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Bakeries and dessert shops in Tazewell County, IL

How Tazewell County, IL compares with other counties and the U.S. for bakeries and dessert shops: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 59 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #580 of 1,889 scored counties
#20 of 67 scored counties in Illinois

Listings
42
11 chain locations (26%)
Official establishments
25
All snack bars and retail bakeries
Household spending a year
$212.7M
On food away from home · $3,935 a household
Spending per listing
$5.1M
22% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
7.8
20% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
130,049
−0.9% 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

At $3,935 per household (3% below the U.S. average), households in Tazewell County spend about $212.7M a year on food away from home. That is about $5.1M of household spending for each shop on map listings, 22% above the U.S. figure of $4.1M. The spending figure covers all food away from home, not only bakeries and dessert shops.

Tazewell County has 42 bakeries and dessert shops on map listings as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 26% of them, against 35% across the U.S. That comes to 7.8 for every 10,000 households, 20% below the U.S. rate of 9.8.

Official counts show 25 businesses with payroll classed as snack bars and retail bakeries in Tazewell County in 2023. That is one for every 2,162 households, against one for every 1,369 across the U.S. That count covers all snack bars and retail bakeries (coffee shops and cafes included), not only bakeries and dessert shops. Official counts also show 6 one-person businesses without payroll.

Population estimates put the population change in Tazewell County from 2020 to 2025 at −0.9%, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Groundwork market score for bakeries and dessert shops in Tazewell County is 59 (upper middle), #580 of 1,889 scored counties and #20 of 67 scored counties in Illinois.

How Tazewell 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 Tazewell County, IL compared with Illinois and the U.S.
MeasureTazewell CountyIllinoisU.S.
Listings per 10k households7.89.99.8
Spending per listing$5.1M$4.3M$4.1M
Households per official establishment (all snack bars and retail bakeries)2,1621,6201,369
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+23.1%+24.6%
Population growth, 2020–2025−0.9%−0.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on food away from home$3,935$4,215$4,070
Median household income$77,982$83,390$80,734
Groundwork market score5944

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
14 → 25All snack bars and retail bakeries
Employees, 2023
367
Annual payroll, 2023
$6M
One-person businesses, 2023
6All snack bars and retail bakeries with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
4211 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
51The 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 Tazewell 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 Tazewell County

Population, 2025 estimate
130,049−0.9% since 2020
Households
54,051
Median age
42.1
Homes lived in by their owners
78%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
647 sq. mi.
People per square mile
202
Median household income
$77,982+22.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$97,832
Median home value
$167,500
Jobs located here
46,441
Daytime population
115,748Residents 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 Tazewell 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
20Tazewell County, IL59427.8$5.1M−0.9%#580 of 1,889

Other business types in Tazewell County

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

Questions

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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 42 bakeries and dessert shops in Tazewell County. 11 of them (26%) are chain locations. The listings count bakeries, ice cream, donut and dessert shops, candy stores. Official counts show 25 businesses with payroll classed as snack bars and retail bakeries in 2023. 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 6 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.

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

About $212.7M a year, or $3,935 per household. That is 3% below the U.S. average (an index of 97, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 42 bakeries and dessert shops on map listings, it comes to $5.1M 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 54,051 households in Tazewell County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Tazewell County has 7.8 bakeries and dessert shops per 10,000 households, 20% below the U.S. rate of 9.8. Spending per shop is $5.1M, 22% above the U.S. figure of $4.1M. At the U.S. ratio of bakeries and dessert shops to household spending, Tazewell County would have about 51, against 42 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,162 households, against one for every 1,369 across the U.S.

How fast is Tazewell County, IL growing?

Population estimates put Tazewell County at 130,049 people in 2025, down 0.9% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 54,051 households. The median household income in Tazewell County is $77,982 a year, 3% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 22.9% 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. Tazewell County scores 59 for bakeries and dessert shops (upper middle), #580 of 1,889 scored counties.

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