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Bakeries and dessert shops in Lawrence County, IL

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

Groundwork market score

Not scored

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

Listings
2
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$19M
On food away from home · $3,475 a household
Spending per listing
$9.5M
Too few listings to compare
Listings per 10k households
3.7
Too few listings to compare
Population, 2025
13,790
−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 Lawrence County. That is 3.7 per 10,000 households.

At $3,475 per household (15% below the U.S. average), households in Lawrence County spend about $19M a year on food away from home. Spread across 2 bakeries and dessert shops, that is $9.5M per shop. 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 Lawrence County: counts under 3 aren’t published.

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

How Lawrence 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 Lawrence County, IL compared with Illinois and the U.S.
MeasureLawrence CountyIllinoisU.S.
Listings per 10k households3.79.99.8
Spending per listing$9.5M$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, 2020–2025−9.7%−0.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on food away from home$3,475$4,215$4,070
Median household income$55,324$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
5The 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 Lawrence 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 Lawrence County

Population, 2025 estimate
13,790−9.7% since 2020
Households
5,472
Median age
41.6
Homes lived in by their owners
72%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
372 sq. mi.
People per square mile
40
Median household income
$55,324+18.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$79,188
Median home value
$99,100
Jobs located here
3,717
Daytime population
12,725Residents 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 Lawrence 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
Lawrence County, ILNot scored23.7$9.5M−9.7%

Other business types in Lawrence County

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

Questions

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

Lawrence 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 Lawrence County: counts under 3 are left out.

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

About $19M a year, or $3,475 per household. That is 15% below the U.S. average (an index of 85, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 2 bakeries and dessert shops on map listings, it comes to $9.5M 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 5,472 households in Lawrence County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Lawrence 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, Lawrence County would have about 5, against 2 on map listings.

How fast is Lawrence County, IL growing?

Population estimates put Lawrence County at 13,790 people in 2025, down 9.7% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 5,472 households. Median household income in Lawrence County is $55,324, 31% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 18.6%, 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. Lawrence County has no market score for bakeries and dessert shops: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 2.

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 Lawrence County

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