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Bakeries and dessert shops in Carroll County, AR
The bakeries and dessert shops in Carroll County, AR, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 30 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,630 of 1,889 scored counties
#29 of 41 scored counties in Arkansas
- Listings
- 24
- 3 chain locations (13%)
- Official establishments
- 6
- All snack bars and retail bakeries
- Household spending a year
- $36.2M
- On food away from home · $3,187 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.5M
- 64% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 21.2
- 2.2 times the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 29,263
- +3.6% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for bakeries and dessert shops in Carroll County is 30 (lower middle), #1,630 of 1,889 scored counties and #29 of 41 scored counties in Arkansas. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
At $3,187 per household (22% below the U.S. average), households in Carroll County spend about $36.2M a year on food away from home. That works out to $1.5M per shop, 64% below the U.S. figure of $4.1M. The spending figure covers all food away from home, not only bakeries and dessert shops.
Carroll County has 24 bakeries and dessert shops on map listings as of September 2026. 3 of them (13%) are chain locations, against 35% across the U.S. That comes to 21.2 for every 10,000 households, 2.2 times the U.S. rate of 9.8.
In 2023, official counts showed 6 businesses with payroll in Carroll County classed as snack bars and retail bakeries. That is one for every 1,891 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. Population estimates show Carroll County grew 3.6% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Carroll 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 | Carroll County | Arkansas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 21.2 | 9.0 | 9.8 |
| Spending per listing | $1.5M | $3.8M | $4.1M |
| Households per official establishment (all snack bars and retail bakeries) | 1,891 | 1,884 | 1,369 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +47.1% | +24.6% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +3.6% | +3.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on food away from home | $3,187 | $3,400 | $4,070 |
| Median household income | $54,230 | $60,773 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 30 | 42 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 3 → 6All snack bars and retail bakeries
- Employees, 2023
- 18
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $358K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 4All snack bars and retail bakeries with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 243 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 9The 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 Carroll 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 Carroll County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 29,263+3.6% since 2020
- Households
- 11,347
- Median age
- 44.3
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 77%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 630 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 45
- Median household income
- $54,230+17.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $74,165
- Median home value
- $210,400
- Jobs located here
- 11,469
- Daytime population
- 28,358Residents 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 Carroll 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 |
| 29Carroll County, AR | 30 | 24 | 21.2 | $1.5M | +3.6% | #1,630 of 1,889 |
Other business types in Carroll County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
- Restaurants and cafes19
- Sit-down restaurants19
- Fast food and sandwich shops31
- Pizza30
- Coffee shops and cafes29
- Bakeries and dessert shops30
Groceries and convenience
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Funeral services
Questions
How many bakeries and dessert shops are in Carroll County, AR?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 24 bakeries and dessert shops in Carroll County. 3 of them (13%) are chain locations. The listings count bakeries, ice cream, donut and dessert shops, candy stores. Official counts show 6 businesses with payroll classed as snack bars and retail bakeries in 2023. 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 4 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Carroll County, AR spend on food away from home?
About $36.2M a year, or $3,187 per household. That is 22% below the U.S. average (an index of 78, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 24 bakeries and dessert shops on map listings, it comes to $1.5M 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 11,347 households in Carroll County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Carroll County, AR compare with the U.S. for bakeries and dessert shops?
Carroll County has 21.2 bakeries and dessert shops per 10,000 households, 2.2 times the U.S. rate of 9.8. Spending per shop is $1.5M, 64% below the U.S. figure of $4.1M. At the U.S. ratio of bakeries and dessert shops to household spending, Carroll County would have about 9, against 24 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,891 households, against one for every 1,369 across the U.S.
How fast is Carroll County, AR growing?
Population estimates put Carroll County at 29,263 people in 2025, up 3.6% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 11,347 households. The median household income in Carroll County is $54,230 a year, 33% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 17.6% 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. Carroll County scores 30 for bakeries and dessert shops (lower middle), #1,630 of 1,889 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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