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Bakeries and dessert shops in Washington County, ID

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for bakeries and dessert shops in Washington County, ID, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score

Not scored

The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 2.

Listings
2
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
3
All snack bars and retail bakeries
Household spending a year
$13.3M
On food away from home · $3,156 a household
Spending per listing
$6.6M
Too few listings to compare
Listings per 10k households
4.8
Too few listings to compare
Population, 2025
11,583
+9.7% 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

As of September 2026, map listings count 2 bakeries and dessert shops in Washington County. That is 4.8 per 10,000 households.

At $3,156 per household (22% below the U.S. average), households in Washington County spend about $13.3M a year on food away from home. That is about $6.6M of household spending for each shop on map listings. That spending covers all food away from home, which bakeries and dessert shops share with other businesses in the trade.

Official counts show 3 businesses with payroll classed as snack bars and retail bakeries in Washington County in 2023. That is one for every 1,401 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 $50K has gone to businesses classed as snack bars and retail bakeries in Washington County.

Population estimates put the population change in Washington County from 2020 to 2025 at +9.7%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). With 2 bakeries and dessert shops on map listings, Washington County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How Washington 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 Washington County, ID compared with Idaho and the U.S.
MeasureWashington CountyIdahoU.S.
Listings per 10k households4.89.19.8
Spending per listing$6.6M$4.2M$4.1M
Households per official establishment (all snack bars and retail bakeries)1,4011,0661,369
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+47.0%+24.6%
Population growth, 2020–2025+9.7%+9.8%+3.1%
Spending per household on food away from home$3,156$3,857$4,070
Median household income$54,000$77,800$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored48

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
3All snack bars and retail bakeries
Employees, 2023
11
Annual payroll, 2023
$72K
One-person businesses, 2023
0All snack bars and retail bakeries with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
20 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
$50K

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

Population, 2025 estimate
11,583+9.7% since 2020
Households
4,202
Median age
46.3
Homes lived in by their owners
75%
Vehicles per household
2.1
Land area
1,453 sq. mi.
People per square mile
8
Median household income
$54,000+31.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$77,135
Median home value
$278,100
Jobs located here
2,991
Daytime population
9,859Residents 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 Washington 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
Washington County, IDNot scored24.8$6.6M+9.7%

Other business types in Washington County

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

Questions

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

Washington County has 2 bakeries and dessert shops on map listings as of September 2026. 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. 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 Washington County, ID spend on food away from home?

About $13.3M a year, or $3,156 per household. That is 22% below the U.S. average (an index of 78, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 2 bakeries and dessert shops on map listings, it comes to $6.6M 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 4,202 households in Washington County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Washington County has 2 bakeries and dessert shops on map listings, too few for a steady comparison with the U.S. rate. At the national ratio of bakeries and dessert shops to household spending, Washington County would have about 3, against 2 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,401 households, against one for every 1,369 across the U.S.

How fast is Washington County, ID growing?

Population estimates put Washington County at 11,583 people in 2025, up 9.7% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 4,202 households. Median household income in Washington County is $54,000, 33% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 31.7%, 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. Washington County has no market score for bakeries and dessert shops: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 2.

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