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Bakeries and dessert shops in Henderson County, IL

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

Groundwork market score

Not scored

Counties under 10,000 people aren’t scored, since a few businesses can swing their figures.

Listings
2
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$9.1M
On food away from home · $3,371 a household
Spending per listing
$4.6M
Too few listings to compare
Listings per 10k households
7.4
Too few listings to compare
Population, 2025
5,984
−5.6% 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

As of September 2026, map listings count 2 bakeries and dessert shops in Henderson County. That is 7.4 per 10,000 households.

Households in Henderson County spend about $9.1M a year on food away from home, or $3,371 per household, 17% below the U.S. average. That is about $4.6M 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.

There is no official count of businesses with payroll classed as snack bars and retail bakeries in Henderson County: counts under 3 aren’t published.

Population estimates show Henderson County declined 5.6% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. Counties under 10,000 people aren’t given a market score, since a few businesses can swing their figures.

How Henderson 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 Henderson County, IL compared with Illinois and the U.S.
MeasureHenderson CountyIllinoisU.S.
Listings per 10k households7.49.99.8
Spending per listing$4.6M$4.3M$4.1M
Households per official establishment (all snack bars and retail bakeries)n/a1,6201,369
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+23.1%+24.6%
Population growth, 2020–2025−5.6%−0.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on food away from home$3,371$4,215$4,070
Median household income$62,227$83,390$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored44

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
20 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
2The 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 Henderson 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 Henderson County

Population, 2025 estimate
5,984−5.6% since 2020
Households
2,704
Median age
49.3
Homes lived in by their owners
81%
Vehicles per household
2.1
Land area
379 sq. mi.
People per square mile
16
Median household income
$62,227
Average household income
$73,914
Median home value
$104,400
Jobs located here
1,297
Daytime population
4,800Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Bakeries and dessert shops across Illinois

Every Illinois market ranked →

The highest-scoring counties in Illinois for bakeries and dessert shops, numbered among those based in Illinois, with Henderson 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
Henderson County, ILNot scored27.4$4.6M−5.6%

Other business types in Henderson County

None has a Groundwork market score here. Counties under 10,000 people aren’t scored, since a few businesses can swing their figures.

Questions

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

Henderson 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. No official count is published for snack bars and retail bakeries in Henderson County: counts under 3 are left out.

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

About $9.1M a year, or $3,371 per household. That is 17% below the U.S. average (an index of 83, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 2 bakeries and dessert shops on map listings, it comes to $4.6M 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 2,704 households in Henderson County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Henderson County has 2 bakeries and dessert shops on map listings, too few for a steady comparison with the U.S. rate. The count on map listings matches the U.S. ratio of bakeries and dessert shops to household spending.

How fast is Henderson County, IL growing?

Population estimates put Henderson County at 5,984 people in 2025, down 5.6% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 2,704 households. Median household income in Henderson County is $62,227, 23% below the U.S. median of $80,734.

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. The score leaves out counties under 10,000 people, where a handful of businesses would swing it.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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How the score works · Top markets for bakeries and dessert shops · All 56 business types in Henderson County

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