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Bakeries and dessert shops in Rock Island County, IL
The bakeries and dessert shops in Rock Island County, IL, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 54 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #769 of 1,889 scored counties
#29 of 67 scored counties in Illinois
- Listings
- 40
- 14 chain locations (35%)
- Official establishments
- 32
- All snack bars and retail bakeries · +23.1% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $223.1M
- On food away from home · $3,615 a household
- Spending per listing
- $5.6M
- 35% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 6.5
- 34% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 141,869
- −1.7% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 40 bakeries and dessert shops in Rock Island County. Of those, 14 are chain locations, or 35%, against 35% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 6.5, 34% below the U.S. rate of 9.8.
At $3,615 per household (11% below the U.S. average), households in Rock Island County spend about $223.1M a year on food away from home. Spread across 40 bakeries and dessert shops, that is $5.6M per shop, 35% 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.
In 2023, official counts showed 32 businesses with payroll in Rock Island County classed as snack bars and retail bakeries, up 23.1% from 2019. That is one for every 1,929 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. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $1.5M have gone to businesses classed as snack bars and retail bakeries in Rock Island County.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Rock Island County declined 1.7%, against +3.1% for the U.S. Rock Island County scores 54 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for bakeries and dessert shops, ranking #769 of 1,889 scored counties and #29 of 67 scored counties in Illinois.
How Rock Island 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 | Rock Island County | Illinois | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 6.5 | 9.9 | 9.8 |
| Spending per listing | $5.6M | $4.3M | $4.1M |
| Households per official establishment (all snack bars and retail bakeries) | 1,929 | 1,620 | 1,369 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +23.1% | +23.1% | +24.6% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −1.7% | −0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on food away from home | $3,615 | $4,215 | $4,070 |
| Median household income | $67,159 | $83,390 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 54 | 44 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 26 → 32All snack bars and retail bakeries · +23.1% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 482
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $8M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 0All snack bars and retail bakeries with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 4014 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 54The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 2
- Amount
- $1.5M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as snack bars and retail bakeries in Rock Island 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 Rock Island County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 141,869−1.7% since 2020
- Households
- 61,733
- Median age
- 40.9
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 70%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 428 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 334
- Median household income
- $67,159+22.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $85,299
- Median home value
- $150,400
- Jobs located here
- 67,505
- Daytime population
- 147,154Residents 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 Rock Island 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 |
| 29Rock Island County, IL | 54 | 40 | 6.5 | $5.6M | −1.7% | #769 of 1,889 |
Other business types in Rock Island County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
- Restaurants and cafes39
- Sit-down restaurants41
- Fast food and sandwich shops40
- Pizza36
- Coffee shops and cafes52
- Bakeries and dessert shops54
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Questions
How many bakeries and dessert shops are in Rock Island County, IL?
There are 40 bakeries and dessert shops on map listings in Rock Island County as of September 2026. 14 of them (35%) are chain locations. The listings count bakeries, ice cream, donut and dessert shops, candy stores. Official counts show 32 businesses with payroll classed as snack bars and retail bakeries in 2023, up 23.1% from 2019. 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 Rock Island County, IL spend on food away from home?
About $223.1M a year, or $3,615 per household. That is 11% below the U.S. average (an index of 89, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 40 bakeries and dessert shops on map listings, it comes to $5.6M 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 61,733 households in Rock Island County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Rock Island County, IL compare with the U.S. for bakeries and dessert shops?
Rock Island County has 6.5 bakeries and dessert shops per 10,000 households, 34% below the U.S. rate of 9.8. Spending per shop is $5.6M, 35% above the U.S. figure of $4.1M. At the national ratio of bakeries and dessert shops to household spending, Rock Island County would have about 54, against 40 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,929 households, against one for every 1,369 across the U.S. The official count rose 23.1% from 2019 to 2023, against +24.6% for the U.S.
How fast is Rock Island County, IL growing?
Population estimates put Rock Island County at 141,869 people in 2025, down 1.7% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 61,733 households. Median household income in Rock Island County is $67,159, 17% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 22.4%, 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. 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. Rock Island County scores 54 for bakeries and dessert shops (upper middle), #769 of 1,889 scored counties.
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