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Bakeries and dessert shops in Morgan County, IL

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 33 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,528 of 1,889 scored counties
#56 of 67 scored counties in Illinois

Listings
12
1 chain location (8%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$46.9M
On food away from home · $3,588 a household
Spending per listing
$3.9M
6% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
9.2
6% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
32,515
−2.9% 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

The Groundwork market score for bakeries and dessert shops in Morgan County is 33 (lower middle), #1,528 of 1,889 scored counties and #56 of 67 scored counties in Illinois. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.

Household spending on food away from home in Morgan County comes to about $46.9M a year: $3,588 per household, 12% below the U.S. average. Spread across 12 bakeries and dessert shops, that is $3.9M per shop, 6% below the U.S. figure of $4.1M. The spending figure covers all food away from home, not only bakeries and dessert shops.

There are 12 bakeries and dessert shops on map listings in Morgan County as of September 2026. One of them (8%) is a chain location, against 35% across the U.S. That is 9.2 per 10,000 households, 6% below the U.S. rate of 9.8.

Official counts don’t publish a figure for snack bars and retail bakeries in Morgan County, since they leave out counts under 3. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Morgan County declined 2.9%, against +3.1% for the U.S.

How Morgan 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 Morgan County, IL compared with Illinois and the U.S.
MeasureMorgan CountyIllinoisU.S.
Listings per 10k households9.29.99.8
Spending per listing$3.9M$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, 2020–2025−2.9%−0.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on food away from home$3,588$4,215$4,070
Median household income$66,306$83,390$80,734
Groundwork market score3344

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
121 chain location
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
11The 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 Morgan 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 Morgan County

Population, 2025 estimate
32,515−2.9% since 2020
Households
13,076
Median age
42.3
Homes lived in by their owners
73%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
569 sq. mi.
People per square mile
58
Median household income
$66,306+28.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$86,028
Median home value
$130,800
Jobs located here
14,019
Daytime population
31,666Residents 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 Morgan 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
56Morgan County, IL33129.2$3.9M−2.9%#1,528 of 1,889

Other business types in Morgan County

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

Questions

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

As of September 2026, map listings count 12 bakeries and dessert shops in Morgan County. One of them (8%) is a chain location. The listings count bakeries, ice cream, donut and dessert shops, candy stores. No official count is published for snack bars and retail bakeries in Morgan County: counts under 3 are left out.

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

About $46.9M a year, or $3,588 per household. That is 12% below the U.S. average (an index of 88, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 12 bakeries and dessert shops on map listings, it comes to $3.9M 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 13,076 households in Morgan County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Morgan County has 9.2 bakeries and dessert shops per 10,000 households, 6% below the U.S. rate of 9.8. Spending per shop is $3.9M, 6% below the U.S. figure of $4.1M. At the U.S. ratio of bakeries and dessert shops to household spending, Morgan County would have about 11, against 12 on map listings.

How fast is Morgan County, IL growing?

Population estimates put Morgan County at 32,515 people in 2025, down 2.9% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 13,076 households. The median household income in Morgan County is $66,306 a year, 18% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 28.9% 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. Morgan County scores 33 for bakeries and dessert shops (lower middle), #1,528 of 1,889 scored counties.

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