008
- Median home value
- $319,700
- Jobs located here
- 381,409
- Daytime population
- 1,030,631Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Arizona market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Arizona for bakeries and dessert shops, numbered among those based in Arizona, with Pima County marked.
Top counties in Arizona
| 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 |
Other business types in Pima County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
- Restaurants and cafes63
- Sit-down restaurants65
- Fast food and sandwich shops57
- Pizza68
- Coffee shops and cafes53
- Bakeries and dessert shops65
Groceries and convenience
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Questions
How many bakeries and dessert shops are in Pima County, AZ?
There are 266 bakeries and dessert shops on map listings in Pima County as of September 2026. 125 of them (47%) are chain locations. The listings count bakeries, ice cream, donut and dessert shops, candy stores. Official counts show 243 businesses with payroll classed as snack bars and retail bakeries in 2023, up 27.2% from 2019. That count covers all snack bars and retail bakeries (coffee shops and cafes included), not only bakeries and dessert shops. Another 52 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Pima County, AZ spend on food away from home?
About $1.6B a year, or $3,722 per household. That is 9% below the U.S. average (an index of 91, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 266 bakeries and dessert shops on map listings, it comes to $6.1M 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 437,827 households in Pima County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Pima County, AZ compare with the U.S. for bakeries and dessert shops?
Pima County has 6.1 bakeries and dessert shops per 10,000 households, 38% below the U.S. rate of 9.8. Spending per shop is $6.1M, 48% above the U.S. figure of $4.1M. At the national ratio of bakeries and dessert shops to household spending, Pima County would have about 393, against 266 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,802 households, against one for every 1,369 across the U.S. The official count rose 27.2% from 2019 to 2023, against +24.6% for the U.S.
How fast is Pima County, AZ growing?
Population estimates put Pima County at 1,074,685 people in 2025, up 2.8% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 437,827 households. Median household income in Pima County is $70,315, 13% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 31.7%, 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. Pima County scores 65 for bakeries and dessert shops (upper middle), #384 of 1,889 scored counties.
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