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Bakeries and dessert shops in Clinton County, IL

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 70 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #254 of 1,889 scored counties
#2 of 67 scored counties in Illinois

Listings
7
1 chain location (14%)
Official establishments
8
All snack bars and retail bakeries
Household spending a year
$60.1M
On food away from home · $4,126 a household
Spending per listing
$8.6M
2.1 times the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
4.8
51% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
37,128
+0.6% 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 $4,126 per household (in line with the U.S. average), households in Clinton County spend about $60.1M a year on food away from home. That works out to $8.6M per shop, 2.1 times the U.S. figure of $4.1M. The spending figure covers all food away from home, not only bakeries and dessert shops.

Clinton County has 7 bakeries and dessert shops on map listings as of September 2026. One of them (14%) is a chain location, against 35% across the U.S. That comes to 4.8 for every 10,000 households, 51% below the U.S. rate of 9.8.

In 2023, official counts showed 8 businesses with payroll in Clinton County classed as snack bars and retail bakeries. That is one for every 1,821 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.

Population estimates show Clinton County grew 0.6% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). Clinton County scores 70 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for bakeries and dessert shops, ranking #254 of 1,889 scored counties and #2 of 67 scored counties in Illinois. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.

How Clinton County compares

The same measures for Illinois 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 Clinton County, IL compared with Illinois and the U.S.
MeasureClinton CountyIllinoisU.S.
Listings per 10k households4.89.99.8
Spending per listing$8.6M$4.3M$4.1M
Households per official establishment (all snack bars and retail bakeries)1,8211,6201,369
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+23.1%+24.6%
Population growth, 2020–2025+0.6%−0.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on food away from home$4,126$4,215$4,070
Median household income$86,588$83,390$80,734
Groundwork market score7044

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
8All snack bars and retail bakeries
Employees, 2023
107
Annual payroll, 2023
$1.4M
One-person businesses, 2023
0All snack bars and retail bakeries with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
71 chain location
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
15The 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 Clinton 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 Clinton County

Population, 2025 estimate
37,128+0.6% since 2020
Households
14,570
Median age
41.8
Homes lived in by their owners
80%
Vehicles per household
2.1
Land area
474 sq. mi.
People per square mile
78
Median household income
$86,588+29.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$108,402
Median home value
$192,400
Jobs located here
12,557
Daytime population
31,816Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Bakeries and dessert shops across Illinois

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The highest-scoring counties in Illinois for bakeries and dessert shops, numbered among those based in Illinois, with Clinton County marked.

Top counties in Illinois

Counties in Illinois ranked for bakeries and dessert shops by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Ogle County, IL76125.8$6.8M−0.7%#142 of 1,889
2Clinton County, IL7074.8$8.6M+0.6%#254 of 1,889
3McLean County, IL70395.6$7.3M+0.1%#256 of 1,889
4Livingston County, IL7085.5$6.9M−2.1%#258 of 1,889
5Grundy County, IL70188.7$5M+2.9%#272 of 1,889
6Kendall County, IL69429.3$5.2M+9.9%#299 of 1,889
7St. Clair County, IL68646.3$6.1M−2.5%#311 of 1,889
8Lee County, IL6775.2$7.1M−3.4%#326 of 1,889
9Monroe County, IL67128.7$5.3M−0.3%#338 of 1,889
10Jefferson County, IL6664.0$8.5M−2.3%#354 of 1,889

Other business types in Clinton County

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

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Questions

How many bakeries and dessert shops are in Clinton County, IL?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 7 bakeries and dessert shops in Clinton County. One of them (14%) is a chain location. The listings count bakeries, ice cream, donut and dessert shops, candy stores. Official counts show 8 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.

How much do households in Clinton County, IL spend on food away from home?

About $60.1M a year, or $4,126 per household. That is in line with the U.S. average (an index of 101, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 7 bakeries and dessert shops on map listings, it comes to $8.6M 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 14,570 households in Clinton County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Clinton County has 4.8 bakeries and dessert shops per 10,000 households, 51% below the U.S. rate of 9.8. Spending per shop is $8.6M, 2.1 times the U.S. figure of $4.1M. At the U.S. ratio of bakeries and dessert shops to household spending, Clinton County would have about 15, against 7 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,821 households, against one for every 1,369 across the U.S.

How fast is Clinton County, IL growing?

Population estimates put Clinton County at 37,128 people in 2025, up 0.6% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 14,570 households. The median household income in Clinton County is $86,588 a year, 7% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 29.9% 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. Clinton County scores 70 for bakeries and dessert shops (upper middle), #254 of 1,889 scored counties.

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