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Bakeries and dessert shops in Valley County, ID
How Valley County, ID compares with other counties and the U.S. for bakeries and dessert shops: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 33 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,554 of 1,889 scored counties
#20 of 21 scored counties in Idaho
- Listings
- 8
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- 9
- All snack bars and retail bakeries
- Household spending a year
- $16.8M
- On food away from home · $3,900 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.1M
- 49% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 18.5
- 89% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 12,831
- +8.4% since 2020
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What this means
Valley County scores 33 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for bakeries and dessert shops, ranking #1,554 of 1,889 scored counties and #20 of 21 scored counties in Idaho. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Map listings as of September 2026 show 8 bakeries and dessert shops in Valley County. None of them are chain locations, against 35% across the U.S. That is 18.5 per 10,000 households, 89% above the U.S. rate of 9.8.
Household spending on food away from home in Valley County comes to about $16.8M a year: $3,900 per household, 4% below the U.S. average. Spread across 8 bakeries and dessert shops, that is $2.1M per shop, 49% below 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.
Official counts show 9 businesses with payroll classed as snack bars and retail bakeries in Valley County in 2023. That is one for every 480 households, against one for every 1,369 across the U.S. The official count takes in all snack bars and retail bakeries, not only bakeries and dessert shops: coffee shops and cafes are counted too. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $290K has gone to businesses classed as snack bars and retail bakeries in Valley County. Population estimates put the population change in Valley County from 2020 to 2025 at +8.4%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Valley 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 | Valley County | Idaho | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 18.5 | 9.1 | 9.8 |
| Spending per listing | $2.1M | $4.2M | $4.1M |
| Households per official establishment (all snack bars and retail bakeries) | 480 | 1,066 | 1,369 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +47.0% | +24.6% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +8.4% | +9.8% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on food away from home | $3,900 | $3,857 | $4,070 |
| Median household income | $76,078 | $77,800 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 33 | 48 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 4 → 9All snack bars and retail bakeries
- Employees, 2023
- 37
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $541K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 0All snack bars and retail bakeries with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 80 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
- 1
- Amount
- $290K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as snack bars and retail bakeries in Valley 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 Valley County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 12,831+8.4% since 2020
- Households
- 4,318
- Median age
- 46.9
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 82%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 3,665 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 3
- Median household income
- $76,078+18.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $109,435
- Median home value
- $657,000
- Jobs located here
- 6,447
- Daytime population
- 12,836Residents 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 Valley 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 |
| 20Valley County, ID | 33 | 8 | 18.5 | $2.1M | +8.4% | #1,554 of 1,889 |
Other business types in Valley County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
- Restaurants and cafes33
- Sit-down restaurants33
- Fast food and sandwich shops58
- Pizza33
- Coffee shops and cafes32
- Bakeries and dessert shops33
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Questions
How many bakeries and dessert shops are in Valley County, ID?
There are 8 bakeries and dessert shops on map listings in Valley County as of September 2026. None of them 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. That count covers all snack bars and retail bakeries (coffee shops and cafes included), not only bakeries and dessert shops.
How much do households in Valley County, ID spend on food away from home?
About $16.8M a year, or $3,900 per household. That is 4% below the U.S. average (an index of 96, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 8 bakeries and dessert shops on map listings, it comes to $2.1M 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 4,318 households in Valley County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Valley County, ID compare with the U.S. for bakeries and dessert shops?
Valley County has 18.5 bakeries and dessert shops per 10,000 households, 89% above the U.S. rate of 9.8. Spending per shop is $2.1M, 49% below the U.S. figure of $4.1M. At the national ratio of bakeries and dessert shops to household spending, Valley County would have about 4, against 8 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 480 households, against one for every 1,369 across the U.S.
How fast is Valley County, ID growing?
Population estimates put Valley County at 12,831 people in 2025, up 8.4% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 4,318 households. Median household income in Valley County is $76,078, 6% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 18.0%, 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. Valley County scores 33 for bakeries and dessert shops (lower middle), #1,554 of 1,889 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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