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Bakeries and dessert shops in Duval County, FL

How Duval County, FL 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 57 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #662 of 1,889 scored counties
#33 of 53 scored counties in Florida

Listings
362
166 chain locations (46%)
Official establishments
240
All snack bars and retail bakeries · +36.4% since 2019
Household spending a year
$1.5B
On food away from home · $3,702 a household
Spending per listing
$4.2M
2% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
8.7
11% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
1,062,963
+6.5% 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

At $3,702 per household (9% below the U.S. average), households in Duval County spend about $1.5B a year on food away from home. That works out to $4.2M per shop, 2% above the U.S. figure of $4.1M. The spending figure covers all food away from home, not only bakeries and dessert shops.

There are 362 bakeries and dessert shops on map listings in Duval County as of September 2026. Of those, 166 are chain locations, or 46%, against 35% across the U.S. That is 8.7 per 10,000 households, 11% below the U.S. rate of 9.8.

In 2023, official counts showed 240 businesses with payroll in Duval County classed as snack bars and retail bakeries, up 36.4% from 2019. That is one for every 1,730 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. Official counts list 63 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 11 SBA-backed loans worth $7.1M have gone to businesses classed as snack bars and retail bakeries in Duval County.

Population estimates put the population change in Duval County from 2020 to 2025 at +6.5%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for bakeries and dessert shops in Duval County is 57 (upper middle), #662 of 1,889 scored counties and #33 of 53 scored counties in Florida.

How Duval County compares

The same measures for Florida 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 Duval County, FL compared with Florida and the U.S.
MeasureDuval CountyFloridaU.S.
Listings per 10k households8.79.99.8
Spending per listing$4.2M$3.9M$4.1M
Households per official establishment (all snack bars and retail bakeries)1,7301,7431,369
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+36.4%+34.5%+24.6%
Population growth, 2020–2025+6.5%+8.7%+3.1%
Spending per household on food away from home$3,702$3,841$4,070
Median household income$71,277$74,568$80,734
Groundwork market score5755

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
176 → 240All snack bars and retail bakeries · +36.4% over the period
Employees, 2023
2,754
Annual payroll, 2023
$51.1M
One-person businesses, 2023
63All snack bars and retail bakeries with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
362166 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
371The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
11
Amount
$7.1M

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as snack bars and retail bakeries in Duval 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 Duval County

Population, 2025 estimate
1,062,963+6.5% since 2020
Households
415,128
Median age
38.3
Homes lived in by their owners
58%
Vehicles per household
1.6
Land area
763 sq. mi.
People per square mile
1,341
Median household income
$71,277+27.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$97,654
Median home value
$303,500
Jobs located here
590,497
Daytime population
1,135,453Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Bakeries and dessert shops across Florida

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The highest-scoring counties in Florida for bakeries and dessert shops, numbered among those based in Florida, with Duval County marked.

Top counties in Florida

Counties in Florida ranked for bakeries and dessert shops by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Sumter County, FL91243.4$11M+21.1%#11 of 1,889
2Wakulla County, FL8764.7$8.1M+12.3%#30 of 1,889
3Flagler County, FL85295.5$7M+21.0%#49 of 1,889
4Santa Rosa County, FL85506.9$6.1M+11.7%#53 of 1,889
5Nassau County, FL81328.1$5.1M+17.4%#81 of 1,889
6Suwannee County, FL7753.1$10.3M+10.6%#122 of 1,889
7Lake County, FL771096.6$5.6M+18.1%#131 of 1,889
8Citrus County, FL76385.3$6.1M+11.1%#145 of 1,889
9Clay County, FL76607.2$5.6M+9.4%#148 of 1,889
10Charlotte County, FL76596.5$5.5M+15.5%#149 of 1,889
33Duval County, FL573628.7$4.2M+6.5%#662 of 1,889

Other business types in Duval County

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

Questions

How many bakeries and dessert shops are in Duval County, FL?

As of September 2026, map listings count 362 bakeries and dessert shops in Duval County. 166 of them (46%) are chain locations. The listings count bakeries, ice cream, donut and dessert shops, candy stores. Official counts show 240 businesses with payroll classed as snack bars and retail bakeries in 2023, up 36.4% 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 63 one-person businesses without payroll.

How much do households in Duval County, FL spend on food away from home?

About $1.5B a year, or $3,702 per household. That is 9% below the U.S. average (an index of 91, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 362 bakeries and dessert shops on map listings, it comes to $4.2M 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 415,128 households in Duval County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Duval County has 8.7 bakeries and dessert shops per 10,000 households, 11% below the U.S. rate of 9.8. Spending per shop is $4.2M, 2% above the U.S. figure of $4.1M. At the U.S. ratio of bakeries and dessert shops to household spending, Duval County would have about 371, against 362 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,730 households, against one for every 1,369 across the U.S. The official count rose 36.4% from 2019 to 2023, against +24.6% for the U.S.

How fast is Duval County, FL growing?

Population estimates put Duval County at 1,062,963 people in 2025, up 6.5% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 415,128 households. The median household income in Duval County is $71,277 a year, 12% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 27.7% 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. Duval County scores 57 for bakeries and dessert shops (upper middle), #662 of 1,889 scored counties.

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