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Bakeries and dessert shops in Hamilton County, FL

The bakeries and dessert shops in Hamilton County, FL, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score

Not scored

The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 3.

Listings
3
1 chain location (33%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$12.1M
On food away from home · $2,824 a household
Spending per listing
$4M
3% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
7.0
29% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
14,180
+3.3% 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

As of September 2026, map listings count 3 bakeries and dessert shops in Hamilton County. That comes to 7.0 for every 10,000 households, 29% below the U.S. rate of 9.8.

Household spending on food away from home in Hamilton County comes to about $12.1M a year: $2,824 per household, 31% below the U.S. average. That is about $4M of household spending for each shop on map listings, 3% below 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.

There is no official count of businesses with payroll classed as snack bars and retail bakeries in Hamilton County: counts under 3 aren’t published.

Population estimates show Hamilton County grew 3.3% from 2020 to 2025, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). With 3 bakeries and dessert shops on map listings, Hamilton County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How Hamilton 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 Hamilton County, FL compared with Florida and the U.S.
MeasureHamilton CountyFloridaU.S.
Listings per 10k households7.09.99.8
Spending per listing$4M$3.9M$4.1M
Households per official establishment (all snack bars and retail bakeries)n/a1,7431,369
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+34.5%+24.6%
Population growth, 2020–2025+3.3%+8.7%+3.1%
Spending per household on food away from home$2,824$3,841$4,070
Median household income$50,144$74,568$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored55

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
31 chain location
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
3The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
0
Amount
$0

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

Population, 2025 estimate
14,180+3.3% since 2020
Households
4,281
Median age
40.4
Homes lived in by their owners
80%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
514 sq. mi.
People per square mile
26
Median household income
$50,144+30.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$58,597
Median home value
$111,200
Jobs located here
2,582
Daytime population
11,652Residents 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 Hamilton 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
Hamilton County, FLNot scored37.0$4M+3.3%

Other business types in Hamilton County

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

Questions

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

Hamilton County has 3 bakeries and dessert shops on map listings as of September 2026. The listings count bakeries, ice cream, donut and dessert shops, candy stores. No official count is published for snack bars and retail bakeries in Hamilton County: counts under 3 are left out.

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

About $12.1M a year, or $2,824 per household. That is 31% below the U.S. average (an index of 69, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 3 bakeries and dessert shops on map listings, it comes to $4M 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 4,281 households in Hamilton County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Hamilton County has 7.0 bakeries and dessert shops per 10,000 households, 29% below the U.S. rate of 9.8. Spending per shop is $4M, 3% below 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 Hamilton County, FL growing?

Population estimates put Hamilton County at 14,180 people in 2025, up 3.3% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 4,281 households. Median household income in Hamilton County is $50,144, 38% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 30.0%, 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. Hamilton County has no market score for bakeries and dessert shops: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 3.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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How the score works · Top markets for bakeries and dessert shops · All 56 business types in Hamilton County

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