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Bakeries and dessert shops in Hawaii

Markets across Hawaii ranked by the Groundwork market score for bakeries and dessert shops, with competitor counts and household spending for each.

Listings
832
184 chain locations (22%)
Official establishments
613
All snack bars and retail bakeries · +11.9% since 2019
Household spending a year
$2.2B
On food away from home
Listings per 10k households
16.9
72% above the U.S.
Spending per listing
$2.7M
35% below the U.S.
Rank among states
#51 of 51
Market score 19 · Low

A site report maps the bakeries and dessert shops on map listings around any address in Hawaii by name and distance, and the spending within reach.

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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

As of September 2026, map listings count 832 bakeries and dessert shops in Hawaii. Chain locations make up 22% of them, against 35% across the U.S. That is 16.9 per 10,000 households, 72% above the U.S. rate of 9.8.

At $4,533 per household (11% above the U.S. average), households in Hawaii spend about $2.2B a year on food away from home. Spread across 832 bakeries and dessert shops, that is $2.7M per shop, 35% below the U.S. figure of $4.1M. That spending covers all food away from home, which bakeries and dessert shops share with other businesses in the trade.

In 2023, official counts showed 613 businesses with payroll in Hawaii classed as snack bars and retail bakeries, up 11.9% from 2019. That is one for every 803 households, against one for every 1,369 across the U.S. Across the U.S., the count rose 24.6% over the same years. The official count takes in all snack bars and retail bakeries, not only bakeries and dessert shops: coffee shops and cafes are counted too. Since fiscal 2022, 25 SBA-backed loans worth $5.8M have gone to businesses classed as snack bars and retail bakeries in Hawaii.

Among the 50 states and DC, Hawaii ranks #51 for bakeries and dessert shops, with a Groundwork market score of 19 (low). Of the 2 scored metro areas in or partly in Hawaii, the Urban Honolulu metro area scores highest (26). Of the 2 scored small-town markets in or partly in Hawaii, the Hilo-Kailua area scores highest (40).

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Numbered by Groundwork market score among the markets based in Hawaii, highest first; the U.S. rank compares each market with every other of its kind. A metro area that crosses a state line is listed in each state it reaches, and numbered only in the state its page is under. How the score works.

Metro areas

Metro areas reaching Hawaii, ranked for bakeries and dessert shops by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Urban Honolulu, HI2649614.6$3.2M−2.3%#365 of 387
2Kahului-Wailuku, HI2014125.2$1.8M−2.5%#380 of 387

Small-town markets

Small-town markets reaching Hawaii, ranked for bakeries and dessert shops by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Hilo-Kailua, HI4012216.5$2.4M+4.6%#362 of 507
2Kapaa, HI297330.9$1.4M+0.3%#459 of 507

Counties

Counties in Hawaii, ranked for bakeries and dessert shops by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Hawaii County, HI3512216.5$2.4M+4.6%#1,492 of 1,889
2Honolulu County, HI2949614.6$3.2M−2.3%#1,646 of 1,889
3Kauai County, HI257330.9$1.4M+0.3%#1,749 of 1,889
4Maui County, HI2114125.3$1.8M−2.5%#1,807 of 1,889
Kalawao County, HINot scored00.0n/a+2.5%

Markets with fewer than 5 bakeries and dessert shops on map listings, and counties under 10,000 people, aren’t scored; they’re listed last in each table.

Questions

How many bakeries and dessert shops are in Hawaii?

Hawaii has 832 bakeries and dessert shops on map listings as of September 2026. 184 of them (22%) are chain locations. The listings count bakeries, ice cream, donut and dessert shops, candy stores. Official counts show 613 businesses with payroll classed as snack bars and retail bakeries in 2023, up 11.9% from 2019. That count covers all snack bars and retail bakeries (coffee shops and cafes included), not only bakeries and dessert shops. Official counts also show 147 one-person businesses without payroll.

How much do households in Hawaii spend on food away from home?

About $2.2B a year, or $4,533 per household. That is 11% above the U.S. average (an index of 111, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 832 bakeries and dessert shops on map listings, it comes to $2.7M per shop. The spending figure covers all food away from home, not only bakeries and dessert shops. It is estimated from the incomes of the 492,453 households in Hawaii and national spending patterns by income.

How does Hawaii compare with the U.S. for bakeries and dessert shops?

Hawaii has 16.9 bakeries and dessert shops per 10,000 households, 72% above the U.S. rate of 9.8. Spending per shop is $2.7M, 35% below the U.S. figure of $4.1M. At the national ratio of bakeries and dessert shops to household spending, Hawaii would have about 539, against 832 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 803 households, against one for every 1,369 across the U.S. The official count rose 11.9% from 2019 to 2023, against +24.6% for the U.S.

Which market in Hawaii has the highest market score for bakeries and dessert shops?

Among 2 scored metro areas in or partly in Hawaii, the Urban Honolulu metro area scores highest, at 26 (lower middle). Among 2 scored small-town markets in or partly in Hawaii, the Hilo-Kailua area scores highest, at 40 (lower middle). Among 4 scored counties in Hawaii, Hawaii County scores highest, at 35 (lower middle). Scores compare each market with others of its kind across the U.S.

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. Hawaii scores 19 for bakeries and dessert shops (low), #51 of the 50 states and DC.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

Run a Groundwork site report on an address in Hawaii. It maps the bakeries and dessert shops on map listings near the site and sizes the households and spending within the distance you choose. New accounts get 10 actions over 3 days, no card.

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