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Bakeries and dessert shops in Ben Hill County, GA
How Ben Hill County, GA 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 13 out of 100: Low
Ranked #1,870 of 1,889 scored counties
#77 of 77 scored counties in Georgia
- Listings
- 7
- 2 chain locations (29%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $19.6M
- On food away from home · $2,769 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.8M
- 32% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 9.9
- In line with the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 17,099
- −0.4% since 2020
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What this means
For bakeries and dessert shops, Ben Hill County has a Groundwork market score of 13 (low): #1,870 of 1,889 scored counties and #77 of 77 scored counties in Georgia. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
As of September 2026, map listings count 7 bakeries and dessert shops in Ben Hill County. Of those, 2 are chain locations, or 29%, against 35% across the U.S. That comes to 9.9 for every 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 9.8.
Household spending on food away from home in Ben Hill County comes to about $19.6M a year: $2,769 per household, 32% below the U.S. average. That works out to $2.8M per shop, 32% 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 Ben Hill County: counts under 3 aren’t published. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Ben Hill County declined 0.4%, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How Ben Hill County 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.
| Measure | Ben Hill County | Georgia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 9.9 | 8.6 | 9.8 |
| Spending per listing | $2.8M | $4.6M | $4.1M |
| Households per official establishment (all snack bars and retail bakeries) | n/a | 1,723 | 1,369 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +46.5% | +24.6% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −0.4% | +5.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on food away from home | $2,769 | $3,917 | $4,070 |
| Median household income | $41,758 | $77,353 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 13 | 62 |
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
- 72 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 5The 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 Ben Hill 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 Ben Hill County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 17,099−0.4% since 2020
- Households
- 7,082
- Median age
- 39.6
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 63%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.6
- Land area
- 250 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 68
- Median household income
- $41,758+29.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $56,193
- Median home value
- $112,700
- Jobs located here
- 5,834
- Daytime population
- 16,434Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Georgia market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Georgia for bakeries and dessert shops, numbered among those based in Georgia, with Ben Hill County marked.
Top counties in Georgia
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Paulding County, GA | 94 | 24 | 4.0 | $10.8M | +12.7% | #2 of 1,889 |
| 2Harris County, GA | 93 | 5 | 3.8 | $11.4M | +6.8% | #7 of 1,889 |
| 3Monroe County, GA | 90 | 6 | 5.7 | $7.1M | +14.1% | #15 of 1,889 |
| 4Effingham County, GA | 89 | 12 | 4.9 | $8.3M | +14.1% | #21 of 1,889 |
| 5Walton County, GA | 85 | 22 | 6.2 | $6.4M | +16.0% | #51 of 1,889 |
| 6Bryan County, GA | 84 | 9 | 5.4 | $8.3M | +15.6% | #55 of 1,889 |
| 7Newton County, GA | 83 | 26 | 6.3 | $5.9M | +11.2% | #64 of 1,889 |
| 8Jackson County, GA | 80 | 23 | 8.1 | $5.1M | +29.3% | #93 of 1,889 |
| 9Haralson County, GA | 79 | 6 | 5.1 | $7.2M | +10.0% | #99 of 1,889 |
| 10Barrow County, GA | 77 | 21 | 6.8 | $5.6M | +18.7% | #132 of 1,889 |
| 77Ben Hill County, GA | 13 | 7 | 9.9 | $2.8M | −0.4% | #1,870 of 1,889 |
Other business types in Ben Hill County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
- Restaurants and cafes27
- Sit-down restaurants28
- Fast food and sandwich shops28
- Pizza14
- Coffee shops and cafes
- Bakeries and dessert shops13
Groceries and convenience
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Beauty and personal care
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many bakeries and dessert shops are in Ben Hill County, GA?
Ben Hill County has 7 bakeries and dessert shops on map listings as of September 2026. 2 of them (29%) 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 Ben Hill County: counts under 3 are left out.
How much do households in Ben Hill County, GA spend on food away from home?
About $19.6M a year, or $2,769 per household. That is 32% below the U.S. average (an index of 68, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 7 bakeries and dessert shops on map listings, it comes to $2.8M 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 7,082 households in Ben Hill County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Ben Hill County, GA compare with the U.S. for bakeries and dessert shops?
Ben Hill County has 9.9 bakeries and dessert shops per 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 9.8. Spending per shop is $2.8M, 32% below the U.S. figure of $4.1M. At the national ratio of bakeries and dessert shops to household spending, Ben Hill County would have about 5, against 7 on map listings.
How fast is Ben Hill County, GA growing?
Population estimates put Ben Hill County at 17,099 people in 2025, down 0.4% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 7,082 households. Median household income in Ben Hill County is $41,758, 48% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 29.6%, 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. Ben Hill County scores 13 for bakeries and dessert shops (low), #1,870 of 1,889 scored counties.
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