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Bakeries and dessert shops in Gadsden County, FL
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for bakeries and dessert shops in Gadsden County, FL, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 37 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,392 of 1,889 scored counties
#48 of 53 scored counties in Florida
- Listings
- 12
- 3 chain locations (25%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $50.5M
- On food away from home · $2,994 a household
- Spending per listing
- $4.2M
- 2% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 7.1
- 28% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 44,298
- +2.0% since 2020
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What this means
At $2,994 per household (26% below the U.S. average), households in Gadsden County spend about $50.5M a year on food away from home. Spread across 12 bakeries and dessert shops, that is $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 12 bakeries and dessert shops on map listings in Gadsden County as of September 2026. Of those, 3 are chain locations, or 25%, against 35% across the U.S. That comes to 7.1 for every 10,000 households, 28% below the U.S. rate of 9.8.
Official counts don’t publish a figure for snack bars and retail bakeries in Gadsden County, since they leave out counts under 3. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $25K has gone to businesses classed as snack bars and retail bakeries in Gadsden County.
Population estimates put the population change in Gadsden County from 2020 to 2025 at +2.0%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for bakeries and dessert shops in Gadsden County is 37 (lower middle), #1,392 of 1,889 scored counties and #48 of 53 scored counties in Florida.
How Gadsden 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.
| Measure | Gadsden County | Florida | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 7.1 | 9.9 | 9.8 |
| Spending per listing | $4.2M | $3.9M | $4.1M |
| Households per official establishment (all snack bars and retail bakeries) | n/a | 1,743 | 1,369 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +34.5% | +24.6% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.0% | +8.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on food away from home | $2,994 | $3,841 | $4,070 |
| Median household income | $48,801 | $74,568 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 37 | 55 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- n/aAll snack bars and retail bakeries
- Employees, 2023
- n/a
- Annual payroll, 2023
- n/a
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 0All snack bars and retail bakeries with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 123 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
- $25K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as snack bars and retail bakeries in Gadsden 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 Gadsden County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 44,298+2.0% since 2020
- Households
- 16,872
- Median age
- 43.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 71%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 516 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 85
- Median household income
- $48,801+17.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $63,879
- Median home value
- $174,900
- Jobs located here
- 16,761
- Daytime population
- 43,252Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Florida
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Sumter County, FL | 91 | 24 | 3.4 | $11M | +21.1% | #11 of 1,889 |
| 2Wakulla County, FL | 87 | 6 | 4.7 | $8.1M | +12.3% | #30 of 1,889 |
| 3Flagler County, FL | 85 | 29 | 5.5 | $7M | +21.0% | #49 of 1,889 |
| 4Santa Rosa County, FL | 85 | 50 | 6.9 | $6.1M | +11.7% | #53 of 1,889 |
| 5Nassau County, FL | 81 | 32 | 8.1 | $5.1M | +17.4% | #81 of 1,889 |
| 6Suwannee County, FL | 77 | 5 | 3.1 | $10.3M | +10.6% | #122 of 1,889 |
| 7Lake County, FL | 77 | 109 | 6.6 | $5.6M | +18.1% | #131 of 1,889 |
| 8Citrus County, FL | 76 | 38 | 5.3 | $6.1M | +11.1% | #145 of 1,889 |
| 9Clay County, FL | 76 | 60 | 7.2 | $5.6M | +9.4% | #148 of 1,889 |
| 10Charlotte County, FL | 76 | 59 | 6.5 | $5.5M | +15.5% | #149 of 1,889 |
| 48Gadsden County, FL | 37 | 12 | 7.1 | $4.2M | +2.0% | #1,392 of 1,889 |
Other business types in Gadsden County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
- Restaurants and cafes58
- Sit-down restaurants53
- Fast food and sandwich shops54
- Pizza68
- Coffee shops and cafes57
- Bakeries and dessert shops37
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Questions
How many bakeries and dessert shops are in Gadsden County, FL?
As of September 2026, map listings count 12 bakeries and dessert shops in Gadsden County. 3 of them (25%) are chain locations. The listings count bakeries, ice cream, donut and dessert shops, candy stores. No official count is published for snack bars and retail bakeries in Gadsden County: counts under 3 are left out.
How much do households in Gadsden County, FL spend on food away from home?
About $50.5M a year, or $2,994 per household. That is 26% below the U.S. average (an index of 74, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 12 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 16,872 households in Gadsden County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Gadsden County, FL compare with the U.S. for bakeries and dessert shops?
Gadsden County has 7.1 bakeries and dessert shops per 10,000 households, 28% below the U.S. rate of 9.8. Spending per shop is $4.2M, 2% above the U.S. figure of $4.1M. The count on map listings matches the U.S. ratio of bakeries and dessert shops to household spending.
How fast is Gadsden County, FL growing?
Population estimates put Gadsden County at 44,298 people in 2025, up 2.0% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 16,872 households. The median household income in Gadsden County is $48,801 a year, 40% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 17.9% 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. Gadsden County scores 37 for bakeries and dessert shops (lower middle), #1,392 of 1,889 scored counties.
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