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Bakeries and dessert shops in Pierce County, GA

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

Groundwork market score

Not scored

The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 3.

Listings
3
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
4
All snack bars and retail bakeries
Household spending a year
$26.3M
On food away from home · $3,454 a household
Spending per listing
$8.8M
2.1 times the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
3.9
60% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
20,764
+5.1% 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 $3,454 per household (15% below the U.S. average), households in Pierce County spend about $26.3M a year on food away from home. That works out to $8.8M per shop, 2.1 times the U.S. figure of $4.1M. The spending figure covers all food away from home, not only bakeries and dessert shops.

Pierce County has 3 bakeries and dessert shops on map listings as of September 2026. That comes to 3.9 for every 10,000 households, 60% below the U.S. rate of 9.8.

Official counts show 4 businesses with payroll classed as snack bars and retail bakeries in Pierce County in 2023. That is one for every 1,901 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.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Pierce County grew 5.1%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). With 3 bakeries and dessert shops on map listings, Pierce County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How Pierce 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 Pierce County, GA compared with Georgia and the U.S.
MeasurePierce CountyGeorgiaU.S.
Listings per 10k households3.98.69.8
Spending per listing$8.8M$4.6M$4.1M
Households per official establishment (all snack bars and retail bakeries)1,9011,7231,369
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+46.5%+24.6%
Population growth, 2020–2025+5.1%+5.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on food away from home$3,454$3,917$4,070
Median household income$60,517$77,353$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored62

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
4All snack bars and retail bakeries
Employees, 2023
16
Annual payroll, 2023
$325K
One-person businesses, 2023
0All snack bars and retail bakeries with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
30 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
6The 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 Pierce 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 Pierce County

Population, 2025 estimate
20,764+5.1% since 2020
Households
7,605
Median age
39.6
Homes lived in by their owners
76%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
341 sq. mi.
People per square mile
59
Median household income
$60,517+41.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$88,458
Median home value
$153,300
Jobs located here
4,853
Daytime population
16,998Residents 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 Pierce 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
Pierce County, GANot scored33.9$8.8M+5.1%

Other business types in Pierce County

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

Questions

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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 3 bakeries and dessert shops in Pierce County. The listings count bakeries, ice cream, donut and dessert shops, candy stores. Official counts show 4 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 Pierce County, GA spend on food away from home?

About $26.3M a year, or $3,454 per household. That is 15% below the U.S. average (an index of 85, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 3 bakeries and dessert shops on map listings, it comes to $8.8M 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 7,605 households in Pierce County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Pierce County has 3.9 bakeries and dessert shops per 10,000 households, 60% below the U.S. rate of 9.8. Spending per shop is $8.8M, 2.1 times the U.S. figure of $4.1M. At the U.S. ratio of bakeries and dessert shops to household spending, Pierce County would have about 6, against 3 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,901 households, against one for every 1,369 across the U.S.

How fast is Pierce County, GA growing?

Population estimates put Pierce County at 20,764 people in 2025, up 5.1% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 7,605 households. The median household income in Pierce County is $60,517 a year, 25% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 41.4% 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. Pierce County has no market score for bakeries and dessert shops: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 3.

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