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Bakeries and dessert shops in Bryan County, GA

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for bakeries and dessert shops in Bryan County, GA, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 84 out of 100: High

Ranked #55 of 1,889 scored counties
#6 of 77 scored counties in Georgia

Listings
9
1 chain location (11%)
Official establishments
9
All snack bars and retail bakeries
Household spending a year
$74.5M
On food away from home · $4,485 a household
Spending per listing
$8.3M
Twice the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
5.4
45% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
52,062
+15.6% since 2020

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What this means

Bryan County scores 84 (high) on the Groundwork market score for bakeries and dessert shops, ranking #55 of 1,889 scored counties and #6 of 77 scored counties in Georgia. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for bakeries and dessert shops.

At $4,485 per household (10% above the U.S. average), households in Bryan County spend about $74.5M a year on food away from home. Spread across 9 bakeries and dessert shops, that is $8.3M per shop, twice the U.S. figure of $4.1M. The spending figure covers all food away from home, not only bakeries and dessert shops.

There are 9 bakeries and dessert shops on map listings in Bryan County as of September 2026. One of them (11%) is a chain location, against 35% across the U.S. That is 5.4 per 10,000 households, 45% below the U.S. rate of 9.8.

In 2023, official counts showed 9 businesses with payroll in Bryan County classed as snack bars and retail bakeries. That is one for every 1,845 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. Population estimates show Bryan County grew 15.6% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).

How Bryan 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 Bryan County, GA compared with Georgia and the U.S.
MeasureBryan CountyGeorgiaU.S.
Listings per 10k households5.48.69.8
Spending per listing$8.3M$4.6M$4.1M
Households per official establishment (all snack bars and retail bakeries)1,8451,7231,369
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+46.5%+24.6%
Population growth, 2020–2025+15.6%+5.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on food away from home$4,485$3,917$4,070
Median household income$103,408$77,353$80,734
Groundwork market score8462

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
6 → 9All snack bars and retail bakeries
Employees, 2023
95
Annual payroll, 2023
$2M
One-person businesses, 2023
0All snack bars and retail bakeries with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
91 chain location
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
18The 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 Bryan 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 Bryan County

Population, 2025 estimate
52,062+15.6% since 2020
Households
16,603
Median age
36.4
Homes lived in by their owners
78%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
438 sq. mi.
People per square mile
110
Median household income
$103,408+42.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$129,591
Median home value
$343,200
Jobs located here
8,674
Daytime population
38,784Residents 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 Bryan 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

Other business types in Bryan County

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

Questions

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

As of September 2026, map listings count 9 bakeries and dessert shops in Bryan County. One of them (11%) is a chain location. The listings count bakeries, ice cream, donut and dessert shops, candy stores. Official counts show 9 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.

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

About $74.5M a year, or $4,485 per household. That is 10% above the U.S. average (an index of 110, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 9 bakeries and dessert shops on map listings, it comes to $8.3M 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 16,603 households in Bryan County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Bryan County has 5.4 bakeries and dessert shops per 10,000 households, 45% below the U.S. rate of 9.8. Spending per shop is $8.3M, twice the U.S. figure of $4.1M. At the U.S. ratio of bakeries and dessert shops to household spending, Bryan County would have about 18, against 9 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,845 households, against one for every 1,369 across the U.S.

How fast is Bryan County, GA growing?

Population estimates put Bryan County at 52,062 people in 2025, up 15.6% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 16,603 households. The median household income in Bryan County is $103,408 a year, 28% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 42.4% 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. Bryan County scores 84 for bakeries and dessert shops (high), #55 of 1,889 scored counties.

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