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Bakeries and dessert shops in Mono County, CA
The bakeries and dessert shops in Mono County, CA, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 20 out of 100: Low
Ranked #1,815 of 1,889 scored counties
#52 of 53 scored counties in California
- Listings
- 13
- 4 chain locations (31%)
- Official establishments
- 9
- All snack bars and retail bakeries
- Household spending a year
- $25.6M
- On food away from home · $4,451 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2M
- 53% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 22.6
- 2.3 times the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 12,505
- −5.4% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for bakeries and dessert shops in Mono County is 20 (low), #1,815 of 1,889 scored counties and #52 of 53 scored counties in California. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
As of September 2026, map listings count 13 bakeries and dessert shops in Mono County. 4 of them (31%) are chain locations, against 35% across the U.S. That comes to 22.6 for every 10,000 households, 2.3 times the U.S. rate of 9.8.
Households in Mono County spend about $25.6M a year on food away from home, or $4,451 per household, 9% above the U.S. average. Spread across 13 bakeries and dessert shops, that is $2M per shop, 53% 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 9 businesses with payroll in Mono County classed as snack bars and retail bakeries. That is one for every 638 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. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $330K has gone to businesses classed as snack bars and retail bakeries in Mono County. Population estimates show Mono County declined 5.4% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How Mono County compares
The same measures for California 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 | Mono County | California | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 22.6 | 11.7 | 9.8 |
| Spending per listing | $2M | $3.9M | $4.1M |
| Households per official establishment (all snack bars and retail bakeries) | 638 | 916 | 1,369 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +14.4% | +24.6% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −5.4% | −0.4% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on food away from home | $4,451 | $4,559 | $4,070 |
| Median household income | $99,415 | $99,122 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 20 | 33 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 8 → 9All snack bars and retail bakeries
- Employees, 2023
- 79
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $2.1M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 0All snack bars and retail bakeries with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 134 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 6The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $330K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as snack bars and retail bakeries in Mono 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 Mono County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 12,505−5.4% since 2020
- Households
- 5,744
- Median age
- 43.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 65%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 3,049 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 4
- Median household income
- $99,415+59.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $123,063
- Median home value
- $639,400
- Jobs located here
- 8,322
- Daytime population
- 14,737Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in California
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Yuba County, CA | 88 | 9 | 3.1 | $12.1M | +8.2% | #25 of 1,889 |
| 2Colusa County, CA | 63 | 5 | 6.7 | $5.6M | −0.1% | #446 of 1,889 |
| 3Placer County, CA | 63 | 156 | 9.9 | $5M | +8.9% | #452 of 1,889 |
| 4San Benito County, CA | 62 | 20 | 9.7 | $5M | +8.6% | #471 of 1,889 |
| 5Contra Costa County, CA | 61 | 336 | 8.1 | $6.4M | +0.3% | #493 of 1,889 |
| 6San Joaquin County, CA | 61 | 219 | 8.9 | $4.8M | +5.5% | #511 of 1,889 |
| 7Solano County, CA | 57 | 139 | 8.8 | $5.1M | +0.6% | #648 of 1,889 |
| 8Lake County, CA | 56 | 12 | 4.5 | $7.9M | −0.6% | #676 of 1,889 |
| 9Merced County, CA | 56 | 65 | 7.6 | $4.7M | +5.1% | #699 of 1,889 |
| 10Del Norte County, CA | 55 | 5 | 5.3 | $6.8M | −4.4% | #720 of 1,889 |
| 52Mono County, CA | 20 | 13 | 22.6 | $2M | −5.4% | #1,815 of 1,889 |
Other business types in Mono 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 shops33
- Pizza23
- Coffee shops and cafes19
- Bakeries and dessert shops20
Groceries and convenience
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Child care
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Funeral services
Questions
How many bakeries and dessert shops are in Mono County, CA?
Mono County has 13 bakeries and dessert shops on map listings as of September 2026. 4 of them (31%) are chain locations. The listings count bakeries, ice cream, donut and dessert shops, candy stores. Official counts show 9 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 Mono County, CA spend on food away from home?
About $25.6M a year, or $4,451 per household. That is 9% above the U.S. average (an index of 109, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 13 bakeries and dessert shops on map listings, it comes to $2M 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 5,744 households in Mono County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Mono County, CA compare with the U.S. for bakeries and dessert shops?
Mono County has 22.6 bakeries and dessert shops per 10,000 households, 2.3 times the U.S. rate of 9.8. Spending per shop is $2M, 53% below the U.S. figure of $4.1M. At the national ratio of bakeries and dessert shops to household spending, Mono County would have about 6, against 13 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 638 households, against one for every 1,369 across the U.S.
How fast is Mono County, CA growing?
Population estimates put Mono County at 12,505 people in 2025, down 5.4% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 5,744 households. Median household income in Mono County is $99,415, 23% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 59.7%, 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. Mono County scores 20 for bakeries and dessert shops (low), #1,815 of 1,889 scored counties.
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