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Bakeries and dessert shops in Jerome County, ID
The bakeries and dessert shops in Jerome County, ID, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 42 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,234 of 1,889 scored counties
#15 of 21 scored counties in Idaho
- Listings
- 12
- 1 chain location (8%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $30.2M
- On food away from home · $3,651 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.5M
- 39% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 14.5
- 48% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 26,362
- +8.6% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on food away from home in Jerome County comes to about $30.2M a year: $3,651 per household, 10% below the U.S. average. Spread across 12 bakeries and dessert shops, that is $2.5M per shop, 39% 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 12 bakeries and dessert shops on map listings in Jerome County as of September 2026. One of them (8%) is a chain location, against 35% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 14.5, 48% above the U.S. rate of 9.8.
Official counts don’t publish a figure for snack bars and retail bakeries in Jerome County, since they leave out counts under 3.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Jerome County grew 8.6%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for bakeries and dessert shops in Jerome County is 42 (lower middle), #1,234 of 1,889 scored counties and #15 of 21 scored counties in Idaho.
How Jerome 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 | Jerome County | Idaho | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 14.5 | 9.1 | 9.8 |
| Spending per listing | $2.5M | $4.2M | $4.1M |
| Households per official establishment (all snack bars and retail bakeries) | n/a | 1,066 | 1,369 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +47.0% | +24.6% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +8.6% | +9.8% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on food away from home | $3,651 | $3,857 | $4,070 |
| Median household income | $71,724 | $77,800 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 42 | 48 |
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
- 121 chain location
- 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 Jerome 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 Jerome County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 26,362+8.6% since 2020
- Households
- 8,277
- Median age
- 35.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 75%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.4
- Land area
- 598 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 42
- Median household income
- $71,724+35.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $89,909
- Median home value
- $271,800
- Jobs located here
- 10,794
- Daytime population
- 24,795Residents 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 Jerome 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 |
| 15Jerome County, ID | 42 | 12 | 14.5 | $2.5M | +8.6% | #1,234 of 1,889 |
Other business types in Jerome County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
- Restaurants and cafes64
- Sit-down restaurants64
- Fast food and sandwich shops53
- Pizza67
- Coffee shops and cafes55
- Bakeries and dessert shops42
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 Jerome County, ID?
As of September 2026, map listings count 12 bakeries and dessert shops in Jerome County. One of them (8%) is a chain location. The listings count bakeries, ice cream, donut and dessert shops, candy stores. No official count is published for snack bars and retail bakeries in Jerome County: counts under 3 are left out.
How much do households in Jerome County, ID spend on food away from home?
About $30.2M a year, or $3,651 per household. That is 10% below the U.S. average (an index of 90, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 12 bakeries and dessert shops on map listings, it comes to $2.5M 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 8,277 households in Jerome County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Jerome County, ID compare with the U.S. for bakeries and dessert shops?
Jerome County has 14.5 bakeries and dessert shops per 10,000 households, 48% above the U.S. rate of 9.8. Spending per shop is $2.5M, 39% below the U.S. figure of $4.1M. At the U.S. ratio of bakeries and dessert shops to household spending, Jerome County would have about 7, against 12 on map listings.
How fast is Jerome County, ID growing?
Population estimates put Jerome County at 26,362 people in 2025, up 8.6% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 8,277 households. The median household income in Jerome County is $71,724 a year, 11% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 35.5% 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. Jerome County scores 42 for bakeries and dessert shops (lower middle), #1,234 of 1,889 scored counties.
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