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Bakeries and dessert shops in White County, GA
The bakeries and dessert shops in White County, GA, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 29 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,664 of 1,889 scored counties
#74 of 77 scored counties in Georgia
- Listings
- 23
- 5 chain locations (22%)
- Official establishments
- 10
- All snack bars and retail bakeries
- Household spending a year
- $38.3M
- On food away from home · $3,568 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.7M
- 60% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 21.4
- 2.2 times the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 29,802
- +6.0% since 2020
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What this means
White County scores 29 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for bakeries and dessert shops, ranking #1,664 of 1,889 scored counties and #74 of 77 scored counties in Georgia. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Households in White County spend about $38.3M a year on food away from home, or $3,568 per household, 12% below the U.S. average. Spread across 23 bakeries and dessert shops, that is $1.7M per shop, 60% below the U.S. figure of $4.1M. The spending figure covers all food away from home, not only bakeries and dessert shops.
White County has 23 bakeries and dessert shops on map listings as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 22% of them, against 35% across the U.S. That is 21.4 per 10,000 households, 2.2 times the U.S. rate of 9.8.
Official counts show 10 businesses with payroll classed as snack bars and retail bakeries in White County in 2023. That is one for every 1,073 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. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $400K has gone to businesses classed as snack bars and retail bakeries in White County. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of White County grew 6.0%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How White 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 | White County | Georgia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 21.4 | 8.6 | 9.8 |
| Spending per listing | $1.7M | $4.6M | $4.1M |
| Households per official establishment (all snack bars and retail bakeries) | 1,073 | 1,723 | 1,369 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +46.5% | +24.6% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +6.0% | +5.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on food away from home | $3,568 | $3,917 | $4,070 |
| Median household income | $70,666 | $77,353 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 29 | 62 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 5 → 10All snack bars and retail bakeries
- Employees, 2023
- 88
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $1.8M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 0All snack bars and retail bakeries with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 235 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
- 1
- Amount
- $400K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as snack bars and retail bakeries in White 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 White County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 29,802+6.0% since 2020
- Households
- 10,729
- Median age
- 44.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 79%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.2
- Land area
- 241 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 120
- Median household income
- $70,666+34.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $92,243
- Median home value
- $278,900
- Jobs located here
- 9,604
- Daytime population
- 25,781Residents 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 |
| 74White County, GA | 29 | 23 | 21.4 | $1.7M | +6.0% | #1,664 of 1,889 |
Other business types in White County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
- Restaurants and cafes29
- Sit-down restaurants29
- Fast food and sandwich shops47
- Pizza37
- Coffee shops and cafes32
- Bakeries and dessert shops29
Groceries and convenience
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Beauty and personal care
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
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Funeral services
Questions
How many bakeries and dessert shops are in White County, GA?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 23 bakeries and dessert shops in White County. 5 of them (22%) are chain locations. The listings count bakeries, ice cream, donut and dessert shops, candy stores. Official counts show 10 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 White County, GA spend on food away from home?
About $38.3M a year, or $3,568 per household. That is 12% below the U.S. average (an index of 88, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 23 bakeries and dessert shops on map listings, it comes to $1.7M 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 10,729 households in White County and national spending patterns by income.
How does White County, GA compare with the U.S. for bakeries and dessert shops?
White County has 21.4 bakeries and dessert shops per 10,000 households, 2.2 times the U.S. rate of 9.8. Spending per shop is $1.7M, 60% below the U.S. figure of $4.1M. At the U.S. ratio of bakeries and dessert shops to household spending, White County would have about 9, against 23 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,073 households, against one for every 1,369 across the U.S.
How fast is White County, GA growing?
Population estimates put White County at 29,802 people in 2025, up 6.0% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 10,729 households. The median household income in White County is $70,666 a year, 12% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 34.6% 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. White County scores 29 for bakeries and dessert shops (lower middle), #1,664 of 1,889 scored counties.
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