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Bakeries and dessert shops in Boundary County, ID

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

Groundwork market score

Not scored

The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 4.

Listings
4
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$17.6M
On food away from home · $3,486 a household
Spending per listing
$4.4M
6% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
7.9
19% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
13,997
+15.3% 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

As of September 2026, map listings count 4 bakeries and dessert shops in Boundary County. That is 7.9 per 10,000 households, 19% below the U.S. rate of 9.8.

Household spending on food away from home in Boundary County comes to about $17.6M a year: $3,486 per household, 14% below the U.S. average. That is about $4.4M of household spending for each shop on map listings, 6% above 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.

There is no official count of businesses with payroll classed as snack bars and retail bakeries in Boundary County: counts under 3 aren’t published.

Population estimates show Boundary County grew 15.3% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). With 4 bakeries and dessert shops on map listings, Boundary County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How Boundary 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 Boundary County, ID compared with Idaho and the U.S.
MeasureBoundary CountyIdahoU.S.
Listings per 10k households7.99.19.8
Spending per listing$4.4M$4.2M$4.1M
Households per official establishment (all snack bars and retail bakeries)n/a1,0661,369
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+47.0%+24.6%
Population growth, 2020–2025+15.3%+9.8%+3.1%
Spending per household on food away from home$3,486$3,857$4,070
Median household income$67,237$77,800$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored48

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
40 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
4The 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 Boundary 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 Boundary County

Population, 2025 estimate
13,997+15.3% since 2020
Households
5,046
Median age
43.9
Homes lived in by their owners
75%
Vehicles per household
2.4
Land area
1,269 sq. mi.
People per square mile
10
Median household income
$67,237+54.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$86,317
Median home value
$410,500
Jobs located here
3,743
Daytime population
12,503Residents 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 Boundary 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
Boundary County, IDNot scored47.9$4.4M+15.3%

Other business types in Boundary County

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

Questions

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

Boundary County has 4 bakeries and dessert shops on map listings as of September 2026. The listings count bakeries, ice cream, donut and dessert shops, candy stores. No official count is published for snack bars and retail bakeries in Boundary County: counts under 3 are left out.

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

About $17.6M a year, or $3,486 per household. That is 14% below the U.S. average (an index of 86, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 4 bakeries and dessert shops on map listings, it comes to $4.4M 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 5,046 households in Boundary County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Boundary County has 7.9 bakeries and dessert shops per 10,000 households, 19% below the U.S. rate of 9.8. Spending per shop is $4.4M, 6% above 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 Boundary County, ID growing?

Population estimates put Boundary County at 13,997 people in 2025, up 15.3% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 5,046 households. Median household income in Boundary County is $67,237, 17% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 54.8%, 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. Boundary County has no market score for bakeries and dessert shops: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 4.

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How the score works · Top markets for bakeries and dessert shops · All 56 business types in Boundary County

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