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Bakeries and dessert shops in Bulloch County, GA

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 53 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #819 of 1,889 scored counties
#46 of 77 scored counties in Georgia

Listings
23
9 chain locations (39%)
Official establishments
18
All snack bars and retail bakeries
Household spending a year
$102.5M
On food away from home · $3,321 a household
Spending per listing
$4.5M
8% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
7.5
23% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
86,949
+8.8% 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 23 bakeries and dessert shops in Bulloch County. Chain locations make up 39% of them, against 35% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 7.5, 23% below the U.S. rate of 9.8.

Households in Bulloch County spend about $102.5M a year on food away from home, or $3,321 per household, 18% below the U.S. average. Spread across 23 bakeries and dessert shops, that is $4.5M per shop, 8% 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.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as snack bars and retail bakeries in Bulloch County was 18 in 2023. That is one for every 1,714 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. Official counts list 3 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $590K have gone to businesses classed as snack bars and retail bakeries in Bulloch County.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Bulloch County grew 8.8%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For bakeries and dessert shops, Bulloch County has a Groundwork market score of 53 (upper middle): #819 of 1,889 scored counties and #46 of 77 scored counties in Georgia.

How Bulloch 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 Bulloch County, GA compared with Georgia and the U.S.
MeasureBulloch CountyGeorgiaU.S.
Listings per 10k households7.58.69.8
Spending per listing$4.5M$4.6M$4.1M
Households per official establishment (all snack bars and retail bakeries)1,7141,7231,369
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+46.5%+24.6%
Population growth, 2020–2025+8.8%+5.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on food away from home$3,321$3,917$4,070
Median household income$58,810$77,353$80,734
Groundwork market score5362

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
11 → 18All snack bars and retail bakeries
Employees, 2023
287
Annual payroll, 2023
$4.1M
One-person businesses, 2023
3All snack bars and retail bakeries with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
239 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
25The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
2
Amount
$590K

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

Population, 2025 estimate
86,949+8.8% since 2020
Households
30,856
Median age
34.5
Homes lived in by their owners
53%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
676 sq. mi.
People per square mile
122
Median household income
$58,810+29.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$81,460
Median home value
$222,500
Jobs located here
27,528
Daytime population
78,673Residents 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 Bulloch 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
46Bulloch County, GA53237.5$4.5M+8.8%#819 of 1,889

Other business types in Bulloch County

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

Questions

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

Bulloch County has 23 bakeries and dessert shops on map listings as of September 2026. 9 of them (39%) are chain locations. The listings count bakeries, ice cream, donut and dessert shops, candy stores. Official counts show 18 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 3 one-person businesses without payroll.

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

About $102.5M a year, or $3,321 per household. That is 18% below the U.S. average (an index of 82, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 23 bakeries and dessert shops on map listings, it comes to $4.5M 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 30,856 households in Bulloch County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Bulloch County has 7.5 bakeries and dessert shops per 10,000 households, 23% below the U.S. rate of 9.8. Spending per shop is $4.5M, 8% above the U.S. figure of $4.1M. At the national ratio of bakeries and dessert shops to household spending, Bulloch County would have about 25, against 23 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,714 households, against one for every 1,369 across the U.S.

How fast is Bulloch County, GA growing?

Population estimates put Bulloch County at 86,949 people in 2025, up 8.8% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 30,856 households. Median household income in Bulloch County is $58,810, 27% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 29.1%, 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. Bulloch County scores 53 for bakeries and dessert shops (upper middle), #819 of 1,889 scored counties.

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