Market rankings · Delaware
Bakeries and dessert shops in Delaware
Every metro area, small-town market and county in Delaware, ranked by the Groundwork market score for bakeries and dessert shops, with competitor counts and household spending for each.
- Listings
- 439
- 200 chain locations (46%)
- Official establishments
- 256
- All snack bars and retail bakeries · +10.8% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $1.6B
- On food away from home
- Listings per 10k households
- 10.9
- 11% above the U.S.
- Spending per listing
- $3.7M
- 10% below the U.S.
- Rank among states
- #25 of 51
- Market score 51 · Upper middle
A site report maps the bakeries and dessert shops on map listings around any address in Delaware by name and distance, and the spending within reach.
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What this means
Delaware has 439 bakeries and dessert shops on map listings as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 46% of them, against 35% across the U.S. That is 10.9 per 10,000 households, 11% above the U.S. rate of 9.8.
Household spending on food away from home in Delaware comes to about $1.6B a year: $4,092 per household, in line with the U.S. average. Spread across 439 bakeries and dessert shops, that is $3.7M per shop, 10% below the U.S. figure of $4.1M. The spending figure covers all food away from home, not only bakeries and dessert shops.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as snack bars and retail bakeries in Delaware was 256 in 2023, up 10.8% from 2019. That is one for every 1,570 households, against one for every 1,369 across the U.S. Across the U.S., the count rose 24.6% over the same years. That count covers all snack bars and retail bakeries (coffee shops and cafes included), not only bakeries and dessert shops. Since fiscal 2022, 18 SBA-backed loans worth $3.8M have gone to businesses classed as snack bars and retail bakeries in Delaware.
Among the 50 states and DC, Delaware ranks #25 for bakeries and dessert shops, with a Groundwork market score of 51 (upper middle). Of the 2 scored metro areas in or partly in Delaware, the Dover metro area scores highest (63). The one scored small-town market in or partly in Delaware, the Seaford area, scores 47.
Every market in Delaware for bakeries and dessert shops
Download the ranking (CSV)Numbered by Groundwork market score among the markets based in Delaware, highest first; the U.S. rank compares each market with every other of its kind. A metro area that crosses a state line is listed in each state it reaches, and numbered only in the state its page is under. How the score works.
Metro areas
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Dover, DE | 63 | 63 | 8.8 | $4.2M | +6.8% | #92 of 387 |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | 45 | 2,711 | 11.0 | $4M | +1.4% | #247 of 387 |
Small-town markets
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Seaford, DE | 47 | 159 | 14.9 | $2.7M | +16.1% | #291 of 507 |
Counties
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Kent County, DE | 64 | 63 | 8.8 | $4.2M | +6.8% | #432 of 1,889 |
| 2New Castle County, DE | 58 | 217 | 9.7 | $4.4M | +3.0% | #624 of 1,889 |
| 3Sussex County, DE | 45 | 159 | 14.9 | $2.7M | +16.1% | #1,133 of 1,889 |
Questions
How many bakeries and dessert shops are in Delaware?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 439 bakeries and dessert shops in Delaware. 200 of them (46%) are chain locations. The listings count bakeries, ice cream, donut and dessert shops, candy stores. Official counts show 256 businesses with payroll classed as snack bars and retail bakeries in 2023, up 10.8% from 2019. 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 46 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Delaware spend on food away from home?
About $1.6B a year, or $4,092 per household. That is in line with the U.S. average (an index of 101, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 439 bakeries and dessert shops on map listings, it comes to $3.7M 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 402,038 households in Delaware and national spending patterns by income.
How does Delaware compare with the U.S. for bakeries and dessert shops?
Delaware has 10.9 bakeries and dessert shops per 10,000 households, 11% above the U.S. rate of 9.8. Spending per shop is $3.7M, 10% below the U.S. figure of $4.1M. At the U.S. ratio of bakeries and dessert shops to household spending, Delaware would have about 397, against 439 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,570 households, against one for every 1,369 across the U.S. The official count rose 10.8% from 2019 to 2023, against +24.6% for the U.S.
Which market in Delaware has the highest market score for bakeries and dessert shops?
Among 2 scored metro areas in or partly in Delaware, the Dover metro area scores highest, at 63 (upper middle). The one scored small-town market in or partly in Delaware is the Seaford area, at 47 (lower middle). Among 3 scored counties in Delaware, Kent County scores highest, at 64 (upper middle). Scores compare each market with others of its kind across the U.S.
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. Delaware scores 51 for bakeries and dessert shops (upper middle), #25 of the 50 states and DC.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
Run a Groundwork site report on an address in Delaware. It maps the bakeries and dessert shops on map listings near the site and sizes the households and spending within the distance you choose. New accounts get 10 actions over 3 days, no card.
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