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Bakeries and dessert shops in Cassia County, ID
The bakeries and dessert shops in Cassia County, ID, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 35 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,476 of 1,889 scored counties
#16 of 21 scored counties in Idaho
- Listings
- 9
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- 10
- All snack bars and retail bakeries
- Household spending a year
- $30.3M
- On food away from home · $3,563 a household
- Spending per listing
- $3.4M
- 19% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 10.6
- 8% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 26,397
- +6.6% since 2020
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What this means
Cassia County scores 35 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for bakeries and dessert shops, ranking #1,476 of 1,889 scored counties and #16 of 21 scored counties in Idaho. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Household spending on food away from home in Cassia County comes to about $30.3M a year: $3,563 per household, 12% below the U.S. average. That is about $3.4M of household spending for each shop on map listings, 19% below the U.S. figure of $4.1M. The spending figure covers all food away from home, not only bakeries and dessert shops.
There are 9 bakeries and dessert shops on map listings in Cassia County as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations, against 35% across the U.S. That comes to 10.6 for every 10,000 households, 8% above the U.S. rate of 9.8.
Official counts show 10 businesses with payroll classed as snack bars and retail bakeries in Cassia County in 2023. That is one for every 850 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. Population estimates show Cassia County grew 6.6% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Cassia 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.
| Measure | Cassia County | Idaho | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 10.6 | 9.1 | 9.8 |
| Spending per listing | $3.4M | $4.2M | $4.1M |
| Households per official establishment (all snack bars and retail bakeries) | 850 | 1,066 | 1,369 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +47.0% | +24.6% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +6.6% | +9.8% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on food away from home | $3,563 | $3,857 | $4,070 |
| Median household income | $70,830 | $77,800 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 35 | 48 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 6 → 10All snack bars and retail bakeries
- Employees, 2023
- 103
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $1.2M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 0All snack bars and retail bakeries with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 90 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 7The 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 Cassia 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 Cassia County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 26,397+6.6% since 2020
- Households
- 8,495
- Median age
- 34.2
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 69%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.4
- Land area
- 2,566 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 10
- Median household income
- $70,830+33.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $92,485
- Median home value
- $284,600
- Jobs located here
- 12,719
- Daytime population
- 26,894Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Idaho market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Idaho for bakeries and dessert shops, numbered among those based in Idaho, with Cassia County marked.
Top counties in Idaho
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Gem County, ID | 72 | 5 | 6.5 | $5.5M | +13.0% | #221 of 1,889 |
| 2Bonner County, ID | 63 | 11 | 5.4 | $6.7M | +14.8% | #436 of 1,889 |
| 3Canyon County, ID | 61 | 69 | 8.0 | $4.7M | +18.1% | #514 of 1,889 |
| 4Bingham County, ID | 61 | 15 | 9.3 | $4.1M | +6.4% | #527 of 1,889 |
| 5Ada County, ID | 60 | 188 | 9.3 | $4.6M | +9.6% | #547 of 1,889 |
| 6Nez Perce County, ID | 56 | 8 | 4.6 | $7.9M | +1.8% | #677 of 1,889 |
| 7Kootenai County, ID | 56 | 57 | 8.0 | $4.9M | +11.0% | #694 of 1,889 |
| 8Elmore County, ID | 54 | 8 | 7.2 | $4.8M | +2.8% | #779 of 1,889 |
| 9Minidoka County, ID | 49 | 8 | 9.9 | $3.6M | +5.7% | #973 of 1,889 |
| 10Jefferson County, ID | 46 | 12 | 11.8 | $3.4M | +13.6% | #1,095 of 1,889 |
| 16Cassia County, ID | 35 | 9 | 10.6 | $3.4M | +6.6% | #1,476 of 1,889 |
Other business types in Cassia County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
- Restaurants and cafes36
- Sit-down restaurants41
- Fast food and sandwich shops34
- Pizza41
- Coffee shops and cafes37
- Bakeries and dessert shops35
Groceries and convenience
Auto
Beauty and personal care
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many bakeries and dessert shops are in Cassia County, ID?
As of September 2026, map listings count 9 bakeries and dessert shops in Cassia County. None of them 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 Cassia County, ID spend on food away from home?
About $30.3M a year, or $3,563 per household. That is 12% below the U.S. average (an index of 88, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 9 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 8,495 households in Cassia County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Cassia County, ID compare with the U.S. for bakeries and dessert shops?
Cassia County has 10.6 bakeries and dessert shops per 10,000 households, 8% above the U.S. rate of 9.8. Spending per shop is $3.4M, 19% below the U.S. figure of $4.1M. At the U.S. ratio of bakeries and dessert shops to household spending, Cassia County would have about 7, against 9 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 850 households, against one for every 1,369 across the U.S.
How fast is Cassia County, ID growing?
Population estimates put Cassia County at 26,397 people in 2025, up 6.6% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 8,495 households. The median household income in Cassia County is $70,830 a year, 12% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 33.8% 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. Cassia County scores 35 for bakeries and dessert shops (lower middle), #1,476 of 1,889 scored counties.
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