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Bakeries and dessert shops in Lumpkin County, GA

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 74 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #191 of 1,889 scored counties
#20 of 77 scored counties in Georgia

Listings
8
2 chain locations (25%)
Official establishments
5
All snack bars and retail bakeries
Household spending a year
$44.4M
On food away from home · $3,809 a household
Spending per listing
$5.6M
34% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
6.9
30% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
36,178
+7.5% 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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 8 bakeries and dessert shops in Lumpkin County. Of those, 2 are chain locations, or 25%, against 35% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 6.9, 30% below the U.S. rate of 9.8.

At $3,809 per household (6% below the U.S. average), households in Lumpkin County spend about $44.4M a year on food away from home. Spread across 8 bakeries and dessert shops, that is $5.6M per shop, 34% 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.

In 2023, official counts showed 5 businesses with payroll in Lumpkin County classed as snack bars and retail bakeries. That is one for every 2,334 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.

Population estimates put the population change in Lumpkin County from 2020 to 2025 at +7.5%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For bakeries and dessert shops, Lumpkin County has a Groundwork market score of 74 (upper middle): #191 of 1,889 scored counties and #20 of 77 scored counties in Georgia. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.

How Lumpkin 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 Lumpkin County, GA compared with Georgia and the U.S.
MeasureLumpkin CountyGeorgiaU.S.
Listings per 10k households6.98.69.8
Spending per listing$5.6M$4.6M$4.1M
Households per official establishment (all snack bars and retail bakeries)2,3341,7231,369
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+46.5%+24.6%
Population growth, 2020–2025+7.5%+5.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on food away from home$3,809$3,917$4,070
Median household income$77,448$77,353$80,734
Groundwork market score7462

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
5All snack bars and retail bakeries
Employees, 2023
46
Annual payroll, 2023
$734K
One-person businesses, 2023
0All snack bars and retail bakeries with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
82 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
0
Amount
$0

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

Population, 2025 estimate
36,178+7.5% since 2020
Households
11,669
Median age
39.1
Homes lived in by their owners
76%
Vehicles per household
2.3
Land area
281 sq. mi.
People per square mile
123
Median household income
$77,448+49.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$100,021
Median home value
$307,900
Jobs located here
8,296
Daytime population
29,300Residents 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 Lumpkin 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
20Lumpkin County, GA7486.9$5.6M+7.5%#191 of 1,889

Other business types in Lumpkin County

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

Questions

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

There are 8 bakeries and dessert shops on map listings in Lumpkin County as of September 2026. 2 of them (25%) are chain locations. The listings count bakeries, ice cream, donut and dessert shops, candy stores. Official counts show 5 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.

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

About $44.4M a year, or $3,809 per household. That is 6% below the U.S. average (an index of 94, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 8 bakeries and dessert shops on map listings, it comes to $5.6M 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 11,669 households in Lumpkin County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Lumpkin County has 6.9 bakeries and dessert shops per 10,000 households, 30% below the U.S. rate of 9.8. Spending per shop is $5.6M, 34% above the U.S. figure of $4.1M. At the national ratio of bakeries and dessert shops to household spending, Lumpkin County would have about 11, against 8 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,334 households, against one for every 1,369 across the U.S.

How fast is Lumpkin County, GA growing?

Population estimates put Lumpkin County at 36,178 people in 2025, up 7.5% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 11,669 households. Median household income in Lumpkin County is $77,448, 4% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 49.5%, 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. Lumpkin County scores 74 for bakeries and dessert shops (upper middle), #191 of 1,889 scored counties.

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