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Bakeries and dessert shops in Hall County, GA

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 65 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #400 of 1,889 scored counties
#32 of 77 scored counties in Georgia

Listings
64
20 chain locations (31%)
Official establishments
46
All snack bars and retail bakeries · +76.9% since 2019
Household spending a year
$293.3M
On food away from home · $3,987 a household
Spending per listing
$4.6M
11% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
8.7
11% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
226,568
+11.4% 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

At $3,987 per household (2% below the U.S. average), households in Hall County spend about $293.3M a year on food away from home. That works out to $4.6M per shop, 11% above the U.S. figure of $4.1M. The spending figure covers all food away from home, not only bakeries and dessert shops.

Hall County has 64 bakeries and dessert shops on map listings as of September 2026. Of those, 20 are chain locations, or 31%, against 35% across the U.S. That comes to 8.7 for every 10,000 households, 11% below the U.S. rate of 9.8.

In 2023, official counts showed 46 businesses with payroll in Hall County classed as snack bars and retail bakeries, up 76.9% from 2019. That is one for every 1,599 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 22 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 6 SBA-backed loans worth $2.5M have gone to businesses classed as snack bars and retail bakeries in Hall County.

Population estimates put the population change in Hall County from 2020 to 2025 at +11.4%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for bakeries and dessert shops in Hall County is 65 (upper middle), #400 of 1,889 scored counties and #32 of 77 scored counties in Georgia. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.

How Hall 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 Hall County, GA compared with Georgia and the U.S.
MeasureHall CountyGeorgiaU.S.
Listings per 10k households8.78.69.8
Spending per listing$4.6M$4.6M$4.1M
Households per official establishment (all snack bars and retail bakeries)1,5991,7231,369
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+76.9%+46.5%+24.6%
Population growth, 2020–2025+11.4%+5.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on food away from home$3,987$3,917$4,070
Median household income$80,901$77,353$80,734
Groundwork market score6562

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
26 → 46All snack bars and retail bakeries · +76.9% over the period
Employees, 2023
529
Annual payroll, 2023
$11.4M
One-person businesses, 2023
22All snack bars and retail bakeries with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
6420 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
71The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
6
Amount
$2.5M

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

Population, 2025 estimate
226,568+11.4% since 2020
Households
73,551
Median age
39.2
Homes lived in by their owners
69%
Vehicles per household
2.1
Land area
393 sq. mi.
People per square mile
542
Median household income
$80,901+28.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$108,166
Median home value
$350,400
Jobs located here
102,286
Daytime population
216,900Residents 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 Hall 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
32Hall County, GA65648.7$4.6M+11.4%#400 of 1,889

Other business types in Hall County

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

Questions

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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 64 bakeries and dessert shops in Hall County. 20 of them (31%) are chain locations. The listings count bakeries, ice cream, donut and dessert shops, candy stores. Official counts show 46 businesses with payroll classed as snack bars and retail bakeries in 2023, up 76.9% from 2019. 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 22 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.

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

About $293.3M a year, or $3,987 per household. That is 2% below the U.S. average (an index of 98, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 64 bakeries and dessert shops on map listings, it comes to $4.6M 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 73,551 households in Hall County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Hall County has 8.7 bakeries and dessert shops per 10,000 households, 11% below the U.S. rate of 9.8. Spending per shop is $4.6M, 11% above the U.S. figure of $4.1M. At the U.S. ratio of bakeries and dessert shops to household spending, Hall County would have about 71, against 64 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,599 households, against one for every 1,369 across the U.S. The official count rose 76.9% from 2019 to 2023, against +24.6% for the U.S.

How fast is Hall County, GA growing?

Population estimates put Hall County at 226,568 people in 2025, up 11.4% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 73,551 households. The median household income in Hall County is $80,901 a year, in line with the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 28.5% 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. Hall County scores 65 for bakeries and dessert shops (upper middle), #400 of 1,889 scored counties.

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