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Bakeries and dessert shops in Stone County, AR

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for bakeries and dessert shops in Stone County, AR, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score

Not scored

The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 4.

Listings
4
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
3
All snack bars and retail bakeries
Household spending a year
$14.3M
On food away from home · $2,709 a household
Spending per listing
$3.6M
14% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
7.6
22% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
12,703
+2.9% 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

As of September 2026, map listings count 4 bakeries and dessert shops in Stone County. That is 7.6 per 10,000 households, 22% below the U.S. rate of 9.8.

Household spending on food away from home in Stone County comes to about $14.3M a year: $2,709 per household, 33% below the U.S. average. That works out to $3.6M per shop, 14% 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.

In 2023, official counts showed 3 businesses with payroll in Stone County classed as snack bars and retail bakeries. That is one for every 1,754 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.

Population estimates show Stone County grew 2.9% from 2020 to 2025, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). With 4 bakeries and dessert shops on map listings, Stone County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How Stone 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.

Bakeries and dessert shops in Stone County, AR compared with Arkansas and the U.S.
MeasureStone CountyArkansasU.S.
Listings per 10k households7.69.09.8
Spending per listing$3.6M$3.8M$4.1M
Households per official establishment (all snack bars and retail bakeries)1,7541,8841,369
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+47.1%+24.6%
Population growth, 2020–2025+2.9%+3.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on food away from home$2,709$3,400$4,070
Median household income$40,943$60,773$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored42

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
3All snack bars and retail bakeries
Employees, 2023
9
Annual payroll, 2023
$139K
One-person businesses, 2023
0All snack bars and retail bakeries with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
40 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
3The 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 Stone 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 Stone County

Population, 2025 estimate
12,703+2.9% since 2020
Households
5,262
Median age
46.0
Homes lived in by their owners
76%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
606 sq. mi.
People per square mile
21
Median household income
$40,943+7.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$56,465
Median home value
$171,600
Jobs located here
2,494
Daytime population
11,462Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Bakeries and dessert shops across Arkansas

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

Top counties in Arkansas

Counties in Arkansas ranked for bakeries and dessert shops by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Lonoke County, AR72186.3$5.8M+3.5%#219 of 1,889
2Saline County, AR72377.4$5.1M+7.6%#224 of 1,889
3Greene County, AR64116.1$5.3M+3.4%#422 of 1,889
4Crawford County, AR64166.9$4.9M+4.1%#426 of 1,889
5Benton County, AR5713111.7$3.7M+16.0%#673 of 1,889
6Crittenden County, AR5684.4$7.1M−3.9%#681 of 1,889
7Johnson County, AR5665.8$4.9M+2.0%#692 of 1,889
8Baxter County, AR54105.2$5.9M+3.1%#764 of 1,889
9Randolph County, AR4756.8$4.4M+1.5%#1,030 of 1,889
10Faulkner County, AR46438.7$4.1M+8.2%#1,076 of 1,889
Stone County, ARNot scored47.6$3.6M+2.9%

Other business types in Stone County

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

Questions

How many bakeries and dessert shops are in Stone County, AR?

Stone County has 4 bakeries and dessert shops on map listings as of September 2026. The listings count bakeries, ice cream, donut and dessert shops, candy stores. Official counts show 3 businesses with payroll classed as snack bars and retail bakeries in 2023. That count covers all snack bars and retail bakeries (coffee shops and cafes included), not only bakeries and dessert shops.

How much do households in Stone County, AR spend on food away from home?

About $14.3M a year, or $2,709 per household. That is 33% below the U.S. average (an index of 67, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 4 bakeries and dessert shops on map listings, it comes to $3.6M 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 5,262 households in Stone County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Stone County has 7.6 bakeries and dessert shops per 10,000 households, 22% below the U.S. rate of 9.8. Spending per shop is $3.6M, 14% below the U.S. figure of $4.1M. At the national ratio of bakeries and dessert shops to household spending, Stone County would have about 3, against 4 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,754 households, against one for every 1,369 across the U.S.

How fast is Stone County, AR growing?

Population estimates put Stone County at 12,703 people in 2025, up 2.9% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 5,262 households. Median household income in Stone County is $40,943, 49% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 7.2%, 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. Stone County has no market score for bakeries and dessert shops: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 4.

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