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Bakeries and dessert shops in Jefferson County, ID

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 46 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,095 of 1,889 scored counties
#10 of 21 scored counties in Idaho

Listings
12
2 chain locations (17%)
Official establishments
9
All snack bars and retail bakeries
Household spending a year
$40.3M
On food away from home · $3,952 a household
Spending per listing
$3.4M
19% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
11.8
20% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
35,297
+13.6% 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

At $3,952 per household (3% below the U.S. average), households in Jefferson County spend about $40.3M a year on food away from home. Spread across 12 bakeries and dessert shops, that is $3.4M per shop, 19% below the U.S. figure of $4.1M. The spending figure covers all food away from home, not only bakeries and dessert shops.

Jefferson County has 12 bakeries and dessert shops on map listings as of September 2026. Of those, 2 are chain locations, or 17%, against 35% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 11.8, 20% above the U.S. rate of 9.8.

In 2023, official counts showed 9 businesses with payroll in Jefferson County classed as snack bars and retail bakeries. That is one for every 1,133 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 4 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.

Population estimates show Jefferson County grew 13.6% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). Jefferson County scores 46 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for bakeries and dessert shops, ranking #1,095 of 1,889 scored counties and #10 of 21 scored counties in Idaho.

How Jefferson 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 Jefferson County, ID compared with Idaho and the U.S.
MeasureJefferson CountyIdahoU.S.
Listings per 10k households11.89.19.8
Spending per listing$3.4M$4.2M$4.1M
Households per official establishment (all snack bars and retail bakeries)1,1331,0661,369
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+47.0%+24.6%
Population growth, 2020–2025+13.6%+9.8%+3.1%
Spending per household on food away from home$3,952$3,857$4,070
Median household income$86,679$77,800$80,734
Groundwork market score4648

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
3 → 9All snack bars and retail bakeries
Employees, 2023
68
Annual payroll, 2023
$752K
One-person businesses, 2023
4All snack bars and retail bakeries with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
122 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
10The 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 Jefferson 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 Jefferson County

Population, 2025 estimate
35,297+13.6% since 2020
Households
10,199
Median age
32.9
Homes lived in by their owners
83%
Vehicles per household
2.6
Land area
1,094 sq. mi.
People per square mile
30
Median household income
$86,679+37.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$99,354
Median home value
$408,400
Jobs located here
8,448
Daytime population
27,194Residents 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 Jefferson 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

Other business types in Jefferson County

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

Questions

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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 12 bakeries and dessert shops in Jefferson County. 2 of them (17%) are chain locations. The listings count bakeries, ice cream, donut and dessert shops, candy stores. Official counts show 9 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. Official counts list 4 one-person businesses without payroll.

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

About $40.3M a year, or $3,952 per household. That is 3% below the U.S. average (an index of 97, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 12 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 10,199 households in Jefferson County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Jefferson County has 11.8 bakeries and dessert shops per 10,000 households, 20% 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, Jefferson County would have about 10, against 12 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,133 households, against one for every 1,369 across the U.S.

How fast is Jefferson County, ID growing?

Population estimates put Jefferson County at 35,297 people in 2025, up 13.6% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 10,199 households. The median household income in Jefferson County is $86,679 a year, 7% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 37.5% 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. Jefferson County scores 46 for bakeries and dessert shops (lower middle), #1,095 of 1,889 scored counties.

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