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Bakeries and dessert shops in Weld County, CO
How Weld 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 79 out of 100: High
Ranked #97 of 1,889 scored counties
#3 of 32 scored counties in Colorado
- Listings
- 65
- 22 chain locations (34%)
- Official establishments
- 84
- All snack bars and retail bakeries · +82.6% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $537.1M
- On food away from home · $4,321 a household
- Spending per listing
- $8.3M
- 99% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 5.2
- 47% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 378,426
- +14.2% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for bakeries and dessert shops in Weld County is 79 (high), #97 of 1,889 scored counties and #3 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 65 bakeries and dessert shops in Weld County. 22 of them (34%) are chain locations, against 35% across the U.S. That comes to 5.2 for every 10,000 households, 47% below the U.S. rate of 9.8.
At $4,321 per household (6% above the U.S. average), households in Weld County spend about $537.1M a year on food away from home. That works out to $8.3M per shop, 99% 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.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as snack bars and retail bakeries in Weld County was 84 in 2023, up 82.6% from 2019. That is one for every 1,480 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. Since fiscal 2022, 7 SBA-backed loans worth $1.8M have gone to businesses classed as snack bars and retail bakeries in Weld County. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Weld County grew 14.2%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Weld 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 | Weld County | Colorado | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 5.2 | 8.6 | 9.8 |
| Spending per listing | $8.3M | $5.1M | $4.1M |
| Households per official establishment (all snack bars and retail bakeries) | 1,480 | 1,249 | 1,369 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +82.6% | +23.7% | +24.6% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +14.2% | +3.9% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on food away from home | $4,321 | $4,421 | $4,070 |
| Median household income | $97,097 | $95,470 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 79 | 68 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 46 → 84All snack bars and retail bakeries · +82.6% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 1,039
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $18.7M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 15All snack bars and retail bakeries with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 6522 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 130The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 7
- Amount
- $1.8M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as snack bars and retail bakeries in Weld 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 Weld County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 378,426+14.2% since 2020
- Households
- 124,287
- Median age
- 36.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 76%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.2
- Land area
- 3,985 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 88
- Median household income
- $97,097+31.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $118,627
- Median home value
- $471,700
- Jobs located here
- 109,846
- Daytime population
- 273,612Residents 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 |
Other business types in Weld County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
- Restaurants and cafes84
- Sit-down restaurants86
- Fast food and sandwich shops81
- Pizza88
- Coffee shops and cafes62
- Bakeries and dessert shops79
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Questions
How many bakeries and dessert shops are in Weld County, CO?
Weld County has 65 bakeries and dessert shops on map listings as of September 2026. 22 of them (34%) are chain locations. The listings count bakeries, ice cream, donut and dessert shops, candy stores. Official counts show 84 businesses with payroll classed as snack bars and retail bakeries in 2023, up 82.6% from 2019. That count covers all snack bars and retail bakeries (coffee shops and cafes included), not only bakeries and dessert shops. Official counts also show 15 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Weld County, CO spend on food away from home?
About $537.1M a year, or $4,321 per household. That is 6% above the U.S. average (an index of 106, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 65 bakeries and dessert shops on map listings, it comes to $8.3M 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 124,287 households in Weld County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Weld County, CO compare with the U.S. for bakeries and dessert shops?
Weld County has 5.2 bakeries and dessert shops per 10,000 households, 47% below the U.S. rate of 9.8. Spending per shop is $8.3M, 99% above the U.S. figure of $4.1M. At the national ratio of bakeries and dessert shops to household spending, Weld County would have about 130, against 65 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,480 households, against one for every 1,369 across the U.S. The official count rose 82.6% from 2019 to 2023, against +24.6% for the U.S.
How fast is Weld County, CO growing?
Population estimates put Weld County at 378,426 people in 2025, up 14.2% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 124,287 households. Median household income in Weld County is $97,097, 20% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 31.0%, 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. Weld County scores 79 for bakeries and dessert shops (high), #97 of 1,889 scored counties.
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