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Bakeries and dessert shops in Kendall County, IL
The bakeries and dessert shops in Kendall County, IL, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 69 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #299 of 1,889 scored counties
#6 of 67 scored counties in Illinois
- Listings
- 42
- 13 chain locations (31%)
- Official establishments
- 35
- All snack bars and retail bakeries
- Household spending a year
- $219M
- On food away from home · $4,826 a household
- Spending per listing
- $5.2M
- 26% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 9.3
- 5% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 145,470
- +9.9% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 42 bakeries and dessert shops in Kendall County. Chain locations make up 31% of them, against 35% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 9.3, 5% below the U.S. rate of 9.8.
Households in Kendall County spend about $219M a year on food away from home, or $4,826 per household, 19% above the U.S. average. Spread across 42 bakeries and dessert shops, that is $5.2M per shop, 26% above 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 35 businesses with payroll classed as snack bars and retail bakeries in Kendall County in 2023. That is one for every 1,296 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. Another 10 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $350K has gone to businesses classed as snack bars and retail bakeries in Kendall County.
Population estimates put the population change in Kendall County from 2020 to 2025 at +9.9%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For bakeries and dessert shops, Kendall County has a Groundwork market score of 69 (upper middle): #299 of 1,889 scored counties and #6 of 67 scored counties in Illinois. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Kendall 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.
| Measure | Kendall County | Illinois | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 9.3 | 9.9 | 9.8 |
| Spending per listing | $5.2M | $4.3M | $4.1M |
| Households per official establishment (all snack bars and retail bakeries) | 1,296 | 1,620 | 1,369 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +23.1% | +24.6% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +9.9% | −0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on food away from home | $4,826 | $4,215 | $4,070 |
| Median household income | $111,601 | $83,390 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 69 | 44 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 18 → 35All snack bars and retail bakeries
- Employees, 2023
- 373
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $6.8M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 10All snack bars and retail bakeries with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 4213 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 53The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $350K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as snack bars and retail bakeries in Kendall 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 Kendall County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 145,470+9.9% since 2020
- Households
- 45,372
- Median age
- 36.6
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 84%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 320 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 430
- Median household income
- $111,601+15.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $129,379
- Median home value
- $322,400
- Jobs located here
- 30,568
- Daytime population
- 86,410Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Illinois market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Illinois for bakeries and dessert shops, numbered among those based in Illinois, with Kendall County marked.
Top counties in Illinois
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Ogle County, IL | 76 | 12 | 5.8 | $6.8M | −0.7% | #142 of 1,889 |
| 2Clinton County, IL | 70 | 7 | 4.8 | $8.6M | +0.6% | #254 of 1,889 |
| 3McLean County, IL | 70 | 39 | 5.6 | $7.3M | +0.1% | #256 of 1,889 |
| 4Livingston County, IL | 70 | 8 | 5.5 | $6.9M | −2.1% | #258 of 1,889 |
| 5Grundy County, IL | 70 | 18 | 8.7 | $5M | +2.9% | #272 of 1,889 |
| 6Kendall County, IL | 69 | 42 | 9.3 | $5.2M | +9.9% | #299 of 1,889 |
| 7St. Clair County, IL | 68 | 64 | 6.3 | $6.1M | −2.5% | #311 of 1,889 |
| 8Lee County, IL | 67 | 7 | 5.2 | $7.1M | −3.4% | #326 of 1,889 |
| 9Monroe County, IL | 67 | 12 | 8.7 | $5.3M | −0.3% | #338 of 1,889 |
| 10Jefferson County, IL | 66 | 6 | 4.0 | $8.5M | −2.3% | #354 of 1,889 |
Other business types in Kendall County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
- Restaurants and cafes75
- Sit-down restaurants81
- Fast food and sandwich shops71
- Pizza71
- Coffee shops and cafes73
- Bakeries and dessert shops69
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Questions
How many bakeries and dessert shops are in Kendall County, IL?
Kendall County has 42 bakeries and dessert shops on map listings as of September 2026. 13 of them (31%) are chain locations. The listings count bakeries, ice cream, donut and dessert shops, candy stores. Official counts show 35 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. Official counts list 10 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Kendall County, IL spend on food away from home?
About $219M a year, or $4,826 per household. That is 19% above the U.S. average (an index of 119, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 42 bakeries and dessert shops on map listings, it comes to $5.2M 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 45,372 households in Kendall County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Kendall County, IL compare with the U.S. for bakeries and dessert shops?
Kendall County has 9.3 bakeries and dessert shops per 10,000 households, 5% below the U.S. rate of 9.8. Spending per shop is $5.2M, 26% above the U.S. figure of $4.1M. At the national ratio of bakeries and dessert shops to household spending, Kendall County would have about 53, against 42 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,296 households, against one for every 1,369 across the U.S.
How fast is Kendall County, IL growing?
Population estimates put Kendall County at 145,470 people in 2025, up 9.9% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 45,372 households. Median household income in Kendall County is $111,601, 38% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 15.6%, 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. Kendall County scores 69 for bakeries and dessert shops (upper middle), #299 of 1,889 scored counties.
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