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Bakeries and dessert shops in Coffee County, GA

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 49 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #952 of 1,889 scored counties
#50 of 77 scored counties in Georgia

Listings
10
2 chain locations (20%)
Official establishments
8
All snack bars and retail bakeries
Household spending a year
$47M
On food away from home · $3,065 a household
Spending per listing
$4.7M
14% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
6.5
34% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
44,407
+3.2% since 2020

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What this means

Households in Coffee County spend about $47M a year on food away from home, or $3,065 per household, 25% below the U.S. average. That is about $4.7M of household spending for each shop on map listings, 14% 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 10 bakeries and dessert shops on map listings in Coffee County as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 20% of them, against 35% across the U.S. That is 6.5 per 10,000 households, 34% below the U.S. rate of 9.8.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as snack bars and retail bakeries in Coffee County was 8 in 2023. That is one for every 1,919 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 4 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $830K has gone to businesses classed as snack bars and retail bakeries in Coffee County.

Population estimates put the population change in Coffee County from 2020 to 2025 at +3.2%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for bakeries and dessert shops in Coffee County is 49 (lower middle), #952 of 1,889 scored counties and #50 of 77 scored counties in Georgia.

How Coffee 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 Coffee County, GA compared with Georgia and the U.S.
MeasureCoffee CountyGeorgiaU.S.
Listings per 10k households6.58.69.8
Spending per listing$4.7M$4.6M$4.1M
Households per official establishment (all snack bars and retail bakeries)1,9191,7231,369
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+46.5%+24.6%
Population growth, 2020–2025+3.2%+5.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on food away from home$3,065$3,917$4,070
Median household income$50,683$77,353$80,734
Groundwork market score4962

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
8All snack bars and retail bakeries
Employees, 2023
73
Annual payroll, 2023
$1.2M
One-person businesses, 2023
4All snack bars and retail bakeries with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
102 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
11The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
1
Amount
$830K

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

Population, 2025 estimate
44,407+3.2% since 2020
Households
15,349
Median age
36.6
Homes lived in by their owners
65%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
592 sq. mi.
People per square mile
73
Median household income
$50,683+24.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$65,467
Median home value
$128,900
Jobs located here
17,728
Daytime population
44,806Residents 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 Coffee 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
50Coffee County, GA49106.5$4.7M+3.2%#952 of 1,889

Other business types in Coffee County

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

Questions

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

As of September 2026, map listings count 10 bakeries and dessert shops in Coffee County. 2 of them (20%) are chain locations. The listings count bakeries, ice cream, donut and dessert shops, candy stores. Official counts show 8 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 4 one-person businesses without payroll.

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

About $47M a year, or $3,065 per household. That is 25% below the U.S. average (an index of 75, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 10 bakeries and dessert shops on map listings, it comes to $4.7M 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 15,349 households in Coffee County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Coffee County has 6.5 bakeries and dessert shops per 10,000 households, 34% below the U.S. rate of 9.8. Spending per shop is $4.7M, 14% above the U.S. figure of $4.1M. At the U.S. ratio of bakeries and dessert shops to household spending, Coffee County would have about 11, against 10 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,919 households, against one for every 1,369 across the U.S.

How fast is Coffee County, GA growing?

Population estimates put Coffee County at 44,407 people in 2025, up 3.2% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 15,349 households. The median household income in Coffee County is $50,683 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. Coffee County scores 49 for bakeries and dessert shops (lower middle), #952 of 1,889 scored counties.

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