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Bakeries and dessert shops in the Bainbridge, GA area

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for bakeries and dessert shops in the Bainbridge, GA area, set against other small-town markets and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 49 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #270 of 507 scored small-town markets
#14 of 20 scored small-town markets based in Georgia

Listings
8
2 chain locations (25%)
Official establishments
3
All snack bars and retail bakeries
Household spending a year
$33M
On food away from home · $3,104 a household
Spending per listing
$4.1M
In line with the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
7.5
23% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
29,432
0.0% 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 8 bakeries and dessert shops in the Bainbridge area. Of those, 2 are chain locations, or 25%, against 35% across the U.S. That comes to 7.5 for every 10,000 households, 23% below the U.S. rate of 9.8.

Households in the Bainbridge area spend about $33M a year on food away from home, or $3,104 per household, 24% below the U.S. average. That is about $4.1M of household spending for each shop on map listings, in line with 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.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as snack bars and retail bakeries in the Bainbridge area was 3 in 2023. That is one for every 3,540 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.

Population estimates put the population change in the Bainbridge area from 2020 to 2025 at 0.0%, against +3.1% for the U.S. For bakeries and dessert shops, the Bainbridge area has a Groundwork market score of 49 (lower middle): #270 of 507 scored small-town markets and #14 of 20 scored small-town markets based in Georgia.

How the Bainbridge area compares

The same measures for Georgia 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 Bainbridge, GA area compared with Georgia and the U.S.
MeasureBainbridge areaGeorgiaU.S.
Listings per 10k households7.58.69.8
Spending per listing$4.1M$4.6M$4.1M
Households per official establishment (all snack bars and retail bakeries)3,5401,7231,369
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+46.5%+24.6%
Population growth, 2020–20250.0%+5.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on food away from home$3,104$3,917$4,070
Median household income$53,317$77,353$80,734
Groundwork market score4962

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
3All snack bars and retail bakeries
Employees, 2023
32
Annual payroll, 2023
$385K
One-person businesses, 2023
0All snack bars and retail bakeries with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
82 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
8The 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 the Bainbridge area, 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 the Bainbridge area

Population, 2025 estimate
29,4320.0% since 2020
Households
10,621
Median age
38.8
Homes lived in by their owners
62%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
597 sq. mi.
People per square mile
49
Median household income
$53,317+28.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$69,600
Median home value
$158,800
Jobs located here
8,437
Daytime population
26,106Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Bakeries and dessert shops across Georgia

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The highest-scoring small-town markets in Georgia for bakeries and dessert shops, numbered among those based in Georgia, with the Bainbridge area marked.

Top small-town markets in Georgia

Small-town markets in Georgia ranked for bakeries and dessert shops by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Jefferson, GA81238.1$5.1M+29.3%#11 of 507
2Calhoun, GA78125.6$6.3M+6.9%#20 of 507
3LaGrange, GA-AL74194.7$6.9M+3.0%#34 of 507
4Thomaston, GA7254.7$6.8M+2.7%#42 of 507
5Kingsland, GA71167.4$5M+9.5%#55 of 507
6Cedartown, GA6995.7$5.8M+6.0%#65 of 507
7Cornelia, GA60148.4$4.2M+9.3%#149 of 507
8Dublin, GA59156.9$4.7M+2.8%#160 of 507
9Statesboro, GA56257.2$4.6M+8.0%#190 of 507
10Waycross, GA52136.3$4.8M+3.0%#230 of 507
14Bainbridge, GA4987.5$4.1M0.0%#270 of 507

Other business types in the Bainbridge area

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

Questions

How many bakeries and dessert shops are in the Bainbridge, GA area?

The Bainbridge area has 8 bakeries and dessert shops on map listings as of September 2026. 2 of them (25%) are chain locations. The listings count bakeries, ice cream, donut and dessert shops, candy stores. Official counts show 3 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.

How much do households in the Bainbridge, GA area spend on food away from home?

About $33M a year, or $3,104 per household. That is 24% below the U.S. average (an index of 76, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 8 bakeries and dessert shops on map listings, it comes to $4.1M 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 10,621 households in the Bainbridge area and national spending patterns by income.

How does the Bainbridge, GA area compare with the U.S. for bakeries and dessert shops?

The Bainbridge area has 7.5 bakeries and dessert shops per 10,000 households, 23% below the U.S. rate of 9.8. Spending per shop is $4.1M, in line with 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. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,540 households, against one for every 1,369 across the U.S.

How fast is the Bainbridge, GA area growing?

Population estimates put the Bainbridge area at 29,432 people in 2025, unchanged since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 10,621 households. Median household income in the Bainbridge area is $53,317, 34% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 28.5%, 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. A small-town market is a town of 10,000 to 50,000 people and the county or counties tied to it by commuting. 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. The Bainbridge area scores 49 for bakeries and dessert shops (lower middle), #270 of 507 scored small-town markets.

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