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Bakeries and dessert shops in Ashley County, AR
The bakeries and dessert shops in Ashley County, AR, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 6 out of 100: Very low
Ranked #1,885 of 1,889 scored counties
#40 of 41 scored counties in Arkansas
- Listings
- 7
- 1 chain location (14%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $20.2M
- On food away from home · $2,750 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.9M
- 30% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 9.5
- 3% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 17,831
- −5.9% since 2020
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What this means
Ashley County scores 6 (very low) on the Groundwork market score for bakeries and dessert shops, ranking #1,885 of 1,889 scored counties and #40 of 41 scored counties in Arkansas. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
As of September 2026, map listings count 7 bakeries and dessert shops in Ashley County. One of them (14%) is a chain location, against 35% across the U.S. That comes to 9.5 for every 10,000 households, 3% below the U.S. rate of 9.8.
At $2,750 per household (32% below the U.S. average), households in Ashley County spend about $20.2M a year on food away from home. That works out to $2.9M per shop, 30% below 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.
There is no official count of businesses with payroll classed as snack bars and retail bakeries in Ashley County: counts under 3 aren’t published. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Ashley County declined 5.9%, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How Ashley County compares
The same measures for Arkansas 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 | Ashley County | Arkansas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 9.5 | 9.0 | 9.8 |
| Spending per listing | $2.9M | $3.8M | $4.1M |
| Households per official establishment (all snack bars and retail bakeries) | n/a | 1,884 | 1,369 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +47.1% | +24.6% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −5.9% | +3.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on food away from home | $2,750 | $3,400 | $4,070 |
| Median household income | $44,266 | $60,773 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 6 | 42 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- n/aAll snack bars and retail bakeries
- Employees, 2023
- n/a
- Annual payroll, 2023
- n/a
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 4All snack bars and retail bakeries with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 71 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 5The 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 Ashley 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 Ashley County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 17,831−5.9% since 2020
- Households
- 7,356
- Median age
- 43.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 71%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 926 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 20
- Median household income
- $44,266−1.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $58,274
- Median home value
- $91,900
- Jobs located here
- 5,531
- Daytime population
- 17,238Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Arkansas market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Arkansas for bakeries and dessert shops, numbered among those based in Arkansas, with Ashley County marked.
Top counties in Arkansas
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Lonoke County, AR | 72 | 18 | 6.3 | $5.8M | +3.5% | #219 of 1,889 |
| 2Saline County, AR | 72 | 37 | 7.4 | $5.1M | +7.6% | #224 of 1,889 |
| 3Greene County, AR | 64 | 11 | 6.1 | $5.3M | +3.4% | #422 of 1,889 |
| 4Crawford County, AR | 64 | 16 | 6.9 | $4.9M | +4.1% | #426 of 1,889 |
| 5Benton County, AR | 57 | 131 | 11.7 | $3.7M | +16.0% | #673 of 1,889 |
| 6Crittenden County, AR | 56 | 8 | 4.4 | $7.1M | −3.9% | #681 of 1,889 |
| 7Johnson County, AR | 56 | 6 | 5.8 | $4.9M | +2.0% | #692 of 1,889 |
| 8Baxter County, AR | 54 | 10 | 5.2 | $5.9M | +3.1% | #764 of 1,889 |
| 9Randolph County, AR | 47 | 5 | 6.8 | $4.4M | +1.5% | #1,030 of 1,889 |
| 10Faulkner County, AR | 46 | 43 | 8.7 | $4.1M | +8.2% | #1,076 of 1,889 |
| 40Ashley County, AR | 6 | 7 | 9.5 | $2.9M | −5.9% | #1,885 of 1,889 |
Other business types in Ashley County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
- Restaurants and cafes46
- Sit-down restaurants42
- Fast food and sandwich shops30
- Pizza
- Coffee shops and cafes
- Bakeries and dessert shops6
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 Ashley County, AR?
Ashley County has 7 bakeries and dessert shops on map listings as of September 2026. One of them (14%) is a chain location. The listings count bakeries, ice cream, donut and dessert shops, candy stores. No official count is published for snack bars and retail bakeries in Ashley County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts also show 4 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Ashley County, AR spend on food away from home?
About $20.2M a year, or $2,750 per household. That is 32% below the U.S. average (an index of 68, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 7 bakeries and dessert shops on map listings, it comes to $2.9M 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 7,356 households in Ashley County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Ashley County, AR compare with the U.S. for bakeries and dessert shops?
Ashley County has 9.5 bakeries and dessert shops per 10,000 households, 3% below the U.S. rate of 9.8. Spending per shop is $2.9M, 30% below the U.S. figure of $4.1M. At the national ratio of bakeries and dessert shops to household spending, Ashley County would have about 5, against 7 on map listings.
How fast is Ashley County, AR growing?
Population estimates put Ashley County at 17,831 people in 2025, down 5.9% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 7,356 households. Median household income in Ashley County is $44,266, 45% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median fell 1.1%, 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. Ashley County scores 6 for bakeries and dessert shops (very low), #1,885 of 1,889 scored counties.
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