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Bakeries and dessert shops in the Quincy, IL-MO area

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for bakeries and dessert shops in the Quincy, IL-MO area, set against other small-town markets and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 44 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #312 of 507 scored small-town markets
#14 of 20 scored small-town markets based in Illinois

Listings
25
10 chain locations (40%)
Official establishments
19
All snack bars and retail bakeries
Household spending a year
$110.4M
On food away from home · $3,549 a household
Spending per listing
$4.4M
7% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
8.0
18% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
74,146
−2.0% 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 25 bakeries and dessert shops in the Quincy area. 10 of them (40%) are chain locations, against 35% across the U.S. That comes to 8.0 for every 10,000 households, 18% below the U.S. rate of 9.8.

At $3,549 per household (13% below the U.S. average), households in the Quincy area spend about $110.4M a year on food away from home. That is about $4.4M of household spending for each shop on map listings, 7% 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.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as snack bars and retail bakeries in the Quincy area was 19 in 2023. That is one for every 1,637 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.

Population estimates show the Quincy area declined 2.0% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Groundwork market score for bakeries and dessert shops in the Quincy area is 44 (lower middle), #312 of 507 scored small-town markets and #14 of 20 scored small-town markets based in Illinois.

How the Quincy area 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 Quincy, IL-MO area compared with Illinois and the U.S.
MeasureQuincy areaIllinoisU.S.
Listings per 10k households8.09.99.8
Spending per listing$4.4M$4.3M$4.1M
Households per official establishment (all snack bars and retail bakeries)1,6371,6201,369
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+23.1%+24.6%
Population growth, 2020–2025−2.0%−0.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on food away from home$3,549$4,215$4,070
Median household income$65,360$83,390$80,734
Groundwork market score4444

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
19All snack bars and retail bakeries
Employees, 2023
284
Annual payroll, 2023
$3.3M
One-person businesses, 2023
0All snack bars and retail bakeries with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
2510 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
27The 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 the Quincy area, 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 the Quincy area

Population, 2025 estimate
74,146−2.0% since 2020
Households
31,100
Median age
41.5
Homes lived in by their owners
73%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
1,360 sq. mi.
People per square mile
55
Median household income
$65,360+25.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$84,693
Median home value
$160,600
Jobs located here
34,767
Daytime population
71,839Residents 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 small-town markets in Illinois for bakeries and dessert shops, numbered among those based in Illinois, with the Quincy area marked.

Top small-town markets in Illinois

Small-town markets in Illinois ranked for bakeries and dessert shops by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Rochelle, IL80125.8$6.8M−0.7%#14 of 507
2Pontiac, IL7485.5$6.9M−2.1%#33 of 507
3Dixon, IL7175.2$7.1M−3.4%#50 of 507
4Effingham, IL71126.6$5.9M−0.9%#52 of 507
5Mount Vernon, IL7064.0$8.5M−2.3%#57 of 507
6Charleston-Mattoon, IL65115.3$6.3M−1.0%#92 of 507
7Marion-Herrin, IL65186.2$5.8M+0.2%#96 of 507
8Taylorville, IL6185.9$5.9M−1.5%#130 of 507
9Danville, IL55155.0$6.7M−3.7%#197 of 507
10Centralia, IL5463.9$8.7M−3.4%#208 of 507
14Quincy, IL-MO44258.0$4.4M−2.0%#312 of 507

Other business types in the Quincy area

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

Questions

How many bakeries and dessert shops are in the Quincy, IL-MO area?

The Quincy area has 25 bakeries and dessert shops on map listings as of September 2026. 10 of them (40%) are chain locations. The listings count bakeries, ice cream, donut and dessert shops, candy stores. Official counts show 19 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.

How much do households in the Quincy, IL-MO area spend on food away from home?

About $110.4M a year, or $3,549 per household. That is 13% below the U.S. average (an index of 87, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 25 bakeries and dessert shops on map listings, it comes to $4.4M 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 31,100 households in the Quincy area and national spending patterns by income.

How does the Quincy, IL-MO area compare with the U.S. for bakeries and dessert shops?

The Quincy area has 8.0 bakeries and dessert shops per 10,000 households, 18% below the U.S. rate of 9.8. Spending per shop is $4.4M, 7% above the U.S. figure of $4.1M. At the national ratio of bakeries and dessert shops to household spending, the Quincy area would have about 27, against 25 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,637 households, against one for every 1,369 across the U.S.

How fast is the Quincy, IL-MO area growing?

Population estimates put the Quincy area at 74,146 people in 2025, down 2.0% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 31,100 households. Median household income in the Quincy area is $65,360, 19% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 25.4%, 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. A small-town market is a town of 10,000 to 50,000 people and the county or counties tied to it by commuting. 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 Quincy area scores 44 for bakeries and dessert shops (lower middle), #312 of 507 scored small-town markets.

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