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Bakeries and dessert shops in Nassau County, FL

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 81 out of 100: High

Ranked #81 of 1,889 scored counties
#5 of 53 scored counties in Florida

Listings
32
16 chain locations (50%)
Official establishments
14
All snack bars and retail bakeries
Household spending a year
$164.1M
On food away from home · $4,176 a household
Spending per listing
$5.1M
24% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
8.1
17% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
106,879
+17.4% since 2020

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What this means

For bakeries and dessert shops, Nassau County has a Groundwork market score of 81 (high): #81 of 1,889 scored counties and #5 of 53 scored counties in Florida. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for bakeries and dessert shops.

Map listings as of September 2026 show 32 bakeries and dessert shops in Nassau County. Chain locations make up 50% of them, against 35% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 8.1, 17% below the U.S. rate of 9.8.

At $4,176 per household (3% above the U.S. average), households in Nassau County spend about $164.1M a year on food away from home. That works out to $5.1M per shop, 24% 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 14 businesses with payroll classed as snack bars and retail bakeries in Nassau County in 2023. That is one for every 2,808 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. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $630K has gone to businesses classed as snack bars and retail bakeries in Nassau County. Population estimates put the population change in Nassau County from 2020 to 2025 at +17.4%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).

How Nassau 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 Nassau County, FL compared with Florida and the U.S.
MeasureNassau CountyFloridaU.S.
Listings per 10k households8.19.99.8
Spending per listing$5.1M$3.9M$4.1M
Households per official establishment (all snack bars and retail bakeries)2,8081,7431,369
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+34.5%+24.6%
Population growth, 2020–2025+17.4%+8.7%+3.1%
Spending per household on food away from home$4,176$3,841$4,070
Median household income$89,804$74,568$80,734
Groundwork market score8155

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
14 → 14All snack bars and retail bakeries
Employees, 2023
266
Annual payroll, 2023
$3.9M
One-person businesses, 2023
6All snack bars and retail bakeries with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
3216 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
40The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
1
Amount
$630K

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

Population, 2025 estimate
106,879+17.4% since 2020
Households
39,307
Median age
46.0
Homes lived in by their owners
83%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
649 sq. mi.
People per square mile
151
Median household income
$89,804+28.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$116,081
Median home value
$382,800
Jobs located here
26,220
Daytime population
80,329Residents 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 Nassau 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

Other business types in Nassau County

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

Questions

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

There are 32 bakeries and dessert shops on map listings in Nassau County as of September 2026. 16 of them (50%) are chain locations. The listings count bakeries, ice cream, donut and dessert shops, candy stores. Official counts show 14 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. Official counts also show 6 one-person businesses without payroll.

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

About $164.1M a year, or $4,176 per household. That is 3% above the U.S. average (an index of 103, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 32 bakeries and dessert shops on map listings, it comes to $5.1M 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 39,307 households in Nassau County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Nassau County has 8.1 bakeries and dessert shops per 10,000 households, 17% below the U.S. rate of 9.8. Spending per shop is $5.1M, 24% above the U.S. figure of $4.1M. At the national ratio of bakeries and dessert shops to household spending, Nassau County would have about 40, against 32 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,808 households, against one for every 1,369 across the U.S.

How fast is Nassau County, FL growing?

Population estimates put Nassau County at 106,879 people in 2025, up 17.4% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 39,307 households. Median household income in Nassau County is $89,804, 11% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 28.4%, 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. Nassau County scores 81 for bakeries and dessert shops (high), #81 of 1,889 scored counties.

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