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Bakeries and dessert shops in Bonneville County, ID

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 43 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,198 of 1,889 scored counties
#13 of 21 scored counties in Idaho

Listings
51
19 chain locations (37%)
Official establishments
45
All snack bars and retail bakeries · +45.2% since 2019
Household spending a year
$172.4M
On food away from home · $3,903 a household
Spending per listing
$3.4M
18% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
11.5
17% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
135,771
+8.9% 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 Bonneville County spend about $172.4M a year on food away from home, or $3,903 per household, 4% below the U.S. average. Spread across 51 bakeries and dessert shops, that is $3.4M per shop, 18% below the U.S. figure of $4.1M. The spending figure covers all food away from home, not only bakeries and dessert shops.

Bonneville County has 51 bakeries and dessert shops on map listings as of September 2026. 19 of them (37%) are chain locations, against 35% across the U.S. That comes to 11.5 for every 10,000 households, 17% above the U.S. rate of 9.8.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as snack bars and retail bakeries in Bonneville County was 45 in 2023, up 45.2% from 2019. That is one for every 982 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. Another 8 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts. Since fiscal 2022, 6 SBA-backed loans worth $2M have gone to businesses classed as snack bars and retail bakeries in Bonneville County.

Population estimates put the population change in Bonneville County from 2020 to 2025 at +8.9%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For bakeries and dessert shops, Bonneville County has a Groundwork market score of 43 (lower middle): #1,198 of 1,889 scored counties and #13 of 21 scored counties in Idaho.

How Bonneville County compares

The same measures for Idaho 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 Bonneville County, ID compared with Idaho and the U.S.
MeasureBonneville CountyIdahoU.S.
Listings per 10k households11.59.19.8
Spending per listing$3.4M$4.2M$4.1M
Households per official establishment (all snack bars and retail bakeries)9821,0661,369
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+45.2%+47.0%+24.6%
Population growth, 2020–2025+8.9%+9.8%+3.1%
Spending per household on food away from home$3,903$3,857$4,070
Median household income$79,068$77,800$80,734
Groundwork market score4348

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
31 → 45All snack bars and retail bakeries · +45.2% over the period
Employees, 2023
566
Annual payroll, 2023
$8.8M
One-person businesses, 2023
8All snack bars and retail bakeries with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
5119 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
42The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
6
Amount
$2M

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as snack bars and retail bakeries in Bonneville 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 Bonneville County

Population, 2025 estimate
135,771+8.9% since 2020
Households
44,184
Median age
34.4
Homes lived in by their owners
72%
Vehicles per household
2.1
Land area
1,866 sq. mi.
People per square mile
69
Median household income
$79,068+30.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$102,874
Median home value
$368,800
Jobs located here
70,908
Daytime population
141,771Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Bakeries and dessert shops across Idaho

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The highest-scoring counties in Idaho for bakeries and dessert shops, numbered among those based in Idaho, with Bonneville County marked.

Top counties in Idaho

Counties in Idaho ranked for bakeries and dessert shops by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Gem County, ID7256.5$5.5M+13.0%#221 of 1,889
2Bonner County, ID63115.4$6.7M+14.8%#436 of 1,889
3Canyon County, ID61698.0$4.7M+18.1%#514 of 1,889
4Bingham County, ID61159.3$4.1M+6.4%#527 of 1,889
5Ada County, ID601889.3$4.6M+9.6%#547 of 1,889
6Nez Perce County, ID5684.6$7.9M+1.8%#677 of 1,889
7Kootenai County, ID56578.0$4.9M+11.0%#694 of 1,889
8Elmore County, ID5487.2$4.8M+2.8%#779 of 1,889
9Minidoka County, ID4989.9$3.6M+5.7%#973 of 1,889
10Jefferson County, ID461211.8$3.4M+13.6%#1,095 of 1,889
13Bonneville County, ID435111.5$3.4M+8.9%#1,198 of 1,889

Other business types in Bonneville County

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

Questions

How many bakeries and dessert shops are in Bonneville County, ID?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 51 bakeries and dessert shops in Bonneville County. 19 of them (37%) are chain locations. The listings count bakeries, ice cream, donut and dessert shops, candy stores. Official counts show 45 businesses with payroll classed as snack bars and retail bakeries in 2023, up 45.2% 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. Official counts list 8 one-person businesses without payroll.

How much do households in Bonneville County, ID spend on food away from home?

About $172.4M a year, or $3,903 per household. That is 4% below the U.S. average (an index of 96, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 51 bakeries and dessert shops on map listings, it comes to $3.4M 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 44,184 households in Bonneville County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Bonneville County has 11.5 bakeries and dessert shops per 10,000 households, 17% above the U.S. rate of 9.8. Spending per shop is $3.4M, 18% below the U.S. figure of $4.1M. At the U.S. ratio of bakeries and dessert shops to household spending, Bonneville County would have about 42, against 51 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 982 households, against one for every 1,369 across the U.S. The official count rose 45.2% from 2019 to 2023, against +24.6% for the U.S.

How fast is Bonneville County, ID growing?

Population estimates put Bonneville County at 135,771 people in 2025, up 8.9% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 44,184 households. The median household income in Bonneville County is $79,068 a year, 2% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 30.4% 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. Bonneville County scores 43 for bakeries and dessert shops (lower middle), #1,198 of 1,889 scored counties.

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