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Bakeries and dessert shops in Montezuma County, CO

The bakeries and dessert shops in Montezuma County, CO, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 47 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,039 of 1,889 scored counties
#16 of 32 scored counties in Colorado

Listings
10
2 chain locations (20%)
Official establishments
6
All snack bars and retail bakeries
Household spending a year
$39.2M
On food away from home · $3,480 a household
Spending per listing
$3.9M
5% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
8.9
9% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
26,678
+3.0% 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

Household spending on food away from home in Montezuma County comes to about $39.2M a year: $3,480 per household, 15% below the U.S. average. That is about $3.9M of household spending for each shop on map listings, 5% below the U.S. figure of $4.1M. The spending figure covers all food away from home, not only bakeries and dessert shops.

There are 10 bakeries and dessert shops on map listings in Montezuma County as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 20% of them, against 35% across the U.S. That is 8.9 per 10,000 households, 9% below the U.S. rate of 9.8.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as snack bars and retail bakeries in Montezuma County was 6 in 2023. That is one for every 1,878 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 4 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Montezuma County grew 3.0%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). For bakeries and dessert shops, Montezuma County has a Groundwork market score of 47 (lower middle): #1,039 of 1,889 scored counties and #16 of 32 scored counties in Colorado.

How Montezuma 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.

Bakeries and dessert shops in Montezuma County, CO compared with Colorado and the U.S.
MeasureMontezuma CountyColoradoU.S.
Listings per 10k households8.98.69.8
Spending per listing$3.9M$5.1M$4.1M
Households per official establishment (all snack bars and retail bakeries)1,8781,2491,369
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+23.7%+24.6%
Population growth, 2020–2025+3.0%+3.9%+3.1%
Spending per household on food away from home$3,480$4,421$4,070
Median household income$65,244$95,470$80,734
Groundwork market score4768

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
5 → 6All snack bars and retail bakeries
Employees, 2023
49
Annual payroll, 2023
$630K
One-person businesses, 2023
4All snack bars and retail bakeries with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
102 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
10The 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 Montezuma 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 Montezuma County

Population, 2025 estimate
26,678+3.0% since 2020
Households
11,269
Median age
46.6
Homes lived in by their owners
76%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
2,029 sq. mi.
People per square mile
13
Median household income
$65,244+31.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$84,506
Median home value
$331,400
Jobs located here
9,333
Daytime population
25,163Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Bakeries and dessert shops across Colorado

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

Top counties in Colorado

Counties in Colorado ranked for bakeries and dessert shops by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Park County, CO8955.6$8M+5.1%#22 of 1,889
2Broomfield County, CO80144.4$11.6M+6.3%#82 of 1,889
3Weld County, CO79655.2$8.3M+14.2%#97 of 1,889
4Douglas County, CO78966.9$8.2M+10.9%#106 of 1,889
5Adams County, CO701548.2$5.3M+6.6%#270 of 1,889
6Morgan County, CO6865.4$6.4M+4.2%#308 of 1,889
7Teller County, CO6554.2$9.6M0.0%#380 of 1,889
8Arapahoe County, CO651947.5$6.1M+2.8%#385 of 1,889
9El Paso County, CO652137.3$5.8M+3.2%#386 of 1,889
10Jefferson County, CO621697.0$6.8M−0.5%#460 of 1,889
16Montezuma County, CO47108.9$3.9M+3.0%#1,039 of 1,889

Other business types in Montezuma County

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

Questions

How many bakeries and dessert shops are in Montezuma County, CO?

As of September 2026, map listings count 10 bakeries and dessert shops in Montezuma County. 2 of them (20%) 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 list 4 one-person businesses without payroll.

How much do households in Montezuma County, CO spend on food away from home?

About $39.2M a year, or $3,480 per household. That is 15% below the U.S. average (an index of 85, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 10 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 11,269 households in Montezuma County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Montezuma County has 8.9 bakeries and dessert shops per 10,000 households, 9% below the U.S. rate of 9.8. Spending per shop is $3.9M, 5% below the U.S. figure of $4.1M. The count on map listings matches the U.S. ratio of bakeries and dessert shops to household spending. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,878 households, against one for every 1,369 across the U.S.

How fast is Montezuma County, CO growing?

Population estimates put Montezuma County at 26,678 people in 2025, up 3.0% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 11,269 households. The median household income in Montezuma County is $65,244 a year, 19% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 31.9% 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. Montezuma County scores 47 for bakeries and dessert shops (lower middle), #1,039 of 1,889 scored counties.

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