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Bakeries and dessert shops in Bibb County, GA

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 48 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #997 of 1,889 scored counties
#51 of 77 scored counties in Georgia

Listings
46
22 chain locations (48%)
Official establishments
20
All snack bars and retail bakeries
Household spending a year
$194.2M
On food away from home · $3,240 a household
Spending per listing
$4.2M
2% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
7.7
21% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
157,556
+0.3% 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

Households in Bibb County spend about $194.2M a year on food away from home, or $3,240 per household, 20% below the U.S. average. That is about $4.2M of household spending for each shop on map listings, 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 46 bakeries and dessert shops on map listings in Bibb County as of September 2026. Of those, 22 are chain locations, or 48%, against 35% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 7.7, 21% below the U.S. rate of 9.8.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as snack bars and retail bakeries in Bibb County was 20 in 2023. That is one for every 2,996 households, against one for every 1,369 across the U.S. That count covers all snack bars and retail bakeries (coffee shops and cafes included), not only bakeries and dessert shops. Official counts list 14 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $388K have gone to businesses classed as snack bars and retail bakeries in Bibb County.

Population estimates put the population change in Bibb County from 2020 to 2025 at +0.3%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). Bibb County scores 48 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for bakeries and dessert shops, ranking #997 of 1,889 scored counties and #51 of 77 scored counties in Georgia.

How Bibb 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.

Bakeries and dessert shops in Bibb County, GA compared with Georgia and the U.S.
MeasureBibb CountyGeorgiaU.S.
Listings per 10k households7.78.69.8
Spending per listing$4.2M$4.6M$4.1M
Households per official establishment (all snack bars and retail bakeries)2,9961,7231,369
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+46.5%+24.6%
Population growth, 2020–2025+0.3%+5.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on food away from home$3,240$3,917$4,070
Median household income$51,234$77,353$80,734
Groundwork market score4862

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
16 → 20All snack bars and retail bakeries
Employees, 2023
227
Annual payroll, 2023
$4.4M
One-person businesses, 2023
14All snack bars and retail bakeries with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
4622 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
47The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
2
Amount
$388K

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

Population, 2025 estimate
157,556+0.3% since 2020
Households
59,921
Median age
38.2
Homes lived in by their owners
51%
Vehicles per household
1.7
Land area
249 sq. mi.
People per square mile
628
Median household income
$51,234+24.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$78,238
Median home value
$174,500
Jobs located here
79,869
Daytime population
177,412Residents 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 counties in Georgia for bakeries and dessert shops, numbered among those based in Georgia, with Bibb County marked.

Top counties in Georgia

Counties in Georgia ranked for bakeries and dessert shops by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Paulding County, GA94244.0$10.8M+12.7%#2 of 1,889
2Harris County, GA9353.8$11.4M+6.8%#7 of 1,889
3Monroe County, GA9065.7$7.1M+14.1%#15 of 1,889
4Effingham County, GA89124.9$8.3M+14.1%#21 of 1,889
5Walton County, GA85226.2$6.4M+16.0%#51 of 1,889
6Bryan County, GA8495.4$8.3M+15.6%#55 of 1,889
7Newton County, GA83266.3$5.9M+11.2%#64 of 1,889
8Jackson County, GA80238.1$5.1M+29.3%#93 of 1,889
9Haralson County, GA7965.1$7.2M+10.0%#99 of 1,889
10Barrow County, GA77216.8$5.6M+18.7%#132 of 1,889
51Bibb County, GA48467.7$4.2M+0.3%#997 of 1,889

Other business types in Bibb County

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

Questions

How many bakeries and dessert shops are in Bibb County, GA?

As of September 2026, map listings count 46 bakeries and dessert shops in Bibb County. 22 of them (48%) are chain locations. The listings count bakeries, ice cream, donut and dessert shops, candy stores. Official counts show 20 businesses with payroll classed as snack bars and retail bakeries in 2023. The official count takes in all snack bars and retail bakeries, not only bakeries and dessert shops: coffee shops and cafes are counted too. Official counts also show 14 one-person businesses without payroll.

How much do households in Bibb County, GA spend on food away from home?

About $194.2M a year, or $3,240 per household. That is 20% below the U.S. average (an index of 80, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 46 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 59,921 households in Bibb County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Bibb County has 7.7 bakeries and dessert shops per 10,000 households, 21% below the U.S. rate of 9.8. Spending per shop is $4.2M, 2% above the U.S. figure of $4.1M. At the U.S. ratio of bakeries and dessert shops to household spending, Bibb County would have about 47, against 46 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,996 households, against one for every 1,369 across the U.S.

How fast is Bibb County, GA growing?

Population estimates put Bibb County at 157,556 people in 2025, up 0.3% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 59,921 households. The median household income in Bibb County is $51,234 a year, 37% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 24.0% 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. Bibb County scores 48 for bakeries and dessert shops (lower middle), #997 of 1,889 scored counties.

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