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Bakeries and dessert shops in Clearwater County, ID

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

Groundwork market score

Not scored

Counties under 10,000 people aren’t scored, since a few businesses can swing their figures.

Listings
3
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
3
All snack bars and retail bakeries
Household spending a year
$12.1M
On food away from home · $3,316 a household
Spending per listing
$4M
3% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
8.3
15% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
9,118
+4.1% 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 Clearwater County spend about $12.1M a year on food away from home, or $3,316 per household, 19% below the U.S. average. Spread across 3 bakeries and dessert shops, that is $4M per shop, 3% 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 3 bakeries and dessert shops on map listings in Clearwater County as of September 2026. That is 8.3 per 10,000 households, 15% below the U.S. rate of 9.8.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as snack bars and retail bakeries in Clearwater County was 3 in 2023. That is one for every 1,212 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. Official counts also show 4 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $70K has gone to businesses classed as snack bars and retail bakeries in Clearwater County.

Population estimates show Clearwater County grew 4.1% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). Counties under 10,000 people aren’t given a market score, since a few businesses can swing their figures.

How Clearwater 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 Clearwater County, ID compared with Idaho and the U.S.
MeasureClearwater CountyIdahoU.S.
Listings per 10k households8.39.19.8
Spending per listing$4M$4.2M$4.1M
Households per official establishment (all snack bars and retail bakeries)1,2121,0661,369
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+47.0%+24.6%
Population growth, 2020–2025+4.1%+9.8%+3.1%
Spending per household on food away from home$3,316$3,857$4,070
Median household income$60,000$77,800$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored48

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
4 → 3All snack bars and retail bakeries
Employees, 2023
21
Annual payroll, 2023
$178K
One-person businesses, 2023
4All snack bars and retail bakeries with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
30 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
3The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
1
Amount
$70K

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

Population, 2025 estimate
9,118+4.1% since 2020
Households
3,636
Median age
50.5
Homes lived in by their owners
83%
Vehicles per household
2.1
Land area
2,453 sq. mi.
People per square mile
4
Median household income
$60,000
Average household income
$77,216
Median home value
$268,200
Jobs located here
2,728
Daytime population
8,730Residents 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 Clearwater 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
Clearwater County, IDNot scored38.3$4M+4.1%

Other business types in Clearwater County

None has a Groundwork market score here. Counties under 10,000 people aren’t scored, since a few businesses can swing their figures.

Questions

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

As of September 2026, map listings count 3 bakeries and dessert shops in Clearwater County. The listings count bakeries, ice cream, donut and dessert shops, candy stores. Official counts show 3 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. Another 4 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.

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

About $12.1M a year, or $3,316 per household. That is 19% below the U.S. average (an index of 81, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 3 bakeries and dessert shops on map listings, it comes to $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 3,636 households in Clearwater County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Clearwater County has 8.3 bakeries and dessert shops per 10,000 households, 15% below the U.S. rate of 9.8. Spending per shop is $4M, 3% below 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. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,212 households, against one for every 1,369 across the U.S.

How fast is Clearwater County, ID growing?

Population estimates put Clearwater County at 9,118 people in 2025, up 4.1% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 3,636 households. The median household income in Clearwater County is $60,000 a year, 26% below the U.S. median of $80,734.

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. The score leaves out counties under 10,000 people, where a handful of businesses would swing it.

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