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Bakeries and dessert shops in San Bernardino County, CA
The bakeries and dessert shops in San Bernardino County, CA, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 42 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,220 of 1,889 scored counties
#30 of 53 scored counties in California
- Listings
- 728
- 291 chain locations (40%)
- Official establishments
- 627
- All snack bars and retail bakeries · +29.0% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $2.8B
- On food away from home · $4,094 a household
- Spending per listing
- $3.8M
- 8% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 10.8
- 10% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 2,224,091
- +1.9% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 728 bakeries and dessert shops in San Bernardino County. 291 of them (40%) are chain locations, against 35% across the U.S. That is 10.8 per 10,000 households, 10% above the U.S. rate of 9.8.
At $4,094 per household (in line with the U.S. average), households in San Bernardino County spend about $2.8B a year on food away from home. That is about $3.8M of household spending for each shop on map listings, 8% 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.
Official counts show 627 businesses with payroll classed as snack bars and retail bakeries in San Bernardino County in 2023, up 29.0% from 2019. That is one for every 1,076 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. Official counts also show 148 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 29 SBA-backed loans worth $7.2M have gone to businesses classed as snack bars and retail bakeries in San Bernardino County.
Population estimates put the population change in San Bernardino County from 2020 to 2025 at +1.9%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). For bakeries and dessert shops, San Bernardino County has a Groundwork market score of 42 (lower middle): #1,220 of 1,889 scored counties and #30 of 53 scored counties in California.
How San Bernardino 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 | San Bernardino County | California | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 10.8 | 11.7 | 9.8 |
| Spending per listing | $3.8M | $3.9M | $4.1M |
| Households per official establishment (all snack bars and retail bakeries) | 1,076 | 916 | 1,369 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +29.0% | +14.4% | +24.6% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.9% | −0.4% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on food away from home | $4,094 | $4,559 | $4,070 |
| Median household income | $85,478 | $99,122 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 42 | 33 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 486 → 627All snack bars and retail bakeries · +29.0% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 7,454
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $189.5M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 148All snack bars and retail bakeries with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 728291 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 667The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 29
- Amount
- $7.2M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as snack bars and retail bakeries in San Bernardino 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 San Bernardino County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 2,224,091+1.9% since 2020
- Households
- 674,915
- Median age
- 35.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 62%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.2
- Land area
- 20,068 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 109
- Median household income
- $85,478+34.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $109,213
- Median home value
- $505,000
- Jobs located here
- 841,641
- Daytime population
- 2,086,204Residents 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 |
| 30San Bernardino County, CA | 42 | 728 | 10.8 | $3.8M | +1.9% | #1,220 of 1,889 |
Other business types in San Bernardino County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
- Restaurants and cafes46
- Sit-down restaurants49
- Fast food and sandwich shops41
- Pizza56
- Coffee shops and cafes49
- Bakeries and dessert shops42
Groceries and convenience
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Beauty and personal care
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
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Home services
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Questions
How many bakeries and dessert shops are in San Bernardino County, CA?
There are 728 bakeries and dessert shops on map listings in San Bernardino County as of September 2026. 291 of them (40%) are chain locations. The listings count bakeries, ice cream, donut and dessert shops, candy stores. Official counts show 627 businesses with payroll classed as snack bars and retail bakeries in 2023, up 29.0% from 2019. That count covers all snack bars and retail bakeries (coffee shops and cafes included), not only bakeries and dessert shops. Another 148 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in San Bernardino County, CA spend on food away from home?
About $2.8B a year, or $4,094 per household. That is in line with the U.S. average (an index of 101, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 728 bakeries and dessert shops on map listings, it comes to $3.8M 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 674,915 households in San Bernardino County and national spending patterns by income.
How does San Bernardino County, CA compare with the U.S. for bakeries and dessert shops?
San Bernardino County has 10.8 bakeries and dessert shops per 10,000 households, 10% above the U.S. rate of 9.8. Spending per shop is $3.8M, 8% below the U.S. figure of $4.1M. At the national ratio of bakeries and dessert shops to household spending, San Bernardino County would have about 667, against 728 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,076 households, against one for every 1,369 across the U.S. The official count rose 29.0% from 2019 to 2023, against +24.6% for the U.S.
How fast is San Bernardino County, CA growing?
Population estimates put San Bernardino County at 2,224,091 people in 2025, up 1.9% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 674,915 households. Median household income in San Bernardino County is $85,478, 6% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 34.9%, 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. San Bernardino County scores 42 for bakeries and dessert shops (lower middle), #1,220 of 1,889 scored counties.
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