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Bakeries and dessert shops in Pinal County, AZ
How Pinal 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 89 out of 100: High
Ranked #19 of 1,889 scored counties
#1 of 13 scored counties in Arizona
- Listings
- 72
- 30 chain locations (42%)
- Official establishments
- 49
- All snack bars and retail bakeries · +96.0% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $625.9M
- On food away from home · $3,866 a household
- Spending per listing
- $8.7M
- 2.1 times the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 4.4
- 55% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 539,380
- +25.4% since 2020
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What this means
Pinal County scores 89 (high) on the Groundwork market score for bakeries and dessert shops, ranking #19 of 1,889 scored counties and #1 of 13 scored counties in Arizona. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for bakeries and dessert shops.
Households in Pinal County spend about $625.9M a year on food away from home, or $3,866 per household, 5% below the U.S. average. Spread across 72 bakeries and dessert shops, that is $8.7M per shop, 2.1 times the U.S. figure of $4.1M. The spending figure covers all food away from home, not only bakeries and dessert shops.
There are 72 bakeries and dessert shops on map listings in Pinal County as of September 2026. Of those, 30 are chain locations, or 42%, against 35% across the U.S. That comes to 4.4 for every 10,000 households, 55% below the U.S. rate of 9.8.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as snack bars and retail bakeries in Pinal County was 49 in 2023, up 96.0% from 2019. That is one for every 3,304 households, against one for every 1,369 across the U.S. That count covers all snack bars and retail bakeries (coffee shops and cafes included), not only bakeries and dessert shops. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $2.5M have gone to businesses classed as snack bars and retail bakeries in Pinal County. Population estimates put the population change in Pinal County from 2020 to 2025 at +25.4%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Pinal 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 | Pinal County | Arizona | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 4.4 | 7.9 | 9.8 |
| Spending per listing | $8.7M | $5.1M | $4.1M |
| Households per official establishment (all snack bars and retail bakeries) | 3,304 | 1,555 | 1,369 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +96.0% | +35.7% | +24.6% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +25.4% | +6.1% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on food away from home | $3,866 | $3,982 | $4,070 |
| Median household income | $80,266 | $79,964 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 89 | 69 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 25 → 49All snack bars and retail bakeries · +96.0% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 838
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $20M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 28All snack bars and retail bakeries with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 7230 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 151The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 2
- Amount
- $2.5M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as snack bars and retail bakeries in Pinal 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 Pinal County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 539,380+25.4% since 2020
- Households
- 161,917
- Median age
- 41.8
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 82%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 5,367 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 87
- Median household income
- $80,266+38.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $99,426
- Median home value
- $349,000
- Jobs located here
- 73,719
- Daytime population
- 335,464Residents 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 Pinal 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 Pinal County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
- Restaurants and cafes92
- Sit-down restaurants93
- Fast food and sandwich shops86
- Pizza91
- Coffee shops and cafes88
- Bakeries and dessert shops89
Groceries and convenience
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Beauty and personal care
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many bakeries and dessert shops are in Pinal County, AZ?
As of September 2026, map listings count 72 bakeries and dessert shops in Pinal County. 30 of them (42%) are chain locations. The listings count bakeries, ice cream, donut and dessert shops, candy stores. Official counts show 49 businesses with payroll classed as snack bars and retail bakeries in 2023, up 96.0% from 2019. The official count takes in all snack bars and retail bakeries, not only bakeries and dessert shops: coffee shops and cafes are counted too. Another 28 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Pinal County, AZ spend on food away from home?
About $625.9M a year, or $3,866 per household. That is 5% below the U.S. average (an index of 95, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 72 bakeries and dessert shops on map listings, it comes to $8.7M per shop. 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 161,917 households in Pinal County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Pinal County, AZ compare with the U.S. for bakeries and dessert shops?
Pinal County has 4.4 bakeries and dessert shops per 10,000 households, 55% below the U.S. rate of 9.8. Spending per shop is $8.7M, 2.1 times the U.S. figure of $4.1M. At the U.S. ratio of bakeries and dessert shops to household spending, Pinal County would have about 151, against 72 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,304 households, against one for every 1,369 across the U.S. The official count rose 96.0% from 2019 to 2023, against +24.6% for the U.S.
How fast is Pinal County, AZ growing?
Population estimates put Pinal County at 539,380 people in 2025, up 25.4% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 161,917 households. The median household income in Pinal County is $80,266 a year, in line with the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 38.0% 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. Pinal County scores 89 for bakeries and dessert shops (high), #19 of 1,889 scored counties.
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