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Bakeries and dessert shops in Park County, CO

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 89 out of 100: High

Ranked #22 of 1,889 scored counties
#1 of 32 scored counties in Colorado

Listings
5
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$39.9M
On food away from home · $4,439 a household
Spending per listing
$8M
93% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
5.6
43% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
18,314
+5.1% 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

The Groundwork market score for bakeries and dessert shops in Park County is 89 (high), #22 of 1,889 scored counties and #1 of 32 scored counties in Colorado. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for bakeries and dessert shops.

As of September 2026, map listings count 5 bakeries and dessert shops in Park County. None of them are chain locations, against 35% across the U.S. That is 5.6 per 10,000 households, 43% below the U.S. rate of 9.8.

Household spending on food away from home in Park County comes to about $39.9M a year: $4,439 per household, 9% above the U.S. average. Spread across 5 bakeries and dessert shops, that is $8M per shop, 93% above 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.

There is no official count of businesses with payroll classed as snack bars and retail bakeries in Park County: counts under 3 aren’t published. Population estimates put the population change in Park County from 2020 to 2025 at +5.1%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).

How Park 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 Park County, CO compared with Colorado and the U.S.
MeasurePark CountyColoradoU.S.
Listings per 10k households5.68.69.8
Spending per listing$8M$5.1M$4.1M
Households per official establishment (all snack bars and retail bakeries)n/a1,2491,369
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+23.7%+24.6%
Population growth, 2020–2025+5.1%+3.9%+3.1%
Spending per household on food away from home$4,439$4,421$4,070
Median household income$103,670$95,470$80,734
Groundwork market score8968

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
n/aAll snack bars and retail bakeries
Employees, 2023
n/a
Annual payroll, 2023
n/a
One-person businesses, 2023
0All snack bars and retail bakeries with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
50 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 Park 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 Park County

Population, 2025 estimate
18,314+5.1% since 2020
Households
8,988
Median age
50.4
Homes lived in by their owners
86%
Vehicles per household
2.5
Land area
2,194 sq. mi.
People per square mile
8
Median household income
$103,670+40.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$131,424
Median home value
$532,100
Jobs located here
2,763
Daytime population
13,331Residents 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 Park 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

Other business types in Park County

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

Questions

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

Park County has 5 bakeries and dessert shops on map listings as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations. The listings count bakeries, ice cream, donut and dessert shops, candy stores. No official count is published for snack bars and retail bakeries in Park County: counts under 3 are left out.

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

About $39.9M a year, or $4,439 per household. That is 9% above the U.S. average (an index of 109, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 5 bakeries and dessert shops on map listings, it comes to $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 8,988 households in Park County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Park County has 5.6 bakeries and dessert shops per 10,000 households, 43% below the U.S. rate of 9.8. Spending per shop is $8M, 93% above the U.S. figure of $4.1M. At the national ratio of bakeries and dessert shops to household spending, Park County would have about 10, against 5 on map listings.

How fast is Park County, CO growing?

Population estimates put Park County at 18,314 people in 2025, up 5.1% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 8,988 households. Median household income in Park County is $103,670, 28% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 40.8%, 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. Park County scores 89 for bakeries and dessert shops (high), #22 of 1,889 scored counties.

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How the score works · Top markets for bakeries and dessert shops · All 56 business types in Park County

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