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Bakeries and dessert shops in the Toccoa, GA area

The bakeries and dessert shops in the Toccoa, GA area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other small-town markets.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 45 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #301 of 507 scored small-town markets
#15 of 20 scored small-town markets based in Georgia

Listings
8
1 chain location (13%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$32.2M
On food away from home · $3,060 a household
Spending per listing
$4M
3% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
7.6
22% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
27,854
+3.8% 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 the Toccoa area spend about $32.2M a year on food away from home, or $3,060 per household, 25% below the U.S. average. Spread across 8 bakeries and dessert shops, that is $4M per shop, 3% below the U.S. figure of $4.1M. The spending figure covers all food away from home, not only bakeries and dessert shops.

The Toccoa area has 8 bakeries and dessert shops on map listings as of September 2026. One of them (13%) is a chain location, against 35% across the U.S. That comes to 7.6 for every 10,000 households, 22% below the U.S. rate of 9.8.

Official counts don’t publish a figure for snack bars and retail bakeries in the Toccoa area, since they leave out counts under 3.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of the Toccoa area grew 3.8%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for bakeries and dessert shops in the Toccoa area is 45 (lower middle), #301 of 507 scored small-town markets and #15 of 20 scored small-town markets based in Georgia.

How the Toccoa area 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 Toccoa, GA area compared with Georgia and the U.S.
MeasureToccoa areaGeorgiaU.S.
Listings per 10k households7.68.69.8
Spending per listing$4M$4.6M$4.1M
Households per official establishment (all snack bars and retail bakeries)n/a1,7231,369
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+46.5%+24.6%
Population growth, 2020–2025+3.8%+5.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on food away from home$3,060$3,917$4,070
Median household income$54,754$77,353$80,734
Groundwork market score4562

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
n/aAll snack bars and retail bakeries
Employees, 2023
n/a
Annual payroll, 2023
n/a
One-person businesses, 2023
0All snack bars and retail bakeries with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
81 chain location
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
8The 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 the Toccoa area, 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 the Toccoa area

Population, 2025 estimate
27,854+3.8% since 2020
Households
10,524
Median age
42.5
Homes lived in by their owners
74%
Vehicles per household
2.1
Land area
179 sq. mi.
People per square mile
151
Median household income
$54,754+16.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$69,096
Median home value
$175,300
Jobs located here
8,300
Daytime population
22,701Residents 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 small-town markets in Georgia for bakeries and dessert shops, numbered among those based in Georgia, with the Toccoa area marked.

Top small-town markets in Georgia

Small-town markets in Georgia ranked for bakeries and dessert shops by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Jefferson, GA81238.1$5.1M+29.3%#11 of 507
2Calhoun, GA78125.6$6.3M+6.9%#20 of 507
3LaGrange, GA-AL74194.7$6.9M+3.0%#34 of 507
4Thomaston, GA7254.7$6.8M+2.7%#42 of 507
5Kingsland, GA71167.4$5M+9.5%#55 of 507
6Cedartown, GA6995.7$5.8M+6.0%#65 of 507
7Cornelia, GA60148.4$4.2M+9.3%#149 of 507
8Dublin, GA59156.9$4.7M+2.8%#160 of 507
9Statesboro, GA56257.2$4.6M+8.0%#190 of 507
10Waycross, GA52136.3$4.8M+3.0%#230 of 507
15Toccoa, GA4587.6$4M+3.8%#301 of 507

Other business types in the Toccoa area

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

Questions

How many bakeries and dessert shops are in the Toccoa, GA area?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 8 bakeries and dessert shops in the Toccoa area. One of them (13%) is a chain location. The listings count bakeries, ice cream, donut and dessert shops, candy stores. No official count is published for snack bars and retail bakeries in the Toccoa area: counts under 3 are left out.

How much do households in the Toccoa, GA area spend on food away from home?

About $32.2M a year, or $3,060 per household. That is 25% below the U.S. average (an index of 75, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 8 bakeries and dessert shops on map listings, it comes to $4M 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 10,524 households in the Toccoa area and national spending patterns by income.

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

The Toccoa area has 7.6 bakeries and dessert shops per 10,000 households, 22% below the U.S. rate of 9.8. Spending per shop is $4M, 3% below the U.S. figure of $4.1M. The count on map listings matches the U.S. ratio of bakeries and dessert shops to household spending.

How fast is the Toccoa, GA area growing?

Population estimates put the Toccoa area at 27,854 people in 2025, up 3.8% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 10,524 households. The median household income in the Toccoa area is $54,754 a year, 32% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 16.1% 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. A small-town market is a town of 10,000 to 50,000 people and the county or counties tied to it by commuting. 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. The Toccoa area scores 45 for bakeries and dessert shops (lower middle), #301 of 507 scored small-town markets.

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