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Bakeries and dessert shops in Peach County, GA

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 59 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #595 of 1,889 scored counties
#38 of 77 scored counties in Georgia

Listings
11
4 chain locations (36%)
Official establishments
3
All snack bars and retail bakeries
Household spending a year
$38.6M
On food away from home · $3,640 a household
Spending per listing
$3.5M
15% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
10.4
6% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
29,877
+6.5% 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

Households in Peach County spend about $38.6M a year on food away from home, or $3,640 per household, 11% below the U.S. average. That works out to $3.5M per shop, 15% below the U.S. figure of $4.1M. The spending figure covers all food away from home, not only bakeries and dessert shops.

Peach County has 11 bakeries and dessert shops on map listings as of September 2026. Of those, 4 are chain locations, or 36%, against 35% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 10.4, 6% above the U.S. rate of 9.8.

In 2023, official counts showed 3 businesses with payroll in Peach County classed as snack bars and retail bakeries. That is one for every 3,533 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.

Population estimates put the population change in Peach County from 2020 to 2025 at +6.5%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). Peach County scores 59 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for bakeries and dessert shops, ranking #595 of 1,889 scored counties and #38 of 77 scored counties in Georgia.

How Peach 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 Peach County, GA compared with Georgia and the U.S.
MeasurePeach CountyGeorgiaU.S.
Listings per 10k households10.48.69.8
Spending per listing$3.5M$4.6M$4.1M
Households per official establishment (all snack bars and retail bakeries)3,5331,7231,369
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+46.5%+24.6%
Population growth, 2020–2025+6.5%+5.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on food away from home$3,640$3,917$4,070
Median household income$71,293$77,353$80,734
Groundwork market score5962

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
3All snack bars and retail bakeries
Employees, 2023
34
Annual payroll, 2023
$117K
One-person businesses, 2023
0All snack bars and retail bakeries with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
114 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
9The 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 Peach 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 Peach County

Population, 2025 estimate
29,877+6.5% since 2020
Households
10,598
Median age
37.8
Homes lived in by their owners
70%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
150 sq. mi.
People per square mile
190
Median household income
$71,293+52.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$90,218
Median home value
$207,800
Jobs located here
10,160
Daytime population
28,057Residents 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 Peach 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
38Peach County, GA591110.4$3.5M+6.5%#595 of 1,889

Other business types in Peach County

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

Questions

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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 11 bakeries and dessert shops in Peach County. 4 of them (36%) are chain locations. The listings count bakeries, ice cream, donut and dessert shops, candy stores. Official counts show 3 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.

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

About $38.6M a year, or $3,640 per household. That is 11% below the U.S. average (an index of 89, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 11 bakeries and dessert shops on map listings, it comes to $3.5M 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 10,598 households in Peach County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Peach 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 $3.5M, 15% below the U.S. figure of $4.1M. At the U.S. ratio of bakeries and dessert shops to household spending, Peach County would have about 9, against 11 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,533 households, against one for every 1,369 across the U.S.

How fast is Peach County, GA growing?

Population estimates put Peach County at 29,877 people in 2025, up 6.5% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 10,598 households. The median household income in Peach County is $71,293 a year, 12% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 52.9% 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. Peach County scores 59 for bakeries and dessert shops (upper middle), #595 of 1,889 scored counties.

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