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Bakeries and dessert shops in Richmond County, GA
The bakeries and dessert shops in Richmond County, GA, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 45 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,106 of 1,889 scored counties
#57 of 77 scored counties in Georgia
- Listings
- 53
- 18 chain locations (34%)
- Official establishments
- 37
- All snack bars and retail bakeries · +54.2% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $247.3M
- On food away from home · $3,224 a household
- Spending per listing
- $4.7M
- 13% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 6.9
- 30% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 206,559
- 0.0% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on food away from home in Richmond County comes to about $247.3M a year: $3,224 per household, 21% below the U.S. average. That is about $4.7M of household spending for each shop on map listings, 13% above the U.S. figure of $4.1M. The spending figure covers all food away from home, not only bakeries and dessert shops.
There are 53 bakeries and dessert shops on map listings in Richmond County as of September 2026. 18 of them (34%) are chain locations, against 35% across the U.S. That is 6.9 per 10,000 households, 30% below the U.S. rate of 9.8.
In 2023, official counts showed 37 businesses with payroll in Richmond County classed as snack bars and retail bakeries, up 54.2% from 2019. That is one for every 2,073 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 13 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 5 SBA-backed loans worth $2M have gone to businesses classed as snack bars and retail bakeries in Richmond County.
Population estimates put the population change in Richmond County from 2020 to 2025 at 0.0%, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Groundwork market score for bakeries and dessert shops in Richmond County is 45 (lower middle), #1,106 of 1,889 scored counties and #57 of 77 scored counties in Georgia.
How Richmond 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 | Richmond County | Georgia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 6.9 | 8.6 | 9.8 |
| Spending per listing | $4.7M | $4.6M | $4.1M |
| Households per official establishment (all snack bars and retail bakeries) | 2,073 | 1,723 | 1,369 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +54.2% | +46.5% | +24.6% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | 0.0% | +5.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on food away from home | $3,224 | $3,917 | $4,070 |
| Median household income | $55,637 | $77,353 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 45 | 62 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 24 → 37All snack bars and retail bakeries · +54.2% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 468
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $9.2M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 13All snack bars and retail bakeries with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 5318 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 60The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 5
- Amount
- $2M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as snack bars and retail bakeries in Richmond 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 Richmond County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 206,5590.0% since 2020
- Households
- 76,694
- Median age
- 37.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 51%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.6
- Land area
- 324 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 635
- Median household income
- $55,637+30.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $77,429
- Median home value
- $178,500
- Jobs located here
- 100,051
- Daytime population
- 227,215Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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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 |
| 57Richmond County, GA | 45 | 53 | 6.9 | $4.7M | 0.0% | #1,106 of 1,889 |
Other business types in Richmond County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
- Restaurants and cafes24
- Sit-down restaurants30
- Fast food and sandwich shops15
- Pizza35
- Coffee shops and cafes41
- Bakeries and dessert shops45
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Questions
How many bakeries and dessert shops are in Richmond County, GA?
As of September 2026, map listings count 53 bakeries and dessert shops in Richmond County. 18 of them (34%) are chain locations. The listings count bakeries, ice cream, donut and dessert shops, candy stores. Official counts show 37 businesses with payroll classed as snack bars and retail bakeries in 2023, up 54.2% 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 13 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Richmond County, GA spend on food away from home?
About $247.3M a year, or $3,224 per household. That is 21% below the U.S. average (an index of 79, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 53 bakeries and dessert shops on map listings, it comes to $4.7M 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 76,694 households in Richmond County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Richmond County, GA compare with the U.S. for bakeries and dessert shops?
Richmond 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 $4.7M, 13% above the U.S. figure of $4.1M. At the U.S. ratio of bakeries and dessert shops to household spending, Richmond County would have about 60, against 53 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,073 households, against one for every 1,369 across the U.S. The official count rose 54.2% from 2019 to 2023, against +24.6% for the U.S.
How fast is Richmond County, GA growing?
Population estimates put Richmond County at 206,559 people in 2025, unchanged since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 76,694 households. The median household income in Richmond County is $55,637 a year, 31% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 30.2% 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. Richmond County scores 45 for bakeries and dessert shops (lower middle), #1,106 of 1,889 scored counties.
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