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Bakeries and dessert shops in Teller County, CO
How Teller County, CO compares with other counties and the U.S. for bakeries and dessert shops: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 65 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #380 of 1,889 scored counties
#7 of 32 scored counties in Colorado
- Listings
- 5
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- 8
- All snack bars and retail bakeries
- Household spending a year
- $47.9M
- On food away from home · $4,043 a household
- Spending per listing
- $9.6M
- 2.3 times the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 4.2
- 57% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 24,756
- 0.0% since 2020
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What this means
Households in Teller County spend about $47.9M a year on food away from home, or $4,043 per household, in line with the U.S. average. That is about $9.6M of household spending for each shop on map listings, 2.3 times the U.S. figure of $4.1M. The spending figure covers all food away from home, not only bakeries and dessert shops.
There are 5 bakeries and dessert shops on map listings in Teller County as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations, against 35% across the U.S. That is 4.2 per 10,000 households, 57% below the U.S. rate of 9.8.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as snack bars and retail bakeries in Teller County was 8 in 2023. That is one for every 1,483 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. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $499K has gone to businesses classed as snack bars and retail bakeries in Teller County.
Population estimates show Teller County held about level from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. Teller County scores 65 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for bakeries and dessert shops, ranking #380 of 1,889 scored counties and #7 of 32 scored counties in Colorado. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Teller 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 | Teller County | Colorado | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 4.2 | 8.6 | 9.8 |
| Spending per listing | $9.6M | $5.1M | $4.1M |
| Households per official establishment (all snack bars and retail bakeries) | 1,483 | 1,249 | 1,369 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +23.7% | +24.6% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | 0.0% | +3.9% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on food away from home | $4,043 | $4,421 | $4,070 |
| Median household income | $85,361 | $95,470 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 65 | 68 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 11 → 8All snack bars and retail bakeries
- Employees, 2023
- 51
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $1.4M
- 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
- 12The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $499K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as snack bars and retail bakeries in Teller 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 Teller County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 24,7560.0% since 2020
- Households
- 11,860
- Median age
- 49.8
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 81%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.2
- Land area
- 557 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 45
- Median household income
- $85,361+28.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $109,174
- Median home value
- $479,900
- Jobs located here
- 7,478
- Daytime population
- 21,105Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Colorado market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Colorado for bakeries and dessert shops, numbered among those based in Colorado, with Teller County marked.
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 |
Other business types in Teller County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
- Restaurants and cafes54
- Sit-down restaurants53
- Fast food and sandwich shops66
- Pizza69
- Coffee shops and cafes34
- Bakeries and dessert shops65
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 Teller County, CO?
As of September 2026, map listings count 5 bakeries and dessert shops in Teller County. None of them are chain locations. The listings count bakeries, ice cream, donut and dessert shops, candy stores. Official counts show 8 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.
How much do households in Teller County, CO spend on food away from home?
About $47.9M a year, or $4,043 per household. That is in line with the U.S. average (an index of 99, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 5 bakeries and dessert shops on map listings, it comes to $9.6M 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 11,860 households in Teller County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Teller County, CO compare with the U.S. for bakeries and dessert shops?
Teller County has 4.2 bakeries and dessert shops per 10,000 households, 57% below the U.S. rate of 9.8. Spending per shop is $9.6M, 2.3 times the U.S. figure of $4.1M. At the U.S. ratio of bakeries and dessert shops to household spending, Teller County would have about 12, against 5 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,483 households, against one for every 1,369 across the U.S.
How fast is Teller County, CO growing?
Population estimates put Teller County at 24,756 people in 2025, unchanged since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 11,860 households. The median household income in Teller County is $85,361 a year, 6% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 28.2% 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. Teller County scores 65 for bakeries and dessert shops (upper middle), #380 of 1,889 scored counties.
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