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Bakeries and dessert shops in Dawson County, GA
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for bakeries and dessert shops in Dawson County, GA, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 54 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #792 of 1,889 scored counties
#45 of 77 scored counties in Georgia
- Listings
- 12
- 10 chain locations (83%)
- Official establishments
- 14
- All snack bars and retail bakeries
- Household spending a year
- $49.4M
- On food away from home · $4,272 a household
- Spending per listing
- $4.1M
- In line with the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 10.4
- 6% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 35,365
- +30.7% since 2020
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What this means
At $4,272 per household (5% above the U.S. average), households in Dawson County spend about $49.4M a year on food away from home. That is about $4.1M of household spending for each shop on map listings, in line with the U.S. figure of $4.1M. The spending figure covers all food away from home, not only bakeries and dessert shops.
Dawson County has 12 bakeries and dessert shops on map listings as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 83% of them, against 35% across the U.S. That comes to 10.4 for every 10,000 households, 6% above the U.S. rate of 9.8.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as snack bars and retail bakeries in Dawson County was 14 in 2023. That is one for every 827 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 also show 4 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $720K has gone to businesses classed as snack bars and retail bakeries in Dawson County.
Population estimates show Dawson County grew 30.7% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for bakeries and dessert shops in Dawson County is 54 (upper middle), #792 of 1,889 scored counties and #45 of 77 scored counties in Georgia.
How Dawson 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 | Dawson County | Georgia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 10.4 | 8.6 | 9.8 |
| Spending per listing | $4.1M | $4.6M | $4.1M |
| Households per official establishment (all snack bars and retail bakeries) | 827 | 1,723 | 1,369 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +46.5% | +24.6% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +30.7% | +5.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on food away from home | $4,272 | $3,917 | $4,070 |
| Median household income | $92,991 | $77,353 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 54 | 62 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 4 → 14All snack bars and retail bakeries
- Employees, 2023
- 240
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $3.3M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 4All snack bars and retail bakeries with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 1210 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 12The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $720K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as snack bars and retail bakeries in Dawson 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 Dawson County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 35,365+30.7% since 2020
- Households
- 11,573
- Median age
- 42.6
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 79%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.3
- Land area
- 211 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 143
- Median household income
- $92,991+40.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $116,762
- Median home value
- $406,700
- Jobs located here
- 9,727
- Daytime population
- 25,801Residents 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 Dawson 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 |
| 45Dawson County, GA | 54 | 12 | 10.4 | $4.1M | +30.7% | #792 of 1,889 |
Other business types in Dawson County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
- Restaurants and cafes44
- Sit-down restaurants46
- Fast food and sandwich shops39
- Pizza57
- Coffee shops and cafes49
- Bakeries and dessert shops54
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 Dawson County, GA?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 12 bakeries and dessert shops in Dawson County. 10 of them (83%) are chain locations. The listings count bakeries, ice cream, donut and dessert shops, candy stores. Official counts show 14 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. Another 4 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Dawson County, GA spend on food away from home?
About $49.4M a year, or $4,272 per household. That is 5% above the U.S. average (an index of 105, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 12 bakeries and dessert shops on map listings, it comes to $4.1M 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 11,573 households in Dawson County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Dawson County, GA compare with the U.S. for bakeries and dessert shops?
Dawson County has 10.4 bakeries and dessert shops per 10,000 households, 6% above the U.S. rate of 9.8. Spending per shop is $4.1M, in line with the U.S. figure of $4.1M. The count on map listings matches the U.S. ratio of bakeries and dessert shops to household spending. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 827 households, against one for every 1,369 across the U.S.
How fast is Dawson County, GA growing?
Population estimates put Dawson County at 35,365 people in 2025, up 30.7% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 11,573 households. The median household income in Dawson County is $92,991 a year, 15% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 40.3% 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. Dawson County scores 54 for bakeries and dessert shops (upper middle), #792 of 1,889 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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