Food and drink · County · Colorado
Bakeries and dessert shops in La Plata County, CO
The bakeries and dessert shops in La Plata County, CO, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 46 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,083 of 1,889 scored counties
#19 of 32 scored counties in Colorado
- Listings
- 26
- 5 chain locations (19%)
- Official establishments
- 19
- All snack bars and retail bakeries · −5.0% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $100.5M
- On food away from home · $4,121 a household
- Spending per listing
- $3.9M
- 7% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 10.7
- 9% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 56,898
- +2.2% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on food away from home in La Plata County comes to about $100.5M a year: $4,121 per household, in line with the U.S. average. That works out to $3.9M per shop, 7% below the U.S. figure of $4.1M. The spending figure covers all food away from home, not only bakeries and dessert shops.
La Plata County has 26 bakeries and dessert shops on map listings as of September 2026. Of those, 5 are chain locations, or 19%, against 35% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 10.7, 9% above the U.S. rate of 9.8.
Official counts show 19 businesses with payroll classed as snack bars and retail bakeries in La Plata County in 2023, down 5.0% from 2019. That is one for every 1,283 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. Another 5 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $163K has gone to businesses classed as snack bars and retail bakeries in La Plata County.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of La Plata County grew 2.2%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). La Plata County scores 46 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for bakeries and dessert shops, ranking #1,083 of 1,889 scored counties and #19 of 32 scored counties in Colorado.
How La Plata County compares
The same measures for Colorado 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 | La Plata County | Colorado | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 10.7 | 8.6 | 9.8 |
| Spending per listing | $3.9M | $5.1M | $4.1M |
| Households per official establishment (all snack bars and retail bakeries) | 1,283 | 1,249 | 1,369 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −5.0% | +23.7% | +24.6% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.2% | +3.9% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on food away from home | $4,121 | $4,421 | $4,070 |
| Median household income | $86,056 | $95,470 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 46 | 68 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 20 → 19All snack bars and retail bakeries · −5.0% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 249
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $5.8M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 5All snack bars and retail bakeries with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 265 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 24The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $163K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as snack bars and retail bakeries in La Plata 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 La Plata County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 56,898+2.2% since 2020
- Households
- 24,378
- Median age
- 43.3
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 71%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 1,690 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 33
- Median household income
- $86,056+25.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $113,780
- Median home value
- $591,500
- Jobs located here
- 25,833
- Daytime population
- 57,893Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Colorado
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Park County, CO | 89 | 5 | 5.6 | $8M | +5.1% | #22 of 1,889 |
| 2Broomfield County, CO | 80 | 14 | 4.4 | $11.6M | +6.3% | #82 of 1,889 |
| 3Weld County, CO | 79 | 65 | 5.2 | $8.3M | +14.2% | #97 of 1,889 |
| 4Douglas County, CO | 78 | 96 | 6.9 | $8.2M | +10.9% | #106 of 1,889 |
| 5Adams County, CO | 70 | 154 | 8.2 | $5.3M | +6.6% | #270 of 1,889 |
| 6Morgan County, CO | 68 | 6 | 5.4 | $6.4M | +4.2% | #308 of 1,889 |
| 7Teller County, CO | 65 | 5 | 4.2 | $9.6M | 0.0% | #380 of 1,889 |
| 8Arapahoe County, CO | 65 | 194 | 7.5 | $6.1M | +2.8% | #385 of 1,889 |
| 9El Paso County, CO | 65 | 213 | 7.3 | $5.8M | +3.2% | #386 of 1,889 |
| 10Jefferson County, CO | 62 | 169 | 7.0 | $6.8M | −0.5% | #460 of 1,889 |
| 19La Plata County, CO | 46 | 26 | 10.7 | $3.9M | +2.2% | #1,083 of 1,889 |
Other business types in La Plata County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
- Restaurants and cafes34
- Sit-down restaurants36
- Fast food and sandwich shops59
- Pizza48
- Coffee shops and cafes34
- Bakeries and dessert shops46
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 La Plata County, CO?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 26 bakeries and dessert shops in La Plata County. 5 of them (19%) are chain locations. The listings count bakeries, ice cream, donut and dessert shops, candy stores. Official counts show 19 businesses with payroll classed as snack bars and retail bakeries in 2023, down 5.0% from 2019. 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 list 5 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in La Plata County, CO spend on food away from home?
About $100.5M a year, or $4,121 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 26 bakeries and dessert shops on map listings, it comes to $3.9M 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 24,378 households in La Plata County and national spending patterns by income.
How does La Plata County, CO compare with the U.S. for bakeries and dessert shops?
La Plata County has 10.7 bakeries and dessert shops per 10,000 households, 9% above the U.S. rate of 9.8. Spending per shop is $3.9M, 7% below the U.S. figure of $4.1M. At the U.S. ratio of bakeries and dessert shops to household spending, La Plata County would have about 24, against 26 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,283 households, against one for every 1,369 across the U.S. The official count fell 5.0% from 2019 to 2023, against +24.6% for the U.S.
How fast is La Plata County, CO growing?
Population estimates put La Plata County at 56,898 people in 2025, up 2.2% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 24,378 households. The median household income in La Plata County is $86,056 a year, 7% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 25.3% 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. La Plata County scores 46 for bakeries and dessert shops (lower middle), #1,083 of 1,889 scored counties.
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