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Bakeries and dessert shops in the Greater Bridgeport Planning Region, CT
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for bakeries and dessert shops in the Greater Bridgeport Planning Region, CT, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 52 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #857 of 1,889 scored counties
#2 of 9 scored counties in Connecticut
- Listings
- 126
- 48 chain locations (38%)
- Official establishments
- 114
- All snack bars and retail bakeries
- Household spending a year
- $532.2M
- On food away from home · $4,449 a household
- Spending per listing
- $4.2M
- 2% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 10.5
- 7% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 337,697
- +4.1% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 126 bakeries and dessert shops in the Greater Bridgeport Planning Region. Of those, 48 are chain locations, or 38%, against 35% across the U.S. That comes to 10.5 for every 10,000 households, 7% above the U.S. rate of 9.8.
Household spending on food away from home in the Greater Bridgeport Planning Region comes to about $532.2M a year: $4,449 per household, 9% above the U.S. average. Spread across 126 bakeries and dessert shops, that is $4.2M per shop, 2% 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.
Official counts show 114 businesses with payroll classed as snack bars and retail bakeries in the Greater Bridgeport Planning Region in 2023. That is one for every 1,049 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. Official counts also show 15 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 3 SBA-backed loans worth $1.4M have gone to businesses classed as snack bars and retail bakeries in the Greater Bridgeport Planning Region.
Population estimates show the Greater Bridgeport Planning Region grew 4.1% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Greater Bridgeport Planning Region scores 52 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for bakeries and dessert shops, ranking #857 of 1,889 scored counties and #2 of 9 scored counties in Connecticut.
How the Greater Bridgeport Planning Region compares
The same measures for Connecticut 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 | Greater Bridgeport Planning Region | Connecticut | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 10.5 | 11.3 | 9.8 |
| Spending per listing | $4.2M | $4M | $4.1M |
| Households per official establishment (all snack bars and retail bakeries) | 1,049 | 1,095 | 1,369 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +7.2% | +24.6% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +4.1% | +3.0% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on food away from home | $4,449 | $4,498 | $4,070 |
| Median household income | $89,667 | $95,781 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 52 | 48 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 114All snack bars and retail bakeries
- Employees, 2023
- 1,147
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $25.1M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 15All snack bars and retail bakeries with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 12648 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 128The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 3
- Amount
- $1.4M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as snack bars and retail bakeries in the Greater Bridgeport Planning Region, 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 the Greater Bridgeport Planning Region
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 337,697+4.1% since 2020
- Households
- 119,633
- Median age
- 40.3
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 65%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 140 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 2,349
- Median household income
- $89,667
- Average household income
- $139,143
- Median home value
- $428,800
- Jobs located here
- 117,586
- Daytime population
- 303,573Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Connecticut market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Connecticut for bakeries and dessert shops, numbered among those based in Connecticut, with the Greater Bridgeport Planning Region marked.
Top counties in Connecticut
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Naugatuck Valley Planning Region, CT | 60 | 163 | 9.0 | $4.6M | +3.2% | #546 of 1,889 |
| 2Greater Bridgeport Planning Region, CT | 52 | 126 | 10.5 | $4.2M | +4.1% | #857 of 1,889 |
| 3Northwest Hills Planning Region, CT | 52 | 54 | 11.3 | $3.9M | +2.2% | #866 of 1,889 |
| 4Capitol Planning Region, CT | 50 | 414 | 10.6 | $4.2M | +3.1% | #934 of 1,889 |
| 5Western Connecticut Planning Region, CT | 49 | 312 | 13.3 | $4M | +3.5% | #967 of 1,889 |
| 6South Central Connecticut Planning Region, CT | 46 | 254 | 11.0 | $3.9M | +2.5% | #1,081 of 1,889 |
| 7Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region, CT | 43 | 102 | 13.8 | $3.4M | +2.3% | #1,197 of 1,889 |
| 8Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region, CT | 42 | 49 | 12.4 | $3.4M | +3.0% | #1,223 of 1,889 |
| 9Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region, CT | 40 | 148 | 12.8 | $3.3M | +2.0% | #1,307 of 1,889 |
Other business types in the Greater Bridgeport Planning Region
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
- Restaurants and cafes55
- Sit-down restaurants53
- Fast food and sandwich shops60
- Pizza56
- Coffee shops and cafes56
- Bakeries and dessert shops52
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Questions
How many bakeries and dessert shops are in the Greater Bridgeport Planning Region, CT?
The Greater Bridgeport Planning Region has 126 bakeries and dessert shops on map listings as of September 2026. 48 of them (38%) are chain locations. The listings count bakeries, ice cream, donut and dessert shops, candy stores. Official counts show 114 businesses with payroll classed as snack bars and retail bakeries in 2023. That count covers all snack bars and retail bakeries (coffee shops and cafes included), not only bakeries and dessert shops. Another 15 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in the Greater Bridgeport Planning Region, CT spend on food away from home?
About $532.2M a year, or $4,449 per household. That is 9% above the U.S. average (an index of 109, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 126 bakeries and dessert shops on map listings, it comes to $4.2M 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 119,633 households in the Greater Bridgeport Planning Region and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Greater Bridgeport Planning Region, CT compare with the U.S. for bakeries and dessert shops?
The Greater Bridgeport Planning Region has 10.5 bakeries and dessert shops per 10,000 households, 7% above the U.S. rate of 9.8. Spending per shop is $4.2M, 2% above the U.S. figure of $4.1M. At the national ratio of bakeries and dessert shops to household spending, the Greater Bridgeport Planning Region would have about 128, against 126 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,049 households, against one for every 1,369 across the U.S.
How fast is the Greater Bridgeport Planning Region, CT growing?
Population estimates put the Greater Bridgeport Planning Region at 337,697 people in 2025, up 4.1% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 119,633 households. Median household income in the Greater Bridgeport Planning Region is $89,667, 11% above the U.S. median of $80,734.
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. The Greater Bridgeport Planning Region scores 52 for bakeries and dessert shops (upper middle), #857 of 1,889 scored counties.
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